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3-Pointers: Syracuse is underrated
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Friday's buzz means to college basketball.
SU—Seriously Underrated
You know that thing in the My Profile section of Sporting News Today, where we ask the athlete or the coach about their motto? ...
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NCAA Basketball
Syracuse Orange
Tennessee Volunteers
Kentucky Wildcats
John Calipari
Mississippi State guard Dee Bost: 'We can win a national championship'
Mississippi State's Dee Bost spent his freshman year duking it out in the SEC as a 163-pound point guard, which made him a middleweight in a conference full of heavyweights and light-heavies.
He tried to fix that with an offseason diet and training ...
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NCAA Basketball
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Dee Bost
UNC PG Larry Drew: 'I'm going to go out and prove people wrong'
No one said replacing Ty Lawson as point guard at North Carolina was going to be easy, and it was anything but that for sophomore Larry Drew on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. He missed four three throws in the final 49 seconds, but managed ...
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NCAA Basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels
Jardine-Triche duo helping Syracuse forget about Flynn
NEW YORK – They didn't show the flash or other-wordly quickness off the dribble of Jonny Flynn, but Syracuse point guards Scoop Jardine and and Brandon Triche were plenty good enough Thursday night in the Orange's 95-73 victory over California ...
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Syracuse Orange
3-Pointers: Cyclones making noise on offense
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Thursday's buzz means to college basketball.
Rock you like a Cyclone
Iowa State is averaging 83.3 points per game, which seems a little like Taylor Swift covering a Black Sabbath tune.
The Cyclones ...
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Iowa State Cyclones
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Ohio State PG Evan Turner is making the transition look easy
Mike DeCourcy
Jim Matta got it half-right. He told his son it was a good thing all-Big Ten star Evan Turner was moved from forward to point guard, "or nobody would have anything to ...
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NCAA Basketball
Ohio State Buckeyes
Evan Turner
Three Pointers: Early tests helping top contenders
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Wednesday's buzz means to college basketball.
Self awareness
Lots of writers mocked Kentucky coach John Calipari for claiming he was "ecstatic" about his team falling behind by 18 points. ...
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Michigan State Spartans
Kansas Jayhawks
Tennessee Volunteers
College basketball teams get early chance to prove they belong among elite
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State proved it has the depth of a champion, and Gonzaga showed it's not in any hurry to decline as the Spartans were forced to rally for a 75-71 victory Tuesday at the Breslin Center.
Here are four more games in the ...
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NCAA Basketball
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Michigan State Spartans
Gani Lawal
Syracuse Orange
Gonzaga G Matt Bouldin: 'Happy with the way we competed'
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Gonzaga senior guard Matt Bouldin scored 15 points and passed for four assists in a 75-71 loss to Michigan State. It was not an unpleasant night for the Zags, who competed with such tenacity in a tough road game they probably ...
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NCAA Basketball
Matt Bouldin
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Izzo sees big things for Summers, if he can convince him
Tom Izzo: Summers "hasn't learned to play at a different level" for the Spartans.
EAST LANSING , Mich. -- When Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talks about junior wing Durrell Summers, he brings such names as Jason Richardson and Morris ...
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Michigan State Spartans
Durrell Summers
Tom Izzo
3-pointers: Talent tells tale of Pac-10 trouble
For Ben Howland's UCLA and other Pac-10 schools, a down season is ahead.
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Tuesday's buzz means to college basketball.
Back of the Pac
It's awfully early to be leaping to grand ...
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NCAA Basketball
Pittsburgh Panthers
Clemson Tigers
3-Pointers: Atlantic 10 needs a win from Duquesne
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Monday's buzz means to college basketball.
Put up your Dukes
Lots of games on Tuesday's calendar will draw more attention, but in some ways Duquesne at Iowa will be the biggest game of the night.
