Jefferson's $3.5M gift will help finance new Arizona practice facility
Andy Katz, ESPN.comCarmelo Anthony and Steve Smith set the bar. Now, New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson has eclipsed them all, making the largest donation ever by a current professional athlete to his former school when he pledged $3.5 million to Arizona's new $14
Story | Conversation | August 17, 2007Prep schools, NBDL now options for youngsters
Andy Katz, ESPN.comWho might benefit the most from the NBA's new 19-year-old draft age limit? Prep schools.
Story | Conversation | June 21, 2005Comeback in focus for McKinney
Andy Katz, ESPN.comOnly months after multiple eye surgeries, Tyler McKinney is back playing for Creighton.
Story | Conversation | September 21, 2004Tennessee retools, reloads and aims for the top of the SEC
Andy Katz, ESPN.comGraduation and team dismissals was supposed to spell a down year for Tennessee. But Bruce Pearl has found creative and resourceful ways to retool his roster -- and the Vols are sitting pretty in the SEC because of it, writes Andy Katz.
Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008The next level can wait -- these games are just too much fun
Andy Katz, ESPN.comTyler Smith, Josh Heytvelt and Jeremy Pargo could easily not be at Tennesee and Gonzaga right now. But they're enjoying playing for national contenders, and their teams are more than happy to have them back, writes Andy Katz.
Story | Conversation | November 28, 2008Coach K juggling Duke shake-up, Olympic team as he goes for gold
Andy Katz, ESPN.comMike Krzyzewski already has had a busy offseason, as he's had to completely reshuffle his coaching staff. But the busy summer is just starting, as his Olympic duties are about to begin, writes Andy Katz.
Story | Conversation | May 19, 2008Wazzu must prove it is no one-hit wonder
Andy Katz, ESPN.comWashington State was one of the pleasant surprises last season as the Cougars emerged under Tony Bennett. Now they have to prove they're no one-hit wonders, writes Andy Katz.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2007Hiring Williams at Kansas a gamble that paid off
Andy Katz, ESPN.comHiring Roy Williams, then an assistant coach at North Carolina, was a risk in 1988. It's safe to say, with Williams' being inducted into the Hall of Fame Friday night, that the reward was well worth the risk, writes Andy Katz.
Story | Conversation | September 07, 2007Vols should be the class of the SEC
Andy Katz, ESPN.comTyler Smith's transfer will make Tennessee even more of a power in the SEC. That and more news and notes from the summer recruiting circuit, writes Andy Katz.
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2007One-and-done crowd floods draft market
Andy Katz, ESPN.comThe one-and-done crowd is flooding the NBA draft market, but that's just causing more underclassmen to be on the fence, Andy Katz writes.
Story | Conversation | April 27, 2007Confused by the coaching moves? Here's the scoop
Andy Katz, ESPN.comTrying to understand the new coaching landscape? Andy Katz breaks down all 36 D-I coaching changes thus far.
Story | Conversation | April 12, 2007Final Four coaches separating themselves from peers
Andy Katz, ESPN.comThe Final Four isn't the only barometer for a coach's success, but it never hurts. This year's crop of four is showing itself to be elite, writes Andy Katz.
Story | Conversation | March 27, 2007Inside look at committee jammed four days into one
Andy Katz, ESPN.comAndy Katz and 19 other media members went through the NCAA's first mock bracket exercise Wednesday in Indy. Here's what he learned.
Story | Conversation | February 08, 2007Vaccaro leaving camps to work on academy
Andy Katz, ESPN.comSummer basketball don Sonny Vaccaro will step away from many of his all-star camps.
Story | Conversation | January 22, 2007Tech's displeasure lay in performance, not the record
Andy Katz, ESPN.comIn Lubbock to witness history, Andy Katz instead saw Texas Tech lose to UNLV. He notes, though, that passing Dean Smith is about much more than one game.
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