Spartans picked to win Big 10
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Michigan State, the national runner-up last season, has been picked in a preseason poll to repeat as Big Ten champions. A 24-member media panel chose Purdue - which made it to the round of 16 last season - to finish second ...
Knight turns down Hall-of-Fame invite from Indiana
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Former Indiana coach Bob Knight will not attend next weeks induction into the athletic departments hall of fame. Athletic director Fred Glass said Thursday that Knight contacted him directly to decline the invitation. Glass said Knight was concerned that the interest ...
Spartans picked to win Big 10
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Michigan State, the national runner-up last season, has been picked in a preseason poll to repeat as Big Ten champions. A 24-member media panel chose Purdue - which made it to the round of 16 last season - to finish second ...
Kansas overwhelming No. 1 in AP preseason poll
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »The Jayhawks were a runaway choice Thursday, receiving 55 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel to easily outdistance Michigan State, which was No 1 on five ballots. There was little suspense as to which team would top the preseason ...
Redding wants to made amends for arrest
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Jay Wright wanted to give Reggie Redding a summer pep talk. Wright saw how Villanovas senior guard was putting in the time to become a better player and setting a positive example as a team leader. Wright called Redding and told ...
Stanford rebuilds with young roster
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Johnny Dawkins has little time to ponder the great challenge he faces in rebuilding Stanfords proud basketball program. Dawkins is too busy teaching and doing all he can to make sure his young roster figures out his system in time for ...
Tar Heels ready to start the Post-Hansbrough era
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »For the past four years, Roy Williams had the security of knowing Tyler Hansbrough would be there to take a big shot or grab the rebound that would start North Carolinas transition attack. And now? I keep looking for him, Williams said. ...
UK president: school is trying to protect Wall
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »University of Kentucky president Lee Todd says he has no problem with the way the school has handled the investigation into freshman point guard John Walls eligibility. Todd said Tuesday the school was simply trying to protect Wall and did not ...
Montgomery has Cal gearing for another big run
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »In one year, Mike Montgomery took California from ninth place in the Pac-10 to the NCAA tournament. He had hoped for a quick turnaround in his first season leading the Golden Bears, and Cals rapid strides even surprised those who know ...
Coach K ready for 30th season at Duke
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »The highlight of Dukes first preseason practice came when Nolan Smith pulled off his baggy uniform to reveal a skintight tank top and short shorts. Wearing that vintage uniform, he looked like Johnny Dawkins. And Mike Krzyzewski wouldnt mind if the ...
