1. Ohio State Basketball: Strengths and Weaknesses of Buckeyes' 2013-14 Roster

    Deshaun Thomas or no Deshaun Thomas, the goals of the Ohio State basketball team heading into the 2013-14 season remain the same—a Big Ten regular-season championship, a Big Ten tournament title and a run to the Final Four...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 2,907 reads 7 comments

  2. Andrew Wiggins Decision: How Top Recruit Stacks Up Against Recent One-and-Dones

    Andrew Wiggins, one of the most talented high-school prospects in recent memory, dominated the college basketball headlines for much of the past month as he narrowed down his college choices...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 190 reads 10 comments

  3. NCAA Basketball Scandals That We'll Still Be Talking About in 2013-14 Season

    The sad reality in college sports recently is that off-court and off-field scandals have dominated headlines throughout the offseason...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 66 reads 14 comments

  4. Ohio State Basketball: 5 Early Storylines from Buckeyes' 2014 Recruiting Trail

    In today’s what-have-you-done-for-me-lately age of college basketball, it has seemed like a lifetime since Ohio State brought in a top-notch recruiting class. In reality it has been since 2011 that Thad Matta brought in a top-10 class...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 6,594 reads 5 comments

  5. The 10 Incoming Freshmen Most Likely to Be in Player of the Year Award Races

    The role of the freshman in college basketball has evolved a number of times. There was an age when first-year players couldn’t even suit up in the games, and now squads like ...

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  6. College Basketball Conferences with Best Shot to Produce 2014 National Champion

    Conference pride seems to play a larger role in college football than college basketball to the outside observer (perhaps because ESPN constantly likes to remind everyone that its ...

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  7. Predicting the 2013-14 Player of the Year in Each Major Conference

    There are few things harder right now for college basketball fans than trying to keep track of the various conference changes that will take place before the next couple of seasons tip off...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 10,539 reads 43 comments

  8. Ohio State Basketball: 5 Effects Roster Changes Will Have on Buckeyes in 2013-14

    There were some teams that had dramatic roster changes this offseason—we are looking at you Kentucky—and others that basically stayed intact, like as Michigan State; but most fell somewhere in the middle...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 3,560 reads 4 comments

  9. 5 NCAA Basketball Teams That Will Be Defensive Juggernauts in 2013-14

    The old adage that defense wins championships doesn ’t always play out, but it certainly did in college basketball last season. In a national championship game that featured Ken Pomeroy ’s No...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 5,173 reads 33 comments

  10. Ohio State Basketball: 5 Storylines to Monitor During Buckeyes' Offseason

    The college basketball offseason makes Bo Ryan’s offense look fast. It is approximately seven months of a hoop-less void that tests the patience of the most ardent fans across the country...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 2,549 reads 1 comments

  11. Ohio State Basketball: How Buckeyes Match Up with Every B1G Team Right Now

    The Ohio State basketball program has won at least a share of five of the past eight Big Ten regular-season crowns and has taken home three of the last four Big Ten tournament titles...

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  12. NCAA Basketball Recruiting: The 5 Best 2013 Classes Among Mid-Majors

    Let’s get one thing clear before we delve into the best 2013 recruiting classes among mid-major programs...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 107 reads 4 comments

  13. Ohio State Basketball: Breaking Down Every Addition and Departure

    The early offseason in college basketball means a handful of things—NBA departures, last second recruiting pitches, coaching changes, transfers and way too early Top 25 polls, to name a few...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 28 reads 4 comments

  14. NCAA Tournament 2014: Super Early Predictions for the No. 1 Seeds

    March of the year 2014 is approximately 10 months away, so naturally now is as good a time as any to predict the No. 1 seeds in the 2014 NCAA tournament...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 8,336 reads 50 comments

  15. Ranking the 5 Most Consistent College Basketball Programs Over the Past Decade

    In today’s age of one-and-done collegiate superstars who simply use college basketball as a brief training stint for the NBA, consistency is often overlooked...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 43 reads 29 comments

  16. Breaking Down the Biggest Conference Changes in NCAA Basketball for 2014

    Sometimes when things are moving a bit too quickly in life, it helps to pump the brakes for a second, survey the situation and recollect our thoughts...

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  17. Ohio State Basketball: Biggest Improvement Each Returning Player Must Make

    Although many programs would consider a conference tournament championship and Elite Eight appearance a successful campaign, the Ohio State basketball team fell short of its lofty goals in the 2012-13 season...

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  18. Ohio State Basketball: Assigning Roles to Each Player on the 2013-14 Roster

    The NBA decisions have been made ( Deshaun Thomas is gone, LaQuinton Ross is still around), the freshmen have been signed and the offseason is officially underway for the Ohio State basketball team...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 1 month ago 4,380 reads 4 comments

  19. NBA Playoffs: Predicting the Eastern Conference First Round

    After a long NBA season featuring unfortunate injuries, an entertaining scoring title race and LeBron James exerting his dominance on the rest of the league, the playoffs have finally arrived...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 2 months ago 262 reads 0 comments

  20. Ohio State Basketball: Projected Stats for Each Incoming 2013 Recruit

    Young Ohio State basketball fans may take the program’s recent success for granted, but the Buckeyes went through some lean years before Thad Matta took over the helms...

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  21. Ohio State Basketball Recruiting: Meet the Buckeyes' 2013 Class

    Although it will be without drama in the halls of the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, college basketball’s 2013 spring signing period is officially among us...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 2 months ago 11,970 reads 9 comments

  22. NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Early Look at Most Exciting Players in 2014 Class

    Chances are if and when you made your college decision, you didn’t do so with the hopes and wishes of thousands of overly zealous college basketball fans hanging in the balance...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 2 months ago 6,102 reads 2 comments

  23. College Basketball Teams That Will Drastically Improve in 2013-14

    Before the confetti even stopped falling on national champion Louisville, many college basketball fans were turning their attention to the 2013-14 season...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 2 months ago 7,162 reads 20 comments

  24. NCAA Basketball Recruiting 2013: How the Top 10 Commits Fit with Their New Teams

    Strap yourself in college basketball fans because there will not be another game for nearly seven months. That means that storylines that go beyond the lines will dominate headlines for quite some time...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 2 months ago 13,023 reads 7 comments

  25. Ohio State Basketball: Assessing Whether LaQuinton Ross Should Stay or Go Pro

    First things first— LaQuinton Ross is returning to the Ohio State basketball program for his junior season. The real question is whether he should do so or take his talents to the professional level instead...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 2 months ago 5,680 reads 15 comments