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College Basketball: John Calipari's Top 20 All-Time Freshmen
College Basketball Even since his first season as a college head coach at UMass, John Calipari has thrived with freshmen. That season in 1988-89, Calipari had a rookie Jim McCoy, who averaged 19.8 points per game. ...
23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Atlantic 10, Conference USA, SEC, Kentucky Wildcats, Memphis Tigers, UMass Minutemen

5 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Nov. 26-Dec. 3
College Basketball There are 347 division-I college basketball teams. Following college hoops these days can be overwhelming. Let Athlon Sports start your college basketball week each Monday with a look at some of th...
23 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Basketball, Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats, SMU Mustangs, UNLV Running Rebels

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
College Basketball This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for November 30. • Yesterday, we featured a slideshow of Bama cheerleaders. Awaiting the Tide should they win tomorrow:...
24 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, Golf

Kentucky's first road test highlights SEC-Big East Challenge
College Basketball If the unofficial start of the SEC-Big East Challenge began in the Bahamas on Friday, the Big East is in good shape. Louisville defeated SEC newcomer Missouri 84-61 in a Battle 4 Atlantis semi...
24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Cincinnati Bearcats, Florida Gators, Georgetown Hoyas, Kentucky Wildcats, Marquette Golden Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers

College Basketball Players Survey: Off The Record
College Basketball College hoopsters can be an honest bunch—even more so under the cover of anonymity. Athlon Sports talked to dozens of college basketball stars from coast to coast—at 50 schools in 18 confe...
24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Monthly, Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats

ACC-Big Ten Challenge preview: No. 1 on line for Indiana, Duke
College Basketball Basketball season is in full swing, which for the ACC and Big Ten is a welcome sight. The ACC-Big Ten Challenge, as usual, will feature Final Four-type matchups at the top, including implicati...
24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big Ten, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Indiana Hoosiers, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes

Battle 4 Atlantis preview: Louisville, Duke lead loaded field
College Basketball This much is certain: The team returning to the mainland as the Battle 4 Atlantis champion will have earned it. The best early season tournament includes eight teams that reached the postseas...
25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Pac-12, SEC, Duke Blue Devils, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Missouri Tigers, Northern Iowa Panthers, Stanford Cardinal, VCU Rams

10 College Rivalries Killed by Conference Realignment
College Basketball Texas alumni are holding their traditional Hex Rally this week, but it probably won’t be as fun. In College Station, the Aggies are holding Midnight Yell Practice in anticipation of their Thanksg...
25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, ACC, Big East, Duke Blue Devils, Georgetown Hoyas, Maryland Terrapins, Syracuse Orange, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, Kansas Jayhawks, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Panthers, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, West Virginia Mountaineers

Maui Invitational Preview: All eyes on North Carolina
College Basketball Success in Maui has been a good sign for most teams in recent years. Two of the last four Maui Invitational champions have gone on to win the national title (2008-09 North Carolina, 2010-11 Connect...
25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Illinois Fighting Illini, Marquette Golden Eagles, North Carolina Tar Heels, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

Tournament preview: NC State under pressure in Puerto Rico
College Basketball The early season tournament season is under way, first with the NIT Tip-Off and now the Puerto Rico Classic, beginning Thursday. The even in San Juan will be a proving ground for the major tea...
26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, NC State Wolfpack, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Penn State Nittany Lions, Tennessee Volunteers, UMass Minutemen

Previewing Kentucky, Duke, Kansas and Michigan State in the Tip-Off Marathon
College Basketball The opening of the college basketball season garnered a little more buzz this season, even if some of the key games didn’t go as planned. Even if the aircraft carrier games -- two of which w...
27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, West Coast Conference, Butler Bulldogs, Duke Blue Devils, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, New Mexico Lobos, Temple Owls, West Virginia Mountaineers, Xavier Musketeers

Athlon's Essential Eleven Links of the Day
College Basketball This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for November 9. • Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times believes Lane Kiffin is on the hot seat at USC after its lates...
27 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Links

College Basketball: 2012-13 NCAA Tournament Projections
College Basketball The first college basketball games of the NCAA Tournament are more than four months from the start of the season, which begins Nov. 9, but it's never too early to start projections for March Madnes...
27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball

10 Notable Athletes Named Shaq That Aren't A Retired NBA Great
College Basketball Shaquille O’Neal was a one-of-a-kind talent with a one-of-a-kind name when he burst onto the national scene at LSU in the early 1990s. Now, two decades later, the name is no longer a novelty...
27 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball, NBA, Monthly, Overtime, Shaquille O'Neal

2012-13 College Basketball Preview and Predictions
College Basketball The college basketball season starts today, so it's time for picks. Not just for the Final Four and top players and coaches, but also who we think who will thrive, flop and surprise. Here are t...
27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC

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