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# ROUNDBALL DAILY

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- [Jalen Brunson, Knicks exorcise 53 years of demons in stirring NBA title run](https://roundballdaily.com/2026/06/20/jalen-brunson-knicks-exorcise-53-years-of-demons-in-stirring-nba-title-run/) - Jalen Brunson looked like a man possessed. But not just possessed by any old demon-- he looked like he was channeling the spirit of Michael Jordan, Walt “Clyde” Frazier and Isiah Thomas (as a player— important distinction for Knicks fans).
- [Mac Miller's last two albums were so incredibly relatable, it's genius](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/07/18/mac-millers-last-two-albums-were-genius-incredibly-relatable-and/) - There isn't an album I've heard that more perfectly mirrors my life over the past two years than either of Mac Miller's most recent outputs, GOOD:AM or Swimming. This isn't a revelatory statement-- I know there are millions of devoted Mac fans out there, still mourning his ridiculously premature and tragic death, which still feels
- [Former Creighton standout Ryan Kalkbrenner making an early impact with Charlotte Hornets](https://roundballdaily.com/2025/11/04/former-creighton-standout-ryan-kalkbrenner-making-an-early-impact-with-charlotte-hornets/) - If you remember watching Ryan Kalkbrenner at Creighton, you would have been forgiven for thinking the lanky, 7-foot Jim Parsons look-alike wouldn't have much of a shot in the NBA.
- [Attacking style not the only reason some Tottenham fans will back Ange Postecoglou until the bitter end](https://roundballdaily.com/2025/01/21/attacking-style-not-the-only-reason-some-tottenham-fans-will-back-ange-postecoglou-until-the-bitter-end/) - It's not just the expansive, daring, attacking style of football that draws Tottenham fans to Ange Postecoglou. It's something deeper than that-- his charisma.
- [Paris Olympics takeaways: What did Team USA's crunch-time lineup say about NBA's hierarchy?](https://roundballdaily.com/2024/08/14/paris-olympics-takeaways-what-did-team-usas-crunch-time-lineup-say-about-nbas-hierarchy/) - It was fascinating to see who Steve Kerr trusted with everything on the line as the Americans trailed Serbia by 14 points in the semifinals entering the fourth quarter. The lineup he went with-- Steph Curry, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Joel Embiid-- is hard to argue with, even as Embiid ambled around on defense and allowed Serbia to get off open looks and to grab some key offensive rebounds.
- [Zach Edey posted an easy double-double in Summer League debut. Here's why he'll succeed in NBA](https://roundballdaily.com/2024/07/09/zach-edey-summer-league-debut/) - Zach Edey's going to succeed in the NBA. If you didn't already know this by watching the 7-4 big man dominate at Purdue, lifting the Boilermakers on his giant shoulders and carrying them to an NCAA title game appearance this spring, you should have seen it in his summer league debut on Monday night.
- [What will we most remember these champion Boston Celtics for?](https://roundballdaily.com/2024/06/25/what-will-we-most-remember-these-champion-boston-celtics-for/) - When the confetti is cleared from the court, the championship gear commercials stop playing and the dust settles on this tremendous season, what will we remember these Boston Celtics for?
- [After long, seven-year road filled with excruciating losses, Celtics’ coast to NBA title felt ‘surreal’](https://roundballdaily.com/2024/06/20/after-long-seven-year-road-filled-with-excruciating-losses-celtics-coast-to-nba-title-felt-surreal/) - When it was over, the Celtics were just too much for the Mavericks. Too many 3-point shooters to guard, too many athletic, wing defenders who could lock down Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic, too many role players who knew exactly how to impact winning, and too much passion from the crowd, which exploded with every made 3 and Kyrie transgression.
- [South Florida men's basketball is on an unbelievable heater-- but also still on the bubble](https://roundballdaily.com/2024/02/25/south-florida-mens-basketball-is-on-an-unbelievable-heater-but-also-still-on-the-bubble/) - Despite having won 19 of 20 games and sitting at 14-1 in one of the best non-power conferences in the country, South Florida is in a tenuous spot when it comes to NCAA Tournament selection. Do they deserve it?
- [Kobe Bufkin is balling out for Atlanta Hawks' G League team. When will he be called up to NBA?](https://roundballdaily.com/2024/01/25/kobe-bufkin-is-balling-out-for-atlanta-hawks-g-league-team-when-will-he-be-called-up-to-nba/) - Atlanta Hawks rookie Kobe Bufkin probably didn't picture his first pro year going like this-- spent in mostly empty gymnasiums with pumped-in arena noise, playing against the likes of Luka Garza instead of Luka Doncic.
- [Former Knicks guards Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett may yet prove Raptors won the OG Anunoby trade](https://roundballdaily.com/2024/01/11/former-knicks-guards-immanuel-quickley-rj-barrett-may-yet-prove-raptors-won-the-og-anunoby-trade/) - The minute the OG Anunoby trade went down, Knicks fans all over were looking like that grimacing emoji, simultaneously excited but pensive about what had just happened.
- [Rebounding savant Oscar Tshiebwe finally gets NBA chance he's deserved for years](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/12/15/rebounding-savant-oscar-tshiebwe-finally-gets-nba-chance-hes-deserved-for-years/) - Oscar Tschibwe set NCAA rebounding records while at Kentucky, yet he went undrafted in the 2023 NBA Draft. He finally got his shot this week with the Pacers.
- [Is Tyrese Maxey vs. Tyrese Haliburton the next great NBA guard rivalry?](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/11/15/is-tyrese-maxey-vs-tyrese-haliburton-the-next-great-nba-guard-rivalry/) - Tyrese Maxey and Tyrese Haliburton have quickly become two of the best point guards in the NBA. Will they develop into the next great guard rivalry?
- [The Detroit Pistons are going to be a problem in a few years](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/11/11/the-detroit-pistons-are-going-to-be-a-problem-in-a-few-years/) - With a roster stacked with former lottery picks, gifted scorers and one of the best young defenders in the league, the Detroit Pistons could soon be contenders.
- [March Madness hero, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson guard Demetre Roberts joins Austin Spurs' G League training camp roster](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/11/04/march-madness-hero-ex-fairleigh-dickinson-guard-demetre-roberts-joins-austin-spurs-g-league-training-camp-roster/) - Demetre Roberts was one of the heroes in Fairleigh Dickinson's upset over No. 1 Purdue as a 16-seed last year, and now he'll have the chance to make a G League roster.
- [Cam Thomas is balling out once again. Will he finally stay in the Nets' lineup?](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/11/02/cam-thomas-is-balling-out-once-again-will-he-finally-stay-in-the-nets-lineup/) - Nets guard Cam Thomas is a ridiculously gifted scorer, and he's averaging 30 points per game this season. Will head coach Jacque Vaughn finally keep him in the lineup?
- [Former NBA lottery pick Elfrid Payton lights up Raptors as emergency replacement for Australia's Cairns Taipans](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/10/17/elfrid-payton-lights-up-raptors-as-emergency-replacement-for-australias-cairns-taipans/) - Former NBA lottery pick Elfrid Payton signed a one-game contract with the Cairns Taipans of Australia's NBL for a preseason game against the Toronto Raptors.
- [How does Damian Lillard compare to Jrue Holiday on defense?](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/10/06/how-does-damian-lillard-compare-to-jrue-holiday-on-defense/) - When the Milwaukee Bucks traded for Damian Lillard, most people made them title favorites. But will the Bucks miss Jrue Holiday? Comparing the two on defense.
- [After his FIBA World Cup performance, Latvia's Arturs Zagars should get a shot at the NBA](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/09/15/after-his-fiba-world-cup-performance-latvias-arturs-zagars-should-get-a-shot-at-the-nba/) - Latvia point guard Arturs Zagars really stood out in the FIBA World Cup, helping his country to some stunning upsets and a quarterfinal appearance.
- [Canada men's basketball finally realizing potential on international stage](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/09/06/canada-basketball-reaching-potential-international-stage/) - For years, Canada was touted as an up-and-coming force in the international game, but never realized that potential on an international stage. Until now.
- [Cape Verde becomes smallest-ever nation to win a game at FIBA World Cup](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/08/29/cape-verde-becomes-smallest-ever-nation-to-win-a-game-at-fiba-world-cup/) - An island nation with a population of just over 500,000, Cape Verde made history at the FIBA World Cup with its win over Venezuela on Monday.
- [Where will Dillon Brooks end up next season? Five teams who make the most sense](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/05/02/where-will-dillon-brooks-end-up-next-season-five-teams-who-make-the-most-sense/) - The Memphis Grizzlies informed Dillon Brooks that he won't be back next season. Where will the free-agent wing land? Here's a look at some teams who could sign him.
- [NCAA Tournament Cinderellas Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Peter's define North Jersey fearlessness](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/03/20/ncaa-tournament-cinderellas-fairleigh-dickinson-st-peters-define-north-jersey-fearlessness/) - There's something about North Jersey. If you know, you know. There's something about those city blocks built on that swampland, the streets packed with cars and communities bustling and buzzing in the outsized shadow of New York City. If you grew up there, you're built for big moments. Pressure doesn't get to you, because it's
- [The rise, fall, and rise again of the Cleveland Cavaliers: How they built a winner in the post-LeBron James era](https://roundballdaily.com/2023/02/13/the-rise-fall-and-rise-again-of-the-cleveland-cavaliers-how-they-built-a-winner-in-the-post-lebron-james-era/) - Unlike the first time LeBron James left, the Cleveland Cavaliers have successfully rebuilt themselves and are a contender in the NBA's Eastern Conference.
- [Which teams would earn spots in a permanent Premier League with no relegation?](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/11/19/which-teams-would-earn-spots-in-a-permanent-premier-league-with-no-relegation/) - Which Premier League and EFL clubs are the biggest? We rank the teams that would make up an English football league with no promotion and relegation.
- [He may not be remembered as well as T.J. Sorrentine, but Anthony Lamb is making Vermont Catamount history in NBA](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/11/08/he-may-not-be-remembered-as-well-as-t-j-sorrentine-but-anthony-lamb-is-making-vermont-catamount-history-in-nba/) - He may not be remembered as well as T.J. Sorrentine or Taylor Coppenrath, but Vermont's Anthony Lamb is making Catamount basketball history with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA.
- [Danny Ainge is screwing up the Utah Jazz rebuild by being too good at his job](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/10/31/danny-ainge-is-screwing-up-the-utah-jazz-rebuild-by-being-too-good-at-his-job/) - Despite dismantling the team in an effort to tank for a high draft pick, Danny Ainge has accidentally built a winner with the Utah Jazz. Lauri Markkanen is off to a career-best start, and the rest of the roster looks like it could cause problems in the NBA's Western Conference.
- [Will Bournemouth stay up? Cherries earn another point to stay unbeaten against non-big-six sides](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/10/01/will-bournemouth-stay-up-cherries-earn-another-point-to-stay-unbeaten-against-non-top-six-sides/) - AFC Bournemouth earned another important point on Saturday as the Cherries continue their quest to defy almost all preseason predictions and stay up in the Premier League this season. =
- [After high-scoring performance at EuroBasket, could Sasha Vezenkof be headed to NBA soon?](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/09/12/after-high-scoring-performance-at-eurobasket-could-sasha-vezenkof-be-headed-to-nba-soon/) - Bulgaria's Sasha Vezenkof is one of the top scorers at EuroBasket, just below Giannis Anetetokounmpo and Luka Doncic. Could we see him in the NBA next season
- [Two games, two very different results, and not many conclusions to draw for AFC Bournemouth so far into Premier League season](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/08/19/two-games-two-very-different-results-and-not-many-conclusions-to-draw-for-afc-bournemouth-so-far-into-premier-league-season/) - If you listen to "Football Weekly" or watch "Sky Sports"-- piece of advice: look at Jamie Redknapp when he's talking-- you would've heard the same predictions about AFC Bournemouth heading into this Premier League season. Not only were the Cherries chosen to be relegated by just about everyone, most pundits had them finishing dead last
- [Premier League Week 2 Takeaways: Forest's entertaining win, Leicester in trouble and poor Bournemouth](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/08/16/premier-league-week-2-takeaways-forests-entertaining-win-leicester-in-trouble-and-poor-bournemouth/) - Week 2 of Premier League action is in the books, and what a week it was. From Manchester United's outright embarrassment to Tottenham's feisty theft of a point at Stamford Bridge, let's take a look at the most noteworthy nuggets from an enthralling set of games. Nottingham Forest-West Ham was the best game of the
- [Will any of the players on the Blazers' Summer League championship roster make an impact in the NBA?](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/07/19/will-any-of-the-players-on-the-blazers-summer-league-championship-roster-make-an-impact-in-the-nba/) - The trophy had been lifted, the final buzzer had sounded, and the Portland Trail Blazers were ready to receive their rings. For the first time since Bill Walton was running around in a headband, the Blazers were champions. Squint, and it would have looked like the real thing. Of course, if you opened your eyes
- [Louisiana Tech's Kenneth Lofton Jr. impresses in Day 1 of NBA Draft Combine](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/06/21/louisiana-techs-kenneth-lofton-jr-impresses-in-day-1-of-nba-draft-combine/) - Louisiana Tech forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. starred during Day 1 of the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago.
- [Steph Curry puts on his greatest-ever performance in MJ-like Game 4](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/06/11/steph-curry-puts-on-his-greatest-ever-performance-in-mj-like-game-4/) - It looked like Stephen Curry out there on the TD Garden floor in Boston on Friday night in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. But squint, and you might have seen Michael Jordan. Could have even been Kobe. Steph took over in the kind of performance he's never before put forth in a Finals-- or
- [Simone Fontecchio, Maodo Lo among non-NBA players outshining NBA stars at Olympics](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/07/31/simone-fontecchio-maodo-lo-among-non-nba-players-outshining-nba-stars-at-olympics/) - Italy's Simone Fontecchio and Germany's Maodo Lo have emerged as top scorers for their countries during the Olympics, despite the fact that both boast NBA players on the roster.
- [What would the All-Time NBA Draft look like?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/19/what-would-the-all-time-nba-draft-look-like/) - Having the Number 1 pick in the NBA Draft is an awesome responsibility. To have to choose the best player in a particular class, out of every hooper who's laced up his sneakers across the country and throughout the globe, would no doubt be a daunting challenge. But what if you weren't just choosing among
- [Bournemouth's return to Premier League means chance to write another chapter in incredible underdog story](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/05/25/bournemouths-return-to-premier-league-means-chance-to-write-another-chapter-in-incredible-underdog-story/) - Having just secured promotion to the Premier League for the second time in its 123-year history, AFC Bournemouth appears primed to write another chapter in its remarkable underdog story. And what a story it's been. Bournemouth, a club in the south coast city most known for its beaches, had never ascended higher than the second
- [Nottingham Forest edges Sheffield United to advance to EFL Championship Playoff Final](https://roundballdaily.com/2022/05/17/nottingham-forest-edges-sheffield-united-to-advance-to-efl-championship-playoff-final/) - Nottingham Forest defeated Sheffield United on penalties to advance to Wembley Stadium and the EFL Championship Playoff Final on Tuesday.
- [Zaila Avant-garde, at 14, is spelling champion, math whiz, and hoop phenom](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/08/19/zaila-avant-garde-at-14-is-spelling-champion-math-whiz-and-hoop-phenom/) - By Joel Alderman Zaila Avant-garde is 14 years old and has at least three exceptional talents. One is the ability to spell difficult and obscure words. Another is doing speed math in her head. The third is in performing eye-opening stunts with basketballs. Spelling She became the first African American and just the second Black
- [UConn was first college in New England with five African-American starters; one of Dee Rowe’s coaching legacies](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/07/06/uconn-was-first-college-in-new-england-with-five-african-american-starters-one-of-dee-rowes-coaching-legacies-2/) - By Joel Alderman While researching former University of Connecticut basketball coach Dee Rowe after his passing earlier this year, this writer came across a little-known part of his life. In January of 2016, Karl Lindholm stated in the Addison County Independent, a Rutland VT weekly, that Rowe was the first coach in New England to
- [The Former Basketball Player Who Blew the Whistle on Bill Cosby](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/07/22/the-former-basketball-player-who-blew-the-whistle-on-bill-cosby-1/) - By Joel Alderman Bill Cosby is back in the news, and so is college basketball. Normally there is no connection between the two. But in at least one case they are related. And therein lies the reason we are offering this account from a basketball perspective, which the editors of other publications do not probably
- [Miami Heat and Marlins provided help after the disastrous condo collapse](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/06/27/miami-heat-and-marlins-provided-help-after-the-disastrous-condo-collapse/) - By Joel Alderman The NBA regular season is over and most of the players not still in the playoffs have gone their separate ways. But the Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro and two assistant coaches were in the area Thursday when a 12-story beachfront condominium near Miami Beach partially collapsed. Although spelled differently, Herro lived
- [Finals Preview: Which matchups will determine Suns-Bucks winner?](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/07/06/finals-preview-which-matchups-will-determine-suns-bucks-winner/) - This year's NBA Finals are like a dream. For franchises like the Bucks and Suns to have found themselves here, it's like a really bold 2K sim, a dizzying climb from decades and decades of irrelevance fans must be pinching themselves over. The route that both of these teams took to the Finals was circuitous,
- [California high school basketball program penalized, and its coach fired for tortilla-throwing incident deemed as racist](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/07/02/california-high-school-basketball-program-penalized-and-its-coach-fired-for-tortilla-throwing-incident-deemed-as-racist/) - By Joel Alderman Basketball and tortillas have little relationship, but when those thin flatbreads are thrown by players and fans at their opponents, who are predominately Hispanic, it can cause problems. It happened the night of June 19th, and already there were quick repercussions. The coach has been fired and the school stripped of the
- [Mike Krzyzewski’s decision to retire leads us to research his basketball life before becoming coach at Duke](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/06/09/mike-krzyzewskis-decision-to-retire-leads-us-to-research-his-basketball-life-before-becoming-coach-at-duke-2/) - By Joel Alderman Now that Duke University’s iconic basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, has decided to retire after the coming season, the nation’s sports media are getting set to enjoy a new perk. It could save them the trouble of consulting their files to write or utter his name correctly. Quick now, how many of you
- [John Thompson once took a high school team he coached off the court in protest over the officiating, yet it is rarely included as part of his legacy](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/05/21/john-thompson-once-took-a-high-school-team-he-coached-off-the-court-in-protest-over-the-officiating-yet-it-is-rarely-included-as-part-of-his-legacy-1/) - By Joel Alderman When John Thompson, the iconic former Georgetown Univ. basketball coach died on Aug. 30, 2020, the media was filled with deserving tributes and anecdotes about this mentor of mostly black youngsters, many of whom he steered away from potentially sordid lives. He was a civil rights advocate long before it was fashionable.
- [Tragic death of George Floyd, who once played college basketball, hits hard with NBA veteran and “twin” Stephen Jackson](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/05/29/tragic-death-of-george-floyd-who-once-played-college-basketball-hits-hard-with-nba-veteran-and-twin-stephen-jackson/) - By Joel Alderman The tragic death of George Floyd in the widely publicized incident involving a Minneapolis policeman and his three fellow officers has strong basketball connotations. Floyd was a former high school and college player and his close friend was Stephen Jackson a member of the 2003 NBA champion San Antonio Spurs who was
- [Basketball a theme in several recent general news stories](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/05/09/basketball-a-theme-in-several-recent-general-news-stories/) - By Joel Alderman There are many references in the general news to the game of basketball, although they are not the main point of the story. To some readers these ties to the sport, however small, may be considered irrelevant and be passed over. But to others, especially followers of Roundball Daily, they humanize the
- [Kevin Porter Jr., not quite 21, set an NBA record that was previously held by LeBron James, but he still must overcome a rash of personal issues](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/05/03/kevin-porter-jr-not-quite-21-set-an-nba-record-that-was-previously-held-by-lebron-james-but-he-still-must-overcome-a-rash-of-personal-issues/) - By Joel Alderman He is one year removed from being a teenager, yet Kevin Porter Jr. had 50 points and 11 assists in a single game the night of April 29th, to become the youngest player ever in the NBA to achieve those highs. At the time Porter was 20 years and 360 days. His
- [EIi Manning is now in another game on a different level, coaching fourth-grade girls basketball](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/04/25/eii-manning-is-now-in-another-game-on-a-different-level-coaching-fourth-grade-girls-basketball-1/) - By: Joel Alderman Eli Manning just completed his first season as a retired National Football League quarterback. However, he is still somewhat active in sports, only in a game other than football and on a much different level than the NFL. The former New York Giant quarterback is an assistant basketball coach for his daughter
- [A spectator and referee squared off at a girls travel team game in Indiana setting off a melee that police are investigating](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/04/19/a-spectator-and-referee-squared-off-at-a-girls-travel-team-game-in-indiana-setting-off-a-melee-that-police-are-investigating/) - By Joel Alderman Roundball Daily covers basketball at all levels when it is newsworthy. Now we feel we should report the unsavory events that took place at a game between girls travel teams in Indiana on April 15th that brought disgrace to its participants and to the sport. We are in an epidemic of violence
- [Adia Barnes combined coaching and motherhood when she breastfed her child during the NCAA women's finals](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/04/08/adia-barnes-combined-coaching-and-motherhood-when-she-breastfed-her-child-during-the-ncaa-womens-finals/) - By Joel Alderman This is a first for Roundball Daily, which is a collection of mostly basketball stories. It may turn some of our readers “off,” but it should not. It is a tale as current as the just concluded NCAA tournaments. It is a story for the times. Adia Barnes is the coach of
- [Craig Drezek, a Connecticut educator, after being a basketball star in high school and college, was only 49 when coronavirus took his life](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/03/23/craig-drezek-a-connecticut-educator-after-being-a-basketball-star-in-high-school-and-college-was-only-49-when-coronavirus-took-his-life-1/) - By Joel Alderman Craig Drezek, who died of covid-19 last June, was a prominent Connecticut educator, who previously established a basketball legacy at Maloney High School in Meriden (1989) and at what was then Teikyo Post University in Waterbury. He played college ball for the Eagles, who were affiliated with Teikyo University in Tokyo, Japan.
