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Basketball is a street sport and in its essence creates a unique culture in parts of the world that have not been subjected to the popularity of other sports. A generation that would have idolized Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird to name a few became greats of their own game such as...
Duke had all the cards stacked against it. When it was 31-31 at halftime, the fact that it was a 20-minute game worked in Wisconsin's favor. The Badgers took full advantage, running their lead out as far as nine as they controlled the first 10 minutes after the intermission.
Then the switch flipped for the Blue Devils, who had not...
In the spirit of the NBA draft, I will be doing a bit of venting on the subject of college basketball players declaring after just one year out of college.
Whether the NCAA would like to admit it or not, it has a major issue to address. The theme of “one-and-done” college basketball players is not something that the NCAA should be...
The Huskies of Connecticut had to give everything they had to sneak away from 10-seed Saint Joe’s in the second round of the NCAA tournament to advance to the round of 32. After forcing overtime, the Huskies went on a 7-0 run to go up 80-73 with a minute left in the extra period and never looked back. Despite all that the Hawks did to...
The battle for who was going to be the fourth number-one seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament was as up-in-the-air as it has ever been. Villanova, Kansas, Virginia, and Louisville were all in the mix to grab that last spot atop the bracket. Ultimately, it was the Cavs who were granted the top seed by virtue of their regular season ACC...
Every year there is some school that manages to captivate the country's imagination, a minnow that roars back against the big fish of March Madness. While college football delights in restricting access for mid-major schools, basketball at the Division I level revels in these Cinderella stories. For some schools, merely reaching the...
As we near the peak of the madness this March, individual honors are getting ready to be handed out to the best of the best in the country. Here we countdown the top 10 players who had the biggest impact on not only their teams this season, but on the whole nation.
10) Justin Anderson, Virginia:
There’s no secret to the success...
In recent memory, college basketball has been ruled by either the Big East or the ACC. The 2013-14 season has reversed that trend and showed that the balance of power in D1 basketball is as spread out as it has ever been. As of now, none of the projected No. 1 seeds come from either of the traditional power conferences....
With just a week left before the bracket is finalized for this year's NCAA Tournament, teams are jostling for position in conference tournaments and regular-season finales. To get into the spirit of March Madness, we have taken a look at the numbers and found 16 sweet facts to get you fired up for the NCAA Tournament:
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March is officially here and arguably the best month of sports is about to begin. We've entered a time of college basketball where teams are gearing up for the post season and making their runs for their conference tournaments. When things get going, "madness" can barely describe how exciting games can get. Teams are hoping to earn...
