Archive for the 'College Basketball' Category

The Most Exciting Young Players in the USA Basketball Program

Posted by Scott Phillips on October 18 2016 Add Comments
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — This year's USA Basketball junior minicamp had a lot of quality underclassmen in attendance as the program was seeking some of the next stars who might come through the next few years. With the Class of 2019 and Class of 2020 heavily represented at last weekend's camp in Colorado Springs, there were plenty of prospects in attendance who have started to separate themselves from their peers. The Colorado Springs trip was very important ...

Big Ten, MAC to Experiment with Instant Replay on Block/Charge Calls

Posted by Rob Goldberg on October 18 2016 Add Comments
Expanded instant replay is coming to college basketball on an experimental basis in 2016-17. According to Greg Johnson of NCAA.com, the Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the use of replay to review block/charge calls in the restricted area.    The rule is limited to only the Big Ten and Mid-American Conference in league games. Like the NFL, coaches can challenge a specific call but will lose a timeout if they are wrong and the call on the court stands. Of ...

15 Bold Predictions for the 1st Month of the 2016-17 College Basketball Season

Posted by Kerry Miller on October 18 2016 Add Comments
The home stretch of college basketball's more than seven-month-long offseason is finally here, and we're ringing in the final few weeks of the break with 15 bold predictions for the first month of the 2016-17 season. It may seem like we're just throwing crazy garbage on a bunch of slides, but there's a fine line to balance when making bold predictions. The outcome that we forecast has to be feasible, but it can't be the obvious ...

Army Veteran Isaiah Brock Granted Eligibility by NCAA: Latest Comments, Reaction

Posted by Tyler Conway on October 17 2016 Add Comments
The NCAA reversed course amid public pressure Monday, granting Oakland University basketball player and U.S. Army veteran Isaiah Brock his immediate eligibility.  Jeff Goodman of ESPN reported the news, citing a school statement. College sports' governing body had previously ruled Brock ineligible because of his high school grades. As noted by Gary Parrish of CBS Sports, Brock had a qualifying standardized test score and proved he was able to do college schoolwork. However, his high school transcripts from five years ago put ...

CBB Players Returning from Injury Who’ll Have a Big Impact in 2016-17

Posted by Brian Pedersen on October 17 2016 Add Comments
Injuries are an unavoidable part of men's college basketball, something you can't really prevent and are hard-pressed to prepare for. When a key player gets hurt, either limiting his ability or keeping him out of action, all a team can do is hope everyone else steps up to fill the void. You can never predict how good he'll be once he returns from injury—if the time away or the ailment had a negative impact on his ...

Late Night with Roy 2016: Score and Reaction from UNC Midnight Madness

Posted by Tyler Conway on October 14 2016 Add Comments
A year ago, North Carolina came within three points of winning a national championship. If there are any hangover effects, they weren't on display Friday night. The Tar Heels hosted their annual Late Night With Roy event, which gave folks in Chapel Hill their first look at the 2016-17 roster.  The verdict: Things are looking pretty good! The raucous night began with two choreographed dance numbers, which only video can do justice, via Carolina Basketball: That led to...even ...

Kentucky Midnight Madness 2016: Recap and Twitter Reaction for Wildcats

Posted by Tyler Conway on October 14 2016 Add Comments
Since arriving at Kentucky, John Calipari has made it clear all players are part of the Wildcats family—even if you only stick around for one season. That familial atmosphere was on full display Friday, as a number of notable UK basketball alumni made a grand appearance at Midnight Madness. Calipari talked about the UK family, per Metz Camfield of the coach's official site: The last seven years has brought us a national championship in 2012, four Final Fours, a ...

Josh Perkins Arrested: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction on Gonzaga Guard

Posted by Adam Wells on October 14 2016 Add Comments
Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins was arrested and cited on October 9 for physical control of a vehicle while under the influence.  Per Thomas Clouse of the Spokesman Review, Perkins received the citation at 4 a.m., but court records did not indicate if he was driving or parked in the car at the time.  Gonzaga head coach Mark Few issued a statement about the incident involving Perkins included in Clouse's report.  “We take this situation very seriously, and we will ...

The Top CBB Recruiting Storylines to Watch as the Early Signing Period Nears

Posted by Scott Phillips on October 14 2016 Add Comments
With college basketball's national signing week being less than one month away, we're getting down to the final stretch of commitments. Signing week doesn't hold as much significance as its football counterpart; however, there's a binding agreement between player and program, and commitments aren't as easily broken once the letter of intent is signed. There are still plenty of talented players on the board, and lots of blue-blood programs are trying to get them, so it should ...

Ranking the Biggest Matchup Problems in College Basketball

Posted by Brian Pedersen on October 13 2016 Add Comments
A key to success in college basketball is creating mismatches, moving players around in a manner that a superior athlete is paired up against a defender who can't guard him. The teams that do this most often tend to sit atop the rankings and go deepest in the postseason. It helps if a team has some individual players who manage to create their own matchup problems, regardless of who they're up against. Certain players have the ability ...