Ohio State

Fred Hoiberg has not been given a fair shake through his first two seasons as head coach of the Chicago Bulls, but that doesn’t mean he’ll bolt the first chance he gets. Exhibit A: He’s coming back for next season. A source told CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish that Hoiberg had become a “real candidate” for [...]

Score this one as a win for general manager Sam Hinkie and the Philadelphia 76ers. Ironic, yes. They’ve spent the last two years actively evading wins. But this is different. Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell is among the consensus top-three picks in this year’s NBA draft. Everything else about the selection extravaganza, which will take place [...]

After learning that Celtic rookie Jared Sullinger wasn’t selected to participate in the NBA’s Rising Stars competition, Kevin Garnett was none to pleased. “Really? I’m actually shocked.”, Garnett responded upon first hearing the news. Frankly, he should be shocked. “Sully”, as 2012’s 21st overall pick is fondly called, is having a solid first year for [...]

That a basketball player finds some sort of guiding figure in Mike Krzyzewski should be no surprise. With a collection of national titles and Olympic medals, Coach K is about as credible a source of counsel as it gets. In Coach K, James sees an opportunity to benefit from a trade-off. Before he decided to [...]

April 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Nowadays, a sophomore is almost equivalent to what a senior was back in the day. Jared Sullinger surprised many when he decided to return to Ohio State last season. He slimmed down some and refined his offensive game a bit more. He’s probably as good as he’s going [...]

March 5, 2012 – Allen Moll A lot was on the line heading into Sunday afternoon’s Big Ten tilt between #5 Michigan State and #10 Ohio State. Not only were both teams playing for a chance of winning a Big Ten Conference regular season crown, but the Spartans were one of the few teams still [...]

December 01, 2011 – Joshua Sexton College basketball fans are living large these days in Columbus. On Tuesday night, the Buckeyes defeated No. 4 ranked Duke 85-63. The Buckeyes led the game from wire to wire, leading by as much as 25. And while there were plenty of Ohio State highlights to choose from, there [...]

  March 8, 2011 – Allen Moll As the NCAA regular season winds down and Conference Tourney week heats up, we have been treated to one of the most wildest, wackiest, yet oddly entertaining seasons of college basketball we have seen in some time. With no clear cut #1 team for most of the season, [...]