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NCAA Basketball
Memphis Tigers
Starting Five: Isiah Thomas seeks out controversy
Sporting News' college basketball columnist Mike DeCourcy addresses five topics currently in his sport's headlines.
1. Is it possible for Isiah Thomas to avoid controversy?
DeCourcy: Look, the media are not making this stuff up. They are ...
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NCAA Basketball
West Virginia Mountaineers
Isiah Thomas
Northwestern Wildcats
Arkansas Razorbacks
Q & A with ... VCU PG Joey Rodriguez
Matt Crossman
Want to motivate VCU's Joey Rodriguez? Mouth off about him being short or suggest he can't play point guard. Rodriguez discusses with Sporting News ' Matt Crossman the ...
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NCAA Basketball
Joey Rodriguez
The Week Ahead: Hoosiers can teach us a lot
We know the direction Indiana basketball is traveling in its second year out from the program's implosion: forward.
We'll know a bit more about how fast the Hoosiers are moving after their trip to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off later in the week.
IU ...
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Indiana Hoosiers
Creighton coach Dana Altman: 'We had enough guys to win the game'
DAYTON, Ohio — Creighton is a man-to-man team that is running short on men. The Blue Jays traveled Saturday to Dayton and played without forward Chad Millard (foot), forward Justin Carter (knee) and forward Casey Harriman (flu). Without three ...
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NCAA Basketball
Dana Altman
3-Pointers: OU's Warren shows unselfish side
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Saturday's buzz means to college basketball.
Slick Willie
Oklahoma guard Willie Warren has long since established that those who labeled him as a selfish player while in high school had gotten it all ...
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Oklahoma Sooners
Washington Huskies
Willie Warren
Wright looks like finished product for Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio — Not even four minutes into his junior season, Dayton forward Chris Wright stuck a 3-point shot from the right corner that seemed to be worth a lot more than 3 points. It lingered as a declaration that all his summer work would ...
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NCAA Basketball
Chris Wright
3-Pointers: Does UNC really need Harrison Barnes?
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Thursday's buzz means to college basketball.
McDonaldland
When Harrison Barnes arrives at North Carolina's first basketball practice in October 2010, you won't be able to throw a Royale with Cheese ...
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NCAA Basketball
Arizona Wildcats
North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina pulls off coup with Barnes commitment
North Carolina pulled one of the impressive come-from-behind recruiting surprises of recent years when Harrison Barnes, Sporting News' No. 3 prospect among high school seniors, announced Friday he would be signing with the Tar Heels.
In the ...
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NCAA Basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels
Winthrop forward suspended indefinitely
Sporting News staff reports
Winthrop forward Charles Corbin has been suspended indefinitely for disciplinary reasons, according to the (Rock Hill, S.C.) Herald.
The junior started a ...
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NCAA Basketball
Boston College Eagles
Randy Peele
College hoops' first weekend has few big games but plenty to watch
After the first few days of NCAA basketball have given us nothing but a few established powers beating up on low-major victims in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic, we get pretty much a full schedule of games this weekend.
When it is completed, ...
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3-Pointers: Villanova freshman's story rings hollow
Mike DeCourcy
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Thursday's buzz means to college basketball.
Playing defense
Villanova's public defense of freshman Mouphtaou Yarou has ...
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NCAA Basketball
Andy Rautins
Syracuse Orange
Duke frosh Plumlee breaks his wrist
Mike DeCourcy
The renovation of Duke's frontcourt lost a major piece – at least temporarily – when freshman forward Mason Plumlee was lost for an indefinite period with a ...
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NCAA Basketball
Mike Krzyzewski
North Carolina Tar Heels
David Lighty: 'Everybody has love for the Buckeyes here'
Ryan Fagan
The foot injury that cost David Lighty all but seven games last season has healed. The 6-5 junior could help Ohio State make a run that ends deep in the NCAA Tournament. Lighty ...
