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College Basketball 2011 Preview: Alabama Crimson Tide
College Basketball Last season, Alabama became the first SEC team to win more than 10 games in league play — the Tide went 12–4 — and not make the NCAA Tournament. Anthony Grant’s club was done in by a bloate...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, SEC, JaMychal Green, Tony Mitchell, Trevor Lacey, Trevor Releford, Alabama Crimson Tide

2011 College Basketball Preview: Marquette Golden Eagles
College Basketball And the beat goes on for Marquette University. Looking for their seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, the Golden Eagles head into the 2011-12 season poised to build on last season’s su...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Darius Johnson-Odom, Jae Crowder, Vander Blue, Marquette Golden Eagles

Cincinnati Bearcats 2011 College Basketball Preview
College Basketball After playing in the NCAA Tournament last year for the first time since 2005, Cincinnati is now fully healed and ready to retake its place as one of the better programs in the country. Coach Mick C...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Cashmere Wright, Jermaine Sanders, Shaquille Thomas, Yancy Gates, Cincinnati Bearcats

College Basketball 2011 Preview: Michigan State Spartans
College Basketball Michigan State will reload with an intriguing blend of talented newcomers in the backcourt and benefit from proven warriors in the frontcourt. Look for the Spartans to extend their streak of 14 con...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Big Ten, Branden Dawson, Brandon Wood, Draymond Green, Keith Appling, Michigan State Spartans

Florida State Seminoles 2011 College Basketball Preview
College Basketball No one would blame Leonard Hamilton and the Florida State men’s basketball team if they took some time to sit back and cherish the successes of the 2010-11 campaign. The Seminoles staked their cl...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Bernard James, Jeff Peterson, Michael Snaer, Okaro White, Xavier Gibson, Florida State Seminoles

College Basketball 2011 Preview: Texas A&M Aggies
College Basketball During the summer, new Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy took his team on a 10-day trip to Switzerland and France, where the Aggies played exhibition games and toured landmarks like Paris’ Eiffel...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Dash Harris, David Loubeau, Jamal Branch, Khris Middleton, Texas A&M Aggies

2011 College Basketball Preview: Missouri Tigers
College Basketball The mood among Missouri basketball fans was a blend of disappointment and disbelief when they learned athletic director Mike Alden had tapped Miami’s Frank Haith to succeed Mike Anderson last Apr...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Kim English, Marcus Denmon, Ricardo Ratliffe, Missouri Tigers

Arizona Wildcats 2011 College Basketball Preview
College Basketball Sean Miller restored Arizona to prominence with unexpected swiftness, requiring two seasons to turn the Wildcats into Pac-10 champions and 30-game winners. Yet the offseason was marked with uncerta...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Pac-12, Angelo Chol, Josiah Turner, Kyle Fogg, Nick Johnson, Solomon Hill, Arizona Wildcats

California Golden Bears 2011 College Basketball Preview
College Basketball A year ago, after losing four senior starters from the school’s first Pac-10 championship team in a half-century, the Golden Bears were expected to finish near the bottom of the conference. They ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Pac-12, Allen Crabbe, Harper Kamp, Jorge Gutierrez, California Bears

2011 College Basketball Preview: UCLA Bruins
College Basketball They weren’t exactly pouring champagne around Westwood last year, but after UCLA rebounded from one of its worst seasons in six decades, the bubbly might just be back on ice. And with Derrick Wil...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Pac-12, Joshua Smith, Norman Powell, Reeves Nelson, UCLA Bruins

Florida Gators 2011 College Basketball Preview
College Basketball Four years ago, Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan felt like he was starting over. Four years later, he has lost his big guys again. But the transition to a new year should be smoother. “In ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Alex Tyus, Brad Beal, Casey Prather, Chandler Parsons, Cody Larson, Erik Murphy, Erving Walker, John Pelphrey, Kenny Boynton, Larry Shyatt, Mike Rosario, Patric Young, Scottie Wilbekin, Vernon Macklin, Walter Pitchford, Will Yeguete, Florida Gators, SEC, Billy Donovan

Duke Blue Devils Basketball: 2011-2012 Preview and Predictions
College Basketball As he stands on the cusp of history, Mike Krzyzewski’s 32nd season for the Duke Blue Devils means dealing with a program reboot. With 900 Division I college basketball coaching wins, Krzyzewski n...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Alex Murphy, Andre Dawkins, Austin Rivers, Josh Hairston, Marshall Plumlee, Miles Plumlee, Quinn Cook, Ryan Kelly, Seth Curry, Tyler Thornton, Duke Blue Devils, Mike Krzyzewski

College Basketball 2011 Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels
College Basketball After the North Carolina Tar Heels fell one step short of the Final Four, Roy Williams entered the offseason uncertain about what his team might look like for 2011-12. Now, he couldn’t be more pl...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Dexter Strickland, Harrison Barnes, James McAdoo, John Henson, Kendall Marshall, P.J. Hairston, Tyler Zeller, North Carolina Tar Heels, ACC

Jared Sullinger on Singing, Eating and Returning to Ohio State
College Basketball Jared Sullinger’s decision to return to Ohio State ensured the Buckeyes another shot at getting to the Final Four. Thad Matta hadn’t had much luck keeping big men around Columbus for more than ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Buckeyes

College Basketball 2011 Preview: Kentucky Wildcats
College Basketball Though John Calipari’s office overlooks the court at the Kentucky Wildcats' basketball practice facility, he’s not allowed to watch what happens there in the summer. Apparently, he was missing ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, SEC, Anthony Davis, Darius Miller, Doron Lamb, Eloy Vargas, Kyle Wiltjer, Marquis Teague, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Stacey Poole, Terrence Jones, Twany Beckham, Kentucky Wildcats, John Calipari

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