Jones pursues 'the magical number'

Basketball's debut at JerryWorld provides a blueprint to reach the 'magical number.'

Longhorns, Tar Heels ready for NCAA-like showcase

Longhorns, Tar Heels ready for NCAA-like showcase

2 p.m.: Colts/What's Worse?/CBB

...s Worse: NBA courtside seat guy or Target customer service person who handles returns? And Texas faces UNC in college hoops at Cowboys Stadium

Audio PodCast | December 18, 2009

UT starts two-step with Tar Heels

Horns start Final Four two-step vs. Heels as hoops makes debut at Cowboys Stadium.

Recognizing college basketball's underappreciated

Before getting into the Crosstown Shootout, UNC-Texas and the Atlantic 10, let's take a look at some guys who aren't getting...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Stock Watch: Wall, Henry pacing college freshmen

Of all the prospects to scout, freshmen are the hardest. Except for a small handful who dominate right away, it takes a keen eye to see how a player m...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

...by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) NCAA BASKETBALL: DEC 01 Michigan State at North Carolina 01 December 2009: North Carolina Tar Heels forward Ed Davis (32) in an 82-89 win over the Michigan State Spartans...

Power forwards aplenty in 2010 draft

...their 4s. We're dying to see the two players go head to head Jan. 16 in Chapel Hill and then again Feb. 16 on Georgia Tech's home floor. Patterson, Henson, Monroe and Montiejunas...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

'I could be a coach'

Kirk Hinrich can't stand being away from basketball. He has spent his life shuffling from one gym to another. His dad was his coach while he was growi...

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 game...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

BC survives Hurricanes, questionable call

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- On Sunday afternoon against Miami, BC guard Reggie Jackson had the flush dunk that might end up being the slam of the season, ...

UK Walls its way past North Carolina

Freshman point guard John Wall dazzled everyone in attendance at Rupp Arena during Kentucky's 68-66 win over North Carolina.

Never too early to talk lottery scenarios

There may be 168 days until the NBA draft lottery but, given how poorly a handful of teams are playing this season, we already have a pretty good idea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 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

It's hard not to be impressed by the Orange

...due to the makeup of the roster. Though Rautins and Brandon Triche had nine combined turnovers against UNC, Boeheim seems to be able to get them to make up for it on the defensive end...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009