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 […]
UConn’s Boatright among finalists for Cousy Award
February 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn’s Ryan Boatright is among the 17 finalists for the 205 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, presented by Holy Cross. Providence’s Kris Dunn, from New London, Conn., is also on the list.. The current list of 17 finalists, announced Friday, for the 2015 Bob Cousy Award presented by College of the Holy […]
Duke climbs higher after beating North Carolina
February 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 15 Duke and North Carolina gave us another epic Wednesday night, one more outstanding chapter in the history of this great rivalry. If you missed it, that’s your bad. But it was an instant classic, so you should be able to catch a replay in the very near future. So […]
Big Saturday could shake up college hoop rankings
February 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2014-15 College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 14 Looking for something special to do on Valentine’s Day? The big day is Saturday, and if you haven’t made plans for dinner out already, you may be out of luck. Shift the celebration to Friday or Sunday. Or stay at home and offer to cook dinner for your significant […]