- [Yup, LaMelo Ball's going to be pretty damn good](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/01/08/yup-lamelo-balls-going-to-be-pretty-damn-good/) - You might have been dreading this news. You might have been rooting hard against him because his dad is an insufferable buffoon, and you wanted to see LaVar Ball's delusional, grandiose plans blow up in his boastful, cocky face. You might have wanted to see the hype surrounding him burst suddenly, the inflated air drained
- [With Quickley and Toppin, Knicks have finally found young core to build around](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/01/13/with-quickley-and-toppin-knicks-finally-have-bright-young-core-to-build-around/) - You've heard this before. The Knicks are back. They've reached a turning point. The future is bright in the World's Most Famous Arena For Visiting Players To Drop A 50-Piece. Knicks fans have been preaching the gospel of young players like tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists since the days when Ron Baker was in the starting
- [Texas Western, the first All-Black starting team in an NCAA tournament, changed the landscape of college basketball, and continues to be commemorated 55 years later](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/03/04/texas-western-the-first-all-black-starting-team-in-an-ncaa-tournament-changed-the-landscape-of-college-basketball-and-continues-to-be-commemorated-55-years-later/) - By Joel Alderman Although the annual Black History Month has ended, a college basketball game that took place exactly 55 years ago this March 19th will continue indefinitely to be commemorated. Five African Americans took their positions on the court for Texas Western (now the Univ. of Texas at El Paso) to tip-off against the
- [March Madness 2021: Which teams are national title favorites?](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/02/26/march-madness-2021-which-teams-are-national-title-favorites-1/) - March Madness is by definition, a crazy time. It's about upsets, buzzer-beaters, Cinderella runs and the unthinkable happening. Add in a global pandemic, and there's little doubt that this will be one of the most insane tournaments ever. But don't worry, bracket-makers! We've got your back. Through all of the madness, we're confident that these
- [Before Anthony Fauci became a doctor, he grew up as a sports junkie and was captain of the Regis High School basketball team](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/02/15/before-anthony-fauci-became-a-doctor-he-grew-up-as-a-sports-junkie-and-was-captain-of-the-regis-high-school-basketball-team-1/) - By: Joel Alderman He is the leading figure in America’s fight against coronavirus. He is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He began in 1984 when Ronald Regan held office. He later answered to presidents George H. W. Bush. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and now
- [Lives lost of former college basketball players diagnosed with coronavirus](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/08/27/former-college-basketball-players-who-died-in-2020-from-coronavirus/) - Below is a list of former college basketball players who have died from the coronavirus in 2020. Click on each to read more about their lives, their accomplishments on and off the court, and the loved ones they left behind. March 22 Alexis Demby, 34, Caldwell March 23 Lee Green, 48, St. John’s March 23
- [When Jack Ferguson died from coronavirus, a college he attended may have been the first to suffer the loss of two of its basketball players in the pandemic](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/02/01/when-jack-ferguson-died-from-coronavirus-a-college-he-attended-may-have-been-the-first-to-suffer-the-loss-of-two-of-its-basketball-players-in-the-pandemic/) - By: Joel Alderman Writing what has become a growing list of tributes (now 19) to former college basketball players who died in the coronavirus pandemic, we have now come across an institution that has lost not one but two such athletes. It is Eastern Connecticut State University, but back when Jack Ferguson was a student
- [Dee Rowe, who had covid-19, was a coaching icon, but his talents as a college player were ignored by most of the media when he died at 91](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/01/18/dee-rowe-who-had-covid-19-was-a-coaching-icon-but-his-talents-as-a-college-player-were-ignored-by-most-of-the-media-when-he-died-at-91/) - By Joel Alderman Dee Rowe, former basketball coach at the University of Connecticut, died at his home on Jan. 10th. His son, Donald Jr., told the New York Times that he had coronavirus, on top of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He would have been 92 in ten days this Jan. 20th. It is not just because he
- [How did two teams in the Patriot League manage an unlikely 46-point turnaround in back-to-back games? Or, what a difference a day makes](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/01/12/how-did-two-teams-in-the-patriot-league-manage-an-unlikely-46-point-turnaround-in-back-to-back-games-or-what-a-difference-a-day-makes/) - By Joel Alderman It was a rare, almost unheard of, two days for the Colgate and Army-West Point basketball teams when they played back-to-back games at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y. on Jan 2-3. They caused fans to wonder how can a team (Army) lose by 44 points, then 24 hours later come back against
- [The chaos at the United States Capitol affected college basketball, preventing the playing of the UMass-George Washington game](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/01/10/the-chaos-at-the-united-states-capitol-affected-college-basketball-preventing-the-playing-of-the-umass-george-washington-game/) - By Joel Alderman In what may be a first in college basketball, a game was canceled or, at best, postponed, not because of the weather, not because of the pandemic, not because of travel delays, and not because of a mechanical malfunction in the building where the game was supposed to have taken place. All
- [Not just a football player, Hall of Famer Floyd Little also played on his high school basketball team](https://roundballdaily.com/2021/01/05/not-just-a-football-player-hall-of-famer-floyd-little-also-played-on-his-high-school-basketball-team-1/) - By Joel Alderman It is little known, except in his home state of Connecticut, that Floyd Little, three-time All-America running back at Syracuse, member of the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame, and three-time Pro Bowl choice, who died on died Jan. 1st, was also talented on the basketball court. The worlds of
- [Dom Ferrara, a Connecticut high school basketball all-stater, who played at two colleges, then became an acclaimed scholastic coach, has died of coronavirus at 80](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/12/23/dom-ferrara-a-connecticut-high-school-basketball-all-stater-who-played-at-two-colleges-then-became-an-acclaimed-scholastic-coach-has-died-of-coronavirus-at-80-2/) - By Joel Alderman Dominic Ferrara, who died of coronavirus in late summer, was best known athletically as a two-sport star in high school, but he also had a fling at basketball and baseball in two colleges and later became a Connecticut Hall of Fame high school hoop coach. Ferrara was a key member of the
- [Aubrey Robinson went beyond the call by surprising an 11-year boy with a new basketball and hoop after she saw him playing with a bent one](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/12/16/aubrey-robinson-went-beyond-the-call-by-surprising-an-11-year-boy-with-a-new-basketball-and-hoop-after-she-saw-him-playing-with-a-bent-one/) - This is a basketball story to remind us how great some people can be. It’s about a 38-year old woman, Aubrey Robinson, who makes Fed-Ex deliveries, and an 11-year old boy, Elijah Maines, who loves to shoot at hoops. The driver, while making her rounds in a mobile home park just outside of West Harrison,
- [Mike Krzyzewski wants a reassessment before college basketball continues; denies Duke’s 2-2 record is the reason](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/12/10/mike-krzyzewski-wants-a-reassessment-before-college-basketball-continues-denies-dukes-2-2-record-is-the-reason/) - By Joel Alderman After Duke lost to Illinois, 83-68, on Dec. 8th, its coach Mike Krzyzewski said, “Something just doesn’t feel right about it.” He did not mean the final score but the fact that the game was even played, as coronavirus cases and deaths spiral. Three of the 14 games in the ACC/Big Ten
- [Seattle's Raul Ruidiaz is the most dangerous man in Major League Soccer](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/12/08/seattles-raul-ruidiaz-is-the-most-dangerous-man-in-major-league-soccer/) - It's happened so many times now, it's almost like there's a script. Time is winding down (or up) in a sport where scoring is about as easy as making it to a second date. The ball is bouncing and zipping all over the place as frantic defenders chase its pinball-like path, playing against the clock
- [Death of soccer superstar Maradona was also the loss to the NBA of an avid fan](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/12/05/death-of-soccer-superstar-maradona-was-also-the-loss-to-the-nba-of-an-avid-fan/) - By Joel Alderman The death of Argentine soccer great, Diego Maradona, has generated an outpouring of worldwide attention, including from the segment of the media which is not generally concerned with the game also known outside the United States as fútbol. Roundballdaily.com would be remiss if we did not take note of this loss to
- [College basketball is underway despite calls to delay start of season; Rick Pitino wants “May Madness” to replace “March Madness”](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/27/college-basketball-is-underway-despite-calls-to-delay-start-of-season-rick-pitino-wants-may-madness-to-replace-march-madness/) - New Iona head coach Rick Pitino thinks it's madness to start the college basketball season at the height of this pandemic, calling for "May Madness" instead of March Madness.
- [Pope Francis is “super chill” according to Anthony Tolliver, who was in a group of NBA players who had an audience with the Pontiff in the Vatican](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/24/pope-francis-is-super-chill-according-to-anthony-tolliver-who-was-in-a-group-of-nba-players-who-had-an-audience-with-the-pontiff-in-the-vatican/) - By Joel Alderman It hardly was a typical papal audience when a delegation of five N.B.A. players and officials from the players association met privately with Pope Francis at the Vatican today (Nov. 23) to discuss their efforts toward promoting social justice and opposing economic inequality. They got to Rome after accepting an invitation on
- [Lawsuit brought against Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim and the university for his fatal car accident in 2019](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/10/lawsuit-brought-against-syracuse-basketball-coach-jim-boeheim-and-the-university-for-his-fatal-car-accident-in-2019/) - By Joel Alderman For the family of Jorge Jimenez of Syracuse NY, it is a recurring nightmare the night he was struck and killed by a car driven by Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Boeheim the night of Feb. 20, 2019. Apparently, all efforts to settle a wrongful death claim by his family have
- [James Harden's rejuvenation is the most refreshing thing about the NBA this season](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/03/08/james-hardens-rejuvenation-is-the-most-refreshing-thing-about-the-nba-this-season/) - His life has been simplified, condensed down to pick-and-roll decisions and (maybe) the bi-monthly trimming of his beard. James Harden seems like his true self again, or maybe even a better version of the player that carried the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals in 2015. Sure, he's still practicing his signature dribble-hypnosis, scoring like
- [Tom Heinsohn, en route to becoming an all-American at Holy Cross, left a memorable impression on Yale when he tallied 44 points against the Bulldogs](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/14/tom-heinsohn-en-route-to-becoming-an-all-american-at-holy-cross-left-a-memorable-impression-on-yale-when-he-tallied-44-points-against-the-bulldogs/) - By Joel Alderman Tom Heinsohn, Hall of Fame basketball star and everybody’s all-American, who died recently (Nov. 9, 2020) made a name for himself even before he entered the NBA. As a collegian at Holy Cross he left his mark just about everywhere he played, and few, if any, of his outings were more impressive
- [Ivy League shuts down basketball and other winter sports, but leaves the door open to future eligibility of its athletes](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/12/ivy-league-shuts-down-basketball-and-other-winter-sports-but-leaves-the-door-open-to-future-eligibility-of-its-athletes/) - By Joel Alderman The Ivy League has done it again. By canceling basketball, hockey, and other winter sports today (Nov. 12) the conference becomes the first Division I entity to take the initiative. Obviously. the decision for Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale was made by the Ivy League Council of Presidents
- [Five programs who might surprisingly be in the hunt in the 2020-21 college basketball season](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/06/five-programs-who-might-surprisingly-be-in-the-hunt-in-the-2020-21-college-basketball-season/) - 2020 has been a pretty mundane year, no? There's not much going on, from politics to weather patterns to the general physical wellbeing of everyone on the planet. I'd say it's been a pretty chill year, right? So if you're looking for something to break the monotony and predictability of 2020, may we suggest this
- [Lee Green and David Edwards, both New Yorkers and college basketball players in the ’90s, have fallen to the coronavirus this week](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/03/27/lee-green-and-david-edwards-both-new-yorkers-and-college-basketball-players-in-the-40s-have-fallen-to-the-coronavirus-this-week/) - By Joel Alderman Two stars of another era, Lee Green at St. John’s, along with fellow New Yorker David Edwards, who went to Georgetown and then Texas A&M, are believed to be the first former college basketball players to die in the coronavirus pandemic. Green played for the Redmen, as they were then known, from
- [Which mid-majors will be the best in the 2020-21 college basketball season?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/06/which-mid-majors-will-be-the-best-in-the-2020-21-college-basketball-season/) - College basketball is coming back (we think), and when it gets here (we hope) there will be plenty of excitement for fans watching on TV screens across the nation. We've already given you five programs you might be surprised to learn will contend in 2020-21, but which mid-majors will make noise this season? We got
- [Bethune-Cookman, an Historically Black University, leads the way in canceling all sports for the 2020-21 academic year](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/06/bethune-cookman-an-historically-black-university-leads-the-way-in-canceling-all-sports-for-the-2020-21-academic-year/) - By Joel Alderman Up until now, the Ivy League held the distinction of being the first to cancel its post-season basketball tournament, and then on July 8th call off football and other fall sports. The Ivies have not yet made a decision for basketball, except it will not be held until January, at the earliest.
- [Jeff Van Gundy, who just missed another NBA coaching job, had a couple of other disappointments when he failed to make the Yale JVs, and also lost nerve to ask fellow student, Jodie Foster, for a date](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/11/02/jeff-van-gundy-who-just-missed-another-nba-coaching-job-had-a-couple-of-other-disappointments-when-he-failed-to-make-the-yale-jvs-and-also-lost-nerve-to-ask-fellow-student-jodie-foster-for-a-date/) - By Joel Alderman Late last week Jeff Van Gundy was considered a finalist to return to his old job of coaching the Houston Rockets. But the position instead has gone to Stephen Silas. Van Gundy has been set back before- long before. He had two personal disappointments in 1980 when he was an 18-year old
- [Tom McNamara, Yale hockey captain in 1951, has died of coronavirus 14 years after Ted Shay, his college and high school teammate](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/10/24/tom-mcnamara-yale-hockey-captain-in-1951-has-died-of-coronavirus-14-years-after-ted-shay-his-college-and-high-school-teammate/) - By Joel Alderman There has been another coronavirus-caused death of a former college athlete and the first on the list we are tracking whose sport was hockey. Tom McNamara, who graduated from Yale in 1951, is the second athlete from that Ivy League university to succumb to Covid-19. The other, as reported in a previous
- [UConn is paying a quarter-million dollars to seven women in athletics, including three basketball coaches, alleged by U.S. Labor Dept. to have been underpaid](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/10/23/uconn-is-paying-a-quarter-million-dollars-to-seven-women-in-athletics-including-three-basketball-coaches-alleged-by-u-s-labor-dept-to-have-been-underpaid/) - By Joel Alderman Three female members of coach Gino Auriemma’s 2014 coaching staff for women’s basketball and four others at the University of Connecticut are being compensated a total of $249,539 as a result of a conclusion by the U.S. Labor Department that UConn underpaid them compared to what they were giving to men in
- [After stunning Liverpool evisceration, what's the ceiling for Aston Villa?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/10/05/after-stunning-liverpool-evisceration-whats-the-ceiling-for-aston-villa/) - Don't look now, but one of the biggest clubs in England is back. Aston Villa may have departed the Premier League like a disgraced politician, plummeting into the depths of the English football system as horrified fans watched and booed incredulously back in 2016, but all of that negativity is forgotten now. The Villains returned
- [With smart signings and clever managing, Newcastle is here to stay in Premier League](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/10/05/with-smart-signings-and-clever-managing-newcastle-is-here-to-stay-in-premier-league/) - Aston Villa will get a lot of press (even here) this week, and deservedly so after orchestrating one of the most shocking results in Premier League history on Sunday. But Villa isn't the only big club that has seen its fortunes turn around this season. Speaking of which-- what a job Steve Bruce has done at
- [Scottie Pippen claims bubble play is like pickup basketball, but for LeBron James it is the “most challenging thing” he has done as a pro](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/10/03/scottie-pippen-claims-bubble-play-is-like-pickup-basketball/) - By Joel Alderman The NBA has gone to the championship series- in a season that is like one never ever seen before. But is it NBA basketball? Not according to Scottie Pippen. The Hall of Famer, who played most of his career alongside Michael Jordan, compared the quality of play inside the bubble to pickup
- [Tom Cirrito, a first-year Yale student, set world's record for dribbling a basketball while running a mile](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/09/19/tom-cirrito-a-first-year-yale-student-set-worlds-record-for-dribbling-a-basketball-while-running-a-mile/) - By Joel Alderman A would-be college basketball player is turning to the sport of cross country, but the new Yale first year student, Thomas Cirrito, is not entirely letting go of the hoop game that he loves. Cirrito, while training at home in Miller Place, NY this summer, discovered what many of roundball addicts are
- [David “Smokey” Gaines, a college player in the mid-1960s and a pioneering African American coach, contracted coronavirus while he was dying of cancer](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/09/13/david-smokey-gaines-a-college-player-in-the-mid-1960s-and-a-pioneering-african-american-coach-contracted-coronavirus-while-he-was-dying-of-cancer/) - By Joel Alderman Another pandemic related fatality in the basketball community occurred early this month. Although the death of David “Smokey” Gaines was due medically to cancer, he had also contracted COVID-19 toward the end of his life. We are including him among the former college basketball players who have died soon after being infected
- [Hall of Fame coaches Lute Olson and John Thompson died recently in the span of just three days, leaving a big void in college basketball](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/09/04/hall-of-fame-coaches-lute-olson-and-john-thompson-died-recently-in-the-span-of-just-three-days-leaving-a-big-void-in-college-basketball/) - Their careers overlapped 17 seasons, but Lute Olson and John Thompson, who were Hall of Fame college basketball coaches, had a strange but sad commonality. They recently both died at almost the same time, Olson on Aug 27 and Thompson three days later on Aug 30. Olson was 85 and Thompson 78.
- [Trail Blazers players all wore headbands in tribute to Cliff Robinson after he died at 53](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/09/01/trail-blazers-players-all-wore-headbands-in-tribute-to-cliff-robinson-after-he-died-at-53/) - By Joel Alderman The entire Portland Trail Blazers team wore headbands Saturday (Aug. 29) during Game 5 of their playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers to honor Cliff Robinson, who died earlier that day from lymphoma at the age of 53. The former Blazer played 18 seasons in the NBA, the first eight with
- [The NBA, NBPA, and Yale University join forces to fight COVID-19](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/08/15/the-nba-nbpa-and-yale-university-join-forces-hook-to-fight-covid-10/) - By: Joel Alderman UPDATE The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today (Aug. 15th) issued an emergency authorization that allows the public to use the Saliva Direct coronavirus test method developed by the Yale University School of Public Health and funded jointly by the NBA and NBA Players Association. This could be a major development in combating
- [Michael Ojo, a recent star at Florida State Univ., may have been too anxious to get back on the court; he died after testing positive for COVID-19 and was working out against medical advice](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/08/27/michael-ojo-a-recent-star-at-florida-state-univ-may-have-been-too-anxious-to-get-back-on-the-court-he-died-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19-and-was-working-out-against-medical-advice/) - By Joel Alderman Former Florida State University center Michael Ojo, who had tested positive for coronavirus and seemingly recovered, died on August 21st after collapsing while training in the country of Serbia, where he had played professionally since college. He was 27, the youngest of any on our list of former college players who died
- [Kobe Bryant’s anti-gay insult was picked up by TV nine years before Thom Brennaman did the same last week](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/08/23/kobe-bryants-anti-gay-insult-was-picked-up-by-tv-nine-years-before-thom-brennaman-did-the-same-last-week/) - By Joel Alderman The name Kobe Bryant brings to mind his many outstanding exploits on the basketball courts, but also, unfortunately, an incident nine years ago is being brought up now as similar to the faux pas uttered this past week by Thom Brennaman, a Fox Sports Ohio announcer. Bryant, who died in a plane
- [Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat is charging fellow NBA players $20 for a cup of coffee in his side business within the bubble](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/08/18/jimmy-butler-of-the-miami-heat-is-charging-fellow-nba-players-20-for-a-cup-of-coffee-in-his-side-business-within-the-bubble/) - By Joel Alderman Would you shell out $20 for a cup of coffee, even a large size? For most of us, the answer is "absolutely not." But if you were a player inside the NBA bubble, and getting the kind of money they earn, the answer might be different. Jimmy Butler, now in his first
- [Hal Upjohn, 91, a member of the earliest Yale basketball team to play in the NCAA tournament in 1949, is the first Bulldog athlete known to have died from coronavirus](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/08/12/hal-upjohn-91-a-member-of-the-earliest-yale-basketball-team-to-play-in-the-ncaa-tournament-in-1949-is-the-first-bulldog-athlete-known-to-have-died-from-coronavirus/) - By Joel Alderman When Yale played in the NCAA tournament in 1949 for the first time, Harold Upjohn was among those on its roster. Upjohn died on March 24th at the age of 91 and became the first and only athlete from Yale that this researcher is aware of who has been a victim of
- [Will the college basketball season start on time? Geno Auriemma is doubtful](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/08/11/will-the-college-basketball-season-start-on-time-geno-auriemma-is-doubtful/) - By Joel Alderman A pessimistic prediction about the start of the college basketball season has been made by Geno Auriemma, who has been the mentor of the women’s game at the University of Connecticut since 1985. Auriemma was quoted in the Hartford Courant, “Once the rest of the country cancels football (as many feel will
- [New look in the NBA is not just on the court but along the sidelines](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/08/06/new-look-in-the-nba-is-not-just-on-the-court-but-along-the-sidelines/) - By Joel Alderman Anyone who has been watching the NBA since it resumed its pandemic-delayed season in the Walt Disney World bubble at Lake Buena Vista, FL, may have noticed more than differences on the court and on the player uniforms. Gone are the suits and ties of the coaches. They are no longer dressing
- [Jonathan Isaac of the Orlando Magic is one NBA player who did not take a knee or wear a "Black Lives Matter" t-shirt](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/08/01/jonathan-isaac-of-the-orlando-magic-is-one-nba-player-who-did-not-take-a-knee-or-wear-a-black-lives-matter-t-shirt/) - By Joel Alderman The practice of kneeling during the National Anthem has generated a lot of controversies since Colin Kaepernick first did it prior to an NFL pre-season game in 2016. Now, it is has become so widespread that it is newsworthy when an athlete does NOT take a knee. The Orlando Magic’s Jonathan Isaac
- [Coronavirus victim Dwight Jones left a legacy in Detroit as a coach and humanitarian](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/07/18/coronavirus-victim-dwight-jones-left-a-legacy-in-detroit-as-a-coach-and-humanitarian/) - By Joel Alderman Holy Redeemer High School in Detroit was a basketball powerhouse in its day. The school functioned for 123 years and when it closed in 2005 the Catholic community there was generally caught unaware and a lot of disappointment and anger were expressed. Moviegoers old enough may remember a 1987 film, “The Rosary
- [Mystics now say Elene Delle Donne, who takes 64 pills a day for chronic Lyme disease, will still be paid if she opts-out of the WNBA season](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/07/20/mystics-now-say-elene-delle-donne-who-takes-64-pills-a-day-for-chronic-lyme-disease-will-still-be-paid-if-she-opts-out-of-the-wnba-season/) - By Joel Alderman While most people in the world are worried about coronavirus, Elene Delle Donne (Pronounced Elena Della Don) of the Washington Mystics must also continue to deal with chronic Lyme Disease. The 6-5 two-time MVP of the WNBA made a strong case for her right to a medical exemption and still be paid
- [Farewell, Norwich City. Will the Canaries return to the Premier League soon?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/07/14/it-was-a-fun-ride-norwich-city-see-you-again-soon/) - By: Kels Dayton Norwich City was officially relegated from the Premier League last week, and as painful as it must be for fans to come to terms with, there's little doubt this club can rebound and make it back to the top flight. Despite losing 24 games (so far) and accruing just 21 points, there
- [Ivy League basketball to cut down on “back to backs” and have the same schedule model for all teams, but the virus will still have the last word](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/07/10/ivy-league-basketball-to-cut-down-on-back-to-backs-and-have-the-same-schedule-model-for-all-teams-but-the-virus-will-still-have-the-last-word/) - By Joel Alderman The cancelation of all sports by the Ivy League for the rest of 2020 has ramifications for fall and winter basketball as well, assuming the games move forward, and that’s a big assumption. While the sports world is dealing with the effects of the coronavirus on college football, we move ahead to
- [BLM movement reaches mid-major Howard University with commitment from Makur Maker, a 5-star recruit who was wooed by several power schools](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/07/08/blm-movement-reaches-mid-major-howard-university-with-commitment-from-makur-maker-a-5-star-recruit-who-was-wooed-by-several-power-schools/) - By: Joel Alderman As the call for social changes and the movement Black Lives Matter continues, a decision was reached by a 5-star recruit as to where he will take his sought-after talents. Makur Maker, all 6-feet 11 inches and 235 pounds of him, is bypassing Kentucky, Memphis, UCLA, Alabama, Oregon, USC, and more, who
- [Which teams will surprise in the NBA bubble?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/07/08/which-teams-will-surprise-in-the-nba-bubble/) - The NBA is set to return in just a few weeks, and we can't wait to see the world's best basketball back on the court. It'll look a lot different from the futuristic biosphere that they've set up down in Orlando, and all of the uproar means that perhaps the most predictable of American sports
- [Here's hoping Makur Maker's choice to attend HBCU Howard becomes a trend](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/07/06/heres-hoping-makur-makers-choice-to-attend-hbcu-howard-becomes-a-trend-among-elite-prospects/) - By: Kels Dayton Earlier this week, one of the best high school prospects in the country shunned Duke, Kentucky and UCLA for Howard University. He couldn't have chosen a better school. Makur Maker, a 6-11 forward with guard skills, crazy athleticism and a feathery touch from the outside, is ranked as the No. 16 prospect
- [Maya Moore can now celebrate perhaps her greatest victory, and not with UConn or the Minnesota Lynx](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/07/04/maya-moore-can-now-celebrate-perhaps-her-greatest-victory-and-not-with-uconn-or-the-minnesota-lynx/) - By Joel Alderman Arguably one of the greatest women's basketball players of this or any time, Maya Moore has played a major role away from a playing court but in a court of law. In so doing, she made a valuable contribution to human rights and criminal justice. It could be said it overshadowed leading
- [Former Kansas guards Devonte Graham, Frank Mason just finished breakout pro seasons](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/07/01/former-kansas-guards-devonte-graham-frank-mason-breakout-seasons/) - By: Kels Dayton It’s been a great year for overlooked, undersized former Kansas guards. Devonte Graham and Frank Mason were once the nation’s most unlikely star backcourt duo, with both players having originally committed to nondescript mid-majors and suffering from a lack of height that would put them in the “slightly above average” category among
- [Alexis Demby is among those who have played basketball in college and who have died from Covid-19](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/06/25/alexis-demby-is-among-those-who-have-played-basketball-in-college-and-who-have-died-from-covid-19/) - By Joel Alderman The ten basketball players we have profiled so far in this series, in which we recognize former college athletes who died from the coronavirus, have all been men. Here we reluctantly add the name of a woman, Alexis Demby, who played the game when an undergraduate and is among the victims lost
- [Lawsuit accusing Jim Calhoun of sexual harassment and discrimination is dismissed on a technicality](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/06/21/lawsuit-accusing-jim-calhoun-of-sexual-harassment-and-discrimination-is-dismissed-on-a-technicality-but-he-and-others-must-await-decision-of-a-state-commission-and-a-possible-court-appeal/) - Editor’s note: See our original story when the litigation began By Joel Alderman Jim Calhoun and Glenn Miller, named, but not as defendants, in a lawsuit against the University of St. Joseph (USJ), have prevailed albeit on a technicality. Although the federal case on one level is over, there is a distinct possibility the case
- [Two NBA players of different eras, Lonnie Walker and Ray Allen, and how having their hair cut helped deliver important messages](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/06/17/two-nba-players-of-different-eras-lonnie-walker-and-ray-allen-and-how-having-their-hair-cut-helped-deliver-important-messages/) - By Joel Alderman Hair today and gone tomorrow may be the bywords of two NBA players, one a current roster member and the other a retired star. In unrelated events each has recently had his hair clipped and in the process delivered important social messages. The player of today is San Antonio Spurs’ guard Lonnie
- [Here is an El-Amin who is not only a star college basketball player but a serious activist](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/06/06/here-is-an-el-amin-who-is-not-only-a-star-college-basketball-player-but-a-serious-activist/) - By Joel Alderman When Khalid El-Amin strutted along the court for the Univ. Of Connecticut for four years under Jim Calhoun, and helped bring UConn a national title in 1999, he was a colorful and sometimes controversial and “showboat” type figure. His claims to fame were his production and appearance on the court, which were
- [Harvard grad transfer Seth Towns was handcuffed and placed in police van during protest over Floyd incident; later released and not held](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/05/31/harvard-grad-transfer-seth-towns-was-handcuffed-and-placed-in-police-van-during-protest-over-floyd-incident-later-released-and-not-held/) - By Joel Alderman “In a span of just 24 hours, I walked across a Harvard virtual graduation stage into the back of a police van alongside other peaceful protesters–both of which I am equally proud of.” (@seth_towns17) Seth Towns, the highly-rated graduate transfer from Harvard who will be entering Ohio State soon, was in police
- [NBA star Andre Drummond shocks waitress with $1,000 tip as Florida restaurants reopen](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/05/27/nba-star-andre-drummond-shocks-waitress-with-1000-tip-as-florida-restaurants-reopen/) - By Joel Alderman In the midst of our series about former college basketball players who have died in the coronavirus pandemic, it is refreshing to be able to post a “feel good” story about Andre Drummond, who played one season at the University of Connecticut before turning pro. Drummand has been a star with the
- [Indiana basketball lost a legend when 87-year old Ed Siegel died from Covid-19](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/05/22/indiana-basketball-lost-a-legend-when-87-year-old-ed-siegel-died-from-covid-19/) - The state of Indiana lost a high-caliber college basketball player of another era, later to become a legendary coach, when Edward A. Siegel died at the age of 87 on April 22, 2020. He was a four-year letterman at Franklin College, a Division III school in Franklin IN, outside of Indianapolis. He graduated in 1950.
