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A surprising number of returning stars, a freshman class that's been salivated over for years and a bevy of national title contenders has us already counting down the days until the 2013-14 season.

Dana O'Neil takes a look at college players from the past decade who have been pleasant surprises in the NBA. And the ones who have surprised in a bad way.

The nadir came three minutes into the game on a miserable January night in Atlanta. His Tar Heels trailing 8-2, Roy Williams went for a hockey line change, subbing his five starters in favor of five guys off the bench. The wholesale change signaled n...

Jason Capel spent only one year as an assistant and it seems like only yesterday he was playing at UNC. But as the second-youngest coach in all of Division I, the new man in charge at Appalachian State is far from inexperienced.

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?

The tipping point for Villanova's program under Jay Wright came in 2005 during a Sweet 16 loss to North Carolina. That's why it's fitting the Wildcats will play the Tar Heels again four years later for a spot in the national championship.

Stephen Curry? Red-hot. The SEC? Not so much. What else is hot (and not) for the 2008 college basketball season? Dana O'Neil has the answers.

The competitor in Tyler Hansbrough wants to finish what he came to North Carolina to do: win a national championship. The kid in him just doesn't want to see college end, writes Dana O'Neil.

The deadline for college players to put their name in the NBA draft is over, but the waiting game continues as more and more players test the waters. But the process is not without its pitfalls, writes Dana O'Neil.

They compete at the highest levels in Division I basketball, but these sets of brothers trace their competitive roots all the way back to their childhoods, writes Dana O'Neil.