Franta Claus is back with gifts for all

It's the time of year for Franta Claus to pass out some Christmas gifts. The college basketball season is off to a great start, but I will be keeping ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

...Jardine #11, and Wes Johnson #4 of the Syracuse Orange celebrate during the championship game of the 2K...

Stock Watch: Turner's injury a very bad break

...No. 10 on our Big Board and will continue to monitor the situation closely. Wesley Johnson, F, Syracuse STOCK: UP Scouts are continuing to gush about the stellar play of Johnson. He has every physical...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

ESPNU College Basketball

Andy Katz speaks with Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim about the Big East, Texas coach Rick Barnes about the Big 12 and UNC...

Here's what we learned in November

November is still early in the men's basketball season, but that doesn't mean we haven't learned anything about 2009-10 from the past month's play.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

...Jardine #11, and Wes Johnson #4 of the Syracuse Orange celebrate during the championship game of the 2K...

It's hard not to be impressed by the Orange

...Cuse team that was missing from last season's Sweet 16 version. I took plenty of flak for what I wrote about Syracuse on Friday morning. It wasn't that I thought the Orange...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009

Syracuse opens second half with 22-1 run to topple North Carolina

Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over North Carolina (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic.

...YORK - NOVEMBER 20: Wes Johnson #4 of the Syracuse Orange celebrates after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels...

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 20: The Syracuse Orange celebrate after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels...

...is fouled by Rick Jackson #00 of the Syracuse Orange during the championship game of the 2K Sports...

Four ranked teams collide at MSG

For the first time in the 13-year history of the event, the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic will feature four ranked teams. What do you need to know before the fun begins Thursday night at MSG?

Prospects look for fruitful showing in Big Apple

Not only will the 2KSports Classic, benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, provide some high-quality games Thursday night, it will also offer glimpses of seve...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Reaction to Monday's games and hot topics

...the latest hot topics in college hoops … Simply amazing: Milestones are great prompts to celebrate excellence. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is not a better coach today at 800 wins than he was yesterday at...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009