- [Harvey Sheff, ex-basketball star at Yeshiva and “mensch with a capital M,” died of the coronavirus shortly after his college was concluding its best season ever](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/05/15/harvey-sheff-yeshiva-basketball-died-coronavirus/) - By Joel Alderman The passing of Harvey Jay Sheff from the coronavirus was not only another statistic included in the list of former college basketball players who have met that fate, but of a man who was generally considered a mensch (an admirable and honorable person). The 59-year old Sheff was a star 6-4 center
- [Still no shot clock in high school basketball, but it’s just a matter of time (ouch!)](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/05/15/still-no-shot-clock-in-high-school-basketball-but-its-just-a-matter-of-time-ouch/) - By Joel Alderman Most of our readers, this writer included, unless they are knowledgeable high school fans, are probably surprised to learn that there is no shot clock in high school basketball. Additionally, the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS), does not even allow state associations to adopt a shot clock on their own, without
- [Ted Vartelas, native of Connecticut who played basketball for UConn, has succumbed to coronavirus](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/18/ted-vartelas-native-of-connecticut-who-played-basketball-for-uconn-has-succumbed-to-coronavirus/) - By Joel Alderman Ted Vartelas of Ansonia, CT lived much longer than the other former college basketball players we know of who have died from the coronavirus, but that doesn’t detract from the great loss felt by multitudes of family members, friends, and those who have followed University of Connecticut sports down through the years.
- [Marty Derer, who played at Rutgers-Camden, died of coronavirus less than two months after this beloved referee worked his last game](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/05/05/marty-derer-who-played-at-rutgers-camden-died-of-coronavirus-less-than-two-months-after-this-beloved-referee-worked-his-last-game/) - By Joel Alderman In our series on former college basketball players who have died in the coronavirus plague, this is the first about one who was also a referee. The South New Jersey basketball community has been devastated by the passing of 56-year old Marty Derer on April 6, 2020. "He was very kind, very
- [Podcast: NFL schedule released, Korean baseball on national TV, major leaguers in the Olympics?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/05/08/podcast-nfl-schedule-released-korean-baseball-on-national-tv-major-leaguers-in-the-olympics/) - Which games on the newly-released NFL schedule jump off the page? What's the best part of Korean baseball being broadcast on national television (and on your DVR)? Should Major League Baseball allow its stars to participate in the Olympics? We've got the answers to all of those questions and much more in the latest edition
- [Why John Stockton remains the most underrated basketball player of the 1990s](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/28/why-john-stockton-remains-the-most-underrated-basketball-player-of-the-1990s/) - What if I told you that one man sits atop the list of the NBA's all-time leaders in two different stat categories? What if I told you that man played in the '90s, that he won all the damn time, and that he regularly left bewildered opponents slaw-jawed, staring, amazed at what he was able
- [Legendary Hartford and Eastern CT State hoopster, Charle­­­­s “Duffy” Jernigan, mourned by countless after COVID-19 death](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/05/01/legendary-hartford-and-eastern-ct-state-hoopster-charles-duffy-jernigan-mourned-by-countless-after-covid-19-death/) - By Joel Alderman His brief college basketball career ended as the runner-up high scorer his freshman year at Eastern Connecticut State College in Willimantic. But his fame was eclipsed by his dominance gained in the gyms and on the playgrounds and outdoor courts of Hartford. On April 28, 2020, Charles (“Duffy”) Jernigan became the eighth
- [Who is J.R. Smith, really?](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/06/07/who-is-j-r-smith-really/) - Embed from Getty Images He's an enigma--a tattooed, boneheaded, naturally-gifted, free spirited shooter. To NBA fans, J.R. Smith is an endearing character, a Charlie Kelly-like wildcard whose presence is guaranteed to make everything more entertaining. To casual fans, he's the knucklehead whose name they'll remember for dribbling out the final seconds of a tie game
- [Matt Gras of Siena, yet another former college star whose coronavirus passing is mourned by many](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/26/matt-gras-siena-death-coronavirus/) - By: Joel Alderman The word “star” is often used in sports reporting rather generously, but in the case of the late Matt Gras, of Oxford CT by way of Seymour, he was justifiably a real star during his basketball playing days at Siena from 1991-1995. In fact, the college sports website describes him as a
- [Podcast: How pandemic hiatus will affect future of MLS, U.S. soccer](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/24/podcast-how-pandemic-hiatus-will-affect-future-of-mls-u-s-soccer/) - With more unknowns than we can count, US Soccer and MLS are taking major financial blows during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kels Dayton and James Campbell discuss what they believe may happen to soccer overall in the United States. European leagues and Liga MX are having to make difficult decisions regarding promotion, relegation, and determining who
- [Is Anthony Edwards worth taking with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/21/is-anthony-edwards-worth-taking-with-the-no-1-pick-in-the-nba-draft/) - Coming into the 2020 college basketball season, there were two names fans began to hear over and over again. One was James Wiseman, the athletic big man from Memphis who was considered the preseason favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft come June. The other? Anthony Edwards, a sculpted, bouncy athletic
- [Arnold Obey, hoop and track star at Wagner in late 1960s, is another casualty of Covid-19](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/12/arnold-obey-hoop-and-track-star-at-wagner-in-late-1960s-is-another-casualty-of-covid-19/) - By Joel Alderman In a previous article we noted the passing due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) of three men who made their marks in college basketball. Now we regret that our unofficial total has reached four in number. Arnold Obey, born in the Bronx, was an outstanding player at Wagner College on Staten Island, NY.
- [How good will Cole Anthony be in the NBA?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/18/how-good-will-cole-anthony-be-in-the-nba/) - By: Kels Dayton He looks like J. Cole, plays like Lou Will, and is the son of former UNLV Runnin' Rebel star and NBA guard Greg Anthony. But just how good will Cole Anthony be in the NBA? The 6-2 freshman from New York was one of the top recruits in the country when he
- [A third ex-college basketball player, Jonathan Duck (Iona) is victim of coronavirus](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/03/a-third-ex-college-basketball-player-jonathan-duck-iona-is-victim-of-coronavirus/) - By Joel Alderman About a week after the first two former college basketball players died of the coronavirus, a third, Jonathan Duck, has passed away in New York at the age of 50. Duck was from the Bronx, NY, where he attended Our Savior Lutheran High School. He then went to Iona College in New
- [With no live sports on TV, fans want their cable and satellite costs lowered](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/08/with-no-live-sports-on-tv-fans-want-their-cable-and-satellite-costs-lowered/) - By Joel Alderman There is an old saying “You get what you pay for.” But in at least one case those words could be changed to “You don’t get what you pay for.” We are paying to get sports competition on cable-TV and satellite channels, but there are no live events to show because there
- [March Madness Classics: Michigan vs. Kentucky in 1993 Final Four](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/03/30/march-madness-classics-michigan-vs-kentucky-in-1993-final-four/) - By: Kels Dayton On the eve of the Final Four, how about we go back in time to some old-school college basketball? The Fab Five of Michigan take on this 1993 Kentucky squad led by Rick Pitino in one of the more underrated Final Four battles of all time.
- [NBA Draft Profile: Doron Lamb](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/05/22/nba-draft-profile-doron-lamb/) - By: Kels Dayton DORON LAMB 6-4, 200 lbs. Hometown: Queens, NY School:Kentucky Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: The sophomore guard was the old man of this Kentucky group, providing the young Wildcats with insight and life lessons he had learned over the course of his two fulfilling seasons in Lexington. As ridiculous as this sounds, it's
- [NBA Draft Profile: Harrison Barnes](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/05/18/nba-draft-profile-harrison-barnes/) - By: Kels Dayton HARRISON BARNES 6-8, 215 lbs. Hometown: Ames, IA School: North Carolina Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: If the NBA hadn't instituted its new age limit policy, Barnes may have been a lottery pick coming out of high school in 2010. The 6-8 forward was the top-rated player in his class and was the first freshman
- [Championship Week Day 3: Northeast Conference, Missouri Valley, America East Tournaments Begin Tonight](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/03/01/championship-week-day-3-northeast-conference-missouri-valley-america-east-tournaments-begin-tonight/) - By: Kels Dayton I'm not gonna lie. Tonight is big for me. My school is playing for its 2012 NCAA Tournament life, and I don't know how I'm going to handle it. Sure, this happens every year. But it just might be the most nerve-racking moment in sports. The conference tournament for a mid-major or
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: South 2. Duke vs. 15. Lehigh](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-predictions-south-2-duke-vs-15-lehigh/) - By: Kels Dayton 2 Duke (27-6, 13-3 ACC)-Duke owns some impressive wins this season, including November triumphs over Kansas, Michigan State, and Michigan and a last-second win over North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Still, this not a vintage Duke team. The Blue Devils rely far too much on the three-pointer, which they shoot at an
- [NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 Predictions: West 3. Marquette vs. 7. Florida](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/03/21/ncaa-tournament-sweet-16-predictions-west-3-marquette-vs-7-florida/) - By: Kels Dayton 3 Marquette (27-7, Big East) HOW THEY GOT HERE: The Golden Eagles' run to the Sweet Sixteen has been as impressive as any team in the tournament's. Marquette squashed BYU like an annoying bug, 88-68, in the second round before ending 31-win Murray State's dream season in perhaps the most hotly contested and
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 1. Wichita State vs. 16. Texas Southern or 16. Cal Poly](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-1-wichita-state-vs-16-texas-southern-or-16-cal-poly/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 1 Wichita State Shockers (34-0, 18-0 Missouri Valley)- Pick against the Shockers at your own peril. As the first team to navigate the regular season undefeated since UNLV in 1991, Wichita State, like a Vlade Divac jersey, commands respect. At 34-0, the Shockers are
- [NBA Draft Profile: Bradley Beal](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/05/18/nba-draft-profile-bradley-beal/) - By: Kels Dayton BRADLEY BEAL 6-4, 207 lbs. Hometown: St. Louis, MO School: Florida Class: Freshman STRENGTHS: Beal is a do-it-all guard with a terrific stroke and the size and speed to excel in the NBA. He had a fine freshman season in Gainesville, averaging 14.6 points, 6.5 boards and 2.2 assists per game
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 12. UCLA Bruins](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/23/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-12-ucla-bruins/) - Click to enlarge. < 11. UNLV Runnin' Rebels 13. Michigan State Spartans > 12. UCLA
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 7. Oregon vs. 10. BYU](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-7-oregon-vs-10-byu/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 7. Oregon Ducks (23-9, 10-8 Pac 12)-Oregon was a bit disappointing this season after entering the year with Top 10 aspirations. The Ducks struggled mightily on defense, giving up 105, 100, 96, and 82 points in a string of games in December. It was
- [Could Kentucky defeat an NBA team? No. But are they the best team of the past decade?](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/03/29/could-kentucky-defeat-an-nba-team-no-but-are-they-the-best-team-of-the-past-decade/) - By: Kels Dayton The 2012 Kentucky Wildcats are clearly the best team in college basketball. It's not even close. Kentucky has the best player (Anthony Davis), another top-five NBA draft pick (Michael Kidd-Glichrist), two other first-rounders (Terrence Jones and Marquis Teague) and a loaded bench. Now, the question many people have been asking is, "Could
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 4. Kansas Jayhawks](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/24/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-4-kansas-jayhawks/) - Click to enlarge. < 3. Ohio State Buckeyes
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 18. Missouri Tigers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/22/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-18-missouri-tigers/) - Click to enlarge. < 17. Florida Gators
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 11. UNLV Runnin' Rebels](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/23/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-11-unlv-runnin-rebels/) - Click to enlarge. < 10. Murray State Racers
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 15. North Carolina Tar Heels](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/23/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-15-north-carolina-tar-heels/) - Click to enlarge. < 14. San Diego State Aztecs
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: First Four Midwest Region: 12. California vs. 12. South Florida, winner vs. 5. Temple](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/03/12/ncaa-tournament-predictions-first-four-midwest-region-12-california-vs-12-south-florida/) - By: Kels Dayton 12 California (24-9, 13-5 Pac 12)- The Golden Bears were the only at-large team admitted into the Dance from the Pac-12, and they barely cracked the field, sneaking into a First Four game in Dayton. The winner of this game will get 5th-seeded Temple out of the Atlantic 10 in the second
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 6. Creighton Bluejays](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/24/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-6-creighton-bluejays/) - Click to enlarge. < 5. NC State Wolfpack
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 8. Kentucky Wildcats](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/24/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-8-kentucky-wildcats/) - Click to enlarge. < 7. Michigan Wolverines
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 5. NC State Wolfpack](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/24/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-5-nc-state-wolfpack/) - Click to enlarge. < 4. Kansas Jayhawks
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 3. Ohio State Buckeyes](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/24/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-3-ohio-state-buckeyes/) - Click to enlarge. < 2. Indiana Hoosiers 4. Kansas Jayhawks > 3. Ohio State Buckeyes
- [NCAA will not give college basketball players another season of eligibility, but baseball and other spring sport athletes get the benefit](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/04/02/ncaa-wont-give-basketball-players-extra-season-eligibility/) - By Joel Alderman Basketball fans who hoped some college players would get an extra year of eligibility because of lost time due to the coronavirus pandemic were disappointed this week by the NCAA’s decision to restrict the move to spring sports, particularly baseball. Although hoopsters had completed their 2019-20 regular seasons when the colleges and
- [Curly Neal, a player, comedian, and good-will ambassador with the Harlem Globetrotters, dies at 77](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/03/27/curly-neal-harlem-globetrotters-ambassador-dies/) - By Joel Alderman Basketball legend, Fred “Curly” Neal, a dribbling phenom with the Harlem Globetrotters, and the heir apparent to Marques Haynes, died March 26 at his home near Houston. He was 77. He entertained with the Globetrotters from 1963-85, appearing in more than 6,000 basketball exhibitions in 97 countries. According to Mark Spears of
- [2020 NBA Draft Profile: Obi Toppin](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/03/24/2020-nba-draft-profile-obi-toppin/) - Breaking down NBA Draft prospect Obi Toppin's strengths and weaknesses as a player, and giving you a look at how good he can be in the NBA.
- [Ivy Leaguers Seth Towns and Jordan Bruner could be playing for major programs next season, even as teammates](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/03/24/harvard-seth-towns-yale-jordan-bruner-major-programs-transfer/) - At least two Ivy Leaguers, Seth Towns of Harvard and Yale’s Jordan Bruner, could be continuing their basketball careers in major programs as graduate transfers and might even end up as teammates.
- [Roundball Daily Podcast: What happens if Premier League season can't be finished?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/03/25/podcast-premier-league-coronavirus/) - The COVID-19 pandemic has sent the sports world to a screeching halt. What will happen when it resumes? James Campbell and Kels Dayton discuss on the latest edition of the Roundball Daily Podcast. Specifically, what will happen in the Premier League, where the regular season winner is considered champion? Will Liverpool's incredible season come with
- [Kevin Ollie’s lawsuit against UConn takes a bounce in his favor; Ray Allen thinks he was mistreated at a deposition](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/08/15/kevin-ollies-lawsuit-against-uconn-takes-a-bounce-in-his-favor-ray-allen-thinks-he-was-mistreated-at-a-deposition/) - Like a basketball game with several lead changes, the nearly $11 million lawsuit by Kevin Ollie against the University of Connecticut, has, at least for the moment, taken a turn in favor of its former player and coach. An arbitrator has ruled that Ollie is covered by a union contract requiring UConn to prove that
- [Roundball Daily Podcast: Breaking down the bubble as March Madness awaits](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/03/05/roundball-daily-podcast-march-madness-nearly-here/) - What's the date today? Hold on a sec, let me check the calendar--- no, it can't be. Already?? Is it... really?! It's March! And that means college basketball. Kels Dayton and James Campbell rant about bubble teams, lament over the lack of mid-majors getting consideration for at-large spots, and discuss whether or not San Diego
- [Ivy League, strongly criticized for canceling its tournament, was vindicated when all conferences and the NCAA did the same as March Madness became March Sadness](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/03/19/ivy-league-strongly-criticized-for-canceling-its-tournament-was-vindicated-when-all-conferences-and-the-ncaa-did-the-same-as-march-madness-became-march-sadness/) - By Joel Alderman When, due to the increasing threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Ivy League decided on Tuesday (March 9) to cancel its post season basketball tournaments, it became the first Division One conference to take what was a bold and courageous step. The league and its executive director, Robin J. Harris, were almost
- [Roundball Daily Podcast: Can the Bucks reach 70 wins; will Atletico Madrid take out Liverpool?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/02/28/roundball-daily-podcast-nba-breakdown-champions-league/) - On this edition of the Roundball Daily podcast, Kels Dayton and James Campbell look ahead to the second half of the NBA season, discuss whether or not the Milwaukee Bucks will reach 70 wins, and debate whether Steph Curry should come back this season. They also break down whether or not Atletico Madrid can actually
- [NBA All-Star Weekend is over. What happens next?](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/02/18/biggest-nba-questions-after-the-all-star-weekend/) - By: Mark Bergin NBA All-Star Weekend has come and gone. For once, there was an exciting All-Star Game. The 3-Point Contest came down to the last shot and the Slam Dunk Contest had a controversial finish. Here are some of the biggest questions ahead of the last third of the regular season, which resumes Thursday
- [Devonte Graham has shot his way from Appalachian State commit to NBA Rising Star](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/02/05/devonte-graham-has-shot-his-way-from-appalachian-state-commit-to-nba-rising-star/) - By: Kels Dayton Before he dropped 40 on the Nets back in December, before he was named to the U.S. team in the NBA's Rising Stars challenge-- even before he joined Frank Mason as part of one of the most-overlooked backcourts in college hoops history, Devonte Graham was heading to ... Appalachian State? As a
- [Don't look now, but Chris Paul is still balling-- and he's got the Thunder in playoff position](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/02/06/dont-look-now-but-chris-paul-is-still-balling-and-hes-got-the-thunder-in-playoff-position/) - By: Kels Dayton CP3 isn't going anywhere. He's not declining from his perch as one of the league's best guards, he's not giving up his perennial All-Star spot (much to Devin Booker's dismay), and he's not leaving would-be-rebuilding Oklahoma City any time soon. The dude is here to stay. Paul was supposed to fade into
- [Roundball Daily Podcast: Super Bowl review edition](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/02/04/roundball-daily-podcast-super-bowl-review-edition/) - On this edition of the Roundball Daily podcast, your hosts Kels Dayton and James and Kevin Campbell break down everything Super Bowl LIV, plus look ahead to next season, and which team is better equipped to return to the big game. They also ask which teams picking in the top five of the draft have
- [Let's all honor Kobe Bryant by living with the Mamba Mentality](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/01/28/lets-all-honor-kobe-bryant-by-living-with-the-mamba-mentality/) - By: Kels Dayton I almost wasn't going to write this. Who am I to eulogize Kobe Bryant, a man whose accomplishments were so great and whose example is so strong, a guy who will be missed around the world, someone who meant so much as a player, a mentor, friend, father, husband and son? When
- [How do you put into words Kobe's impact? Simply, you can't](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/01/28/kobe-bryant-impact-on-sports-world-immeasurable/) - By: James Campbell How do you put into words the impact a legend leaves behind? When their energy is so present, that you can’t just focus on one aspect of their broad accomplishments? On Sunday, we were once again reminded the difficulty to string together thoughts into a well-structured summary. Kobe Bryant created his legend,
- [Baylor is No. 1; Rutgers is ranked, it's official: this college basketball season is drunk](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/01/23/this-college-basketball-season-is-drunk/) - If this year's college basketball season were a college student, it'd be a partier. It'd be one of those 2.0 GPA students who show up at every dorm, hanging-onto-the-walls-drunk, trying to dance to "Applebottom Jeans." It'd be spouting off ridiculous claims, like "Baylor's No. 1, North Carolina's in last place in the ACC, and Rutgers
- [Thank you Eli, for giving Giants fans a hell of a ride](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/01/23/eli-manning-giants-fans-hell-of-a-ride/) - By: James Campbell Earnhardt. Griffey. Curry. Each name carries history in the world of sports in its own right. None resonate quite as much as the Manning family. Football is part of the family heritage, and for good reason. While Archie wasn’t the absolute greatest, he is a namesake in New Orleans. Peyton was one
- [About the Author](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/05/01/about-the-author/) - Kels Dayton is an experienced sports writer whose work has appeared in Slam Magazine, on Sheridanhoops.com, and in various news outlets across the country. He's been featured in SLAM, and referenced by ESPN.com, Deadspin.com, Bleacher Report, and various other national outlets. He covered the NBA Finals in-person for Sheridan Hoops in 2015, and
- [Kawhi's gone, three starters are hurt, and yet the Raptors keep on winning](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/01/12/kawhis-gone-three-starters-are-hurt-and-yet-the-raptors-keep-on-winning/) - Kawhi Leonard's gone, and the Raptors have been hit hard by injuries. Yet somehow, they keep on winning anyway.
- [Roundball Daily Podcast, Episode 1: Super Bowl preview, why no one's touching Liverpool, and more](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/01/21/roundball-daily-podcast/) - It's the moment Roundball Daily fans across the country and now across the pond (tip of the cap to you, Premier League fans!) have been waiting for. Now you can consume Roundball Daily not only in written but in audio form. Your ears will finally be treated to the joyous wealth of sports knowledge that
- [Former Kansas guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk has done quite well for himself in the NBA](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/01/18/former-kansas-guard-sviatoslav-mykhailiuk-has-done-quite-well-for-himself-in-the-nba/) - Being a college basketball fan is a little like being a mother. Trust me, I know. I've been a college basketball fan for well over 20 years. The thing about being a mother is that, your connection to your players is the greatest bond you will experience in life. Wait, what did I say? You
- [Good News, Mac Miller fans: His newest release is just as sublime as his last few albums were](https://roundballdaily.com/2020/01/15/good-news-mac-miller-fans-his-newest-release-is-just-as-sublime-as-his-last-few-albums-were/) - A review of Mac Miller's posthumous release "Good News" shows why it's just as deep and sublime as fans might have hoped it would be.
