On a day when we honor our active-duty military personnel and veterans across the country, we also celebrate the full-fledge return of college hoops, highlighted, fittingly, by a game played on an aircraft carrier.
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Globetrotters’ Basketball Soul Outshines Rash of Rough News
There has been plenty of bad news around the college basketball nation this week. But the Harlem Globetrotters can show everyone a thing or two about having fun and enjoying the game for what it is.
Wichita State Rides Defense to NIT Title
Wichita State rode its strong defense to the NIT championship on Thursday night, as they overcame a few too many turnovers.
Bracket Breakdown: Critical Questions for the Elite Eight – Part 2
With Kansas, VCU, North Carolina and Kentucky wrapping up the Elite Eight Sunday, we preview each game with the critical factors that will determine which team gains the upper hand.
Bracket Breakdown: Critical Questions for the Elite Eight
In Saturday’s action, Butler did it again, slipping past Florida in overtime to return the Final Four for a second consecutive season. In the late game, Connecticut survived a late comeback by Arizona to make it to the team’s fourth Final Four under coach Jim Calhoun.
Breaking the Studious Silence
The fall semester comes to a close, which means more games on the schedule and more eligible players on the court. As players get their grades back, we take stock of academic rankings for the top 25 teams.
SEC Player Rankings
John Calipari has another great crop of freshman at Kentucky. But do these kids have what it takes to make a deep run in March? Their point guard’s Total Impact Quotient might provide a glimpse of the future.
Volunteers Show They Can Overcome Plenty
Chances are, Tennessee isn’t who many people might have picked to take home the NIT Season Tip-Off, which they did with a 78-68 win over Villanova. Simply put, the Volunteers have had a lot to overcome to get to this point.
After the Feast
After splurging on great holiday tournaments and plenty of turkey and green bean casserole, it’s time to get back into the basketball news cycle with a recap of the biggest stories and results of the past week.
Game On!
We’re ready for the first full slate of college basketball action. It’s go time!
