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It’s one thing to know that the greatest improvement most college basketball players show is between their freshmen and sophomore seasons .
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Florida State's Chris Singleton goes up to block a shot.
It’s another to pinpoint those sophomores bound ...
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Florida State Seminoles
Chris Singleton
If anyone ever doubted the NCAA lacked chutzpah , doubt no more.
From an AP story yesterday :
The NCAA Committee on Infractions wants its punishment of the University of Memphis upheld because schools need to be punished when they use ineligible players.
In case you forgot, the ...
NCAA Basketball
Memphis Tigers
Derrick Rose
Mike Miller
Penn State fired the opening salvo in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge Monday night, holding off Virginia and giving the conference an all-important road win.
Seriously. If the Big Ten ever expects to win this event – it’s 0-10 thus far – winning in enemy territory is crucial. Home teams are 30-14 ...
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beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com - 21 hours ago
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The last time UCLA began a season like
this, Steve Lavin ended up out of a job....
That’s not going to happen to Ben Howland – those three straight trips to the Final Four just happened – but a 2-4 start isn’t sitting well in Westwood. Not one bit. ...
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What's behind UCLA's rough start?
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beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com - 21 hours ago
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Villanova freshman Mouphtaou Yarou was supposed to help
ease the loss of Daunte Cunningham, Dwayne Anderson and...
Shane Clark. The 6-10 forward was the prize of a stellar recruiting class for coach Jay Wright, a guy who was big, athletic and could ...
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Even if 'Nova loses Yarou, it's not a killer
Did you miss some of the college hoops action this week? Yeah, me too. That’s what happens when you visit family for Thanksgiving.
Thankfully, Ballin’ Is a Habit has you and me covered . It’s all there, from the standout players to tournament recaps and the big storylines.
You know, stuff ...
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UCLA Bruins
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Willie Warren
Connecticut Huskies
Manny Harris
beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com - 44 hours ago
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Beyond the Arc: The ACC-Big Ten Challenge is
a must-see, along with a couple of weekend matchups...
against college basketball blue bloods.
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5 Things to Watch
For those who traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday, were away from a computer or even out of the country (I was all 3), SI.com’s Luke Winn has your must-read story for the week .
Thanksgiving week used to be about the Maui Invitational, the Great Alaska Shootout and – if you could find it ...
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ESPN
People say a lot of things about John Calipari. Top-flight recruiter. Builder of programs. Shady coach. Winner. Take your pick.
But I’m not sure how often this one gets thrown around: Calipari produces NBA point guards.
It’s the subject of a Dimemag.com article titled “ The biggest myth in ...
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John Calipari
beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com - 6 days ago
Now that’s more like it.
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Purdue's Robbie Hummel, left, fights for a rebound with Tennessee's J.P. Prince and teammate Keaton Grant.
Most ranked matchups this season have either been sloppy or one-sided . The Paradise Jame championship was ...
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Tennessee Volunteers
I don’t subscribe to the Journal of Sports Sciences, but it sounds like the latest issue contains a must-read article.
In a study of 365 games, including 93 played on neutral courts, a group of professors found that yes, refs are biased for the home team and “make-up” calls do exist . They ...
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OK, so everyone ( me included ) who didn’t include Syracuse on their preseason Top 25s turned out to be dumb. Only the coaches’ poll listed the Orange, and they were No. 25 in that.
But after crushing Cal (then ranked 13 th ) and North Carolina (No. 6) last week, Syracuse vaulted to ...
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Syracuse Orange
beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com - 7 days ago
Perhaps every team should lose to a D-II school before the season starts. It sure didn’t hurt Syracuse.
The Orange (4-0) wrapped up an impressive start to the season by dismantling Cal and North Carolina in Coaches vs. Cancer . “That’s about as good as it gets,” said coach Jim Boeheim, “and ...
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Sign of the times: The South Florida will probe the “issues” raised by an AOL Fanhouse report of numerous violations at the school. Ignoring Internet stories like this used to be easy. No longer.
The lengthy report, written by former Tampa Tribune reporter Brett McMurphy, who covered the ...
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South Florida Bulls
Florida Gators
beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com - 11 days ago
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Kentucky’s defense – or lack of – is
killing John Calipari. Three days after watching Miami of...
Ohio’s Nick Winbush hit 8 of 10 from beyond the arc and escaping thanks to John Wall’s late heroics , it was more of the same for the Wildcats against ...
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Calipari's had it up to here with bad 'D'
It’s panic time at Cal. One of the big three could be out a while.
Last year, the Bears relied on Jerome Randle, Patrick Christopher and Theo Robertson for 60 percent of their scoring. After two games this season, they’ve accounted for 62 percent. They’re always the floor (all three played at ...
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Jerome Randle
Patrick Christopher
Theo Robertson
Syracuse Orange
If you didn’t catch up on sleep Wednesday after 24 hours of hoops , you blew it. More days and nights of basketball await, starting Thursday and extending Nov. 29 with the 76 Classic finals.
That’s 11 days of 20 college basketball tournaments. It’s not round-the-clock action, but it’s close. ...
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Foot injuries prompt worry among college basketball coaches. Sometimes little things that appear innocuous turn out to be season-ending. North Carolina’s Marcus Ginyard experienced this last season when a stress fracture delayed his season, then ended it .
OK, so it didn’t derail the Heels’ ...