- [Trae Young looked like the best version of himself in Hawks' season-opening win](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/10/26/trae-young-looked-like-the-best-version-of-himself-in-hawks-season-opening-win/) - We got our first look at Atlanta Hawks 2.0 on Wednesday night, and damn, if it wasn't impressive. Trae Young, the most enigmatic lottery pick in years, was balling like his old Oklahoma self, like the acne-ridden teenager whose preposterous, Steph-Curry-conjuring range captured the nation's attention as a freshman back in 2017. The 21-year-old looked
- [Zion Williamson, the Celtics and other things to watch as NBA season approaches](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/10/21/zion-williamson-the-celtics-and-other-things-to-watch-as-nba-season-approaches/) - It's late October, and where your boy is from, that means a few things. The leaves are changing. The temperature should be falling but is instead stubbornly hanging around the 70's, in what will certainly be remembered as an eerie precursor to the eventual horrors that will befall all of us thanks to climate change.
- [Connecticut basketball fans stirred by allegations against Jim Calhoun in sex discrimination suit against University of St. Joseph](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/10/12/connecticut-basketball-fans-stirred-by-allegations-against-jim-calhoun-in-sex-discrimination-suit-against-university-of-st-joseph/) - By Joel Alderman Basketball fans in Connecticut, and there are legions of them, as well as much of the general public in the state, are mostly in a state of shock as a result of the filing this week in a federal court of a lawsuit incriminating former UConn and now the Univ. of St.
- [Basketball and Snoop Dogg, an irrelevant pairing that should be on separate stages](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/10/10/basketball-and-snoop-dogg-an-irrelevant-pairing-that-should-be-on-separate-stages/) - By Joel Alderman This shouldn’t be a basketball story but, unfortunately, it is. When the University of Kansas staged it annual Late Night in the Phog introduction to its basketball program on the first night of allowable pre-season practice, it included more than the usual slam dunks, 3-point shooting contests and an intra-squad scrimmage at
- [Two players named Yastrzemski took the baseball spotlight this week, but a third was hardly mentioned](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/09/21/two-players-named-yastrzemski-took-the-baseball-spotlight-this-week-but-a-third-was-hardly-mentioned/) - Carl Yastrzemski and his grandson Mike shared a special moment at Fenway Park over the weekend, but not much has been said about Carl's son and Mike's father.
- [From the bullpen to the White House and from hoops to baseball; Mariano Rivera is the latest athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/09/19/from-the-bullpen-to-the-white-house-and-from-hoops-to-baseball-mariano-rivera-is-the-latest-athlete-to-receive-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom/) - By Joel Alderman On the heels of Bob Cousy and Jerry West, President Trump switched sports, going from basketball to baseball for the latest recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday (Sept. 16th). The relief pitcher, Mariano Rivera, who was the first unanimous choice for the Baseball Hall of Fame which he entered
- [It’s the ultimate put-down for USA basketball: playing for 7th place in the World Cup](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/09/13/team-usa-basketball-shameful-finish-seventh-world-cup/) - By Joel Alderman No matter that it was not a star-studded team. It still represented the United States, where basketball was born and where it is supposedly our game. But Team USA was relegated to playing for seventh place and with no medal in sight in the FIBA World Cup in China. It was an
- [Jerry West becomes the second ex-NBA player to receive nation’s highest civilian honor](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/09/11/jerry-west-becomes-the-second-ex-nba-player-to-receive-nations-highest-civilian-honor/) - By Joel Alderman Quick. What do Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bob Cousy, and Jerry West have in common? Answer: They are the only ex- NBA players to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The mythical team was completed Sept. 5th when the 81-year old West received the Medal from President Trump in a
- [Fields of mud and little grass are now a thing of the past at the Yale Bowl](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/09/02/fields-of-mud-and-little-grass-are-now-a-thing-of-the-past-at-the-yale-bowl/) - By Joel Alderman It may have been a portent of things to come, but when the long awaited first game was played in the Yale Bowl well over 100 years ago, the field conditions were far from ideal. What was then the largest sports stadium in the country had (and and still has) a playing
- [UConn Football Preview: Can the Huskies put up a fight against Illinois?](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/09/01/uconn-football-preview-can-the-huskies-put-up-a-fight-against-illinois/) - The first game against Wagner is out of the way, and now UConn fans will get to find out a little bit more about how good the team really is as it faces Illinois at the Rent. The Illini just got finished ransacking Akron, 42-3, at home in their opener. They're coached by former Bears
- [UConn football shows reasons for optimism in win over lowly Wagner](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/08/30/uconn-football-shows-reasons-for-optimism-in-win-over-lowly-wagner/) - It wasn't pretty, but games this early in a long rebuild rarely are. UConn earned a victory in its first game of the season against Wagner, and although the Huskies only beat the FCS school (which finished 4-7 last year) by three, at home, a win is still a win. Huskies fans will whine and
- [After awe-inspiring run, Mets have slowly come crashing back to Earth](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/08/30/after-awe-inspiring-run-mets-have-slowly-come-crashing-back-to-earth/) - By: James Campbell “All good things must come to an end." A phrase we are all too familiar with. These eight words seems to cause dread once they echo into our ear drums. And for the Mets, these words have seemed to have echoed all too well. After going through what seemed the most improbable
- [Newly-promoted teams providing the biggest surprises of the Premier League season so far](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/08/28/newly-promoted-teams-providing-the-biggest-surprises-of-the-premier-league-season-so-far/) - The English Premier League is back from a short holiday (it might even have been one day, the offseason is so freaking short), and a new season of soccer is already upon us. Balls have been kicked, goals have been scored, and international stars have been made in the first three weeks of games. Without
- [Why the Lakers have a real shot at the 2020 NBA title](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/08/17/why-the-lakers-have-a-real-shot-at-the-2020-nba-title/) - The Los Angeles Lakers have climbed to the top of the betting odds boards, just behind the Clippers at sites like YouWager as the most likely team to win the NBA title in 2020. Just how far will the Lakers go with LeBron James and Anthony Davis at the helm? The team It isn’t just
- [2019-20 Premier League season predictions: Who'll finish where?](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/08/14/2019-20-premier-league-season-predictions-wholl-finish-where/) - The Premier League is back! Yup, already. Nope, you didn't just wake up from a coma. You're fine. Relax. Just... sit down and read. Even though it feels like the last season ended about five days ago, a new one is already here. No wonder everyone gets injured all the time. Which teams have moved
- [Is UConn taking financial risk in moving to Big East?](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/08/10/is-uconn-taking-financial-risk-in-moving-big-east/) - The year did not start well for University of Connecticut athletics in financial terms. On Jan. 17, 2019, an NCAA statement revealed that UConn reported the amount of revenue generated from sports in 2018 was $40.4 million, as opposed to expenses of $80.9 million (Associated Press). That computes to a loss of $40.5 million in
- [Newly-promoted sides Sheffield United, Aston Villa represent themselves well in Premier League opener](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/08/11/newly-promoted-teams-sheffield-united-aston-villa-represent-themselves-well-in-premier-league-opener/) - The gap between the top teams in the Championship and mid-tier to bottom-tier ones in the Premier League isn't that great, as we've seen repeatedly in competitions like the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup. On Saturday, several of the newly-promoted clubs provided a stark reminder of that. Sheffield United went at Bournemouth, hung with
- [College gym floors getting new paint jobs; 3-point arc is enlarged starting next season](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/07/18/college-gym-floors-getting-new-paint-jobs-3-point-arc-is-enlarged-starting-next-season/) - Those who have been complaining about the relative ease that 3-point shots have been made will be happy to learn that in college basketball’s Division I the 3-point arc will be enlarged starting this coming season. It has until now and for several years measured 20 feet 9 inches. Starting in October it becomes 22
- [Miye Oni of Yale signs NBA contract; first Ivy Leaguer to make it since Jeremy Lin in 2010](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/07/18/miye-oni-of-yale-signs-nba-contract-first-ivy-leaguer-to-make-it-since-jeremy-lin-in-2010/) - Miye Oni, who could have been a rising senior at Yale, has instead become the first Ivy Leaguer to ink an NBA contract since Jeremy Lin (Harvard), who was signed as a free agent in 2010. Although Oni was the 58th pick in this year’s draft by Golden State, the Warriors immediately sold his rights
- [Jerome Allen removed from Penn Athletics Hall of Fame after being sentenced in admissions scandal](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/07/15/jerome-allen-removed-from-penn-athletics-hall-of-fame-after-being-sentenced-in-admissions-scandal/) - Jerome Allen, a past star and coach at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, and currently an assistant for the Boston Celtics, was sentenced and fined on July 8th for his involvement in the widespread college admissions scandal. Allen was convicted of bribery related charges last October, but sentencing was deferred until July 8th, pending the conclusion
- [Jack Montague’s lawsuit against Yale is settled and withdrawn, but who won?](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/06/28/jack-montagues-lawsuit-against-yale-is-settled-and-withdrawn-but-who-won/) - Jack Montague’s lawsuit against Yale is settled and withdrawn. But who won and who lost? The answer is "Who Knows?" By Joel Alderman The three-year-old lawsuit brought by ex-Yale basketball captain Jack Montague against his former Ivy League university was quietly disposed of on June 24th after attorneys for both sides filed a stipulation (agreement)
- [Virginia basketball's first national title isn't just about redemption--it's about validation](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/04/15/virginia-basketballs-first-national-title-isnt-just-about-redemption-its-about-validation/) - The dichotomy between the two scenes is stirring, no doubt. One year crying at center court as Madness erupts around you-- Jairus Lyles and an underdog of epic proportions having embarrassed you when it mattered most. The next year you're jumping around with teammates as confetti falls from the ceiling--your nerve held rock-strong on one
- [NBA draftee Miye Oni bid an eloquent farewell to Yale while following his dream](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/06/22/miye-oni-nba-draft-says-goodbye-yale/) - Yale University is one of the highest regarded and most prestigious educational institutions in the world. It certainly is far from an athletic factory. Even its so-called student-athletes first and foremost enroll there for its educational benefits- to prepare them for a profession, public service, a position in the business world, and for joining a
- [James Jones goes the other way; his contract as Yale coach is extended to 2026 and he is looking for more landmarks to conquer](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/05/18/james-jones-goes-the-other-way-his-contract-as-yale-coach-is-extended-to-2026-and-he-is-looking-for-more-landmarks-to-conquer/) - By Joel Alderman The dean of Ivy League coaches is about to extend his reign. In a climate in which college basketball coaches are looking over their shoulders for fear their won-loss records, the prevalent recruiting scandals, and the lure of better paying jobs cause them to move on, it is refreshing to note that
- [Is Felix Hernandez a Hall of Famer?](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/07/29/is-felix-hernandez-a-hall-of-famer/) - There was a time when the only question you would have asked about Felix Hernandez and the Hall of Fame was how long his speech was going to be. Those days are long gone. At the height of his game, King Felix was the best pitcher in baseball, but today, with an ERA well north
- [The NBA playoffs have finally begun](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/05/03/the-nba-playoffs-have-finally-begun/) - The first round of the NBA playoffs is like 98 percent of life. It's dull, procedural, bureaucratic. They're played because they have to be, for economic reasons, just like you have to slog your way through work this week. There's never any mystery in the outcome. Just like your day at work. It's as predictable
- [Champions League Preview: Does Tottenham stand a chance against giant-killer Ajax?](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/04/29/champions-league-preview-does-tottenham-stand-a-chance-against-giant-killer-ajax/) - Tottenham have been a fascinating team this season, with Mauricio Pochettino doing just enough to keep this sinking side afloat. Spurs didn't spend for two straight transfer windows, and although the cohesiveness and familiarity that this team has with each other perhaps gives it an advantage, the lack of additions has led to a paucity
- [Ex-Yale basketball captain Jack Montague allowed to proceed with lawsuit against school](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/04/03/ex-yale-basketball-captain-jack-montague-allowed-to-proceed-with-lawsuit-against-school/) - Jack Montague is back in the news; his lawsuit against Yale, whose hoop team he captained in 2016, is allowed to proceed by a federal judge. The Jack Montague case has not gone away, despite an apparent standstill. On Tuesday, the way was cleared for the former Yale basketball captain’s suit to proceed against the
- [Yale's Miye Oni declaring for NBA Draft; hiring agent](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/31/yales-miye-oni-declaring-for-nba-draft-hiring-agent/) - Yale junior Miye Oni is declaring for the NBA draft and hiring an agent, according to a report on March 29th by Jonathan Givony of ESPN. “I plan on entering the 2019 draft,” Oni told ESPN in a text message. “I did the Undergraduate Advisory Request to legally protect myself and my eligibility, but I
- [Chris Beard has turned once-irrelevant Texas Tech into an elite college basketball program](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/29/chris-beard-texas-tech-elite-college-basketball-program/) - Despite little to no fanfare and almost no coverage from the national media, Texas Tech is back in the Elite Eight for the second straight year. It's hard to blame anyone for failing to take this long-irrelevant, football-crazed outpost in the West Texas desert seriously, but now, as the Red Raiders sit forty minutes from
- [Miye Oni, the Ivy League POTY, must declare for the NBA draft or remain at Yale his senior year, as Yale newspaper staffer urges](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/28/miye-oni-the-ivy-league-poty-must-declare-for-the-nba-draft-or-remain-at-yale-his-senior-year-as-yale-newspaper-staffer-urges/) - The Yale basketball season ended in the Bulldogs’ first round NCAA Tournament loss to LSU on March 21st, but for Miye Oni, the Ivy League Player of the Year, there has been no letup in pressure. Oni must soon decide whether he will forego his last year at the prestigious institution in favor of declaring
- [Why you should care about the NIT, instead of hating on it](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/28/why-you-should-care-about-the-nit-instead-of-hating-on-it/) - The NIT always gets hated on. It's laughed at, ridiculed, dismissed as unworthy of your time, even if you're a diehard basketball fan. If you tried to tell your friend about something crazy that happened in the NIT last night, you'd probably hear: "You're watching the NIT?? Hahahaha Why??" (I'm speaking from experience). The nation's
- [Virginia rediscovers itself, reminds nation why it was 1-seed in dominant win over Oklahoma](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/25/virginia-rediscovers-itself-reminds-nation-why-it-was-1-seed-in-dominant-win-over-oklahoma/) - Now that was Virginia basketball. After the program had become synonymous (especially among casual fans) with stunning NCAA Tournament heartbreak, Virginia reminded the rest of the nation why it had been a No. 1 seed in the first place in four of the past five years. The Cavaliers regained their identity, and found the grind-it-out,
- [Yale barely fails to overcome 18-point deficit, loses in NCAA first round to LSU, 79-74](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/22/yale-barely-fails-to-overcome-18-point-deficit-loses-in-ncaa-first-round-to-lsu-79-74/) - The Ivy League basketball season, except for teams playing in a few secondary tournaments, came to an official end in the NCAA Big Dance in Jacksonville, Fla., where Yale barely failed in a massive comeback attempt. The Ivy Leaguers fell to third seed Louisiana State Univ., 79-74. LSU (27-6) jumped off on an opening 9-0
- [Yale is going to the Big Dance, Harvard probably the NIT, after the Bulldogs defeat the Crimson, 97-85, and win the Ivy League tournament](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/17/yale-is-going-to-the-big-dance-harvard-probably-the-nit-after-the-bulldogs-defeat-the-crimson-97-85-and-win-the-ivy-league-tournament/) - By Joel Alderman A second half 28-7 run powered Yale (22-7, 10-4 Ivy) to the championship of the Ivy League Tournament and a bid to the NCAA March Madness, beating Harvard in the championship game on Sunday, 97-85. A few hours later Yale drew LSU as its first round opponent in the NCAA tournament. The
- [Devin Cannady given conditional discharge; three charges are dismissed, but marijuana use stays on the books for one year](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/14/devin-cannady-given-conditional-discharge-three-charges-are-dismissed-but-marijuana-use-stays-on-the-books-for-one-year/) - The court proceedings involving the outgoing Princeton basketball captain came to a negotiated conclusion on March 11th in the form of a plea agreement, a conditional discharge, and the disclosure that Devin Cannady had been using marijuana leading up to a well-publicized incident on January 18th. Kim A. Otis, attorney for the player, said, “It’s
- [Miye Oni named Ivy League POY; Mike Martin named top coach](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/14/miye-oni-named-ivy-league-poy-mike-martin-named-top-coach/) - Miye Oni, Yale star and top pro prospect, is the Ivy League POY and unanimous all-Ivy selection; Mike Martin of Brown is Coach of the Year The third annual Ivy League Tournament will be played this weekend at Yale. Since what amounts to a four-team playoff has no bearing on the league’s yearly awards, the
- [Ivy League Roundup: Yale, Harvard share Ivy title; Penn clinches spot in Ivy Madness](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/10/ivy-league-roundup-yale-harvard-share-ivy-title-penn-clinches-spot-in-ivy-madness/) - Yale – 81, Princeton – 59 Playing at Princeton, where Yale has often been mesmerized, if not plain defeated, the 2019 Bulldogs had no trouble beating the under par Tigers (16-11, 8-6 Ivy) 81–59. Yale thus becomes co-champion, of the Ivy League, along with Harvard. This is the seventh time Yale has won the Ivy
- [Jerome Allen, ex-player and coach at Penn, now a Celtics assistant, admits he took payments in trial of alleged briber](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/12/jerome-allen-ex-player-and-coach-at-penn-now-a-celtics-assistant-admits-he-took-payments-in-trial-of-alleged-briber/) - On the eve of the third edition of Ivy Madness, its postseason tournament, the Ivy League doesn’t need this one. But it is a matter of public record and should not be swept aside. Jerome Allen, a former star and basketball coach at Pennsylvania, and now an assistant for the Boston Celtics, gave some disturbing
- [Ivy Roundup: Harvard stages comeback to edge Princeton; Yale hangs on to first](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/16/ivy-roundup-harvard-stages-comeback-to-edge-princeton-yale-hangs-on-to-first/) - By Joel Alderman Harvard (4-2, 11-8) – 78, Princeton (4-2, 12-7) – 69 Harvard (12-8, 5-2 Ivy) had another come-from-behind victory, winning at Princeton, 78-69, after trailing by six points with a little under eight minutes remaining. That’s when Bryce Aiken went to work, as the junior hit on a four point play on a
- [Ivy Roundup: Doesn't anyone want to win this thing?](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/09/ivy-roundup-doesnt-anyone-want-to-win-this-thing/) - Was it pressure or parity? With a game left, the three contenders, Harvard, Yale and Princeton, all lost. Doesn’t anyone want to win this thing? By Joel Alderman Cornell-72 Harvard-59 Cornell made it two out of two over co-leader Harvard (16-10, 9-4 Ivy), defeating the Crimson 72-59, and keeping them from clinching at least a
- [Basketball recruiting scandal results in prison sentences for three; Adidas also being sued](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/06/basketball-recruiting-scandal-results-in-prison-sentences-for-three-adidas-also-being-sued/) - The seedy side of college basketball came front and center again on Tuesday (March 5) when three men, formally or informally associated with the world-famous shoe and sports apparel company, Adidas, were sentenced in federal court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. They had been found guilty of fraud and wire fraud,
- [Ivy Roundup: Columbia stuns Yale, Harvard tied with Bulldogs with a week to go](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/03/ivy-roundup-columbia-stuns-yale-harvard-tied-with-bulldogs-with-a-week-to-go/) - Harvard 66, Princeton 58 Harvard (16-9, 9-3) took over the favorite’s role for the No. 1 seed in the league’s post-season tournament, with a 66-58 win at home over defending Ivy champion Princeton (16-9, 8-4). With Yale having been upset by Columbia, the Crimson and Bulldogs are now tied for first place with two games
- [Ivy Roundup: Harvard grabs share of second; Princeton survives in OT](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/03/ivy-roundup-harvard-grabs-share-of-second-princeton-survives-in-ot/) - Harvard 59, Penn 53 It was a rematch of last season’s championship game of the Ivy League Tournament at the Palestra which Pennsylvania won over Harvard by three points, sending Penn to the NCAA’s March Madness. But in their most recent game on Friday the Crimson (15-9, 8-3 Ivy) beat Penn, 59-53, to clinch a
- [Devin Cannady, facing legal problems, decides to leave Princeton and declare for the NBA draft](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/02/devin-cannady-facing-legal-problems-decides-to-leave-princeton-and-declare-for-the-nba-draft/) - Devin Cannady, the Princeton basketball captain who is facing legal problems resulting from a well-publicized incident in an off campus convenience store, has opted to take a leave of absence from the university and declare for the NBA draft. He made this announcement tonight on Instagram: “The past few weeks have been extremely difficult for
- [Ivy League will rotate staging its tournament at all member schools, affecting possibilities of larger crowds](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/03/01/ivy-league-will-rotate-staging-its-tournament-at-all-member-schools-affecting-possibilities-of-larger-crowds/) - Notwithstanding feelings expressed in the pages of some of its student newspapers, the Ivy League today committed itself to rotating its post season basketball tournaments among all its members. The first two in 2017 and 2018 took place in the Palestra, home of the Pennsylvania Quakers. This year it moves to Yale, which has less
- [Devin Cannady and Princeton hoop fans must wait at least another week for resolution of basketball star’s court battle](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/27/devin-cannady-and-princeton-hoop-fans-must-wait-at-least-another-week-for-resolution-of-basketball-stars-court-battle/) - By Joel Alderman Princeton’s Devin Cannady, along with Tiger fans and followers of the other seven Ivy League teams, have been put on hold for at least another week to find out what will happen to Cannady, the team’s high scoring senior, as he fights for more than a win on the basketball floor. He
- [Ivy Roundup: Another Aiken buzzer beater downs Yale; opposing coach says Morgan has NBA future](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/25/ivy-roundup-another-aiken-buzzer-beater-downs-yale-opposing-coach-says-morgan-has-nba-future/) - n front of about 45 friends and family inside the sold-out John J. Lee Amphitheater in the Payne Whitney Gymnasium, Harvard junior Bruce Aiken went coast-to-coast and hit a pull-up fade away jumper over Yale’s Trey Phills, as the red lights on the backboards flashed, to give the Crimson an 88-86 victory over arch-rival Yale.
- [Ivy Roundup: Amaker wins 400th; Yale ends weekend in first](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/17/ivy-roundup-amaker-wins-400th-yale-ends-weekend-in-first/) - By Joel Alderman Harvard (6-2, 13-8 overall) – 75, Pennsylvania (3-5, 15-9 overall) – 68 (overtime) Tommy Amaker won the 400th game of his three-team coaching career Saturday when Harvard (13-8, 6-2 Ivy) went into overtime to defeat Pennsylvania (15-9, 3-5 Ivy) in the Palestra, 75-68. Bryce Aiken tied the game with a pair of
- [Ivy Roundup: Princeton moves up without Cannady; Penn continues to mystify](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/24/ivy-roundup-princeton-moves-up-without-cannady-penn-continues-to-mystify/) - Yale (8-1, 18-4 overall) – 77 Dartmouth (2-7, 11 – 14) – 59 First place Yale opened up some breathing room as the Ivy League race went into the home stretch and the Bulldogs (18-4 overall) defeated Dartmouth, 77-59, while about 30 minutes later they learned that Harvard was surprised by Brown. Yale has a
- [Kansas State's Barry Brown Jr. named semifinalist for Naismith Defensive Player of Year](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/21/kansas-states-barry-brown-jr-named-semifinalist-for-naismith-defensive-player-of-year/) - For the first time since your boy was in high school and Donald Trump was nothing more than an obnoxious but ultimately innocuous host of "The Apprentice," someone other than Kansas is in position to win the Big 12. That year was 2004--when Oklahoma State won the league title. This year, Kansas State (20-6, 10-3)
- [Murray State should make the NCAA Tournament, even if they don't win the OVC title](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/16/murray-state-should-make-the-ncaa-tournament-even-if-they-dont-win-the-ohio-valley/) - If you've been following college basketball this season, you've probably heard of the kid from Murray State who's rising up draft boards quicker than he gets to his apex on one of his devastating throwdowns. 19-year-old Ja Morant, a 6-3 sophomore guard from Dalzell, South Carolina, is a potential top-five pick in this June's
- [Devin Cannady’s court appearance scheduled, while Princeton has already lifted his suspension from team](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/13/devin-cannadys-court-appearance-scheduled-while-princeton-has-already-lifted-his-suspension-from-team/) - The basketball court issues for Princeton star Devin Cannady may have been resolved, but his problems in another kind of court are still before him.
- [Yale student group has computerized remaining Ivy games over 10,000 times to help find chances for each team in league race](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/14/yale-student-group-has-computerized-remaining-ivy-games-over-10000-times-to-help-find-chances-for-each-team-in-league-race/) - By: Joel Alderman Leave it to Ivy Leaguers to transform their interest in the conference basketball race into an academic exercise. At least that is what is going on at Yale. In and around New Haven it’s called the Yale Undergraduate Sports Analytics Group (YUSAG). It studies other leagues and sports, college and pro, as
- [NBA All-Star Weekend offers an underrated betting opportunity](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/11/nba-all-star-weekend-underrated-betting-opportunity/) - If you're one of those guys who likes to have action on everything, the NBA's All-Star Weekend presents an interesting betting opportunity. Like the Super Bowl or March Madness, there's an awful lot of things to bet on, and a lot of ways to win. Sure, you might end up like Scott Van Pelt on
- [First night of Alliance of American Football action was promising](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/10/first-night-of-alliance-of-american-football-action-was-promising/) - The first night of AAF action was solid, and provided reason to believe that this league could actually stick around for a while.
