If educated college basketball fans are assuming Kentucky will be a clear cut No. 1 seed overall when the NCAA tournament bracket is announced on Sunday, Scott Barnes would like them to know “that’s certainly a good read on the situation.” Barnes, chair of the Division I men’s basketball committee and director of athletics at […]
Boatright, Moore head all-AAC first team
March 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The American Athletic Conference All-Conference teams were announced Tuesday and the voting of the leagues’s 11 head coaches confirmed one thing everyone already knew. UConn guard Ryan Boatright and SMU guard Nic Moore are the best players in the AAC. Boat right, a senior, and Moore, a junior, were unanimous selections. They were joined by […]
Kansas basketball fans: March Madness book special
March 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We think it is pretty incredible that Kansas coach Bill Self has led the Jayhawks to 11 consecutive Big 12 regular season championships. And we know Jayhawk Nation feels strongly about this as well. To honor the accomplishment we are offering a special March Madness rate on copies of the book 100 Things Kansas Fans […]
UConn running out of NCAA tournament options
March 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – During his four seasons at UConn, guard Ryan Boatright never has given up on any task. He is part dreamer and part competitor. But he also is a realist. Boatright faced the media after Thursday’s 54-53 loss to Memphis. Every answer to every question started with him shaking his head. In disbelief. […]
Coming down the stretch in college basketball season
March 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 17 The most wonderful time of the year is almost here. We’ve got one more weekend left in the regular season and then March Madness officially begins with championship week. Automatic bids to the NCAA tournament will be up for grabs. Favored teams will slip and then start to stress […]
Purvis leads UConn to slam down of SMU
March 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
CBK Story By Ken Davis, The Sports Xchange Publish Date: March 1, 2015 04:49:40 PM UConn upsets No. 21 SMU HARTFORD, Conn. — The defending national champion Connecticut Huskies realize they have been counted out as a team with little chance of returning to the NCAA tournament. The Huskies beg to differ. On Sunday at the XL […]
The Phog turns 60: Celebrating a hoops cathedral
February 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Broken down into 700,000 bricks, 1,625 tons of stone, 52,000 haydite blocks, 4,500 gallons of paint and 245,000 board feet of lumber for the roof, it is hard for a basketball arena to sound romantic. Those are the materials that were used to build Allen Fieldhouse, on the campus of the University of Kansas […]
Your guide to today’s best college hoops games
February 28, 2015 by
It’s Feb. 28 but it feels a bit like March. Check out today’s prime time games in college basketball. It’s a big-time appetizer for the main course that is just ahead. Here’s a guide to today’s agenda. Call is must-see TV. Bring all your flatscreen sets into the same room or least use picture-in-picture. Pour […]
FoxSports.com hoops Power Rankings reflect February Madness
February 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 16 February is already a short month, but college basketball seems more than eager to turn the page to March. And you know what that means. Madness. Crazy things are happening. Utah lost at Oregon. Kansas lost at Kansas State (Google: Storm the court). North Carolina State won at North […]
Opinion: K-State fans disappointed everyone in college hoops
February 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
“YOU LET THE WHOLE TEAM DOWN!” That has become one of my favorite chants from student sections at college basketball games. Not sure of the origin. But under the category of home court advantage, it is fresh and to the point. It has some bite without being obscene. It is versatile and appropriate after a missed […]