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NCAA Basketball
Ohio State Buckeyes
David Lighty
Scheyer: 'I just want to be a great leader'
Benson Taylor
When Jon Scheyer took over the point guard position last February, the Blue Devils went 10-2 the rest of the season, with Scheyer hitting 43.2 percent of his 3-point ...
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NCAA Basketball
Jon Scheyer
Forecasting the Pac-10: Conference takes a step back
Sporting News college basketball expert Mike DeCourcy makes his predictions on how everything will unfold in the six major conferences. Today we preview the Big East and Pac-10. On Friday, we'll look at the SEC and Big 12.
Bold predictions
1. ...
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NCAA Basketball
California Golden Bears
Nic Wise
Jerome Randle
Isaiah Thomas
Arizona State Sun Devils
Forecasting the Big East: Mountaineers will finish on top
Sporting News college basketball expert Mike DeCourcy makes his predictions on how everything will unfold in the six major conferences. Today we preview the Big East and Pac-10. On Friday, we'll look at the SEC and Big 12.
Bold predictions
1. ...
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NCAA Basketball
West Virginia Mountaineers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Pittsburgh Panthers
South Florida Bulls
Cincinnati Bearcats
Syracuse Orange
3-Pointers: Star's injury makes Northwestern's NCAA road tougher
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Wednesday's buzz means to college basketball.
Wildcat strike
This isn't the worst possible injury news a team can get–anything with the words "season-ending" would be more ...
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NCAA Basketball
Northwestern Wildcats
Breaking down SN's top 10 college hoops recruits for 2010
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy breaks down his top 10 recruits in the 2010 class.
1. Brandon Knight, PG, 6-3, 185
High school: Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Considering: Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Miami. Expected to wait ...
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Signing day winners: All eyes on newest Bucks
Most of the big winners in college basketball recruiting were decided long ago, but Wednesday's national signing day made it more official. These were the programs celebrating hardest:
1. Ohio State. The Buckeyes have known for years that ...
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NCAA Basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels
Ohio State Buckeyes
Syracuse Orange
Memphis Tigers
Illinois Fighting Illini
Northwestern's Kevin Coble injures foot
Mike DeCourcy
Northwestern's drive to its first-ever NCAA Tournament bid was set back at least a bit when star forward Kevin Coble injured his foot during Tuesday's practice.
The extent ...
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NCAA Basketball
Northwestern Wildcats
Kevin Coble
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Iowa State Cyclones
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Virginia's Jamil Tucker to take leave of absence
Mike DeCourcy
Shorthanded Virginia lost another veteran player Wednesday when the basketball program announced forward Jamil Tucker would take an indefinite leave of absence to deal with ...
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NCAA Basketball
Forecasting the Big Ten: With Lucas, Spartans are team to beat
Sporting News college basketball expert Mike DeCourcy makes his predictions on how everything will unfold in the six major conferences. Today we preview the ACC and the Big Ten, with the Big East and Pac-10 coming on Thursday, and the ...
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NCAA Basketball
Michigan State Spartans
Ohio State Buckeyes
Evan Turner
Robbie Hummel
Forecasting the ACC: North Carolina still rules
Sporting News college basketball expert Mike DeCourcy makes his predictions on how everything will unfold in the six major conferences. Today we preview the ACC and the Big Ten , with the Big East and Pac-10 coming on Thursday, and the ...
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NCAA Basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels
Florida State Seminoles
Greivis Vasquez
Trevor Booker
What We Learned: Buckeyes' Turner shows he's an effective point guard
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Tuesday's buzz means to college basketball.
Turner construction
There's nothing wrong with getting all excited about the very fact of Evan Turner's triple-double in Ohio State's opener. That ...
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Ohio State Buckeyes
Evan Turner
SN's NCAA Tournament predictions
Sporting News
See also: SN's projected NCAA Tournament field
No. 1 seeds
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan State
West Virginia
No. 2 seeds
Duke
North Carolina
Purdue ...