- [Ivy League Roundup: Yale grabs first place; Princeton falls in Cannady's return](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/11/ivy-league-roundup-yale-grabs-first-place-princeton-falls-in-cannadys-return/) - Yale scored on six straight possessions down the stretch, breaking open a close game en route to a 78-65 victory over Pennsylvania before a big and boisterous alumni weekend crowd at its John J. Lee Amphitheater within the Payne Whitney Gym.
- [Ivy League Roundup: Yale grabs share of lead; Harvard, Columbia play near-historic game](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/09/ivy-league-roundup-yale-grabs-share-of-lead-harvard-columbia-play-near-historic-game/) - Yale’s Miye Oni scored a career high for the second straight game, surpassing the 31 points he made against Dartmouth last week.
- [Ivy Roundup: Harvard halts Yale's win streak; Morgan passes Kareem](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/02/ivy-roundup-harvard-halts-yales-win-streak-morgan-passes-kareem/) - Catch up on the latest in Ivy League basketball with this Ivy League Roundup.
- [Makai Mason, graduate transfer from Yale, sets scoring record at Baylor](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/05/makai-mason-graduate-transfer-from-yale-sets-scoring-record-at-baylor/) - Former Yale guard Makai Mason set a new Big 12 scoring record for Baylor, after catching fire much like he did to eliminate the Bears when he played for the Bulldogs a few years ago.
- [Ivy Roundup: Miye Oni's 31 lead Yale past Dartmouth; Princeton stays unbeaten](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/02/04/ivy-roundup-miye-onis-31-lead-yale-past-dartmouth-princeton-stays-unbeaten/) - Miye Oni's 31 points led Yale past Dartmouth, while Princeton remained the only unbeaten team in league play.
- [Devin Cannady and Princeton remain “in limbo” after star player’s arrest and suspension two weeks ago](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/31/devin-cannady-and-princeton-remain-in-limbo-after-star-players-arrest-and-suspension-two-weeks-ago/) - By Joel Alderman The case in Mercer County Superior Court in which Princeton student-athlete Devin Cannady is charged with multiple offenses, including assault on a police officer, is currently in a holding pattern in the prosecutor’s office at Trenton, N.J. Although it has been assigned a case number, no formal court proceeding has yet taken
- [Princeton star Devin Cannady is arrested and placed under team suspension](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/27/princeton-star-devin-cannady-is-arrested-and-placed-under-team-suspension/) - By Joel Alderman Sports at Princeton and in the Ivy League are not immune to scandle. While the Princeton basketball team had the last two weeks off for exams, its star guard, Devin Cannady, was involved in a situation resulting in his arrest and is now under suspension from the team for “violation of team
- [Ivy Roundup: Yale's James Jones earns 300th career win](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/26/ivy-roundup-yales-james-jones-earns-300th-career-win/) - Yale head coach James Jones took the spotlight Friday night in New Haven as he gained his 300th career win, only the third coach in the Ivy League to attain that total.
- [Ivy League Roundup: Yale bests Brown to keep terrific start going](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/19/yale-bests-brown-terrific-start-ivy-league-basketball/) - Our weekly recap of Ivy League basketball continues as Yale defeats Brown in Providence to keep its league-best record so far intact.
- [After rough start, Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz are on fire again](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/24/after-rough-start-donovan-mitchell-and-the-jazz-are-on-fire-again/) - After a rough shooting start to the season, Donovan Mitchell is on fire again, and so are the Utah Jazz.
- [Ivy League Roundup: Princeton earns sweep of defending champ Penn, Dartmouth pulls upset](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/12/ivy-league-roundup-princeton-earns-sweep-of-defending-champ-penn/) - Princeton (9–5, 2–0 Ivy) 62, Pennsylvania (10–6, 0–2 Ivy) 53 Princeton defeated Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon for the second time this young season, this time at Penn’s Palestra in Philadelphia. The 62-53 score was more decisive than the Tiger’s 68-65 overtime win in the Ivy League opener at home a week ago. With most of
- [After last year's improbable run, Kansas State is putting it together, and could be dangerous again](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/18/after-last-years-improbable-run-kansas-state-is-putting-it-together-and-could-be-dangerous-again/) - Kansas State was one of the more interesting teams in the country heading into this season. The Wildcats began the year in the Top 25, thanks in large part to their run to the Elite Eight last year, which, it can be argued, was the luckiest in NCAA Tournament history. K-State entered last year's Dance
- [How's Rick Pitino doing coaching in Greece?](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/14/rick-pitino-coaching-greece-update/) - The arena is packed, filled to the ceiling with rabid fans screaming, chanting and singing, cheering on their legendary team as it pursues yet another title. Rick Pitino paces up and down the sideline, gesturing, pointing, posturing, barking instructions and begging for explanations from referees. He's right at home, though his front door is over
- [UMBC hero Jairus Lyles holding his own for Utah Jazz Summer League team](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/07/06/umbc-hero-jairus-lyles-holding-his-own-for-utah-jazz-summer-league-team/) - The hero of perhaps the greatest Cinderella story in NCAA Tournament history has found his way to the NBA Summer League. Jairus Lyles, who first earned his place in Championship Week history by draining an unforgettable, America East-winning three and then led tiny University of Maryland-Baltimore County to the biggest upset in NCAA history, is now trying
- [How Louisville's Peyton Siva saved his father's life, and then his team's season](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/04/05/peyton-siva-saved-his-fathers-life/) - Louisville's Peyton Siva saved his father's life at age thirteen. Saving Louisville's season was just a bit easier. By: Kels Dayton As the sun fades into the Bayou sky on Saturday evening, Louisville's Peyton Siva, Jr. will be in a place most of us could never imagine. Front and center in the New Orleans Superdome.
- [The NBA's Western Conference standings are shamelessly weird](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/12/21/nbas-western-conference-standings-shamelessly-weird/) - LeBron still looks really weird in a Lakers jersey, the Rockets look really weird sucking, and perhaps most arrestingly, the Nuggets are in first place. The Nuggets.
- [14 years after leading Kansas to the Final Four, Keith Langford is the EuroLeague's leading scorer](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/07/27/14-years-after-leading-kansas-to-the-final-four-keith-langford-is-the-euroleagues-leading-scorer/) - Keith Langford probably isn't the first guy who comes to mind when you think about former Kansas greats, but he's had a wildly successful career in Europe.
- [James Harden has become the league's best scorer, and he's done it in the most difficult way possible](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/07/james-harden-has-become-the-leagues-best-scorer-and-hes-done-it-in-the-most-difficult-way-possible/) - He's not the greatest scorer of all-time, no matter how many whiskey sours Darryl Morey throws back, or which algebraic theory he applies to points per possession. But reigning NBA MVP James Harden just might be --- under-appreciated. Harden has elbowed, Euro-stepped and double-step-backed his way past Steph Curry and Kevin Durant to earn
- [Ivy League starts off season with overtime thriller between Princeton, Penn](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/06/ivy-league-starts-off-season-with-overtime-thriller-between-princeton-penn/) - Editor’s Note: With this posting, RoundballDaily.com resumes its weekly feature about the Ivy League, with game results and up to date standings. Although we do not do this for other conferences, we believe that in recognition of the wide geographical distribution of its students and alumni, and because the league generally receives little if any
- [Nets' Jarrett Allen making his name by blocking big names](https://roundballdaily.com/2019/01/04/nets-jarrett-allen-making-his-name-by-blocking-big-names/) - Jarrett Allen is making his own name by swatting dudes who've already made theirs. The 20-year-old Nets big has rejected a who's-who of NBA stars this season, sending back Blake Griffin, Giannis, LeBron, and after Wednesday night, Anthony Davis. LeBron had only been blocked eight times in his career before Allen stuffed him like a
- [Obscure little Furman has crashed the Top 25, and they've got staying power](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/12/11/obscure-little-furman-has-crashed-the-top-25-and-theyve-got-staying-power/) - If you're just now checking in on this college basketball season, you might peruse the rankings real quick and end up looking like this guy: There are some unfamiliar names in the Top 25, highlighted by No. 6 Nevada, No. 14 Buffalo, and most implausibly, No. 23 Furman. The Paladins are ranked for the first
- [Most Improved Player Rankings: De'Aaron Fox leads as we head back from lost civilization](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/11/27/most-improved-player-rankings-deaaron-fox-leads-way/) - Sheridan Hoops.com may be a living relic, a digitized shrine of a once-great collection of basketball takes and analysis, but one aspect of its historic and scientifically-important contribution to world culture remains. You guessed it. You already know what it is. Chris Sheridan breaking the story that LeBron James was heading back to Cleve—nope, just
- [San Francisco among unheralded WCC teams making noise with terrific starts](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/12/06/san-francisco-mens-basketball-wins-cal-west-coast-conference/) - They're best known for the days when Bill Russell was donning a Dons uni, and it's been so long since then that one of my co-workers, who only knows Russell from 2K, thinks Robert Parish could start over him on the C's all-time team. Come on, James. Smh. But San Francisco, like much of
- [Texas' Kerwin Roach is a great dunker, but he's also the key to the Longhorns' season](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/11/30/kerwin-roach-great-dunker-key-texas-season/) - All college basketball season, we'll be highlighting some of the names you should know come March, and even June, at the NBA Draft. This week, we're taking a look at Texas standout Kerwin Roach: Kerwin Roach II, G, Texas: The senior from Houston had one of the illest dunks of the season against North Carolina,
- [Columbus Crew Love: An anthem for the Save the Crew movement](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/11/28/columbus-crew-love-an-anthem-for-the-save-the-crew-movement/) - It's not very often that an owner who's threatening to move a team comes up with a logo design for the new franchise, and gets stadium approval from the prospective city, only to see his plans foiled by the lowly local supporters, who most had left for dead. The Columbus Crew were gone, set to
- [Premier League Podcast: Tottenham's big win over Chelsea, Ranieri at Fulham, and more from Week 13](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/11/28/premier-league-podcast-tottenhams-big-win-over-chelsea-ranieri-at-fulham-and-more-from-week-13/) - On this edition of the Premier League Podcast, host Kels Dayton talks about Tottenham Hotspur's big win over Chelsea, Liverpool's chances at a league title given their current run of success, and Claudio Ranieri's debut at Fulham. He also talks teams fighting to get out of the relegation zone, Dele Alli's point guard-like brilliance, and
- [The Sacramento Kings are for real, even if the West isn't ready for it](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/11/23/sacramento-kings-are-for-real-might-make-playoffs/) - You definitely weren't ready for this. If you're a fan of any team in the Western Conference not named the Sacramento Kings, you couldn't have seen this coming from a mile away. The West is rugged, and you knew it was going to be tough for your team to find wins on a consistent basis,
- [Somehow, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors are better than ever](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/11/02/steph-curry-golden-state-warriors-better-than-ever/) - Just in case your mind started wandering off, wistfully dreaming about a mid-June night where someone other than Golden State is hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy, here's a reality check for you. The Warriors are even more unstoppable than ever before. Last year, the Dubs stumbled distractedly through the regular season, finishing 58-24, a full
- [Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, has been a “Sports Junkie” since before his years at Yale](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/09/05/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-has-been-a-sports-junkie-since-before-his-years-at-yale/) - By: Joel Alderman When Brett Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to be a Justice on the Supreme Court, a storm of controversy along party lines erupted which carried over to the first day of the hearing, Sept. 4th. This article, however, is not to take a position either way. That’s the job of
- [Trae Young goes off in first breakout performance in the NBA](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/10/22/trae-young-goes-off-in-first-breakout-performance-in-the-nba/) - It seemed like he was either going to be Steph Curry, or Jimmer Fredette. There was no in-between. Trae Young was the most controversial pick in last year's draft, and the Hawks took more than their share of heat for passing on Luka Doncic and trading down to get him. Young is small, and scrawny
- [He misses DeMar, but Kyle Lowry could have a standout season with Kawhi Leonard by his side](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/10/18/he-misses-demar-but-kyle-lowry-could-have-a-standout-season-with-kawhi-leonard-by-his-side/) - Kawhi Leonard made his debut with the Raptors last night, and even though it wasn't the most efficient performance The Claw has ever put forth, his presence definitely helped out his now-afterthought backcourt mate, Kyle Lowry. Lowry, who was seen dapping up the air in honor of his former teammate DeMar DeRozan pregame, benefitted from
- [Former Yale teammates, Chris Dudley and Chad Ludington, presented conflicting comments on Brett Kavanaugh’s drinking habits](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/10/04/former-yale-teammates-chris-dudley-and-chad-ludington-presented-conflicting-comments-on-brett-kavanaughs-drinking-habits/) - By Joel Alderman Two former Yale basketball teammates, Chris Dudley and Chad Ludington, found some of their views to be on opposite sides in commenting about the drinking tendencies of the now confirmed Justice of the Superior Court, Brett Kavanaugh. Dudley, Ludington, and Kavanaugh were students together at the renowned university in the 1950’s. Since then The
- [MLS Power Rankings: Real Salt Lake cracks Top 10; who's No. 1?](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/09/08/mls-power-rankings/) - The MLS season is coming to the stretch run, and here at Roundball Daily, we (suddenly) couldn't be more pumped. (Seriously, I--I don't know what happened). We've reached the international break, so what better time to stop and take a look at where things stand? Here are our power rankings as of 9/8: 1. Atlanta
- [Why the Toronto Raptors made a huge mistake in trading DeMar DeRozan for Kawhi Leonard](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/07/21/why-the-toronto-raptors-made-a-huge-mistake-in-trading-demar-derozan-for-kawhi-leonard/) - I'd like to interrupt the near-unanimous round of applause from basketball writers across the North American continent over the last week or so after the Raptors extricated Kawhi Leonard from his self-hostage situation in San Antonio. Lost in Brian Windhorst's euphoria and Zach Lowe's reasoned-but-wrong conclusion that this was a good trade for the Raptors
- [Josef Martinez is lighting up MLS like few players in history](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/08/29/josef-martinez-is-lighting-up-mls-like-few-players-in-history/) - Every once in a while, a star comes around whose excellence is too singularly exceptional to ignore (even if he's playing soccer). Think James Harden last year. Or Rickey Henderson in 1982 (the man stole 130 bases!). This summer, while the most interesting thing going on in basketball since free agency has been CJ McCollum's
- [Thanks to Alphonso Davies and maybe the World Cup, MLS has itself a new fan](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/08/02/thanks-to-alphonso-davies-and-maybe-the-world-cup-mls-has-itself-a-new-fan/) - I'm an American and I'm not a hipster or a typical millennial or anything, so I know I'm not supposed to say this, but (looks around and whispers)...yo, seriously, I've become a soccer fan. I don't know what it is--whether it was the crazy World Cup final between France and Croatia, or the excitement of
- [Former St. Bonaventure guard Jaylen Adams making noise with Atlanta Hawks in Summer League](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/07/11/former-st-bonaventure-guard-jaylen-adams-making-noise-with-atlanta-hawks-in-summer-league/) - Jaylen Adams has been balling all his life, though much of the basketball world only took notice this past March. The Baltimore native and Mount St. Joseph High School legend led St. Bonaventure to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six years, punctuating a 26-8 season with a stirring win over UCLA in the First
- [Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, labeled NBA Draft's 'biggest mystery,' impressing in Summer League](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/07/08/blazers-guard-anfernee-simons-img-academy-nba-draft-summer-league-debut/) - One of the most intriguing picks of this year's NBA Draft was when the Portland Trail Blazers selected 19-year-old Anfernee Simons, a bouncy, athletic guard out of IMG Academy in Florida. If you've never heard of IMG Academy, it's basically a boarding school for sports, an athlete-focused institution straight out of a Gatorade commercial. The
- [Hawks guard Trae Young is off to a rough start in NBA Summer League](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/07/04/trae-young-summer-league-hawks-start-atlanta-hawks/) - Trae Young cruised through his college career (for the most part). He played well enough, especially early on, to reach a status that only guys like Steph Curry, Jimmer Fredette, Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis have ascended to in recent years. He captured the nation's imagination-- in addition to leading it in both points and
- [NBA Draft Profile: Klay Thompson](https://roundballdaily.com/2011/05/22/nba-draft-profile-klay-thompson/) - Klay Thompson 6-7, 206 lbs. College: Washington State Class: Junior STRENGTHS: The son of former No. 1 draft pick Mychal Thompson, Klay is an excellent shooter who has NBA size and can handle the ball well. He will stretch defenses with his range, and can score off the dribble at a high level. He's also
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- [Do the Sacramento Kings finally have a young core they can build around?](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/03/15/season-in-review-do-the-sacramento-kings-finally-have-a-young-core-they-can-build-around/) - Tanking season is in full, avert-your-eyes effect in the NBA, and teams are spiraling downward quicker than my journalism career. There are some big prizes to be had in this year's draft, and once again teams are falling all over themselves--pretty much literally--for the chance to employ a franchise-changing player. The Sacramento Kings have been
- [Did the Sacramento Kings make a mistake by drafting Marvin Bagley III?](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/06/22/did-sacramento-kings-make-mistake-marvin-bagley-luka-doncic/) - The Sacramento Kings took a lot of heat for passing on Slovenian wonder boy Luka Doncic with the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night, grabbing Duke big man Marvin Bagley III instead. People around the basketball world, including 20-year-old white dudes who write for the Ringer, did a lot of hand-wringing
- [LeBron is great--but he's not the best passer since Magic Johnson](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/06/16/lebron-james-best-passer-since-magic-passing-skills/) - Embed from Getty Images We get it. LeBron James is a great player. He's the best player of this generation, and one of the best of all-time. To argue any differently is to be the Alex Jones of sports. So, I guess, Skip Bayless. It's sacrilegious nowadays to criticize LeBron, but people lose their minds
- [2018 NBA Draft Profile: Luka Doncic](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/05/22/2018-nba-draft-profile-luka-doncic/) - Embed from Getty Images Luka Doncic 6-8, 225 lbs. Born: Feb. 28, 1999 Slovenia There's been plenty of hype around the Slovenian teenager, especially after he earned EuroLeague Final Four MVP honors. How does his game translate to the NBA? STRENGTHS: At 6-8, 225, and with terrific court vision and passing acumen, this kid has the
- [NBA Draft Profile: Deandre Ayton](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/06/14/nba-draft-profile-deandre-ayton/) - Embed from Getty Images Deandre Ayton 7-1, 250 lbs. Arizona Freshman Nassau, Bahamas The Arizona big man is the consensus No. 1 pick in the draft, and for good reason--the 7-foot-1, 250-pound Bahamian averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds per game while showing off impressive athleticism and even an ability to shoot with range. Anyone
- [Most Improved Player Rankings: Victor Oladipo is moving on up](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/12/11/most-improved-player-rankings-victor-oladipo-is-moving-on-up/) - Victor Oladipo is like a struggling mother. He shuffles off to work each day, picking up extra shifts, staying late, working overtime, missing his family, just trying to make something out of the 2013 NBA Draft class. It's not his fault that he's grouped in with burnouts and losers like Alex Len and Cody Zeller (isn't
- [UConn legend Donyell Marshall loving life as an assistant, now at Buffalo](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/04/30/uconn-legend-donyell-marshall-loving-life-as-an-assistant-now-at-buffalo/) - Donyell Marshall loves basketball. That’s why he crams his 6-9 frame onto coach buses and heads out on long road trips, why he spends 14-hour days in the gym watching high schoolers, and why, with millions in the bank after a 15-year NBA career, he’s now working as an assistant coach at the University of
- [For Cinderella-on-steroids Gonzaga, another devastating NCAA Tournament loss, this time on the game's biggest stage](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/04/06/for-cinderella-on-steroids-gonzaga-another-devastating-ncaa-tournament-loss-this-time-on-the-games-biggest-stage/) - Tears and confetti came streaming down simultaneously at the end of Monday night's national championship game, both sights familiar to the fans of two of "America's teams" on opposite ends of the court. Gonzaga had its heart ripped out again, a few alternate bounces of the ball away from glory, in a game that will
- [Why the Celtics shouldn't even think about trading for Kawhi Leonard](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/05/08/boston-celtics-shouldnt-trade-for-kawhi-leonard/) - Embed from Getty Images Rumors have been floating around (maybe not credible ones, but still) in recent days about a Kawhi Leonard trade to Boston. Yes, Kawhi is one of the league's best players, even after the bizarre injury situation that plagued him this year, but unless San Antonio is shipping him up to Boston
- [With Donovan Mitchell and a perfect supporting cast, the Utah Jazz will be contenders for a while](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/05/10/with-donovan-mitchell-and-a-perfect-supporting-cast-the-utah-jazz-will-be-contenders-for-a-while/) - Contending for a title in the NBA is just about the hardest thing to do in sports. For most teams, it's a pipe dream--like the future you talk about with your friends in between shifts at your dead-end job. Not only is the Larry O'Brien naturally titled towards an elite few of the game's best
- [Tulane's Melvin Frazier forgoes final year of eligibility, enters NBA Draft](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/05/03/melvin-frazier-tulane-entering-nba-draft/) - NEW ORLEANS - Five weeks after initially declaring for the 2018 NBA Draft, Tulane men’s basketball junior swingman Melvin Frazier has elected to forgo his final year of collegiate eligibility and hire representation before beginning his professional career. An Avondale, Louisiana native, Frazier is ranked as the No. 30 overall prospect in this year's draft
- [Another knock against Kevin Ollie? UConn players finding their way after leaving Storrs](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/04/26/another-knock-against-kevin-ollie-uconn-players-finding-their-way-after-leaving-storrs/) - You hate to bad-mouth an ex, especially one who you had some great times with, but facts are facts--and UConn fans deserve to know the truth. Kevin Ollie has been gone for a few months now, Huskies fans are all smitten with their new head coach Danny Hurley, and the water is pretty much under
- [Marvin Bagley becomes fifth straight freshman to win Duke MVP honors; Wendell Carter wins DPOY](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/04/19/marvin-bagley-becomes-fifth-straight-freshman-to-win-duke-mvp-honors/) - DURHAM, N.C. – Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III was named the recipient of the 2018 Swett-Baylin Most Valuable Player Award at the Duke men's basketball annual banquet and awards ceremony, held Thursday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Bagley was a consensus first-team All-American, the NABC National Freshman of the Year and both the ACC Player
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- [Penn outlasts Harvard in game of runs, wins Ivy League title, 68-65](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/03/11/penn-outlasts-harvard-game-runs-wins-ivy-league-title-68-65/) - PHILADELPHIA — When the #IvyMadness dust settled, there was only one team remaining. And for the first time since 2007, the second-seeded University of Pennsylvania (24-8, 12-2 Ivy) men's basketball team secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament with a 68-65 win over No. 1 Harvard (18-13, 12-2) in the Ivy League Tournament. Powered by
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- [Following Damian Lillard's lead, Portland has risen to top of crowded Western playoff race](https://roundballdaily.com/2018/03/07/damian-lillard-leads-portland-trail-blazers-to-top-of-crowded-western-conference-race/) - You might not want to look now, maybe because it's March and you'd rather be watching college hoops--but the Portland Trail Blazers are doing things no one thought possible for them this season. Portland, amazingly, currently holds the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, and they're balling like they're trying to back up a
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- [In conference realignment craziness, a plea that UConn won't join the fray](https://roundballdaily.com/2011/09/20/requiem-for-the-big-east-2/) - REQUIEM FOR THE BIG EAST By: Kels Dayton There are many things not to like about the new era of college sports. There’s the hypocritical college presidents, who stammer on and on about integrity and tradition, only to throw all of that gobbledygook out the window with the snap of a finger in their gluttonous
- [UConn NCAA Recruiting Violations Continue Disturbing Trend](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/06/05/uconn-ncaa-recruiting-violations-continue-disturbing-trend/) - There are corrupt, hypocritical, inanely run organizations. And then there is the NCAA. No other organization in sports has as much power, and routinely makes as many stupid decisions as the geniuses in Indianapolis. Remember, these are the same people who almost pulled the trigger on a 96-team NCAA Tournament, which would have been the
