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

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

What many are thinking, but won't say publicly

College basketball is an interesting clique. There are some dysfunctional elements to the game (like the path some travel to recruit players through i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Memphis may have company atop C-USA

...change the perception." Wojcik disagrees a bit. He said the publicity Tulsa received in the offseason has changed the perception of the Golden Hurricane. The word is out that Tulsa will likely be tabbed as...

O'Neill to keep USC staff intact

The only difference you'll see at USC as far as the coaching staff is concerned is Kevin O'Neill standing where Tim Floyd used to in front of the benc...

Rule change would alter draft process

The NCAA legislative panel voted Monday to shorten the time frame in which underclassmen who declare for the NBA draft must decide whether to stay in ...

Nice gesture by Princeton AD

Quick hitters for Friday: • The classiest move at the Final Four in Detroit went without publicity. Princeton athletic director Gary Walters...

C-USA ShootAround: Can anyone challenge Memphis?

AP Photo/Ed Reinke UAB's Robert Vaden leads the Blazers' guard-dominated lineup this season. Can UAB create guard-centric "havoc"? By Jeff She...

Counting down the most prestigious programs: Nos. 31-40

What are the best programs in the modern era of college hoops? Here are Nos. 31-40.

...TN - MARCH 15: Derrick Rose #23 of the Memphis Tigers brings the ball upcourt against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane during the finals of the Conference USA Basketball Tournament at FedExForum on March 15, 2008 in...

MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 15: Jerome Jordan #23 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane dunks the ball past Derrick Rose #23 of the Memphis Tigers during the finals of the...

Memphis sets the pace in C-USA

While many predicted the demise of Conference USA when Louisville and Cincinnati left the league, Memphis has staved off elimination by becoming one of the best teams in the country. Can the rest of the league follow?

Giles boosts Jayhawks recruiting surge

The Jayhawks added Top 100 center Chester Giles to a rapidly increasing -- and talented -- cast.

Telfair, Livingston could choose NBA

Top 100 guard prospects Sebastian Telfair and Shaun Livingston are still undecided about college or the NBA draft.

Heralded forward to join national champs

Heralded forward Rudy Gay will attend UConn instead of opting for the draft, while OU signed one prospect but lost one player.