HARTFORD, Conn. – UConn desperately needed to protect its homecourt and come away with a quality win Saturday. The Huskies did both. Ryan Boatright scored 18 points and the Huskies hit six of their last eight free throws on the way to a 62-56 American Athletic Conference victory over Cincinnati before a sellout crowd of […]
Huskies and Bearcats promise to get defensive
January 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Those filing into the XL Center in Hartford Saturday morning should not arrive with the expectation of viewing anything artistic. And that has nothing to do with those expensive murals that were removed last summer, then relocated at the Hartford Public Library. No, this is all about the style of basketball that will be played […]
Temple moves into FoxSports.com hoops power rankings
January 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Oklahoma moved up. Iowa State dropped down. No. 1 Kentucky, No. 2 Duke and No. 3 Virginia all remained undefeated. Which will lose first? This week’s college basketball power rankings takes a look at the top 25 teams, from top to bottom. It’s definitely easier working with the top of the list than the bottom […]
UK? KU? It can be confusing, even for a big-time recruit
January 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Recruiting can be so confusing, especially when Kansas and Kentucky are involved with the same player. KU? UK? When five-star recruit Carlton Bragg announced his decision Thursday, Kentucky coach John Calipari’s heart may have skipped a beat at first. But the bottom line is Bragg is headed to Lawrence, Kan., to play for Bill Self […]
Jan. 2, 2015 podcast: Previewing UConn vs. Florida
January 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun asked me to join him on his Gator Hoops podcast to preview Saturday’s UConn game at Florida. Both of these Final Four teams from last season are struggling to get things going this season. It’s an important game for both. Click here to listen to the podcast.
Seton Hall moves into No. 25 spot after beating St. John’s
January 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Steve Pikiell’s Stony Brook team had a big impact on this week’s college basketball power rankings. I had to dramatically drop the Washington Huskies in the weekly rankings for FoxSports.com after Pikiell’s Seawolves shocked Washington. It has been that kind of year. If you have followed my weekly rankings, you might have noticed I have […]
Cincinnati’s Cronin now limited to advisory role this season
January 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Cincinnati basketball program made a major announcement Friday, revealing that head coach Mick Cronin will not be with the team for games or practices the remainder of this season but will oversee the entire program in an “advisory role.” This is the result of his condition known as an “arterial dissection” that was discovered […]
UConn falls to Temple as injured Boatright sits
December 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD, Conn. – UConn won a national championship in 2014. How did the year end? Not quite as well. In a New Year’s Eve matinee at the XL Center, the Huskies couldn’t shoot straight, lost leader Ryan Boatright to injury with 19 minutes left in regulation and then dropped their American Athletic Conference opener 57-53 […]
Huskies fall to Temple in OT as Boatright sits out final 24 minutes
December 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
HARTFORD – UConn won a national championship in 2014. How did the year end? In a New Year’s Eve matinee at the XL Center, the Huskies couldn’t shoot straight, lost leader Ryan Boatright to injury for the final 19 minutes,and then lost their American Athletic Conference opener 57-53 to Temple when freshman Daniel Hamilton missed […]
Kentucky strengthens grip on No. 1 with win over UL
December 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Looks like Kentucky will remain No. 1 in the nation after getting past the challenge of Louisville today. For the record, here are my college basketball power rankings for FoxSports.com this week. Keep in mind these rankings were compiled after Arizona lost to UNLV and before Wichita State lost to George Washington. Here are the […]