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After successfully leading Duke to a National Championship, Jahlil Okafor now sets his eyes upon playing in the biggest stage of basketball—the NBA. Duke University announced on Thursday in a release that Okafor has declared to enter this year’s NBA Draft. From the official release: “As early as I can remember, I’ve fantasized and dreamed [...]

Oh, look, it’s the Spurs. The time-biding, age-shirking, logic-looting, championship-chasing, demonstratively dynastic Spurs. Remember when we were worried about them? Yeah, me neither. Yours truly was never worried about them. Yes, I’m patting my self on the back. A few bold blockheads thought they were done. Believed they were finally too old. Could see injuries [...]

It’s almost time for us to say goodbye to another year of NBA Power Rankings. The NBA’s regular season is winding down, which means we’re nearing a point of farewell. Never fear, though, because that point isn’t here just yet. We still have the playoff race and, equally important, the MVP chase—or, as it’s now become, [...]

NBA franchises have seldom entered the college coaching ranks in search of a new leader for their team. In fact, the latest trend is former players who have no experience roaming the sideline. The Boston Celtics are an exception, having snatched Brad Stevens away from mid-major powerhouse Butler University two years ago, but that’s about [...]

After starting 27 games for the Kansas Jayahwks, Freshman Kelly Oubre is expected to enter the NBA Draft according to his coach Bill Self. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNAndyKatz/status/583299521129529344] “I’m leaving the University of Kansas for the upcoming NBA Draft,” Oubre said. “It’s always been a dream to play in the NBA. This is an opportunity to play [...]

Just a couple of days after Louisville’s 76-70 loss to Michigan State, junior Montrezl Harrel and sophomore Terry Rozier reported they would be leaving the Cardinals to enter the NBA Draft. Harrell, a preseason All-American and exceptionally talented athletic forward, had averages of 15.1 points and 9.2 rebounds this season for the Cardinals, while Rozier [...]

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This morning The Hoop Doctors’ David Kenyon had an opportunity to chat with Greivis Vasquez in advance of his upcoming Under Armour player edition shoe launch, ‘The North Six’, this weekend (audio after the jump). The conversation began with a focus on the launch, but once the discussion moved to basketball related issues, Greivis was [...]

The maddest thing about March Madness isn’t the basketball — it’s the cash. The sheer amount of money about to circulate between networks, advertisers, and universities is so shocking the only way to truly appreciate it is visually. Where is all that money coming from, and where is it all going? Brace yourself. You may [...]

This Willie Cauley-Stein dunk is definitely the dunk of the tournament. Possibly even the dunk of the season for college hoops. Not only did Kentucky dismantle Cincinnati late in the second half of the round of 32, but to put salt in the wounds, Quadri Moore has to watch this highlight over, and over, and [...]