- [New 68-team NCAA Tournament field unfair for first time](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/07/14/new-68-team-ncaa-tournament-field/) - The NCAA has already put a mustache on the Mona Lisa. At least us basketball fans were spared of a fu manchu. On Monday, the NCAA unveiled its plan for the new 68-team tournament, and it is as awkward and unnecessary as short-shorts on Gheorghe Muresan. Related: In conference realignment craziness, a plea that UConn
- [Former Quinnipiac star James Feldeine leads Dominican Republic against Team USA basketball](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/08/21/former-quinnipiac-star-james-feldeine-leads-dominican-republic-against-team-usa-basketball/) - The last time you saw former Quinnipiac guard James Feldeine he was in tears, tugging on head coach Tom Moore’s shoulders on the sidelines, his year-long dream snatched away by a guy named Velton. Then there he was Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, crossing up Stephen Curry and then draining a three in his eye, snatching the
- [Quinnipiac star James Feldeine holding on to NBA dream](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/05/06/quinnipiac-star-james-feldeine-holding-on-to-nba-dream/) - Everything was perfect. James Feldeine was right where he wanted to be. Packed arena. Trailing defending league champion Robert Morris by two with the ball in his hands. The Northeast Conference championship and a bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. He came off the screen, squared up to the basket, and fired. Nothing
- [NBA Draft Profile: Paul George](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/05/05/nba-draft-profile-paul-george/) - Paul George GUARD 6-8, 210 lbs. College: Fresno State Class: Sophomore SELECTED #10 overall by Indiana STRENGTHS: George has great size (6-8) for an NBA guard. He is a freak athlete, has a good shooting touch, and is an excellent defender and rebounder. WEAKNESSES: George is not a great ballhandler, and may be too slight
- [NBA Draft Profile: Xavier Henry](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/04/30/nba-draft-profile-xavier-henry/) - Xavier Henry GUARD 6-6, 220 lbs. College: Kansas Class: Freshman STRENGTHS: Henry has an NBA body right now. He is a great shooter and can put pressure on defenses with his slashing and scoring ability. Has the potential to be a perfect 2-guard fit in an NBA system. WEAKNESSES: Henry disappeared at times for Kansas
- [NBA Draft Profile: Derrick Favors](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/04/30/nba-draft-profile-derrick-favors/) - Derrick Favors POWER FORWARD 6-10, 246 lbs. College: Georgia Tech Class: Freshman STRENGTHS: Favors has an NBA-ready body, is powerful around the rim, and can rebound and finish with the best in college basketball. He has incredible potential because of his size and athleticism. WEAKNESSES: Favors was not assertive enough on offense at times last
- [NBA Draft Profile: Al-Farouq Aminu](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/04/30/nba-draft-profile-al-farouq-aminu/) - Al-Farouq Aminu FORWARD 6-9, 215 lbs. College: Wake Forest Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: Solid post ability, great athleticism, and huge wingspan. Aminu could be a beast as a small forward or a matchup nightmare because of his length and quickness inside. Aminu also showed great low-post improvement last year at Wake Forest. WEAKNESSES: He is slight
- [NBA Draft Profile: Evan Turner](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/04/30/nba-draft-profile-evan-turner/) - Evan Turner GUARD 6-7, 205 lbs. College: Ohio State Class: Senior STRENGTHS: Almost everything. Not only does Turner have good size for a guard, he also has combo-guard skills. He can run the point, rebound, drive, shoot, and dish. Turner is the most complete player in the draft right now. WEAKNESSES: Injuries could be a
- [2010 NBA Mock Draft](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/04/29/kels-daytons-2010-nba-mock-draft/) - Mothers sobbing hysterically in joy!! Giant teenagers in expensive suits!! Awkward handshakes with Commissioner Stern!! It can only mean one thing....the NBA Draft!!!! With the 2010 college basketball season over, the draft takes center stage. This should be an important draft because of all the expected player movement in the "Summer of 2010" free agent
- [NBA Draft Profile: DeMarcus Cousins](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/04/30/nba-draft-profile-demarcus-cousins/) - DeMarcus Cousins POWER FORWARD 6-11, 270 lbs. College: Kentucky Class: Freshman STRENGTHS: Cousins has NBA-size, great natural ability around the rim, and excellent rebounding skills. He is a double-double machine. WEAKNESSES: Attitude. Cousins disappears at times and was often seen arguing on the bench with Kentucky coach John Calipari during his freshman season. Player Stats
- [NBA Draft Profile: John Wall](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/04/30/nba-draft-profile-john-wall/) - JOHN WALL GUARD, 6-4, 195 lbs. College: Kentucky Class: Freshman SELECTED #1 overall by Washington STRENGTHS: Wall is an outstanding pro prospect with great court vision, elite-level athleticism, and an incredible knack for making the big play. He is the quickest player in the draft, and the clear-cut choice for No. 1. WEAKNESSES:
- [Kevin Ollie has some soul-searching to do after UConn's humiliating 102-67 loss to Arkansas](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/26/kevin-ollie-soul-searching-uconn-humiliating-loss/) - Kevin Ollie has some soul-searching to do after UConn's lackadaisical performance in a 102-67 embarrassment at the hands of Arkansas on Sunday. The Huskies were anemic on offense (what else is new), played with near-apathy on defense and had given up about midway through the second half. We'd make a comment about how Bill Walton
- [UConn looked like itself again in win over Oregon at PK Invitational](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/24/uconn-is-back-after-win-over-oregon-at-pk-invitational/) - Ahem...Joe Tessitore voice. "UConn is back folks!" Is it too early to nominate the Huskies for "Who's Back...of the Week" on "Pardon My Take?" OK, maybe we're getting a little carried away after UConn's 71-63 win over Oregon at the PK Invitational in Portland on Thanksgiving night, but for Huskies fans, any win over a
- [Despite Florida loss, Gonzaga proves it's one of nation's elite](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/25/gonzaga-might-be-most-underrated-college-basketball/) - Florida and Gonzaga played the game of the year so far in college basketball on Friday night--a back-and-forth double-overtime classic that made the PK Invitational feel like the NCAA Tournament. (Not that it didn't feel that way already). Florida won the game, 111-105, but both teams have the look of squads who could make deep runs
- [LSU's Tremont Waters is one of the most spectacular playmakers in the country](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/23/lsu-tremont-waters-spectacular-playmaker/) - Everybody from Connecticut already knew how nasty Tremont Waters is. Now, the rest of the college hoops-watching country is finding out, too. The LSU freshman point guard went off 39 points in the Maui Invitational against Marquette on Wednesday night, a Tigers tournament record. He shot 13-for-22 from the field and 5-of-11 from three, and
- [After ridiculous ban lifted, Braxton Beverly leads NC State to upset of Arizona](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/23/braxton-beverly-leads-nc-state-to-upset/) - A summer class almost cost Braxton Beverly the chance to play this season. NC State fans are sure glad the NCAA finally dropped its ridiculous ban of the star freshman. Beverly, who had his transfer waiver request denied by the NCAA after he took summer classes at Ohio State, was finally ruled eligible the day
- [Patrick Ewing has unbeaten Georgetown looking much-improved, despite soft schedule](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/21/patrick-ewing-unbeaten-georgetown-looking-much-improved-despite-soft-schedule/) - Georgetown was expected to be awful in Hoyas legend Patrick Ewing's debut season as head coach. Many doubted Ewing because he's a first-time head coach, hasn't spent any time in the college game since he played at Georgetown, and was coming into a tough situation, with the Hoyas' top four scorers from last season's 18-loss
- [LaVar Ball’s take on President Trump lacks understanding of China’s legal system](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/19/lavar-balls-take-on-president-trump-lacks-understanding-of-chinas-legal-system/) - Embed from Getty Images LaVar Ball doesn’t understand the larger circumstances of his son’s and two other UCLA basketball players’ detainment in China on suspicion of shoplifting. The elder Ball downplayed President Donald Trump’s role in helping free his son LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley, according to an ESPN story posted Friday. Trump
- [Providence has look of NCAA Tournament team in 2K Classic tournament win](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/18/providence-ncaa-tournament-2k-classic/) - Embed from Getty Images Providence had a terrific showing in the 2K Classic this week, taking the title with a 90-63 win over Saint Louis on Friday night. The Friars manhandled the Billikens, leading by 20 at halftime and shooting an absurd 62 percent from the floor and 90 percent from three (9-for-10). Providence (3-1)
- [Legend of Stephen Curry complete with NBA title](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/09/29/legend-of-stephen-curry-complete-with-nba-title/) - Written for SheridanHoops.com: CLEVELAND — Stephen Curry trotted down the court, his arms raised high in the air, just the way we all remember him from the first time we saw him at Davidson. He had just knocked down his second 3-pointer of the fourth quarter in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, giving his
- [Daily Dish: Charles Barkley is insane; the Clippers aren't that great](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/10/31/daily-dish-charles-barkley-is-insane-the-clippers-arent-that-great/) - Charles Barkley is insane. But you knew that already. Sometimes it feels like the Chuckster makes outlandish predictions just to hear everyone's stunned reaction, but his proclamation that the Clippers will make the Western Conference Finals might be the most out-there conclusion he's come up with since well...last year. No team replaces Chris Paul with
- [However you feel about him on the court, LeBron James has become a hero off of it](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/09/26/however-you-feel-about-him-on-the-court-lebron-james-has-become-a-hero-off-of-it/) - The NBA's best player has turned into one of our culture's biggest advocates. He's followed in the footsteps of guys like Jim Brown and Muhammad Ali.
- [Why the Detroit Pistons will make the playoffs](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/10/why-the-detroit-pistons-will-make-the-playoffs/) - You could almost see this coming from the Detroit Pistons.
- [Scouting takeaways from Kansas-Kentucky in the Champions Classic](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/15/scouting-takeaways-kansas-kentucky-champions-classic/) - Embed from Getty Images Here are some scouting takeaways from last night's Kansas-Kentucky matchup in the Champions Classic in Chicago, which the Jayhawks won, 65-61: Kentucky Kevin Knox has a God-given knack for being able to put the ball in the basket. The 6-9 freshman from Tampa is a knock-down three-point shooter, shows great touch
- [Daily Dish: The Orlando Magic are actually good now](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/04/daily-dish-the-orlando-magic-are-actually-good-now/) - Don't look now--or go ahead and look, if you like November NBA basketball--but the Orlando Magic might actually have themselves a team this year.
- [Daily Dish: It's gonna take some time for the Sixers; Aaron Gordon is ready for his breakout](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/10/26/daily-dish-its-gonna-take-some-time-for-the-sixers-aaron-gordon-is-ready-for-his-breakout/) - Aaron Gordon had a monstrous game (albeit against Brooklyn) on Tuesday night, putting up an absurd 41 points and 14 boards.
- [Should Steph Curry win the NBA's Most Improved Player award?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/02/27/should-steph-curry-win-the-nbas-most-improved-player-award/) - I’ve been watching a lot of Donald Trump speeches lately (not by choice), so like our future president, I’m just going to come right out and say something stupid off the top of my head: I don’t think Stephen Curry is real. I think he’s an Old Spice commercial, tricking all of us into thinking he’s actually doing
- [Kristaps Porzingis is off to a better start than anyone would've imagined](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/06/kristaps-porzingis-is-off-to-a-better-start-than-anyone-wouldve-imagined/) - It's also easy to compare him to Dirk Nowitzki, but as reverential as that is as a compliment, even that doesn't accurately describe his game.
- [How did Deandre Ayton look in his Arizona debut?](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/12/how-did-deandre-ayton-look-in-his-arizona-debut/) - Arizona big man and top NBA prospect Deandre Ayton was impressive in his college debut Friday night.
- [Breaking down Marvin Bagley III's debut with Duke](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/11/breaking-down-marvin-bagley-iiis-debut-with-duke/) - This is what it must have been like to watch Artis Gilmore. At 18 years old.
- [Get to know your 2018 NBA Draft Lottery Picks: Kentucky's Kevin Knox](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/09/06/get-to-know-your-2018-nba-draft-lottery-picks-kentuckys-kevin-knox/) - This kid is a lock, automatic NBA player because he's a skilled guard with tremendous length. Knox throws down some of the fiercest dunks you'll see.
- [Get to know your 2018 NBA Draft Lottery Picks: Duke's Marvin Bagley](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/09/09/get-to-know-your-2018-nba-draft-lottery-picks-dukes-marvin-bagley/) - Marvin Bagley is like a guard who just kept growing. The Duke commit is like a scoring vending machine, with an array of options available.
- [Get to know your 2018 NBA Draft Lottery Picks: Texas A&M's Robert Williams](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/08/28/get-to-know-your-2018-nba-draft-lottery-picks-texas-ams-robert-williams/) - In this series, we'll take a look at some of the biggest names of the 2018 college hoops season that you may not know yet--but will soon.
- [Get to know your 2018 NBA Draft Picks: Duke's Wendell Carter](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/09/06/get-to-know-your-2018-nba-draft-picks-dukes-wendell-carter/) - You know the kid you meet on the first day of college who has blue hair? Wendell Carter is that kid. Except, that kid usually isn't the valedictorian.
- [Get to know your 2018 NBA Draft Lottery Picks: Texas' Mohamed Bamba](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/08/31/get-to-know-your-2018-nba-draft-lottery-picks-texas-mohamed-bamba/) - The agile seven-footer was the No. 2-ranked recruit in the Class of 2017, and chose the run-and-gun style of Shaka Smart and Texas.
- [WATCH: Tremont Waters goes off for 48 at Greater Hartford Pro-Am](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/08/08/watch-tremont-waters-goes-off-for-48-at-greater-hartford-pro-am/) - (WTNH)--He's fresh out of high school, half the age of his backcourt mate Bobby "The Legend" Moore, and half the size of some of the seven footers he's cashing teardrops over. But make no mistake--Tremont Waters has been the best player at the Greater Hartford Pro-Am. He's a few months removed from leading Notre Dame-West
- [Get to know your 2018 NBA Draft Lottery Picks: Michael Porter Jr.](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/09/10/get-to-know-your-2018-nba-draft-lottery-picks-michael-porter-jr/) - This kid has a unique combination of size, guard skills, defensive ability, and compete level. He's got an NBA-ready body, and chases down blocks like LeBron.
- [Malik Monk goes for 21 on five threes against Knicks on Tuesday](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/08/malik-monk-goes-for-21-on-five-threes-against-knicks-on-tuesday/) - Malik Monk had a terrific first half against the Knicks on Tuesday night. The 19-year-old from Kentucky scored 18 points on four threes.
- [Remembering Dirk Nowitzki and 2011, Before We Forget](https://roundballdaily.com/2011/06/14/remembering-2011-before-we-forget/) - By: Kels Dayton Ten years from now, when everyone in the media forgets about the entire twentieth century and begins proclaiming some current fifth-grader as "THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME," I'll be one of the few people on Earth who remember Dirk Nowitzki. He'll be long forgotten by most, as he would have retired at least
- [League's best defense has carried Celtics to 8-2 start](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/11/05/leagues-best-defense-has-carried-celtics-to-8-2-start/) - Everyone knew the Celtics would be great offensively. That's what happens when you add one of the most gifted scorers on this round Earth at point guard.
- [Kings rookie De'Aaron Fox will make you feel old](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/10/22/kings-rookie-deaaron-fox-will-make-you-feel-old/) - Whether you're an NBA vet he's putting on skates, or a 30-year-old sitting on his couch and realizing his team's point guard doesn't remember the '90s.
- [Michael Porter Jr. still a likely candidate for one-and-done season at Mizzou](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/10/19/michael-porter-jr-still-a-likely-candidate-for-one-and-done-season-at-mizzou/) - Michael Porter Jr.’s claim that he’d forgo entering the 2018 NBA Draft to spend another season in college probably sounded like music to the ears of Missouri basketball fans.
- [Last Night in the NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo goes off, Dennis Smith Jr. looks like the real deal](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/10/19/last-night-in-the-nba-giannis-antetokounmpo-goes-off-dennis-smith-jr-looks-like-the-real-deal/) - Giannis Antetokounmpo looked every bit the part of No. 1 pick in your fantasy league, and potential MVP candidate.
- [2017-18 NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/10/10/2017-18-nba-preview-atlanta-hawks/) - Every key member of Altanta's spellbinding 60-win team in 2015 is gone, as Al Horford, Jeff Teague, Kyle Korver and Paul Millsap have all moved on.
- [2017-18 NBA Preview: Brooklyn Nets](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/10/07/2017-18-nba-preview-brooklyn-nets/) - At least the Bulls will be worse...we think. The Nets got something out of this year's draft, trading Brook Lopez for No. 2 overall pick D'Angelo Russell.
- [2017-18 NBA Season Preview: Chicago Bulls](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/10/07/2017-18-nba-season-preview-chicago-bulls/) - The Bulls haven't been this young--or this bad--since the Tim Floyd era (the last time they hired an Iowa State coach).
- [2017 NBA Awards Predictions: Who'll win Rookie of the Year, MVP, and more](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/10/04/2017-nba-awards-predictions-wholl-win-rookie-of-the-year-mvp-and-more/) - Who are the favorites for NBA MVP, Rookie of the Year, and more? Check out our predictions.
- [Whatever happened to former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett?](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/09/13/whatever-happened-to-former-no-1-overall-pick-anthony-bennett/) - Poor Anthony Bennett. The former UNLV big man, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, was never destined for stardom.
- [NBA Draft Profile: Lauri Markkanen](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/05/03/nba-draft-profile-lauri-markkanen/) - The comparisons to Kristaps Porzingis are legit--even if he's got three inches on him. Markkanen is one of the most polished seven-foot wing players we've seen.
- [The Basketball Tournament: Semifinals Preview](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/07/29/the-basketball-tournament-semifinals-preview/) - These days, basketball truly never stops. Hoops fans have had a lot to keep them busy over the summer--from the draft to NBA Summer League (both of which were more enthralling than the Finals). Now, just when your girlfriend thought she could take the TV back and start watching some dumb show about tiny homes,
- [Shane Larkin turned down big EuroLeague money to land a spot with the Celtics](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/07/28/shane-larkin-turned-down-big-euroleague-money-to-land-a-spot-with-the-celtics/) - The former Miami Hurricanes point guard was one of the EuroLeague's top free agents, but he chose to sign with the Boston Celtics instead.
- [Which players had the best NBA Summer League?](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/07/18/which-players-had-the-best-nba-summer-league/) - Lonzo Ball for Summer League MVP? Who voted on this award, his dad? Just kidding. Lonzo was terrific--putting up 16.3 points, a Vegas-best 9.3 assists, 7.7 boards and 2.5 steals in six games. His Lakers took home the "championship," even though he didn't play in the final game. Ball even gave us some incredible highlights
- [Highlights: Allen Iverson doesn't play, but BIG3 still makes splash in Philadelphia](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/07/17/highlights-allen-iverson-doesnt-play-but-big3-still-makes-splash-in-philadelphia/) - (PHILADELPHIA, PA) July 17, 2017 — On Sunday, BIG3 made its Philadelphia debut pitting two of the city’s most beloved basketball icons, Allen Iverson and Julius “Dr. J” Erving, against one another in a coaching duel. The energy inside the Wells Fargo Center was electric as the two 76ers legends were introduced in front of the 12,435 cheering
- [Which teams will be the most exciting to watch on League Pass next season?](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/07/14/which-teams-will-be-the-most-exciting-to-watch-on-league-pass-next-season/) - Basketball never stops. Much like the NFL and its oppressive out-of-season encroachment on the sports news cycle, the NBA almost has no offseason nowadays. The Warriors' champagne bottles weren't even empty by the time commissioner Adam Silver announced Markelle Fultz's name at the NBA Draft, and just a week later, the next class of future
- [NBA Draft Profile: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/04/nba-draft-profile-kentavious-caldwell-pope/) - KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE 6-5, 205 lbs. School: Georgia Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: Caldwell-Pope is a classic jump shooter who just so happens to have shocking athleticism that he breaks out once every so often. The 6-5 guard averaged 18.5 points per game last season and won the SEC Player of the Year award even though he
- [Which players are making the biggest impact in NBA Summer League?](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/07/12/which-players-are-making-the-biggest-impact-in-nba-summer-league/) - The NBA Summer League is kind of like a postapocalyptic look at professional basketball. What would the NBA look like if all of the superstars, starters, hell--all the veterans-- vanished in some kind of explosion? Or less graphically, if they had all of their talents stolen by the Monstars? It'd be a pretty strange place.
- [It's only Summer League, but Dennis Smith Jr. looks like a draft steal](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/07/10/its-only-summer-league-but-dennis-smith-jr-looks-like-a-draft-steal/) - Knicks fans are already openly regretting it. And we're thinking a few other teams might soon, too. We're only three days into the Summer League, but Dennis Smith Jr. is already putting on a show worthy of Vegas for the Mavs. The rookie point guard from NC State put up 25 points, 8 boards, 4
- [Physics Major Andrew Nicholson is the Smartest Player in the NBA](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/05/physics-major-andrew-nicholson/) - By: Kels Dayton Written for Slam Magazine _____________ Andrew Nicholson isn't like you and I. He's 6-9, 240 pounds, with a wingspan like Wilkins and a mind like Mendeleev. He can beat you off the dribble, back you down in the post, or school you on the wave-particle duality of energy as it relates to
- [Highlights: Markelle Fultz goes for 23 in second NBA Summer League game](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/07/06/highlights-markelle-fultz-goes-for-23-in-second-nba-summer-league-game/) - Markelle Fultz showed why he was the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft on Wednesday, showing off an array of skills in his second game in Utah's Summer League.
- ["We have Diana Taurasi and you don't": 13 years later, it still matters](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/06/28/we-have-diana-taurasi-and-you-dont-13-years-later-it-still-matters/) - (WTNH)--"We have Diana and you don't." That's how Geno Auriemma described his Huskies' dominance back in 2004, Diana Taurasi's senior season and UConn's third of three straight championship years. It was blunt, but unequivocally (and surely maddeningly) true. She was the best women's basketball player in the country. And there wasn't anything anybody could do
- [Kevin Durant has made his point, even if NBA fans will suffer because of it](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/06/09/kevin-durant-has-made-his-point-even-if-nba-fans-will-suffer-because-of-it/) - Embed from Getty Images When Kevin Durant glided up the floor on that fateful fast break near the end of Game 3, rising up methodically, like a man with low blood pressure, to stick the most important three-pointer of his NBA career, the entire sports world exhaled--either in joyous or weary relief. This was a
- [The Golden State Warriors are 29-1 since Klay Thompson signed a toaster in March](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/06/05/the-golden-state-warriors-are-29-1-since-klay-thompson-signed-a-toaster-in-march/) - Perhaps the most underrated subplot two games into the 2017 NBA Finals is the Golden State Warriors are 29-1 since Klay Thompson signed a fan’s toaster on March 13. Golden State’s lone loss during the 30-game span came against the Utah Jazz on April 10 near the end of the regular season. Thompson did not
- [Classic NCAA Tournament runs: 2004 Alabama topples No. 1 Stanford, then defending champ Syracuse](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/05/27/classic-ncaa-tournament-runs-2004-alabama-topples-no-1-stanford-then-defending-champ-syracuse/) - Here at RoundballDaily.com, we often start feeling nostalgic. Sure, basketball is great today--with the three-point shot, pace and space having taken over the game, NBA teams like the W's regularly putting up 130-plus points and dudes like Russell Westbrook going all Oscar Robertson on everyone and averaging a triple double. But we liked the way
- [NBA Draft Profile: Jarrett Allen](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/05/25/nba-draft-profile-jarrett-allen/) - Embed from Getty Images Jarrett Allen 6-11 Freshman Texas STRENGTHS: He's 6-11 (probably 7 feet with that sweet 'fro), and runs the floor like a wing. Allen is long and athletic, and has the physical tools to become a standout shotblocker (he averaged 1.5 at Texas last year). He's a crafty finisher with some unexpected
- [NBA Draft Profile: John Collins](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/05/24/nba-draft-profile-john-collins/) - Embed from Getty Images John Collins 6-10, 235 lbs., Forward Sophomore Wake Forest STRENGTHS: A wiry athlete with superball-like bounce, Collins is a terrific finisher around the rim. If you've got an alley that needs 'ooping, he's your man. Much of his draft appeal has to do with his athleticism--and with good reason. He's very
- [NBA Draft Profile: Jayson Tatum](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/05/21/nba-draft-profile-jayson-tatum/) - Embed from Getty Images Jayson Tatum 6-8, 205 lbs. Duke Freshman STRENGTHS: At 6-8, 205, Tatum is a physical specimen; he's got the most NBA-ready body in the draft. His game isn't quite on that level yet, but he's got the tools to develop into a terrific wing player. The 19-year-old is big and physical
- [NBA Draft Profile: Markelle Fultz](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/05/10/nba-draft-profile-markelle-fultz/) - Embed from Getty Images Markelle Fultz 6-4, 195 pounds Guard Washington STRENGTHS: This kid is like a more athletic Damian Lillard. He's shifty, tough to stay in front of, has NBA moves, speed, excellent command of his dribble, and a reliable jump shot. Fultz shot 47.6% from the field last season and 41.3% from three.
