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VCU's Shaka Smart has been deemed one of the shooting stars in the sport, a coach on the rise who could have his pick of jobs but has remained with the Rams. But the growth for Smart isn't limited to the confines of Richmond or now the Atlantic 10. ...

Lance Kearse's first football practice in nearly a decade got off to a rough start Tuesday.

Now that uber-recruit Andrew Wiggins has chosen a school, Jason King updates his early Top 25 for the 2013-14 season.

Chattanooga hired VCU assistant Will Wade as the Mocs' new men's basketball coach on Monday, hoping his experience helping the VCU Rams develop into an NCAA tournament team can get that program back on track.

With some crucial NBA draft decisions shifting the college basketball landscape, Jason King updates his early Top 25 for the 2013-14 season.

The Washington Mystics acquired backup center Quanitra Hollingsworth from the New York Liberty for a third-round pick in the WNBA draft.

Jay Bilas provides his ranking of the top 25 teams heading into next season. Kentucky, with arguably the No. 1 recruiting class of all time, tops the list.

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2013

Joe Lunardi provides his list of the most impactful games of the 2012-13 college basketball season. He points to an early matchup between Wichita State and VCU as a strong indicator for why the Shockers had major potential.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2013

A national champion was just crowned, but we're already looking ahead to 2013-14. Jason King has his very early Top 25 for next season.

ATLANTA -- Don't forget about Wichita State's run to the Final Four. The Shockers won't. Coach Gregg Marshall never will. The Missouri Valley Conference wouldn't dare. The state of Kansas shouldn't, either. Wichita State, more so than when VCU ...

We'll soon crown the 75th NCAA tournament champion. In revisiting past title glory, it's clear to see the giant, broad shoulders of the legends continue to provide a powerful example for modern athletes.

The End of the Great Hoosier Debate Trying to guess the legitimacy of the Indiana Hoosiers has been a season-long brain teaser, and I've consistently taken the "overrated" side of the debate. Every time it looked like I might be right, as with the n...

This week's Friday notebook includes a look at Roy Williams visiting a top-10 junior in Minnesota, Kentucky visiting No. 1 prospect Andrew Wiggins, UNLV's Baltimore pipeline and much more basketball recruiting news. Strike with the guard down ...

Every March grown adults anxiously anticipate a Cinderella story. This one doesn't have a glass slipper or a fairy godmother, but it's no less a fairytale than Disney's classic princess story. This year, Florida Gulf Coast has been cast in the rol...

1. Minnesota coveted VCU's Shaka Smart, but his former boss, current Golden Gophers athletic director Norwood Teague, couldn't convince Smart to come to the Twin Cities (he should know Smart is loyal to VCU) for the head-coaching job from which Tubby...

Andy Katz weighs in on Shaka Smart's decision to remain at Virginia Commonwealth despite interest from Minnesota and UCLA for their head-coaching vacancies....