Before the conference shake-up, you could make the argument that the Big East was the best basketball conference. The ACC was the most glamorous, but perhaps not the best top-to-bottom. But that all changed a few years ago, of course. Now the ACC has the glitz, glamour and boasts being tthe best league in the [...]
March 14, 2014
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There’s no denying that the Villanova Wildcats have been one of the surprise teams in NCAA this season. Head coach Jay Wright arguably did one of his most remarkable coaching jobs on his 13 seasons at Nova finishing with a near perfect 28-3 regular season record, including an outright Big East regular season crown, and [...]
March 13, 2014
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Despite all of the hype surrounding this season’s fabulous freshmen like Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, and Julius Randle, a relative under the radar frosh named Joel Embiid has emerged as the frontrunner for the #1 selection in the 2014 NBA Draft. After playing organized basketball for all of 2 seasons prior to arriving on the [...]
March 12, 2014
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Over the past few months of the season, no player in college basketball has had a better close to the season than Creighton senior forward Doug McDermott. The nation’s most glamorous walk-on player surpassed names like Larry Bird, Elvin Hayes, Danny Manning, and Tyler Hansbrough to move into the Top 10 in all time scoring [...]
March 11, 2014
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As the NCAA’s regular season comes to a close and Conference Tourneys get amped up heading towards March Madness, it’s time to hand out some hardware. Creighton’s Doug McDermott is the clear frontrunner for National POY, Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall is probably the favorite for Coach of the Year, and Duke’s Jabari Parker and Kansas’ [...]
March 10, 2014
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The University of Kansas mens basketball program has soared to new heights under coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks have regularly been a Top 10 ranked team in his 11 year tenure at the school, winning the 2008 NCAA National Championship, the school’s first since the legendary Larry Brown coached team won the title back in [...]
March 10, 2014
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Despite being proclaimed the best high school player since Lebron James, University of Kansas star freshman Andrew Wiggins hasn’t quite had the standout season some had expected in College Hoops. While fellow star frosh and potential one-and-done players Julius Randle, Jabari Parker, and even fellow teammate Joel Embiid have all had some pretty impressive offensive [...]
University of Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim is known for his sometimes smarmy sideline and post game interviews, priceless expressions, and dry sense of humor. He’s one of college basketball’s last remaining living legends, winning more than 900 games, making it to 28 NCAA Tournaments, and has been the architect in helping to build the [...]
February 23, 2014
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