Watch: Aubrey Dawkins Gets Ill against Illinois

Michigan’s Aubrey Dawkins did that nasty thing against Illinois tonight. While there aren’t a lot points being scored, those two standout. Here is the dunk in vine form if you want to watch it over and over again: 1H MICH A. Dawkins made Dunk. Assisted by A. Dakich.

Watch: Stefan Moody’s 3 Gives Ole Miss a Rare Florida Sweep

Ole Miss swept Florida for the first time since 1990 tonight, thanks to the heroics of Stefan Moody: Florida continues to be #TeamBadLuck. Ole Miss moves to 17-7, 8-3 in the SEC to improve their tournament odds. The Gators drop to .500 and seem destined for the NIT.

5Dimes releases week one odds for eight games

5Dimes has released some initial week one odds for eight games. The big storylines? – Michigan is an underdog in their opener – Notre Dame is a double-digit favorite over Texas – Auburn is a ten point favorite over Louisville – Ohio State opens up as a huge favorite over the only team they lost […]

Roquan Smith will make his decision on Friday

Whether you follow recruiting or not, it’s likely that you’ve heard of the saga of high school linebacker Roquan Smith. On National Signing Day (NSD), Smith announced live on ESPNU that he was going to sign with UCLA. Then, before he had a chance to send in his National Letter of Intent (NLI), he heard […]

Report: Rutgers is hiring a booster to be their recruiting coordinator

I guess stranger things have happened, right? Here’s the info: Rutgers coach Kyle Flood is on the verge of shaking up his recruiting operations staff with the expected hiring of a business consultant who is a financial supporter of the football program, three people with knowledge of the decision told NJ Advance Media on Wednesday. […]

Wake Forest signed Matthew Colburn, the recruit who had Louisville offer pulled

Matthew Colburn, Mr Football for the state of South Carolina, had his scholarship offer pulled by Louisville just two days before signing day. Today, he signed on with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons…. Deacon fans, welcome Matthew Colburn to the Wake Forest family! He signed an NLI today, and was Mr. Football in S.C. pic.twitter.com/2apdi03wgy […]

In Memoriam: The Stories Jerry Tarkanian Left Behind

At one point, the flood of sports giants leaving us wasn’t tilted to one particular sport. Ernie Banks, Billy Casper, Dean Smith — they left large marks on three separate theaters of competition. Now, though, college basketball has lost two larger-than-life figures in less than a week’s time. Following Dean Smith’s passage late Saturday, UNLV […]

The Obligatory Way Too Early Top 10

Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect In the spirit of total conjecture and very little to base an opinion on, brought to you by whoever decided it was a good idea to put freaking Fritos on pizza at Papa John’s … you are given a Way Too Early Top 10, because … why not? The following […]

Roy Williams and Dean Smith at the 1991 Final Four in Indianapolis (with Jim Delany being way too happy about the moment in the background).

The 5 Strongest Branches Of Dean Smith’s Coaching Tree

In terms of the consistency, depth and height of coaching achievements, it’s very hard to put Dean Edwards Smith above John Wooden or Mike Krzyzewski on any all-time list in college basketball. Wooden’s championships and Coach K’s combination of national titles with Final Four appearances would almost certainly place them above Smith — maybe not […]

Bears, Bulldogs and Buckeyes, Oh My: Five Final Four Sleepers

Conference play has surpassed the midway point and the NCAA tournament is just more than a month away. The usual suspects like Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, Kansas and Arizona remain in line to contend for a national championship, but as always with March madness comes the aura of unpredictability. While few would be surprised if any […]

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