- [Who's the MVP of the NBA Playoffs so far?](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/05/05/whos-the-mvp-of-the-nba-playoffs-so-far/) - The NBA's MVP awards are kind of flawed. The regular season one is trendy, catering to up-and-coming players more than boring dominant ones (MJ, LeBron), and voters never really consider defense (which is why Kawhi Leonard won't win the thing this year). The Finals MVP is cool, but sometimes it isn't awarded to the real
- [Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter alive](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/28/stephen-curry-is-the-greatest-shooter-alive/) - David Stern is smiling wider than a Cheshire cat right now. The NBA is better than it's ever been since Jordan retired, and it's not just because of LeBron and Kevin Durant. It's because of second-tier stars like Steph Curry, who lit up Madison Square Garden like a Christmas tree on Wednesday night. Curry went
- [1939 NCAA Tournament Bracket](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/04/26/1939-ncaa-tournament-bracket/) - Updates every minute - View full tournament
- [NBA Draft Profile: Malik Monk](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/04/25/nba-draft-profile-malik-monk/) - Embed from Getty Images Malik Monk 6-3, 200 lbs. Kentucky Freshman STRENGTHS: This kid is a lights-out shooter (probably the best in the draft) and has already proven he's got the Clutch Gene as well. Monk was explosive at times this season, erupting for 47 against North Carolina in December, 34 against Ole Miss a
- [NBA Draft Profile: Jonathan Isaac](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/04/24/nba-draft-profile-jonathan-isaac/) - At 6-10, 210, and with a 7-1 wingspan, Jonathan Isaac is like a science fiction 2-guard. He's the reason guys under 6-5 might feel helpless about their futures.
- [NBA Draft Profile: De'Aaron Fox](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/04/24/nba-draft-profile-deaaron-fox/) - Embed from Getty Images De'Aaron Fox 6-3, 187 lbs. Kentucky Freshman STRENGTHS: De'Aaron Fox His surname is perfect...this kid is the quickest player in the draft. Fox has blinding speed, good length (6-3), and tremendous athleticism. He's crafty with the ball, a good decision maker and a creative finisher around the rim, and he's also
- [NBA Draft Profile: Lonzo Ball](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/04/22/nba-draft-profile-lonzo-ball/) - This kid did a terrific job living up to the hype last season, strolling into Westwood and immediately becoming the most important player on a Top-10 team.
- [Lance Stephenson versus LeBron James and the Cavaliers is a dream playoff matchup](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/03/30/lance-stephenson-versus-lebron-james-and-the-cavaliers-is-a-dream-playoff-matchup/) - Lance Stephenson is back with the Indiana Pacers. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who is the NBA’s equivalent of Adam Schefter to the NFL, first reported the news. Stephenson will sign a three-year, $12 million contract with Indiana. Because only three teams are capable of winning this year’s NBA championship (Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs
- [NCAA Tournament Profile: Vermont Catamounts](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/03/12/ncaa-tournament-profile-vermont-catamounts/) - Embed from Getty Images For the first time since their classic upset of Syracuse in 2005, Vermonters feel as though their Catamounts have a chance to pull off an upset come March Madness. This group was one of the best mid-major performers all season long, going 29-5, and a perfect 19-0 in conference, including a
- [NCAA Tournament Profile: North Dakota Fighting Hawks](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/03/12/ncaa-tournament-profile-north-dakota-fighting-hawks/) - After watching North Dakota State and South Dakota State earn NCAA glory over the past few years, the Fighting Hawks (formerly known as the Fighting Sioux) have found their way into the Dance. North Dakota went 14-4 in the Big Sky during the regular season, and won three straight in the tournament, including a thrilling,
- [NCAA Tournament Profile: Florida Gulf Coast](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/03/07/ncaa-tournament-profile-florida-gulf-coast/) - Dunks and defense. That's what Florida Gulf Coast (26-7, 12-2/Atlantic Sun) has specialized in this season, en route to another conference title and talk that they might be able to make some more noise in the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles will enter the Dance winners of 18 of 20, with 13 of those triumphs coming
- [NCAA Tournament Profile: Winthrop Eagles](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/03/05/ncaa-tournament-profile-winthrop-eagles/) - For a while there, March just didn't feel exactly right. Ever since Gregg Marshall took his program-changing ways from Rock Hill, S.C., to Wichita, Kansas, one of the most familiar names on the bracket every March has been missing. And it made college basketball-carers like us a little sad. But now, everything is back in
- [NCAA Tournament Profile: Jacksonville State Gamecocks](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/03/05/ncaa-tournament-profile-jacksonville-state-gamecocks/) - Embed from Getty Images Jacksonville State The most surprising thing about Jacksonville State's run to the NCAA Tourney? Realizing that they're located in Alabama. The second most surprising thing? That they're anywhere near the field, after being predicted to finish 12th in the Ohio Valley Conference in the preseason coming off of an 8-23
- [Check out the complete 2017 college basketball conference tournament schedule](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/02/28/check-out-the-complete-2017-college-basketball-conference-tournament-schedule/) - Embed from Getty Images It's not actually March yet, but the Madness is already here! The first of the small conference tournaments have begun, meaning college basketball's supremely democratic single-elimination march to the national championship has begun. Every team that qualified for a conference tournament still has a shot at the Big Dance, and technically,
- [Denver's Nikola Jokic is redefining what an NBA center can be](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/02/23/denvers-nikola-jokic-is-redefining-what-an-nba-center-can-be/) - Embed from Getty Images He looks like a Serbian Rob Gronkowski, and plays like a millennial version of Vlade Divac or Arvydas Sabonis. Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic might not yet be a household name, but he's not too many Twitter mentions and Instagram melts away. The 21-year-old center has taken the league by
- [Missouri should part ways with head coach Kim Anderson at season's end](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/02/27/missouri-should-part-ways-with-head-coach-kim-anderson-at-seasons-end/) - Embed from Getty Images The highlight of the Missouri Tigers 2016-2017 basketball season so far is a 10-point home loss to the Kentucky Wildcats. Missouri (7-21, 2-14 SEC) is amid its third consecutive season with at least 20 losses under third-year head coach Kim Anderson. The Tigers are the first team in the history
- [Why don’t more basketball players shoot free throws underhand?](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/02/14/why-dont-more-basketball-players-shoot-free-throws-underhand/) - Florida Gators senior guard Canyon Barry broke a school record on Saturday by making his 39th consecutive free throw. Barry, 22, shoots free throws underhanded, just like his NBA Hall of Fame father Rick Barry. The younger Barry isn't close to breaking Butler guard Darnell Archey's NCAA record of 85 consecutive free throws made. However,
- [National Player of the Year Rankings: Dennis Smith Jr.'s performance at Duke has him back in Top 10](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/01/25/national-player-of-the-year-rankings-dennis-smith-jr-s-performance-at-duke-has-him-back-in-top-10/) - College basketball has always been about team. It's about iconic coaches and storied programs, championship banners and stuffy traditions, hostile fans and home court winning streaks. Very few individual players can stand out above that. Every once in a while though, a transcendent star carries an otherwise unassuming group to a memorable upset. Nobody sees it coming
- [National Player of the Year Rankings: Kansas guard Frank Mason III leads the way](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/01/13/national-player-of-the-year-rankings-kansas-guard-frank-mason-iii-leads-the-way/) - Veterans get no respect. Like the 40-year-old who shows up at the park to take on a bunch of kids in a pick-up game.
- [NBA Draft Profile: Anthony Bennett](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/03/nba-draft-profile-anthony-bennett/) - ANTHONY BENNETT 6-7, 240 lbs. School: UNLV Class: Freshman STRENGTHS: Bennett is an imposing big man with cat-like quickness on the interior. He's a matchup problem inside because he's powerful enough to handle smaller defenders and quick enough to blow by bigger ones. Bennett averaged 16.1 points per game for the Runnin' Rebels last season.
- [Deep, experienced Texas Tech squad again has the look of an NCAA Tournament contender](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/01/07/deep-experienced-texas-tech-squad-again-has-the-look-of-an-ncaa-tournament-contender/) - Embed from Getty Images The Big 12 has a legitimate claim as the best conference in America this year, with the nation's top two teams in the next poll (Baylor, Kansas) and six other NCAA Tournament contenders. Texas Tech, under new head coach and former Little Rock boss Chris Beard, has emerged as a
- [National Player of the Year Rankings: Josh Hart still leads the race](https://roundballdaily.com/2017/01/04/national-player-of-the-year-rankings-josh-hart-still-leads-the-race/) - College basketball needs to take a hint from their football brethren. Sure, there are lots of awards for the player of the year on the gridiron, even repetitive ones like the Davey O'Brien, the Maxwell, and the Walter Camp Player of the Year. But the one that really matters---the only one that people remember---is the Heisman. For better or worse, that is college football's Player of the Year.
- [Daily Dish: Auburn earns impressive sweep in Connecticut; USC survives Wyoming to stay unbeaten](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/12/24/daily-dish-auburn-earns-impressive-sweep-in-connecticut-usc-survives-wyoming-to-stay-unbeaten/) - Auburn earned an impressive sweep of name opponents in the Nutmeg State this week, knocking off Oklahoma at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville on Wednesday before taking out UConn in Hartford on Friday. The Sooners (6-5) and Huskies (5-6) are both suffering through uncharacteristically down years, but it's still impressive for this young Auburn
- [Behind senior TJ Dunans and freshman Mustapha Heron, Auburn has the look of an SEC contender](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/12/22/behind-senior-tj-dunans-and-freshman-mustapha-heron-auburn-has-the-look-of-a-sec-contender/) - Football season might be over on the Plains (you know, except for the Sugar Bowl), but Auburn fans will still have a lot to yell "War Eagle" about this winter. The basketball Tigers are 9-2 after dispatching Oklahoma, 74-70, in the "Birthday of Basketball" Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday night. The four-point margin
- [Grand Canyon earns more high-major praise, this time from Arizona's Sean Miller](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/12/15/grand-canyon-earns-more-high-major-praise-this-time-from-arizonas-sean-miller/) - Grand Canyon University continues to receive the kind of breathless, awe-inspired reviews that the actual Grand Canyon does. After the Antelopes put Louisville through the ringer at home a few weeks ago, leading midway through the second half before succumbing, 79-70, Cardinals coach Rick Pitino said the crowd at GCU Arena was the toughest he'd
- [Watch out, NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo is even freakier this season](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/12/13/watch-out-nba-giannis-antetokounmpo-is-even-freakier-this-season/) - He's more unicorn-like than Porzingis, and might turn out to be a better player than him, though you'd probably never know it if he stays in Milwaukee. NBA fans have known for years that Giannis Antetokounmpo is a freak, but this season, he's freakier than Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis on a Friday. In
- [Duke's Grayson Allen and Luke Kennard are annoyingly good](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/12/11/dukes-grayson-allen-and-luke-kennard-are-annoyingly-good/) - Like many of the students who go there, Duke is wealthy. The Blue Devils have six--count 'em, six-- potential NBA draft picks according to NBADraft.net, and the top rated among them (Harry Giles) hasn't even suited up yet. If you're a Duke hater, this year sucks. This team is emo Drake deep, with five players
- [After his career-high 37, it's clear Josh Hart leads No. 1 Villanova's repeat chances](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/12/11/after-his-career-high-37-its-clear-josh-hart-leads-no-1-villanovas-repeat-chances/) - Maybe the biggest question facing defending national champ Villanova heading into this season was whether or not senior guard Josh Hart could take over the leadership role left by four-year-starter and now program legend Ryan Arcidiacono. Well, on Saturday, Hart provided an answer. The 6-6 senior poured in a career-high 37 points as Villanova held
- [This year, Steph Curry is passing his way to greatness](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/12/07/this-year-steph-curry-is-passing-his-way-to-greatness/) - Lost in all of the hysteria over the Warriors' incredible trio of scorers on this superteam is the way two-time MVP Stephen Curry has changed his game this season. Curry, who put up 30.1 ppg in 34 minutes per game last season, has still had huge scoring nights this year. He put up 31 against
- [Dickie V talking bobbleheads raising money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/11/30/dickie-v-talking-bobbleheads-raising-money-for-the-v-foundation-for-cancer-research/) - MILWAUKEE, Wi., November 30, 2016 – – Today, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled talking Dick Vitale Bobbleheads, which are individually numbered to only 1,000. The bobbleheads are available on Dick Vitale’s website. All proceeds from the sale of Dick’s merchandise benefit The V Foundation for Cancer Research. The bobblehead features Dick
- [Russell Westbrook, James Harden lead early race for NBA MVP](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/11/23/russell-westbrook-james-harden-lead-early-race-for-nba-mvp/) - A few weeks ago, SheridanHoops.com officially stopped publishing. As some of you (my immediate family) may know, this site had a connection to that one, which was run by respected NBA writer Chris Sheridan, who built up his reputation with the Associated Press and ESPN. Your boy here used to write the Most Improved Player
- [What's working, what's not with Knicks so far this season](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/11/15/whats-working-whats-not-with-knicks-so-far-this-season/) - Now that we are ten games into the season, it is a good time to look at where the New York Knicks’ overhauled roster is stacking up. With ten new players on the 15-man roster, everyone expected some growing pains as these new-look Knicks learned to play together. That has certainly been the case so
- [NBA Season Outlook: 30 teams, 5 tiers](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/11/04/nba-season-outlook-30-teams-5-tiers/) - Embed from Getty Images In a recent season preview, we touched on the idea that the Cavaliers and Warriors could be heading for a grudge match. Most NBA fans and analysts seem to be treating it as a foregone conclusion that the Cavs and Warriors will meet in the finals for a third consecutive year.
- [NBA Preview: Why Kevin Durant will win this year's MVP](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/10/24/nba-preview-why-kevin-durant-will-win-this-years-mvp/) - How many days left until the NBA season? 3-1. And that means just two more days to make annoying NBA Finals jokes, before the Warriors start going all '60s Celtics on everybody. Here at Roundball Daily, we couldn't be more excited for basketball to be back again. So, we've taken the time to make some
- [Do The Cavaliers Currently Have What it Takes to Repeat?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/10/20/do-the-cavaliers-currently-have-what-it-takes-to-repeat/) - Embed from Getty Images Cavaliers and Warriors Headed for Grudge Match? As they get set to begin defense of their first-ever NBA title, the Cleveland Cavaliers once again have to deal with the looming specter of the Golden State Warriors once again blocking their path. In 2015, key injuries to forward Kevin Love and
- [College Basketball Preview: Which mid-majors have the chance to make a deep NCAA Tournament run?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/09/29/college-basketball-preview-which-mid-majors-have-the-chance-to-make-a-deep-ncaa-tournament-run/) - You never even see them coming. Like the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, NCAA Tournament bracket busters do most of their work in the dark. They quietly build up their roster with experienced seniors and gritty young talent, grind through much of the regular season with little to no outside fanfare, and enter the NCAA's
- [Japan women's basketball just might be the coolest team at the Olympics](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/08/14/japan-womens-basketball-just-might-be-the-coolest-team-at-the-olympics/) - Embed from Getty Images I don't know why I tuned into a replay of the Australia-Japan basketball game on Thursday night. Maybe I was bored. Maybe I just wanted to watch some ball after missing out on most of the Olympic coverage while at work. Maybe I was shocked to see that Japan had a women's
- [Goodbye to Tim Duncan, the dullest superstar of all-time](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/07/12/goodbye-to-tim-duncan-the-dullest-superstar-of-all-time/) - You may or may not remember this, but Kobe Bryant retired earlier this year. He made a point to let everyone know before the season, so they could shower him with 82 games' worth of standing ovations and retirement gifts. Thankfully, he did it before the All-Star Game, so that All-Star Weekend could be about
- [Social media reaction to Tim Duncan's retirement](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/07/11/social-media-reaction-to-tim-duncans-retirement/) - Embed from Getty Images Future NBA Hall of Famer Tim Duncan retired Monday after 19 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. Duncan, 40, played his entire career with the Spurs, where he won five NBA titles. The U.S. Virgin Islands native won two MVPs, three NBA Finals MVPs and was selected to 15 NBA All
- [Social media reaction to Kevin Durant signing with the Golden State Warriors](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/07/04/social-media-reaction-to-kevin-durant-signing-with-the-golden-state-warriors/) - Kevin Durant announced Monday he will sign with the Golden State Warriors. The contract is a two-year, $54 million deal with a player option for a second year. Durant made the announcement in a post to The Players’ Tribune. The 2012 MVP and seven-time All-Star spent his first nine seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder (he
- [Celtics' Jaylen Brown impressive in NBA Summer League debut](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/07/05/celtics-jaylen-brown-impressive-in-nba-summer-league-debut/) - (RD)--Most Celtics fans weren't thrilled when their team chose California forward Jaylen Brown with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft. We know one...ahem...not going to name any names but he does write for this website...who collapsed to the floor in dismay when he was picked ahead of Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield and Providence
- [Ben Simmons impresses in Summer League debut before leaving with leg cramps](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/07/05/ben-simmons-impresses-in-summer-league-debut-before-leaving-with-leg-cramps/) - (RD)--Ben Simmons showed why he was the no-doubt No. 1 pick in the draft on Monday night. The Sixers rookie flashed his entire unique skill set in his first summer league game in Utah--delivering "where-did-that-come-from" passes, showing off his prodigious court vision, grabbing boards over bigs and finishing around the rim. He finished with 10
- [Derrick Rose departs Chicago amid LeBron James' sixth championship appearance](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/23/derrick-rose-departs-chicago-amid-lebron-james-sixth-championship-appearance/) - Imagine how David Blatt Derrick Rose feels about LeBron James delivering an NBA championship to his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. There’s no doubt the Simeon product had similar aspirations of bringing a title to Chicago after becoming the No. 1 overall pick in 2008 out of Memphis. Instead, he’s headed to the New York Knicks in
- [The complete list of 2016 NBA Draft Early Entrants](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/23/the-complete-list-of-2016-nba-draft-early-entrants/) - (RD)--The NBA Draft is tonight, and more than 100 players are hoping to hear their name called in one of the draft's 60 slots. Wondering which players might get the call, and which ones might get shafted? Here is the complete list of early entrants from college and overseas: Draft: June 23 Rosco Allen, Stanford,
- [LeBron authors greatest moment in Game 7](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/21/lebron-authors-greatest-moment-in-game-7/) - Embed from Getty Images It felt different this time. As the buzzer sounded and Marreese Speights' irrelevant heave clanged off the back of the rim, the Cavs' bench exploded with joy and LeBron lifted his arms up in near-disbelief. You can imagine everything that James was feeling at that moment, when he grabbed the first
- [Buddy Hield likes Instagram post of himself wearing Celtics jersey](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/16/buddy-hield-likes-instagram-post-of-himself-wearing-celtics-jersey/) - Are the Celtics going to take Buddy Hield with the No. 3 pick in the NBA Draft? We think they should, and on Wednesday, we got some signs that they might. As our writer RJ Brownell first pointed out, Hield liked a picture of himself in a Celtics jersey on Instagram: .@buddyhield likes it, I
- [NBA Finals history plagues Cleveland Cavaliers despite Game 5 win; should league change playoff format?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/15/nba-finals-history-plagues-cleveland-cavaliers-despite-game-5-win-should-league-change-playoff-format/) - Teams trailing 3-1 in the NBA Finals are 0-32 in the series.
- [NBA Draft Profile: Brandon Ingram](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/05/31/nba-draft-profile-brandon-ingram/) - Embed from Getty Images By: Trevor Keyes 6-10, 196 School: Duke Year: Freshman Projection: Top 3 STRENGTHS: Similar to past Duke talent, Ingram was one of the top players in the nation coming out of high school. The reason why he was so highly recruited was his length, and the way he can shoot the
- [NBA Draft Profile: Ben Simmons](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/05/31/nba-draft-profile-ben-simmons/) - Embed from Getty Images Ben Simmons 6-10, 240 lbs. School: LSU Class: Freshman STRENGTHS: For a kid who is 6-10, 240, Simmons possesses an uncanny ability to see the floor and distribute the ball. He's an elite rebounder and an elite passer, which combined with his size, puts him in pretty special company in terms
- [NBA Draft Profile: Jamal Murray](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/01/nba-draft-profile-jamal-murray/) - Embed from Getty Images By: Trevor Keyes STRENGTHS: Jamal Murray was a highly-recruited player for John Calipari, who has recruited the equivalent of a couple of NBA All-Star teams over the years. However, the 19-year-old Murray may be the best shooter Calipari has ever had at Kentucky (with the possible exception of Devin Booker). His form is elegant,
- [NBA Draft Profile: Kris Dunn](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/01/nba-draft-profile-kris-dunn/) - Embed from Getty Images Kris Dunn 6-4, 220 lbs. School: Providence Class: Junior STRENGTHS: Whoever takes Kris Dunn is getting an All-Star point guard and elite-level defender, in our humble opinion. Barring injury, this kid has the chance to be one of the best guards in the league, and has already shown the ability
- [NBA Draft Profile: Buddy Hield](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/01/nba-draft-profile-buddy-hield/) - Embed from Getty Images Buddy Hield 6-4, 214 lbs. School: Oklahoma Class: Senior STRENGTHS: Shooting. This kid was the best shooter in the country this past season, and one of the best in the college game since Steph Curry was lighting up the Southern Conference. Hield shot 50% from the field last season, a
- [NBA Draft Profile: Jakob Poeltl](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/08/nba-draft-profile-jakob-poeltl/) - Embed from Getty Images Jakob Poeltl 7-1, 230 pounds School: Utah Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: Poeltl is a long, athletic big who can run the floor like a gazelle and has a motor like a Dodge Charger. He's still very raw, but he's shown flashes of brilliance that have many scouts convinced he can become
- [Kentucky leads nation in men's basketball attendance for 18th time in 21 years](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/14/kentucky-leads-nation-in-mens-basketball-attendance-for-18th-time-in-21-years/) - Embed from Getty Images (RD)--Big Blue Nation never misses on an opportunity to tell you how great it is. And with good reason. Kentucky fans rank as some of the nation's most passionate--if not the most passionate--and they proved it once again, topping the NCAA's attendance list for the 18th time in 21 seasons. Kentucky
- [LeBron James, Kyrie Irving put on mind-boggling performance in Game 5](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/14/lebron-james-kyrie-irving-put-on-mind-boggling-performance-in-game-5/) - I don't know what just happened. Yeah, I get it...Draymond Green was at a baseball game. The W's were too small and out of rythm. They hadn't earned any of their record 88 wins this year without their defensive-minded bully. But Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals felt like it was played on Mars,
- [Five key reasons why the Cavs smoked the Warriors, 120-90, in Game 3 of the NBA Finals](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/09/five-reasons-why-the-cavaliers-smoked-golden-state-in-game-3/) - Embed from Getty Images The Cleveland Cavaliers absolutely dominated Golden State in Game 3 of the NBA Finals Wednesday night, winning 120-90. How'd they come up with a 63-point swing from a blowout loss in Game 2 to completely change the series? Let's count the ways: 1. The Cavs came out with way more energy.
- [Feeling bad for LeBron](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/08/feeling-bad-for-lebron/) - Embed from Getty Images You almost feel bad for LeBron James. Almost. As he sits up at the podium at the NBA Finals, rows of media in front of him, he's asked every question about every introspective thought he could possibly have, his game being dissected and analyzed like a dinosaur fossil or a
- [Five key reasons why the Warriors won Game 1 of the NBA Finals](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/06/03/five-key-reasons-why-the-warriors-won-game-1-of-the-nba-finals/) - Game 1 of the NBA Finals is in the books, or, more appropriate in today's day and age, in the cloud. You might have seen that the Warriors won, 104-89, but how did they get it done? Let's count the ways: 1. The Cavs' defense didn't put enough pressure on Golden State. The Warriors saw
- [Who's already in the NCAA Tournament?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/03/08/whos-already-in-the-ncaa-tournament/) - Embed from Getty Images It's Championship Week, the beginning of the best time of the year, a week that's sometimes even madder than The Madness itself. Looking for information on every team in the NCAA Tournament's Field of 68? We've got team capsules below, updated every day. Check them out: Yale (22-6,13-1/Ivy League)--Party like it's
- [ESPN got called out for their terrible QBR rating, and then changed it](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/13/espn-got-called-out-for-their-terrible-qbr-rating-and-then-changed-it/) - "With QBR, we’re just supposed to take ESPN’s word for it that they’ve got it all figured out." -Michael David Smith QBR is a stat that ESPN made up. It evaluates the individual performances of quarterbacks and then ranks them on a scale from 0 to 100. ESPN has never completely explained the formula, or
- [Why are we celebrating Kobe Bryant's retirement?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/08/why-are-we-celebrating-kobe-bryants-retirement/) - It's time to stop playing Kobe 30 minutes a night.
