1. UCLA Basketball: Legendary UCLA Coach John Wooden Shares Timeless Wisdom

    As a new college basketball season gets ready to open, it seems right to hear the words and wisdom of the best coach of all time, John Wooden ...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 646 reads 5 comments

  2. Should Duke's Freshman Forward Amile Jefferson Be in the Blue Devils Starting 5?

    Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski may look to do some tweaking of his starting line up and sub rotation patterns as the Blue Devils prepare for their opening game versus Georgia State on Nov...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 5,365 reads 18 comments

  3. College Basketball Recruiting: Baylor Lands Top-50 Center Dominic Woodson

    Baylor head coach Scott Drew reeled in another elite-level frontcourt recruit Thursday when he received Dominic Woodson's commitment to come to Waco starting next season (h/t CBS Sports )...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 1,637 reads 0 comments

  4. Arizona Basketball: 10 Things to Like About Arizona's Blowout Exhibition Win

    Arizona Wildcat fans have been anxiously waiting to see what this year's team was going to look like. There has been lots of hype about the incoming freshmen and Xavier transfer PG Mark Lyons...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 1,617 reads 5 comments

  5. Duke Basketball: Should Quinn Cook's Play in First Exhibition Concern Coach K?

    Quinn Cook started at the point in the Duke Blue Devils' first exhibition game of the 2012-13 college basketball season...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 4,442 reads 20 comments

  6. Will Kentucky Dominate on Defense This Year Like the 2012 Champion Cats?

    Sure, Anthony Davis was an amazing scorer and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist could take just about anyone to the cup. As a team, the 2012 national champion Kentucky Wildcats had plenty of offensive firepower...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 593 reads 1 comments

  7. College Basketball 2012-13: 5 Most Frightening Frontcourts in CBB

    Successful college basketball teams are not one-size-fits-all. But, it sure helps to have a collection of interior players who own the glass and instill fear in the opposing team...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 9,632 reads 50 comments

  8. 4 Unranked CBB Teams That Could Storm into the Top 25 During Holiday Tournaments

    Holiday tournaments can be a launching pad for special seasons for college basketball teams. With the opportunity to play programs that aren't on their regular schedule, up-and-coming ...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 3,086 reads 3 comments

  9. 5 Longshot Teams That Will Be in CBB's AP Top 25 at Season's End

    Every year there are teams that come out of nowhere to surprise everyone in the college basketball world. Murray State was the last undefeated team in 2011-12, but they didn't receive any votes in last year's preseason polls...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 718 reads 11 comments

  10. CBB Recruiting: Andrew Wiggins Reclassifies to 2013; Will He Choose Kentucky?

    Andrew Wiggins , the top player of the Class of 2014 is reclassifying to the Class of 2013, ESPN.com's David Telep reports. Wiggins instantly moved to the top of Scout.com's and ESPN...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 7,100 reads 30 comments

  11. CBB Recruiting 2012-13: 5-Star PF Julius Randle Visiting Surprising School

    Oklahoma men's basketball head coach Lon Kruger has a big weekend ahead. When he goes to the OU -Notre Dame football game, there's a good chance that he will not be alone...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 5,343 reads 4 comments

  12. UCLA Bruins Bad Luck Continues; Shabazz Injures Right Shoulder at Practice

    Shabazz Muhammad 's string of bad luck continued as UCLA's fabulous freshman injured his right shoulder in practice, Peter Yoon of ESPN.com reported. Yoon indicated that Muhammad was scheduled to undergo an MRI exam Wednesday evening...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 503 reads 1 comments

  13. College Basketball 2012-13: Top 10 Overlooked Big Men in CBB

    CBSSports.com posted their 2012-13 Top 50 Big Men of college basketball. To no one's surprise, Indiana's Cody Zeller was selected as the No. 1 big man in CBB. The rest of their Top 10 rounded out like this: 2...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 3,410 reads 22 comments

  14. ACC Basketball: Predicting The Most Improved Player on Each ACC Team

    This year's ACC men's basketball season promises to be full throttle and super competitive. NC State was recently picked by the league's coaches to come out on top. UNC and Duke will be right there, bearing down on the Wolfpack...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 2,679 reads 4 comments

  15. Watch Video of Arizona Wildcats' 2012 Red-Blue Scrimmage/Slam Dunk Competition

    University of Arizona men's basketball coach Sean Miller gave a sold-out McKale Center crowd a preview on Sunday of how he is building a 2012-13 team that features size, talent and depth...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 1,882 reads 8 comments

  16. UK Basketball: Marcus Lee Commits to Cats; Will Julius Randle Be Next?

    Marcus Lee announced that he is going to be playing hoops next year at the University of Kentucky. He is John Calipari 's fourth five-star commitment in two weeks, joining Aaron and Andrew Harrison and James Young ...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 6,351 reads 24 comments

  17. Kentucky Basketball: Watch UK Commit Marcus Lee: The Next Anthony Davis?

    Marcus Lee is headed for Kentucky. Lee, a 6'9", 205-pound forward, is rated as a 5-star recruit and the 15th-best prospect in the class of 2013. Though Lee put up a double-double (13...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 4,171 reads 26 comments

  18. ACC Basketball: How Will NC State Play as the ACC Preseason Front-Runner?

    The NC State Wolfpack were picked by the ACC head coaches to win the conference this season, Joe Giglio of the Charlotte Observer reports . This is the first-ever preseason vote of the coaches...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 1,416 reads 17 comments

  19. Duke's SG Andre Dawkins Sitting out 2012-13; Will He Play Another CBB Game?

    Duke SG Andre Dawkins is not redshirting . Early reports indicated that the 6'4" SG was going to sit out this season's games. But CBSSports ...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 5,374 reads 8 comments

  20. Kansas Basketball: 5-Star SF Wayne Selden Commits to Kansas

    Wayne Selden , the No. 14 overall recruit in the Class of 2013, committed to Kansas today (Monday). ESPN National Recruiting analyst Paul Biancardi made the announcement . Selden was rated the No...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 3,602 reads 13 comments

  21. Duke Basketball: 5-Star Recruits Who Will Be at Oct 19 Countdown to Craziness

    Midnight Madness events signal the start to the new college basketball season. For Duke, "Countdown to Craziness" is the first public opportunity for Blue Devil fans everywhere ...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 5,797 reads 6 comments

  22. Could Kentucky's Nerlens Noel and Willie Cauley-Stein Be CBB's Next Twin Towers?

    Nerlens Noel and Willie Cauley-Stein. These two extremely long (Noel is listed at 6'10" and 228 and Cauley Stein at 7' and 244) and extremely talented freshmen frontcourt players ...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 4,482 reads 18 comments

  23. Could John Calipari Recruit Too Much Talent on One Kentucky Team?

    James Young, ESPN.com's No. 5 player in the Class of 2013, announced Thursday that he is taking his talents to Lexington to become a member of the 2013-14 Kentucky Wildcats...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 3,225 reads 16 comments

  24. Duke Basketball: Why Can't the Blue Devils Land a Beast for the Block?

    It's hard to argue with Duke's success. In the Coach K era (1980-present), the Blue Devils have won 854 games, made 11 Final Four appearances and taken home four NCAA championships...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 4,890 reads 26 comments

  25. 10 CBB Teams That Need to Make Huge Improvements Against the Top 25

    If you want to win championships, the old saying is true: "To be the best, you have to beat the best." And in college basketball that means that you are not only going to come out on top against the cupcakes and underdogs on your schedule...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 7 months ago 2,193 reads 3 comments