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Golden Gophers try to avoid legal distractions

Andy Katz

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Minnesota assistant coaches were making their way toward a late-night team meal Tuesday night at the Hilton, feeling pretty swell a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Butler one of several ranked teams at 76

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Four ranked teams and several more NCAA tourney contenders make this year's 76 Classic field the best of any early-season tournament. Andy Katz offers a breakdown of the teams and explains what's at stake.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Oh, what a day: Marathon Tip-Off roundup

Andy Katz

Editor's note: Andy Katz doesn't sleep. And neither should you. In an attempt to keep college basketball's most dedicated reporter awake and active du...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Rider hopes MSU win carries into March

Andy Katz

Let's assume Mississippi State will be fine and win the SEC West and earn at the very least an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. If that happens...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

10 programs primed to rise this season

Andy Katz

Here are 10 programs that will jump within their respective conferences after a disappointing 2008-09 season: Georgia Tech 2008-09 record: 2-14 ACC,...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

In league rankings, power shifts to the Midwest

Andy Katz

Ranking the conferences is always going to be a debate without a real winner. What matters most to someone is open for discussion. For me, I look a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Glasser adjusting to role as ASU's leading man

Andy Katz

Derek Glasser was unsure how to handle the attention. While he and James Harden were teammates at Artesia High (Calif.) and then at Arizona State,...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Rebuilding is not a word Utah fans like to use

Andy Katz

SALT LAKE CITY -- What made Arizona and USC send out back-channel inquiries to Utah's Jim Boylen for their open head-coaching jobs this offseason? Boylen was courted by Arizona as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009

European trip helps Wildcats adjust to new look

Andy Katz

Maybe no team needed a summer trip more than Davidson, as the Wildcats attempt to get through a season without Stephen Curry. Taking the trip to I...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Cougars hope to run their way to a MWC title

Andy Katz

PROVO, Utah -- The first thing you notice about BYU is how much the Cougars want to run, run and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

On the road to recovery with Dave Rose

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Anxiety. Tension. Hope. Dread. Common feelings during a cancer checkup. Recently, Dave Rose and his family experienced them all as the BYU coach faced one final hurdle before his season could begin.

Story | Conversation | September 20, 2009

Agents and coaches battle for prospects

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Agents have been around college hoops for years. But they seem to be multiplying these days, reaching out to players at a younger age while both infuriating and befriending coaches at all levels.

Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009

It's been an emotional roller coaster for Rose

Andy Katz

Cheryl Rose caught herself in the moment at Disneyland, looking around at her extended family and wondering if she had reached that point in life when...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 06, 2009

Pick-by-pick predictions for tonight's first round

Andy Katz

The trade between the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks late Wednesday may have shifted the landscape of the draft for one of the more enigmatic...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 25, 2009

O'Neill brings discipline USC craves

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Kevin O'Neill's passion for the game and diligence for detail in coaching should serve him well as USC's coach. On Saturday, athletic director Mike Garrett tagged him as Tim Floyd's replacement.

Story | Conversation | June 20, 2009