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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 11: Myles Davis #15 of the Xavier Musketeers walks off the court after the loss to the Seton Hall Pirates during the semifinals of the Big East Basketball Tournament on March 11, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.The Seton Hall Pirates defeated the Xavier Musketeers 87-83. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Xavier reinstates key player before matchup with Villanova

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Prior to No. 16/15 Xavier’s (13-2, 3-0 Big East) critical affair versus No. 1-ranked Villanova on Tuesday evening, the program welcomes back a familiar face. Head coach Chris Mack announced guard Myles Davis, who served a 15-game suspension due to two misdemeanor criminal damaging charges, will return to the rotation. A campaign ago, the then-junior […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – DECEMBER 03: Jevon Carter #2 of the West Virginia Mountaineers defends Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers in the second half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on December 3, 2016 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 66-57. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Kyle Guy leads Virginia to win at Cal

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When guard Malcolm Brogdon, one of the top scorers in Virginia men’s basketball history, graduated last May, the Cavaliers figured to have junior transfer Austin Nicholas in the fold to replace a piece of his output in 2016-17. However, just over a month ago, the forward was dismissed from the team after suiting up for only one […]

TAMPA, FL – APRIL 08: Head coach Pat Summitt of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers celebrates cutting down the net after their 64-48 win against the Stanford Cardinal during the National Championsip Game of the 2008 NCAA Women’s Final Four at St. Pete Times Forum April 8, 2008 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

DePaul head coach Doug Bruno embraces Pat Summitt’s legacy

0 comments by on 6/29/2016

On Dec. 20, 1995, Doug Bruno, the head coach of DePaul women’s basketball for 30 seasons, aimed to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers for the first time in program history. Although the Blue Demons lost 76-68, following the game, Bruno inhaled heartbreaking news, miles beyond a “L” in the box score. “[Athletic director] Jeanie [Lenti Ponsetto] […]

CHAMPAIGN, IL – DECEMBER 30: Kendrick Nunn #25 of the Illinois Fighting Illini brings the ball up court during the game against the Michigan Wolverines at State Farm Center on December 30, 2015 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Kendrick Nunn situation further confirms NCAA’s blind eyes

0 comments by on 6/28/2016

If a 10-year-old girl teases her 5-year-old brother, he might counter with physical contact, resulting in a soft, harmless slap. Following a stern rebuke from his mother or father, little Timmy starts to cry. The goal of his parents then shifts towards putting a smile back on their son’s face, as if the incident never […]

NBA Draft Big Board, Volume 1

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Now that the NFL Draft is over, a nation turns its lonely eye towards the NBA Draft (although the MLB Draft is before it, so maybe the eye is on that too). While there will be hundreds of places with mock drafts, this is a big board, meaning purely a ranking of the available prospects […]

CHARLOTTE, NC – MARCH 20: Head coach Mark Fox of the Georgia Bulldogs watches on against the Michigan State Spartans during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 20, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

UGA basketball coach Mark Fox nearly involved in plane collision

0 comments by Ryan Williamson on 4/27/2016

While on his way to visit a friend with cancer in Miami, Georgia men’s basketball coach Mark Fox nearly found himself in a plane accident Wednesday morning. Fox was on his way from Atlanta to visit Miami Heat assistant Keith Smart when the plane Fox was riding in nearly hit another on the runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta […]

College hoops coaching carousel, part V: collections and conclusions

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The college hoops coaching carousel has almost run its course. Of the 48 transitions at Division I programs in this spin of the carousel, 46 have been finalized. As of 1 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, April 27, only two open jobs remain: Delaware in the Colonial and Northern Colorado in the Big Sky. We’ve […]

Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina women’s basketball, and true desolation

0 comments by on 4/26/2016

Sylvia Hatchell might not be an innocent figure. She and her women’s basketball program at the University of North Carolina might deserve the punishments which likely await in the future. Nevertheless, after the NCAA’s release of its amended notice of allegations on Monday, it is hard to escape the idea that Hatchell and UNC women’s […]

TUCSON, AZ – JANUARY 04: Head coach Herb Sendek of the Arizona State Sun Devils reacts on the bench during the first half of the college basketball game against the Arizona Wildcats at McKale Center on January 4, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

College hoops coaching carousel, part IV: West Coast Horizons

0 comments by on 4/25/2016

The college basketball coaching carousel — 48 changes, 45 slots filled as of Monday afternoon — hasn’t entirely stopped spinning. Yet, when Tubby Smith left Texas Tech, a few extra go-rounds became part of this annual April affair. With three slots left to be filled, a few final facts and figures can’t yet be tabulated. […]

NBA Rumors – John Calipari to the NBA?

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It must be the NBA offseason. It simply has to be. How else can we explain the rash of — even more so than usual — John Calipari is headed to the NBA for {insert job that is less alluring than dating a walrus} stories. This time around, apparently, reportedly, or whatever, the Sacramento Kings […]

College hoops coaching carousel, part III: the new crew

0 comments by on 4/24/2016

The new college basketball head coaching class is still being filled — five of the 48 changed jobs this offseason remain vacant — but one can already say that the largest group of first-year coaches in Division I men’s basketball consists of those who will take over programs for the very first time in their […]

College hoops coaching carousel, part II: the redrawn conference map

0 comments by on 4/22/2016

In our latest review of the college basketball coaching carousel — such a broad topic requires multiple examinations — we consider the new balance of power among the conferences. No, nothing earth-shaking occurred in the latest cycle of upward moves, downward moves, and relocations of all kinds. However, this isn’t a static landscape, either, and […]

Big Ten-Fox deal a winner for both sides

0 comments by on 4/20/2016

There’s nothing like having a smooth $1.5 billion in your pocket, at least I’d assume. If you ever get there, good on you. Fox and the Big Ten agreed to a $250 million annual deal for the next six years, as well as half of the league’s media rights, allowing the network to broadcast 25 […]

Tubby Smith is Lon Kruger. Now he needs his Buddy in Memphis

0 comments by on 4/19/2016

Tubby Smith is not what one would call a “typical” hire for a program with Memphis’ stature and aspirations. That’s a definite part of why a lot of Tiger fans didn’t immediately embrace the decision to bring him aboard (even though many certainly accepted the larger situation). When it became plain that Gregg Marshall, Buzz […]

Greg Sorber — Aggies coach Marvin Menzies directs his players during the game against UNM in the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, NM.

College hoops coaching carousel, Part I: the reset button

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The college basketball coaching carousel hasn’t stopped spinning, but its main whirl has run its course. When Marvin Menzies took the UNLV job — which was caused by the opening of the Texas Tech job, which was caused by Memphis’s decision to hire Tubby Smith, which was caused by Josh Pastner bolting for Georgia Tech […]

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