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1. Syracuse wasn't the only newcomer the ACC took care of in scheduling. Notre Dame has a tremendous first-year schedule in the league with home games against North Carolina and Duke. Three Big Ten nonconference games are also on Mike Brey's daunting...

1. Syracuse will have quite an entrance into the ACC next season. The Orange will have an epic home schedule at the Carrier Dome with ACC headline games against Duke and North Carolina, an inaugural ACC-Big Ten Challenge game against Indiana in a rem...

1. A number of college stars still have major decisions to make this week on their NBA draft plans and, according to either coaches or family members, the decisions are down to 50-50 for Miami's Shane Larkin, Michigan State's Adreian Payne, Creighton...

ATLANTA -- The evolution happened. No one knows exactly when, but at some point last season and into the summer, the shift had gone to Trey Burke. He would take over Michigan. The ball would be in his hands often. The shots would be dic...

1. The NCAA's random date of April 16 to declare for the NBA draft isn't pressuring a number of players into making quick decisions. Coaches are now savvy to the date as being meaningless. That's why Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk may wait to decide until th...

ATLANTA -- The Final Four teams provided plenty of tough scouts throughout the season. But each of the four teams has evolved into a tougher foe by season's end. Here are four scouting breakdowns from coaches who had to prepare to face each of ...

Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon coached against all four Final Four teams this season and offers insight on each.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The expectation to reach the Final Four is always there for Syracuse. The bar is never set below a Big East or national title, regardless of the personnel. Yet, getting to these celebrated benchmarks is extremely dif...

WASHINGTON -- A look at Syracuse's 55-39 win over Marquette in the East Regional final Saturday. Overview: This was hardly a work of art. But nothing involving Big East teams tends to be beautiful this season. Syracuse manhandled Marquette in t...

With a suffocating defense, Syracuse beats Marquette and advances to the Final Four, writes Andy Katz.

Marquette and Syracuse, who meet for the East Region final, make an interesting match in the Elite Eight. Both teams fit the personality and style of their respective coaches.

WASHINGTON -- For the Marquette Golden Eagles, there is so much more at stake than a berth in the Final Four. The Big East brand isn't on the line, but a Marquette win will enhance it more than any television deal or agreement to play games at Mad...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A few thoughts from Syracuse's 61-50 win over top-seeded Indiana in an East Regional semifinal Thursday: Overview: Indiana was the first 1-seed to be locked on the bracket, according to the NCAA tournament selection com...

WASHINGTON -- One year later, you can see it. You can sense it. You can hear it -- in their voices. The confidence from one Sweet 16 to the next is so glaringly obvious with these Indiana Hoosiers. A year ago in Atlanta, while watching this tea...

1. The Catholic 7 plus two or three to form the old/new Big East (you following?) needs to apply for new-conference status by June 1 and the NCAA board of directors has to vote the new league in by Sept. 1 so it could get an automatic qualifying spot...

Andy Katz offers his Monday musings, with thoughts on conference players of the year, Duke's Ryan Kelly, Syracuse's schedule and more from around the college hoops world.