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The teams I'm looking out for in '09-10

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

With plenty of star power returning to college basketball, Pat Forde is already looking forward to the 2009-10 season. What teams garner elite status? Which fall just a notch below?

Story | Conversation | June 16, 2009

So just how strange is Isiah-to-FIU?

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Isiah Thomas is coaching where? OK, so seeing Zeke lead Florida International will seem a little strange. But take a gander around the college hoops landscape. Plenty of coaches looking to rebound have found seemingly odd landing spots over the past decade.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2009

Will the joke end up being on Barnhart?

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

John Calipari will bring plenty of wins, plenty of charisma and plenty of big-time recruits to Kentucky. He also brings things that aren't as nice. Did the same AD who failed in his last attempt at this really look at the whole package this time?

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Louisville puts on Sweet 16 show

Pat Forde

...pointers (14) and laser passes (29 assists). Final score: 103-64, the biggest margin in a Sweet 16 game since 1967. The Cardinals' assist total was third highest in a regional round in tournament...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009

Louisville firing on all cylinders

Pat Forde

INDIANAPOLIS -- Another Rick Pitino Sweet 16 beatdown in full effect. The Louisville Cardinals are firing on all cylinders -- and by all cylinders...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009

Pitino still perfect in Sweet 16

Pat Forde

INDIANAPOLIS -- Arizona interim coach Russ Pennell is coaching in his first Sweet 16 game. He just so happened to draw the coach with the best record at this stage...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009

Strange season has Cats in Sweet 16

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

An Arizona season that began in chaos has become one of the better feel-good stories of the year. Although he knows it will come to an end, interim coach Russ Pennell is enjoying the ride.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2009

Powerful programs take over Sweet 16

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

A tournament that began Thursday with the promise of busted brackets has instead played out predictably. That in itself is an upset, but there's still time for some madness.

Story | Conversation | March 23, 2009

With every win, Pennell's case grows stronger

Pat Forde

...gets more interesting with every victory. Interim coach Russ Pennell has now taken Arizona into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005. There have been a bunch of big names mentioned as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2009

Arizona in control at the half

Pat Forde

MIAMI -- Arizona is 20 minutes from going to bubble survivor to Sweet 16 crasher. The Wildcats are up 35-25 at halftime on a Cleveland State team that is...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2009

Devendorf deals with the hate

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Eric Devendorf knows you hate him. But the Syracuse guard will get the last laugh if the Orange continue winning.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2009

Deacons not ready for Vikings

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

They might be Cinderella, but the Cleveland State Vikings don't wear a tiara. Wake Forest found out the hard way.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2009

Elliott County four wins from history

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Tiny Elliott County is in Lexington, looking for a "Hoosiers"-like Kentucky state high school championship.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Dreams and nightmares for 64 teams

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

What's the best-case scenario for your team? What's the worst thing that could happen? Pat Forde breaks it down for all 64 teams in the NCAA tournament.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009

For all the Cinderella dreamers, the tournament starts now

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From Cinderella dreamers to the big men who make March go to the bubble-weary, The Minutes runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009