Golden Gophers try to avoid legal distractions
Andy KatzANAHEIM, 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, 2009Observations from Day 1 at the Maui Invitational
Jay BilasLAHAINA, Hawaii -- Here are my thoughts on the early action at the Maui Invitational: • Gonzaga had problems guarding Colorado's Princeton offe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
San Juan tourney keeps getting better and better
Fran FraschillaThe third year of the Puerto Rico Classic has produced a good, solid field with one top-10 team (Villanova), two more top-25 teams (Georgia Tech, Dayt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
Oh, what a day: Marathon Tip-Off roundup
Andy KatzEditor'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, 2009Rider hopes MSU win carries into March
Andy KatzLet'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, 200910 programs primed to rise this season
Andy KatzHere 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, 2009In league rankings, power shifts to the Midwest
Andy KatzRanking 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, 2009Glasser adjusting to role as ASU's leading man
Andy KatzDerek 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, 2009TCU jumps Boise St. in BCS standings
Richard Durrett...s signficant because TCU's strength of schedule going forward is better than the Broncos'. TCU has Utah, a top 20 team, left on the schedule. Boise State will not play a ranked team for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 25, 2009These 12 styles get the job done in college hoops
Doug GottliebEDITOR'S NOTE: Each week leading up to the season, one of our experts will offer up a list previewing some aspect of college basketball. Previous entr...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
New NCAA rules: The Good, the Bad, the Goofy
Jay BilasSeveral new NCAA rules have been passed or proposed recently. Here are my thoughts on a few of them: Phone Call Sensibleness: The NCAA is on the way ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009
Rebuilding is not a word Utah fans like to use
Andy KatzSALT 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, 2009European trip helps Wildcats adjust to new look
Andy KatzMaybe 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, 2009Cougars hope to run their way to a MWC title
Andy KatzPROVO, Utah -- The first thing you notice about BYU is how much the Cougars want to run, run and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009It's a three-horse race for league supremacy
Jay BilasLeading up to the 2008-09 college basketball season, I believed that the Big East was by far the best league in the nation. The only reasonable discu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
