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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

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

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

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 ...

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

Watch out for Cal, Miami and Cincinnati in '11-12

College Basketball Name a team from a Big Six power conference that you believe could surprise in 2011-12. Mitch Light: I believe California will emerge as the biggest threat to Arizona in the new-look Pac-12. Mi...

2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big East, Pac-12, Allen Crabbe, Cashmere Wright, DeQuan Jones, Dion Dixon, Jim Larranaga, Jorege Gutierrez, Malcolm Grant, Mick Cronin, Mike Montgomery, Reggie Johnson, Sean Kilpatrick, Shaquille Thomas, Yancy Gates, Cal, Cincinnati, Miami

Haith a Curious Hire by Missouri

College Basketball What was the most questionable hire of the offseason? Patrick Snow: I thought this offseason’s most curious hire was Frank Haith at Missouri. Athletic director Mike Alden was very ambitious i...

2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, A-10, ACC, Big 12, Brian Gregory, Frank Haith, Paul Hewitt, Dayton, George Mason, Georgia Tech, Miami, Missouri

Mike Anderson a 'slam dunk' for Arkansas

College Basketball Which offseason coaching hire do you like the most? Patrick Snow: I think the slam dunk hire of this offseason was Mike Anderson at Arkansas. He obviously knows the school and culture in Fayett...

2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, SEC, Summit League, Billy Gillispie, Mike Anderson, Ron Hunter, Arkansas, Georgia State, IUPUI, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas Tech

Was Billy Kennedy a good hire by Texas A&M?

College Basketball Do you like Texas A&M's decision to go with Billy Kennedy to replace Mark Turgeon? Mitch Light: I do like the Billy Kennedy hire. He might not be a household name, but the guy is a very goo...

2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M

Did Gary Williams Underachieve?

College Basketball In the wake of Gary Williams’ retirement, there has been considerable debate about the quality of the Maryland job as it relates to the rest of the college basketball landscape. Like most, I beli...

2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Maryland

The Greatest College Basketball Player Names

College Basketball If your name was Spongy Benjamin, you'd be on this list. ...

2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Overtime, John Moonshower, Parfait Bitee, Spongey Johnson

UConn Wins National Championship

College Basketball With a 53–41 victory over Butler in the national title game, Kemba Walker joined Richard Hamilton (1999) and Ben Gordon (2004) among the pantheon of Connecticut champions. In the process, the 6'1...

2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Basketball

Athlon's Final Four Predictions

College Basketball By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Houston — It’s the most unlikely Final Four since the NCAA Tournament expanded in 1985. We have a No. 3 seed that finished in a three-way tie for ninth pl...

2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Butler-UConn Championship Preview

College Basketball Houston — We’re told this is one of the more improbable National Championship games in the history of the sport. We have two teams that lost a combined 18 games in the regular season — the mo...

2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: College Basketball

Walker Gets the Point

College Basketball 1. There are four great point guards in the Final Four. Which one is your favorite? Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch): I don’t want to over-think this one. I’ve got to go with Kemba Walker, a firs...

2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

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