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Brey in the hunt for Coach of the Year

College Basketball By Ken Davis March is upon us. The clock is ticking toward Selection Sunday, and Championship Week — with all those tournament trophies up for grabs — is about to commence. Along with t...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Henson's Heels cruising into March
College Basketball ACC (4) In: Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Boston College, Clemson Notes: North Carolina and Duke are the only teams that are secure. Boston College’s...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Smith: Everybody's All-American
College Basketball 1. If the season ended today, who are your five first-team All-Americans? Mitch: I’ll go with a frontline of Jared Sullinger from Ohio State and Derrick Williams from Arizona and a three-guar...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Winners & Losers from big week of hoops
College Basketball By Ken Davis So much happened in the world of college basketball this past week, the thought of highlighting just one story didn’t seem to make sense. Instead, we are going to look back — a...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

NU's Richardson Seals Texas-Sized Upset
College Basketball LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Count Texas among those very impressed by Nebraska's upset of the No. 3 Longhorns. Brandon Richardson hit a pair of free throws with 7.2 seconds left to seal the Cornhuskers'...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball

Jenkins Shooting Dores Up the Bracket
College Basketball ACC (5) In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Clemson Notes: North Carolina and Duke are the only teams that are secure. Clemson dropped ou...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Most Underrated?
College Basketball 1. Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor has become the poster child for an underrated player. Who is else is getting overlooked nationally? Mitch Light: Maryland is having a down year, so I don’t think ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Panthers Surviving Without Gibbs
College Basketball By Ken Davis Injuries are a part of any college basketball season, but the magnifying glass comes out when top teams lose players in February. This is the time of year when coaches find themsel...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Hoyas Making A Move
College Basketball ACC (6) In: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Maryland, Miami Notes: North Carolina and Duke are the only teams that are secure. C...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Will the Tide Roll into the NCAA Tournament?
College Basketball 1. Will Alabama make the NCAA Tournament? Mitch Light: Never thought I would say this after the Tide lost to Seton Hall, Iowa and St. Peter’s in a four-day stretch in November at the Paradise...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Marshall Plan Working at UNC
College Basketball By Ken Davis The online message boards focusing on North Carolina basketball became very active Friday when news broke that point guard Larry Drew had walked away from the Tar Heels without exp...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Bracket Breakdown: Feb. 3 Edition
College Basketball ACC (5) In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Clemson, Maryland, Miami Notes: No change in the ACC this week. Virginia boosted its profile ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Red Storm Rising
College Basketball 1. What team had the best weekend in college basketball? Mitch Light: I’ll go with St. John’s, which beat Duke with surprising ease at Madison Square Garden. It was obviously a big win for ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

'Rebuilding' Year Going Well at Louisville
College Basketball By Ken Davis I can’t get these words out of my head. Louisville coach Rick Pitino actually told me this during an interview in early September: “We know we’re rebuilding somewhat, and I t...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Smith and the Devils are a No. 1 Seed
College Basketball ACC (5) In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Maryland, Miami Notes: Miami lost a great opportunity on Wednesday night, losing at home to ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Inside The Paint
College Basketball Athlon editors Braden Gall and Mitch Light have resurrected Inside The Paint: Athlon Sports College Basketball weekly podcast. Listen to Inside The Paint: 01.26.11 Every week, the guys brea...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Basketball

Joseph and the Horns Make a Statement
College Basketball 1. Which team had the most impressive win of the weekend? Nathan Rush: Texas’ unbelievable come-from-behind win at Kansas was easily the biggest victory of the weekend. The Longhorns en...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Calhoun Leaning On Talented Freshmen
College Basketball By Ken DavisThe puppies are growing up.We’re talking about the freshmen at Connecticut. And, when you consider all the ramifications, it might be one of the biggest stories of the college basketball...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Hamilton, Horns are a 3-Seed
College Basketball  ACC (6)In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia TechWorth a Mention: MarylandNotes: It was a great eight-day period for Florida State, with home wins over Duke an...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Aggies Among the Biggest Surprises
College Basketball 1. What team has been the biggest surprise this season?Braden Gall: The Texas A&M Aggies. We knew the coach was good. We knew they would play hard. But A&M lost its top three scorers and its t...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Burks has Buffs at the top of Big 12 standings
College Basketball By Ken DavisDuring those crazy summer days of 2010, realignment rumors threatened to blow up the Big 12 as we know it. In the end, the Texas Longhorns put an end to that speculation by sticking with t...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Leuer and the Badgers Need a Big Win
College Basketball 1. It’s obviously early, but which team really needs a big win this weekend?Mitch Light: I’ll go with Wisconsin, which hosts Illinois. The Badgers let what would have been a great win on t...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

College Basketball Thoughts
College Basketball Conference play is in full swing, and there are huge games just about every night. Here are some thoughts on what is going on in the college basketball world.• How much longer will the Georgia Te...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

What's Wrong With Michigan State?
College Basketball By Ken DavisSaturday was one of those upsetting days in college basketball — at least upsetting for ranked teams. Not sure if you were counting, but seven ranked teams lost to unranked teams.Bas...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Big Ten Hoops Prospects
College Basketball With one month of the college season in the books, it is time to start looking ahead to the NBA draft. I will be taking a conference-by-conference look at the top prospects in college basketball.The r...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Basketball

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