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Michigan State Spartans
Kansas Jayhawks
West Virginia Mountaineers
Mississippi State Bulldogs
SN's projected NCAA Tournament field
Sporting News
See also: SN's NCAA Tournament predictions
Conferences with multiple tournament bids
Big East (9)
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Georgetown
Louisville
Notre ...
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Former Syracuse players reflect on Boeheim's milestone
Talk to the men who played basketball for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse through 800 career victories, and it becomes obvious not much has changed about his approach over the years. And neither has the level of success.
Jonny Flynn, Minnesota Timberwolves ...
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Syracuse Orange
Jim Boeheim
800th win puts Jim Boeheim in elite company
He has been around Jim Boeheim long enough that some of these numbers can start to run together.
"I was there in 1989," Mike Hopkins said. "Now it seems like I've gone through four or five of these moments."
There ...
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NCAA Basketball
Jim Boeheim
Syracuse Orange
Questions about age of star Villanova freshman arise
Mike DeCourcy
Villanova's compliance department is not concerned with a potential age discrepancy for five-star recruit Mouphtaou Yarou, but a compliance official plans to speak with the ...
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NCAA Basketball
3-Pointers: Cupcakes serve a purpose
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Monday's buzz means to college basketball.
The Smith's apprentice
Wonder why college basketball powerhouses schedule opponents such as UNC Greensboro early in the season? Here's another answer: If one of ...
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NCAA Basketball
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
College basketball preview: Year of the blueblood
Mike DeCourcy
When a spectacular young basketball prospect named Harrison Barnes was arranging an official recruiting visit to North Carolina, the Tar Heels did not ask that he time his ...
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Indiana Hoosiers
Kansas Jayhawks
Kentucky Wildcats
Blueblood programs' all-time teams
Sporting News
Duke Blue Devils
G Bobby Hurley, 1989-93
G Jason Williams, 1999-2002
F Shane Battier, 1997-01
F Danny Ferry, 1985-89
C Christian Laettner, 1988-92
...
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Kansas Jayhawks
North Carolina Tar Heels
Kentucky Wildcats
Mike Krzyzewski
UCLA freshman F Honeycutt out a month
Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News
The UCLA Bruins have received another blow to their reloading efforts: Talented freshman forward Tyler Honeycutt will miss possibly a month with a stress ...
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NCAA Basketball
UCLA Bruins
Jerime Anderson
James Keefe
Malcolm Lee
Three Pointers: Your comprehensive college basketball preview
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes the buzz entering the 2009-2010 college basketball season, which begins Monday night.
We're rushing to beat a deadline here. Only a few more hours remain before the 2009-10 college basketball season begins, ...
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NCAA Basketball
After long, cold summer, college basketball tips off Monday
If you've had trouble climbing out of bed on the 216 mornings since North Carolina claimed the NCAA championship, we have a little inspiration for you.
College basketball starts Monday.
There are four official regular season games, and though ...
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Michigan State Spartans
Kansas Jayhawks
Kentucky Wildcats
John Wall
College basketball countdown: No. 2 Kentucky
Jimmy Hyams, Sporting News Yearbooks
Kentucky created a buzz heard around the college basketball world by hiring John Calipari away from Memphis as coach and garnering the top ...
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NCAA Basketball
Kentucky Wildcats
John Calipari
Quick facts: Kentucky
Coach: John Calipari (first year)
Last season's record: 22-14
Spotlight player
Everybody is waiting to see freshman point guard John Wall. Everybody knows what to expect from junior Patrick Patterson. But the guy whose performance might make ...
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NCAA Basketball
Kentucky Wildcats
John Wall
John Calipari
WSU coach Bone knows who he can trust
Ken Bradley
Gone is Tony Bennett and in is Ken Bone for the Washington State Cougars. Bone inherited a team that went 17-16 a year ago and one that is heavy on youth. He led Portland ...
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