Picking the best and the worst of the weekend

...29-point performance by Donald Sloan of the Aggies. The game was well-played by two NCAA tournament teams -- both will be heard from in their leagues and in March. Great game. Runner-up: Xavier...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Kansas State ready to be player in Big 12

Kansas State's push to the top of Big 12 and Greg Monroe's refined game take home Weekly Watch honors.

Stock Watch: Turner's injury a very bad break

We're now one month into the college basketball season, the Thanksgiving holiday tournaments are over and every player has roughly seven or eight games under his belt. NBA GMs and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Morris' career-best 19 points help KU pull away from UCLA

Markieff Morris scored a career-high 19 points and No. 1 Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat UCLA 73-61 on Sunday.

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

Syracuse rises to No. 9 after upset

North Carolina, which lost to Syracuse in the 2K Sports Classic Championship last weekend, dropped sharply in the latest ESPN/USA Today men's college basketball top 25 poll, slipping from No. 4 to No. 12.

The boys of summer

Every summer NBA scouts are out in force, sniffing around, trying to get the latest on what top recruits -- both in the U.S. and abroad -- are doing t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

...Self (right) during the second half of the midwest regional semifinals in the 2009 NCAA mens basketball tournament against the Michigan State Spartans at Lucas Oil Stadium. Michigan State won 67-62. Mandatory Credit: Jerry...

Ten burning questions for 2009-10

How good is Kansas? Does the ACC's size matter? Will the Big Ten perform? It's time for 10 burning questions.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009

The individual matchups I can't wait to see

I am a basketball purist, so I understand and appreciate that when it's played at its best, the sport is the ultimate team game. In fact, I've often c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009

Morningstar will have trouble cracking KU's rotation

...season on Friday against Hofstra before playing Memphis in St. Louis on Nov. 17. • The NCAA tournament selection committee met for three days this week in Houston, site of the 2011 Final Four. UCLA...

...Heels dribbles against the Virginia Tech Hokies during day two of the 2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament on March 13, 2009 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty...

What many are thinking, but won't say publicly

...recruit players through intermediaries), and some elements that display their utter perfection every year (like the NCAA tournament's ideal three-weekend setup). In talking to the coaches and players who are preparing for what...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Harangody, Kansas pair lead team

Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody and Kansas teammates Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins are the leading vote-getters on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.

Kansas No. 1; Michigan State No. 2

Pollsters think Kansas can put distractions aside and dominate the college basketball world.