1. Ranking the 10 Most Talented College Basketball Teams for 2013-14 Season

    College basketball fans: we are five months away from preseason practices and exhibition games. Coaches and their staffs have been working tirelessly since the close of the 2012-13 ...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 2 days ago 11,405 reads 52 comments

  2. Ranking the 20 Most Dominant College Basketball Players in History

    While there are many college basketball players who would be considered "great" or "outstanding," dominant players are more rare...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 3 days ago 12,293 reads 24 comments

  3. Ranking the Most Iconic Jerseys in College Basketball History

    How awesome would it be to have a collection of some of the most legendary college basketball jerseys of all time? From every decade from the 1950s until now. From superstars who represented fabled programs...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 6 days ago 7,234 reads 11 comments

  4. Ranking the 10 Most Unguardable Incoming Freshmen for the 2013-14 Season

    While college basketball is continually changing, one skill remains at the top of the list that makes a good player great: the ability to score...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 9 days ago 13,222 reads 21 comments

  5. 10 Fantastic College Basketball Coaches Who Don't Get the Credit They Deserve

    Sometimes, having success is not enough for college basketball coaches to gain the high regard of their peers and hoops fans everywhere...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 11 days ago 4,845 reads 25 comments

  6. Big Ten Basketball: Predicting Which B1G Teams Will Reach 2014 NCAA Tournament

    The Big Ten was the toughest conference in college basketball this past season. For most of the year, there were five or six teams in the Top 15...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 13 days ago 5,453 reads 2 comments

  7. NBA Draft Declaration Decisions: Breaking Down the Right and Wrong Choices

    CBSSports .com lists the 40 college underclassmen basketball players who have declared for the 2013 NBA draft. Many of these players won conference or national awards. They are legitimately ready to take their game to the next level...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 16 days ago 10,606 reads 7 comments

  8. College Basketball Recruiting: One Improvement Each Star Must Make

    The recruiting class of 2013 is as talented and deep (or more) than any recent group of collegiate hoops prospects. The amount of incoming players who have a chance to vault from high school to college to the NBA is incredible...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 18 days ago 4,746 reads 0 comments

  9. Ranking the 10 Best Sophomores in College Basketball for 2014 Season

    It's exciting to see so many talented freshmen college basketball players returning for their sophomore seasons. These decisions will improve the quality of play on their respective teams and in collegiate hoops in general...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 22 days ago 11,706 reads 48 comments

  10. NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Under-the-Radar Players Set for Huge 2014 Seasons

    In most years, the top eight or nine prospects of a recruiting class get a massive percentage of the hype and hysteria. This is true for 2013...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 22 days ago 7,416 reads 5 comments

  11. College Basketball Recruiting: Ranking the Top 25 Classes for the 2013 Season

    The 2013 recruiting class is almost complete. Strangely, the top player in the class, Andrew Wiggins , is the only elite level recruit who has not announced where he will be playing next season...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 25 days ago 17,279 reads 57 comments

  12. Ranking the 10 Biggest NCAA Basketball Recruiting Busts in the Past Decade

    It's hard to have success as a coach in college basketball without being a good recruiter. The teams that generally are at the top of the polls and that make deep runs in the NCAA ...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 27 days ago 12,952 reads 8 comments

  13. Latest Buzz on Every Player Still to Decide Whether or Not to Enter NBA Draft

    The final and official deadline for early entry in this year's NBA draft is April 28. To date, according to CBSSports .com's Jeff Goodman, 36 underclassmen have entered the draft early...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 30 days ago 3,743 reads 1 comments

  14. 4 Rule Changes That College Basketball Must Implement Before 2014 Season

    Even though this year’s NCAA championship game between Louisville and Michigan was one of the best title contests in years, college basketball as a whole could use some upgrading...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 3,126 reads 20 comments

  15. Which 2013 NCAA Basketball Recruits Are NBA-Ready Right Now?

    College basketball’s recruiting class of 2013 is a dazzlingly talented group that will leave its mark on next season and the 2014 NCAA tournament in North Texas. A large group of these incoming freshmen are NBA-ready...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 25,698 reads 40 comments

  16. Is UConn's Geno Auriemma on Even Ground with Pat Summitt After Latest Title?

    Geno Auriemma continues to redefine the word "excellence." The 28-year veteran head coach has never lost an NCAA championship game. Eight times his UConn women’s basketball team has played for the national title...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 2,003 reads 7 comments

  17. Ranking the Most Unlikely Performances in NCAA Championship History

    Neither Michigan’s Spike Albrecht nor Louisville’s Luke Hancock started the 2013 NCAA championship game, but they turned the title contest upside down, hitting one three after another...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 6,964 reads 3 comments

  18. 2013 NCAA National Championship Game: Players Who Will Determine the Outcome

    The 2013 NCAA tournament reaches its pinnacle on Monday night as the No. 4-seeded Michigan Wolverines square off against the No. 1 overall seed Louisville Cardinals in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 20,092 reads 32 comments

  19. Michigan's Blueprint to Beat Louisville in 2013 NCAA Championship Game

    March Madness comes down to one final game: the NCAA championship on Monday night at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The No. 4-seeded Michigan Wolverines will battle the No. 1 overall seed Louisville Cardinals for the national title...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 14,039 reads 24 comments

  20. No Kevin Ware, but Louisville's Bench Mob the X-Factor vs. Wichita State

    Louisville knew that the team was going to miss Kevin Ware coming off the bench in its Final Four matchup against Wichita State Saturday night...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 2,163 reads 3 comments

  21. Top 10 Players from Louisville, Wichita State, Syracuse, Michigan in Final Four

    The No. 1-seeded Louisville Cardinals and No. 9 Wichita State Shockers tip things off from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta at 6:05 p.m. ET Saturday. Following the first Final Four game is a battle of two No...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 25,217 reads 54 comments

  22. Final Four 2013: Updated Odds for Each Team to Win NCAA Title

    The Final Four teams have arrived in the ATL after defeating many worthy opponents. The Georgia Dome will be rockin' on Saturday night when Wichita State takes a run at the overall No...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 6,607 reads 9 comments

  23. The Biggest X-Factors in the 2013 Final Four

    The Final Four is just days away! Wichita State will take on Louisville. Syracuse will go to war against Michigan. These games will primarily be decided by effort, skill and execution...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 2,554 reads 2 comments

  24. Louisville vs. Wichita State: Position-by-Position Breakdown of Final Four Game

    Any team that makes it to the NCAA Final Four has a chance of claiming the title. Wichita State doesn't have to beat Louisville in a seven-game series —the Shockers just ...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 1,818 reads 2 comments

  25. Wichita State Shockers' Blueprint to Beat Louisville Cardinals in Final Four

    Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall has been telling his team throughout the tournament to "play angry." The Shockers have used this motto to focus their energy and attention on defeating one foe after another in this year's March Madness...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 1 month ago 3,478 reads 2 comments