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What a difference one year makes, when last year about this time seemingly everyone, including all of us here at THD, were salivating over HS phenom Shabazz Muhammed. He was the nation’s top ranked high school player, by far the most prolific amateur scorer, and was projected by virtually every source as the unanimous #1 [...]

What do you do if you are University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari and just finished a disastrous 20-12 season,  ending in a 1st Round NIT loss to Robert Morris? This is uncharted territory for Calipari as he has made it to the NCAA Tournament 7 straight seasons with both Memphis and Kentucky and [...]

The day has finally arrived. For months (actually, years) now, we have been anticipating where Andrew Wiggins would decide to play his college ball. Widely regarded as the best high school basketball player since LeBron James, Wiggins has opted for Bill Self and Kansas. Many thought he would’ve chosen Kentucky, but they’re probably already too [...]

Even to the casual basketball fan, the college announcement of hoops wonder-child Andrew Wiggins has major implications going into next season. He was promoted as the next Lebron James as early as a 13 year old 8th grader in Canada back in 2009 and prior to playing even a minute of college basketball is already [...]

We knew it was coming.  In the wake of the Mike Rice firing at Rutgers for abusing his players, there has been some good to come out of the horrific incident, as it has given players at other schools the confidence to speak up when they feel violated or abused. Take the curious case of [...]

After losing Louisville’s all time leader in steals Peyton Siva to graduation, and center Gorgui Dieng as an early entry to the NBA Draft, future Hall of Fame coach rick Pitino has to be thrilled to hear that his leading scorer from last season, junior Russ Smith, will be returning for his senior season next [...]

With elite level talent like #1 ranked HS player Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, and the Harrison twins set to invade the college ranks next season, and the pro ranks potentially only one year after that, we as fanatical hoops fans definitely have something to look forward to over the next few seasons. But [...]

Last year around this time, we were reading headlines about how then incoming UCLA freshman Shabazz Muhammad set the new scoring record at the annual Nike Hoops Summit, scoring 35 points to break Dirk Nowitzki’s longstanding record. But what went under the radar was that the World Select Team, led by Canadians Andrew Wiggins and [...]

In the modern age of college basketball, the one-and-done mentality has become the norm as drones of top flight high school recruits leave the college ranks to play professional ball after just one season in the NCAA. That’s why it’s refreshing when an elite prospect, like reigning Big 12 Player of the Year, Oklahoma State [...]

After a horrific knee injury back on February 12th, forced University of Kentucky All American big man Nerlens Noel to miss the remaining portion of the 2013 season, and the defending NCAA Champion Wildcats to miss this year’s “Big Dance”, many wondered how the injury would affect the former top rated HS recruit’s draft stock going [...]