1. Syracuse wasn’t the only newcomer the ACC took care of in scheduling. Notre Dame has a tremendous first-year schedule in the league with home games against North Carolina and Duke. Three Big Ten nonconference games are also on Mike Brey's daunting overall schedule, two of which were out of his control.
1. The NCAA's random date of April 16 to declare for the NBA draft isn't pressuring a number of players into making quick decisions. Coaches are now savvy to the date as being meaningless. That's why Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk may wait to decide until the NBA's own early-entry deadline of April 28.
LOS ANGELES -- Quick reaction to Wichita State’s 70-66 victory over Ohio State in the Elite Eight at Staples Center on Saturday night: Overview: Ohio State entered the game riding an 11-game winning streak.
As you get ready for the Elite Eight to begin, here's a stat-based look at what's working well for each of the teams playing in Saturday’s Regional Finals. West Region Final: No. 2 Ohio State vs.
LOS ANGELES -- There have been many surprises throughout the NCAA tournament. Deshaun Thomas' knack for finding the rim has not been one of them. Few collegiate athletes rival his ability to score. The 6-foot-7 NBA prospect is dangerous on the perimeter (35.
LOS ANGELES -- Quick reaction to No. 2 Ohio State’s 73-70 victory over No. 6 Arizona in the Sweet 16 at Staples Center on Thursday. Overview: The crowd at Staples Center seemed to favor Arizona from the tipoff.
LOS ANGELES -- In a news conference that preceded Thursday's matchup with Ohio State in the Sweet 16 at the Staples Center, Arizona seemed concerned but calm when responding to queries about a Buckeyes squad that’s lost just one game since Valentine’s Day.
Sitting in front of his locker at EnergySolutions Arena on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Arizona point guard Mark Lyons wasn’t quite sure how -- or whose -- blood droplets dotted the front of his game shorts.
(3) Marquette Golden Eagles versus (2) Miami Hurricanes, 7:15 ET: Marquette is playing in its third straight Sweet 16, but Miami is appearing in just its second Sweet 16. Shane Larkin has emerged as one of the best point guards in the country and clearly is one of the most indispensable players left in the tournament.
College basketball differs from the pro game in innumerable ways, so for now let's just focus on one: the importance of stars. In the NBA, especially in the postseason, star power is everything; you can't win a title without at least two All-Stars, preferably three, and hopefully one of them is the world-eating monolith named LeBron James.
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