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Ranking the Big Ten's Basketball Coaches
College Basketball The seventh-ranked coach in the Big Ten has a national title ring. That’s what kind of challenge ranking the Big Ten coaches presents. Indeed, the Big Ten may have the deepest group of accomp...
43 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers

Ranking the Big East's Basketball Coaches
College Basketball Even for a league with campus institutions like Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and Jim Calhoun at Connecticut, this offseason was relatively quiet for the Big East coaching ranks.   For only the ...
44 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, DePaul Blue Demons, Georgetown Hoyas, Louisville Cardinals, Marquette Golden Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Pittsburgh Panthers, Providence Friars, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Seton Hall Pirates, St. John's Red Storm, Syracuse Orange, USF Bulls, Villanova Wildcats

Ranking the Big 12's Basketball Coaches
College Basketball The Big 12’s trade of Missouri and Texas A&M for West Virginia and TCU appears to be a small downgrade as far as basketball is concerned.   Although the league loses a consistent Mis...
44 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

Ranking the ACC's Basketball Coaches
College Basketball Athlon Sports likes a challenge.   Our conference-by-conference basketball coach rankings begin with the ACC, a  league dotted by new faces on the bench over the last two seasons. ...
44 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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 July 13. • The Phillies are upping their offer to star pitcher Cole Hamels before he becomes a free agent after the...
44 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Links

Top 10 College Coaches Under 40
College Basketball What would recent Final Fours be without Butler and VCU? And how boring would college football be without coaches like Lane Kiffin and Pat Fitzgerald. There’s an intriguing youth movement af...
44 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, News, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Colonial Athletic Association, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ohio Valley Conference, Butler Bulldogs, Iowa State Cyclones, Memphis Tigers, Murray State Racers, Seton Hall Pirates, VCU Rams, Big Ten, Pac-12, Sun Belt, Northwestern Wildcats, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

College Basketball's Top 10 Coaching Hires for 2012
College Basketball Only in college basketball could 45 programs make coaching changes and only a handful of them be truly blockbuster. No moves at Arizona or Kentucky as in recent seasons. The biggest name to mo...
44 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Colorado State Rams, Duquesne Dukes, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Miami Redhawks, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio Bobcats, Rhode Island Rams, South Carolina Gamecocks, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big South, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, SEC, Southern

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 July 6. • The New York Daily News previews this weekend’s Yankees-Red Sox matchup. • ESPN Big 12 blogger Da...
45 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

Purdue Basketball Players' Awesome Trick Shot Video
College Basketball Purdue basketball players have put out a new video showing that they're keeping their skills sharp during the off season. Players Dru Anthrop and D.J. Byrd are joined by former player and now stude...
46 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: College Basketball, Overtime, News

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 June 29: • Probably the best story of draft day. Hard not to root for this guy. • So, David St...
46 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

College Basketball Conference Realignment: Winners and Losers
College Basketball One of the unfortunate truths of the latest wave of conference realignment is the overwhelming focus on football. As a result, basketball and other sports have been of secondary concern in som...
46 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Colonial Athletic Association, Conference USA, Horizon League, Mountain West, Ohio Valley Conference, SEC, WAC, Belmont Bruins, Butler Bulldogs, Charlotte 49ers, Memphis Tigers, Missouri Tigers, Nevada Wolf Pack, Pittsburgh Panthers, San Diego State Aztecs, Syracuse Orange, TCU Horned Frogs, Temple Owls, Texas A&M Aggies, Utah State Aggies, VCU Rams, Villanova Wildcats, West Virginia Mountaineers

2012 NBA Mock Draft: With Tiers, Trade Rumors
College Basketball Athlon Sports’ 2012 NBA Mock Draft (updated June 27, 4:45 p.m. ET) breaks down all 30 picks in the first round, highlighting each “tier” of talent and exploring several trade rumors in the op...
47 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Basketball, NBA, Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers, Bradley Beal, Dion Waiters, Harrison Barnes, Jared Sullinger, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Thomas Robinson, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers, Bradley Beal, Chase Budinger, Dion Waiters, Dwight Howard, Harrison Barnes, Jared Sullinger, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Thomas Robinson, Charlotte Bobcats, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards

Pat Summitt: A Remarkable Tennessee Tenure on and off the court
College Basketball On the occasion of Pat Summitt's retirement as Tennessee women's basketball coach, Summitt's long-time friend and co-author Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post celebrates the remarkable legacy of ...
47 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball, Monthly, Pat Summitt

2012 NBA Mock Draft: First Round With Tiers
College Basketball Athlon Sports’ 2012 NBA Mock Draft (updated June 27, 4:45 p.m. ET) breaks down all 30 picks in the first round, highlighting each “tier” of talent and exploring several trade rumors in the op...
48 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Basketball, NBA, Monthly, Florida Gators, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Syracuse Orange, Vanderbilt Commodores, Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers, Bradley Beal, Dion Waiters, Harrison Barnes, Jared Sullinger, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Thomas Robinson, Charlotte Bobcats, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards

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 June 15. • The nation’s top-ranked recruit for the Class of 2013, defensive end Robert Nkemdiche of Grayson High ...
48 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

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 June 8. • I’ll Have Another trainer Doug O'Neill told the "The Dan Patrick Show" this morning that his horse was ...
49 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

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 June 1. • It looks like the Red Sox will attempt to trade third baseman Kevin Youkilis. • We all know that Bo...
50 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

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 May 25. • Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla is glad to see the Tim Tebow circus leave town. • New Texas A&...
51 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

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 May 18. • Sorry for running late today. I was out day trading my new Facebook shares. • If the Pacers beat th...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

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 May 11. • After the Lakers Game 6 loss, Kobe Bryant calls out Andrew Bynum in an interview with Yahoo’s Adrian Wo...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

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 May 4. • Peter Berg confirms a Friday Night Lights movie, and he is not a fan of Craig James. • Baseball fans...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, NFL, MLB, college basketball, College Football, MLB, NBA, NFL

7 Coaching Replacements for Seth Greenberg at Virginia Tech
College Basketball Virginia Tech has fired men's basketball coach Seth Greenberg after nine seasons with the Hokies. With that news, we compiled a list of possible replacements to take over in Blacksburg.   ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Virginia Tech Hokies, Seth Greenberg

College Basketball's Early Top 25 for 2012-2013
College Basketball Kentucky has cut down the nets and added another championship banner to Rupp Arena. The question now is how deep the NBA draft will cut into the Wildcats roster, and what kind of influx of talent w...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Come to Broadway
College Basketball From the pages of Athlon Sports Monthly, Michael Bradley details an exciting new Broadway production based on the careers of basketball legends Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. After five NBA worl...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball, NBA, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson

NCAA Tournament's Biggest Upsets and Closest Calls
College Basketball While none of the 112 No. 16 seeds has won a game in the NCAA Tournament (more on that below), six No. 15 seeds have shocked No. 2s since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. And two of them too...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Basketball, News, Duke Blue Devils, Lehigh Mountain Hawks, Missouri Tigers, Norfolk State Spartans

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