- [Who's the Most Improved Player in the NBA? Presidential candidates weigh in](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/02/21/whos-the-most-improved-player-in-the-nba-presidential-candidates-weigh-in/) - By this point in the season, every NBA fan on the planet has religiously read each one of my Most Improved Player rankings (probably). You all know what I, U.S. citizen Kels Dayton, think of the most improved players in the NBA. And while my opinion is certainly meaningful and important, I am but one citizen in
- [Do athletes deserve our forgiveness?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/02/16/do-athletes-deserve-our-forgiveness/) - I love sports. I love watching sports, cheering on my teams, and rooting for my favorite players. The ups and the downs; I love it. I love sports. I also love talking about sports, which is one of the main reasons I started writing pieces for RBD. To me, that means talking about the good,
- [The Boston Celtics' future is brighter than ever](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/02/16/the-boston-celtics-future-is-brighter-than-ever/) - It’s not easy to tell what makes Brad Stevens one of the two best coaches in the NBA. Outwardly there’s nothing particularly remarkable about him, but like another Boston sports legend from Indiana, he’s taking a Celtics team nobody was paying any attention to and turning it into a force. Stevens is more deeply rooted
- [Cavs legend, underrated star Mark Price now sharing his knowledge at Charlotte](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/02/12/mark-price/) - Mark Price never looked like a basketball player. At 6-0, 170 pounds soaking wet, the Oklahoma native looked more like a male gymnast.
- [You’re an idiot if you think Peyton Manning didn’t take HGH](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/02/06/youre-an-idiot-if-you-think-peyon-manning-didnt-take-hgh/) - If Super Bowl 50 is Peyton Manning's last game, it definitely won't be the final chapter in his legacy.
- [It’s time to shift our focus to the Golden State Warriors](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/02/08/its-time-to-shift-our-focus-to-the-golden-state-warriors/) - It's time to shift our focus from the NFL to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Hyenas, Statistics, and the Greatness of the Warriors It’s a great time of year to be a basketball fan. The Super Bowl has come and gone, and this horrendous season of lengthy official reviews, commercial breaks, air pressure,
- [Who will win Super Bowl 50?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/02/07/who-will-win-super-bowl-50/) - Here at Last The big game is finally here! Only 60 minutes remain to decide who will be crowned champion. So who will it be? Well, the internet seems pretty certain the Panthers will take this one. That’s not the only site whose pundits favor Carolina. Check out this one and another here. But nothing
- [January's Best Dunks](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/02/01/januarys-best-dunks/) - LeBron goes off, Lance Stevenson comes back from the dead, and Durant gets posterized. Here’s our picks for the best dunks in January:
- [Why aren't we treating Peyton Manning like Tom Brady?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/29/why-arent-we-treating-peyton-manning-like-tom-brady/) - It's time for ESPN to take Peyton Manning's HGH claims more seriously.
- [Vinsanity turns 39](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/26/vinsanity-turns-39/) - Vince Carter turns 39-years-old today. The 17-year NBA veteran has had a great career, and is considered by many to be the greatest dunker of all-time. He's also an 8-time All-Star, an Olympic gold medalist, Rookie of the Year (1999), and an NBA slam dunk contest champion (2000). Earlier this season, he reminded us all
- [Who's the best bench player in the NBA this season?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/25/whos-the-best-bench-player-in-the-nba-this-season/) - Some people perform best when there's not as much pressure. Joey CrawfordYou know, like when they're not hearing their name and educational history shouted by an overzealous announcer in front of thousands of screaming fans.
- [Who's going to Super Bowl 50?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/23/whos-going-to-super-bowl-50/) - NFL Picks – Conference Championship Games Now that was a great weekend of football! Most of our favorite teams are sitting at home right now licking their wounds, making changes, and building plans for next season, and the top four teams in the league are left fighting for a chance at Super Bowl glory. I
- [LISTEN: Peyton leaves Brady a voicemail before AFC title game](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/19/listen-peyton-leaves-brady-a-voicemail-before-afc-title-game/) - Peyton leaves Brady a voicemail
- [Michael Beasley scores 63 points in Chinese All-Star Game](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/19/michael-beasley-scores-63-points-in-chinese-all-star-game/) - We've seen our NBA stars go over to China and tool on everybody. (For crying out loud, Stephon Marbury is like Michael Jordan over there). We've also seen Michael Beasley dominate inferior competition stateside as well, like when he averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds as a freshman at Kansas State. So maybe it shouldn't
- [Watch: Oregon State's Jarmal Reid ejected for tripping referee](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/17/oregon-states-jarmal-reid-ejected-for-tripping-referee/) - Oregon State's Jarmal Reid probably doesn't feel too great about life right now. The senior forward had a momentary meltdown on Sunday night, as he tried to trip a referee out of frustration on a no-call in the Beavers' 59-53 loss to Utah. Either that, or he's been listening to too much Jay-Z. Check out
- [Are there any good teams left in college basketball?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/16/are-there-any-good-teams-left-in-college-basketball/) - Embed from Getty Images I've been watching college basketball since this was the most fire game out there: I've never seen a time when there was more parity, more unpredictability, and (maybe) worse basketball. It's not a knock on the game today, it's just the way it is. It's not that there's no talent out
- [NCAA passes rule allowing players to return after putting name in NBA Draft](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/14/ncaa-passes-rule-allowing-players-to-return-after-putting-name-in-nba-draft/) - Embed from Getty Images (NCAA)--Students competing in men’s basketball now have a better opportunity to assess their likelihood of success in the NBA without jeopardizing their college eligibility. In an effort to both provide students the chance to make more fully informed decisions and prepare themselves for a potential professional basketball career, the Division I
- [NFL Divisional Round Playoff Picks](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/15/nfl-divisional-round-playoff-picks/) - Predicting the Divisional Rounnd
- [Wayne State's Marcus Moore throws down the dunk of the year](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/15/wayne-states-marcus-moore-throws-down-the-dunk-of-the-year/) - Wayne State's freshman guard Marcus Moore threw down one the best dunks EVER Thursday night.
- [Providence's Kris Dunn leads our National Player of the Year Rankings](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/14/providences-kris-dunn-leads-our-national-player-of-the-year-rankings/) - Providence guard Kris Dunn, LSU freshman sensation Ben Simmons, and Oklahoma sharpshooter Buddy Hield are the leading candidates.
- [Predictions for NFL Wild Card Weekend](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/09/predictions-for-nfl-wild-card-weekend/) - Happy Wild Card weekend everybody! It’s that time of year again when the Tom Brady’s and the Peyton Manning’s get a little break from their day jobs while the rest of us dig in to some playoff football. Without much further ado, I will be looking at the four games on tap for this
- [2015 NBA Draft Profile: Justise Winslow](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/06/10/2015-nba-draft-profile-justise-winslow/) - By: Trevor Keyes 6-6, 222 lbs. Hometown: Houston, TX School: Duke Year: Freshman Comparison: Jimmy Butler STRENGTHS: Justise Winslow came in to Duke alongside fellow top ten recruits Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones, so no one really knew what to expect from him in his freshman year. But every time Winslow hit the floor in
- [Should have seen this coming? Not with the way media covered legendary Larry Brown](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/09/30/should-have-seen-this-coming-not-with-the-way-media-covered-legendary-larry-brown/) - Larry Brown was like your grandfather. Or at least, that's how everyone around college basketball described him. He was an unchallenged legend, revered as one of the game's great teachers, a man who could parachute in to an irrelevant program in a borderline-irrelevant conference and turn it into a budding basketball hotbed. He was old
- [Daily Dish: How good is Kentucky?](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/11/20/daily-dish-how-good-is-kentucky/) - They won't be 38-0-great like last season, but this is a no-doubt top-five team that has the potential to be scary once it gels. The Wildcats have everything you would want in a college team.
- [LSU phenom Ben Simmons makes his introduction to college hoops fans in Brooklyn](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/11/24/lsu-phenom-ben-simmons-makes-his-introduction-to-college-hoops-fans-in-brooklyn/) - He's simultaneously the biggest name and biggest unknown in college basketball, a star who lit up marquees and boosted TV ratings even before he played his first game. Freshman sensation Ben Simmons is the latest NBA All-Star-in-waiting, serving his one year of college duty at LSU. He made his introduction to basketball fans this week
- [After Maui loss to UNLV, Hoosiers once again not living up to the hype](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/11/25/after-maui-loss-to-unlv-hoosiers-once-again-not-living-up-to-the-hype/) - Indiana fell to UNLV, 72-69, Wednesday in the final game of the Maui Invitational. The Hoosiers will leave the island with a 1-2 mark in the tournament, and even though losing to the Rebels is never an embarrassing thing, this trip has been a failure for IU. Indiana has seen a lot of preseason hype
- [One-handed basketball player scores basket for Florida](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/12/23/one-handed-basketball-player-scores-basket-for-florida/) - Zach Hodskins is a 6-4, sharpshooting guard who just scored his first basket at the University of Florida. Normally, this wouldn't be cause for much celebration, especially since he earned it in the final minute of the Gators' 89-65 victory over Jacksonville. But there's something that makes this kid from Alpharetta, Georgia, special. He's only
- [Dan Majerle is leading upstart Grand Canyon to unforeseen heights](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/03/dan-majerle-is-leading-grand-canyon-to-unforeseen-heights/) - Ask a college basketball fan about Grand Canyon University, and you probably won't get an answer. But Dan Majerle has the Antelopes rolling in his second year.
- [MJ Mondays: The Flu Game](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/11/mj-mondays-the-flu-game/) - 18 years ago....Michael Jordan scored 38 points in what's now known as "The Flu Game" #Warrior #Jordan #MJ pic.twitter.com/L6xmVCJZYN— Coach Squirewell (@coachsquirewell) July 27, 2015 Battling the flu, Michael Jordan scores 38 points against the Utah Jazz in game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals to put the Bulls up 3-2 in the series. The
- [Blazers guard CJ McCollum is the NBA's Most Improved Player](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/04/blazers-guard-cj-mccollum-is-the-nbas-most-improved-player/) - Sure, McCollum has seen a lot more run this season, averaging 35.5 minutes per game as opposed to 15 and 12 his first two years in the league.
- [Last Night in College Hoops: Kansas beats Oklahoma in 3OT, UNC's Brice Johnson joins exclusive list](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/05/last-night-in-college-hoops-kansas-beats-oklahoma-in-3ot-uncs-brice-johnson-joins-exclusive-list/) - As you probably saw if you're a college hoops fan, No. 1 Kansas beat No. 2 Oklahoma, 109-106, in triple overtime on Monday night. The Jayhawks are incredible at home, regardless of the year, opponent, roster, anything. Bill Self improved to 198-9 on James Naismith Court in his career. Ridiculous. If Kansas could play in
- [Marcus Smart has a highlight-reel night](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/05/marcus-smart-has-a-highlight-reel-night/) - Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart gave us two great highlights last night that'll be played over and over again this season. First, this epic steal: A great heads up play by Marcus, but what was Donald Sloan doing? I'm up — DEEZUS (@dsloan15) January 4, 2016 Looks like you were napping last night to
- [Public Service Announcement: Pick up the freaking ball](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/07/public-service-announcement-pick-up-the-freaking-ball/) - "Walking the dog," or letting the basketball roll on the floor while you walk behind it slowly and carelessly while expecting that the defender will just sit back and let you do so, has become an epidemic in the NBA. Bill Dayton (my dad) hates this move, and there's no doubt that while there is
- [Kristaps Porzingis is winning over New York](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/07/kristaps-porzingis-is-winning-over-new-york/) - Embed from Getty Images Kristaps Porzingis is quickly developing into the player Knicks fans were looking for, he just wasn't exactly the player they wanted. A lot has changed since the Knicks selected the 7'3 Latvian 4th overall in last years NBA draft. He's become a fan favorite, and his teammates love him. Not only
- [Would you want to win the NBA's Most Improved Player award?](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/10/would-you-want-to-win-the-nbas-most-improved-player-award/) - Usually, people like awards. They’re shiny and sometimes gold. You get to keep them and hang them on your wall, and then “accidentally” bump into them when your grandma comes over, so she can say “Careful!” and then “Ooh, what’s that?,” and you can tell her about how awesome you are. Sometimes, you get to
- [ESPN's Jemele Hill was just "messing" with John Krasinski](https://roundballdaily.com/2016/01/07/espns-jemele-hill-was-just-messing-with-john-krasinski/) - Credit to John Krasinski for being a good sport. Krasinski, who is from Massachusetts, was a recent guest on ESPN's "His & Hers" to promote his new movie, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. It seemed like a pretty harmless interview, until ESPN's Jemele Hill tried to troll him with obnoxious questions pointed at
- [Why the Giants are still going to win the NFC East](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/12/23/why-the-giants-are-still-going-to-win-the-nfc-east/) - OK, I know. A lot of you probably stumbled on this headline and said something along the lines of “what a fucking idiot,” but hear me out first.
- [Kay Felder balled out in Oakland's close loss to No. 1 Michigan State on Tuesday](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/12/23/kay-felder-balled-out-in-oaklands-99-93-loss-to-no-1-michigan-state-on-tuesday/) - Tiny Oakland University took No. 1 Michigan State to the wire on Tuesday night, leading the Spartans by as many as 15 before falling in overtime, 99-93, in Detroit. Michigan State was playing its first game without do-everything guard Denzel Valentine, who will miss 2-3 weeks after having knee surgery. In Valentine's absence, the best
- [DeMarcus Cousins proves he's actually a great guy; gives family new car ](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/12/22/demarcus-cousins-proves-hes-actually-a-great-guy-gives-family-new-car/) - Think Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins is a diva? Well, just take a look at the good he did for some families in desparate need this holiday season.
- [What in the world is happening to the Warriors?](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/06/10/why-is-this-happening-to-the-warriors/) - Whatever is happening in this series, it's hitting Golden State like a plague, blackening their teeth and transforming them into turnover-prone Zombies.
- [2015 NBA Draft Profile: Delon Wright](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/05/24/2015-nba-draft-profile-delon-wright/) - Delon Wright 6-5, 190 lbs. Hometown: Los Angeles, CA College: Utah Class: Senior Dorrell Wright's little brother made a name for himself last season as the best player on a renaissance Utah squad that won 26 games and advanced to the Sweet 16. Delon did everything for the Utes, scoring 14.5 points, dishing out 5.1
- [NBA Draft Profile: Emmanuel Mudiay ](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/05/26/nba-draft-profile-emmanuel-mudiay/) - There was a time in young Emmanuel Mudiay's life when the biggest thing on his mind wasn't which NBA team he was going to play for, or whether or not he'd be the first point guard taken in the 2015 draft. As a child growing up in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mudiay
- [NBA Draft Profile: Karl Anthony-Towns](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/05/23/nba-draft-profile-karl-anthony-towns/) - Karl Anthony-Towns 7-0, 250 lbs. College: Kentucky Class: Freshman NBA Comparison: DeMarcus Cousins If Kentucky big man Karl Anthony-Towns isn't taken with the No. 1 overall pick come June, he may only have the size of his butt to blame. We wish we were making this up. Knicks president Phil Jackson's longtime friend Charlie Rosen
- [James Harden reacts to Steph Curry's MVP win](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/05/03/james-harden-reacts-to-steph-currys-mvp-win/)
- [2015 NBA Draft Profile: Terry Rozier](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/04/02/nba-draft-profile-terry-rozier/) - Terry Rozier 6-1, 190 lbs. Hometown: Youngstown, OH College: Louisville Class: Sophomore NBA Comparison: Avery Bradley/Dennis Schroder Projected: Late First Round/Second Round (Picks 20-35) "You may have some doubts about Terry, but I don't." That's how Louisville head coach Rick Pitino described guard Terry Rozier's decision to leave school after his sophomore season. It's not
- [Virginia's Tony Bennett wins National Coach of the Year Award](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/03/27/virginias-tony-bennett-wins-national-coach-of-the-year-award/) - ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – Virginia's Tony Bennett is the 2014-15 recipient of the Henry Iba Award, presented annually to the national coach of the year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. The award, voted on by the entire membership of the USBWA, is based on regular-season performance. Bennett will be formally presented with the Henry
- [Rest in Peace, Jimmy Butler](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/03/10/rest-in-peace-jimmy-butler/) - Editor's Note: Check out this article and all of Kels's rankings on Sheridanhoops.com. Hello everyone. Please take your seats. I’d like to start this column off with a moment of silence for our friend, Jimmy Butler. (Silence). Thank you. Ahem…god, this is tough…ahem. Ahem. Sorry. What can you say about a guy like Jimmy Butler?
- [Championship Week Day 3 Recap: FGCU falls, Arch Madness begins, and VCU is falling apart](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/03/06/championship-week-day-3-recap-fgcu-falls-arch-madness-begins-and-vcu-is-falling-apart/) - Championship Week Recap: Day 3 Florida Gulf Coast's bid at reaching another NCAA Tournament fell flat in the Atlantic Sun semis, as upstart South Carolina-Upstate upstaged the Eagles, 63-62, in Fort Myers on Thursday. FGCU had gone 22-10, and 11-3 in the A-Sun, but once again were felled in their own conference tournament. The Eagles
- [Day 2 of Championship Week features America East, Big South, Ohio Valley tournaments tipping off](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/03/04/day-2-of-championship-week-features-america-east-big-south-ohio-valley-tournaments-tipping-off/) - It's Day 2 of Championship Week, and that means it's time to show this glorious video: [wpvideo brf8gNaj] Video courtesy: ESPN, CBS Sports Music: “Do You Wanna Dance”, The Ramones Complete Conference Tournament Schedule Ahhh, that's beautiful. So is today, as there are games on from noon until (almost) midnight tonight, and things get going
- [Championship Week begins as Atlantic Sun, Horizon League, Patriot League tournaments tip tonight](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/03/03/championship-week-begins-with-atlantic-sun-horizon-league-patriot-league-quarterfinals/) - By: Kels Dayton The long, painful wait is over. March Madness is here again! Complete Conference Tournament Schedule The first night of Cinderella-creating, single-elimination, season-on-the-line-with-every-bounce conference tournament action begins tonight, as the Atlantic Sun, Horizon League and Patriot League all get closer to naming their champions. We like to think of championship week as the
- [R.I.P. Anthony Mason, a 1990's NBA treasure and New York Knicks legend](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/02/28/r-i-p-anthony-mason-a-1990s-nba-treasure-and-new-york-knicks-legend/) - By: Kels Dayton Anthony Mason was 1990's basketball. He was bruising, beat-you-up, back-you-down, no hand checks, no layups, no-blood-no-foul, and certainly no flopping. He was awesome haircuts, one-handed free throws, and protect-Patrick-Ewing-at-all-costs. He was a fan favorite, Knicks legend, and Garden regular. We'd be remiss (remissed?) if we didn't send out a proper R.I.P. to
- [After back-to-back upset wins, underachieving Kansas State finally showing signs of life](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/02/28/after-upset-wins-over-kansas-iowa-state-kansas-state-finally-showing-signs-of-life/) - By: Kels Dayton Kansas State has to be near the top of anyone's list of "Most Disappointing Teams" this season, falling into the "Bruce Weber Malaise Phase" in year three of Weber's tenure in Manhattan. Weber is a decent coach, but his teams have historically underachieved, and his voice always seems to get tuned out after
- [2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Conference Tournament Schedule](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/02/24/18060/) - It's the most wonderful time of the year! March Madness is almost upon us, and for those of us who love college basketball, it's freaking awesome. Conference tournaments begin on March 3, and every day after that until Selection Sunday, there are single-elimination games that will eventually end up deciding the national champion. It's the
- [Like most rebels, Jerry Tarkanian leaves complicated legacy](https://roundballdaily.com/2015/02/15/like-most-rebels-jerry-tarkanian-leaves-complicated-legacy/) - By: Kels Dayton Jerry Tarkanian was a rebel in every sense of the word. He was a towel-chomping, second-chance-giving, authority-clashing independent; head of the renegade Runnin' Rebels, the perfect coach for an out-of-nowhere team from Vegas that shook up the college basketball world in the early '90s. I didn't know Jerry Tarkanian personally, nor was
- [Why the one-and-done rule is killing college basketball](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/12/17/why-the-one-and-done-rule-is-killing-college-basketball/) - AP Photo By: Kels Dayton When Jack Montague’s shot ripped through the net at Gampel Pavilion earlier this month, and Ivy League also-ran Yale knocked off defending national champion UConn, 45-44, an increasingly familiar shockwave rippled through the college basketball universe. Yale’s 45-44 upset of UConn says a lot about the Huskies, and the college hoops landscape
- [Kentucky is too good, and everything else we learned from ESPN's College Basketball Tip-Off Marathon](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/11/19/what-we-learned-from-espns-college-basketball-tip-off-marathon/) - Now that RoundballDaily.com founder and creator Kels Dayton has a day job (check out WTNH-TV's Sportzedge.com to see what he's been up to), he doesn't get a chance to sit in the home court/office, pouring over hours of college basketball tape like a cross between Dick Vitale and Ron Jaworski, dissecting the ins and outs of
- [Summer League Notes: Zach LaVine is a sick, ridiculous athlete](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/07/17/zach-lavine-nba-summer-league/) - Timberwolves point guard Zach Lavine has a bright future in the NBA. He's showed off his potential through his athleticism and awesome dunking ability in the Summer League this week.
- [Shabazz Napier unfollows LeBron on Twitter, deletes his tweets](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/07/15/shabazz-napier-unfollows-lebron-on-twitter-deletes-his-tweets/) - By: Kels Dayton The bromance between Shabazz Napier and LeBron James appears as if it's over, and like most summer love, it didn't last long. It began during March Madness, when LeBron tweeted that he thought Napier was "the best point guard in the draft," and then tweeted this: No way u take another PG in the
- [Summer League Recap: Dante Exum dazzles in debut](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/07/13/summer-league-recap-dante-exum-dazzles-in-debut/) - He's the best Australian since Steve Irwin. The most awesome Down Under export since Australian Toaster Biscuits. I've only seen him play once, and it's only Summer League, but there's no doubt--the hype is warranted. Utah Jazz rookie point guard Dante Exum is legit. Exum was outstanding in his Summer League debut, bounding up and down
- [Summer League Recap: Shabazz runs the show in Miami](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/07/06/summer-league-recap-shabazz-runs-the-show-in-miami/) - Shabazz Napier's two NCAA championships didn't mean squat when he took the floor in Orlando in the opening game of his professional career. And he played like it. The former UConn point guard wasn't himself in his first game in the NBA Summer League, finishing with 12 points on a pitiful 3-of-15 shooting. He also
- [NBA Draft Grades: How did your team fare?](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/06/29/nba-draft-grading-the-selections/) - AP Photo If you really want to know how your team fared in the NBA Draft, you've come to the right place. Other sites will give you draft grades, but they'll all be "A's" and "B's," and if someone takes Bruno Caboclo at No. 20, you'll occasionally see a "C." You won't get that kind
- [Kels Dayton's 2014 Mock NBA Draft](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/06/26/kels-daytons-2014-mock-nba-draft/) - With the 2014 NBA Draft just hours away, we decided it's time to bust out our own mock draft. (We're betting it'll be more accurate than anything ESPN.com's Chad Ford or NBATV's David Aldridge put out, anyway). Kels Dayton runs through the first ten picks below. RELATED: Where will Shabazz Napier land? What about DeAndre Daniels?
- [Where will UConn's DeAndre Daniels be drafted?](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/06/26/where-will-uconns-deandre-daniels-be-drafted/) - Tuesday on SportzEdge.com, we laid out the possible scenarios for where Shabazz Napier might end up in the NBA Draft. On Wednesday, it came out that the Miami Heat covet Napier, and that they'd like to move up in the draft to get him. (Possibly to appease LeBron?) Today, it's time to take a look
- [Where will UConn's Shabazz Napier be drafted?](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/06/26/where-will-uconns-shabazz-napier-be-drafted/) - With the NBA Draft just two days away, we wanted to take a look at the most likely destinations for UConn point guard Shabazz Napier and small forward DeAndre Daniels, who will both hear their names called before the end of the night. Napier has been critiqued for his lack of size (6-1) and athleticism,
- ["The Basketball Tournament" is a 32-team open event with a $500K prize and some big names](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/05/28/the-basketball-tournament-is-a-32-team-open-event-with-a-50k-prize-and-some-big-names/) - PHILADELPHIA---March Madness for everyone. That’s the idea behind The Basketball Tournament, a 32-team, open event coming to Philly this Thursday and featuring a ton of current and former players like Hakim Warrick, Josh Selby, Josh Boone, Rashad McCants, Aquille Carr and Marshall Henderson. Winner takes home $500,000. Organizer Jonathan Mugar said The Tournament, which is
- [NBA releases list of Early Entry Candidates for 2014 Draft](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/04/30/nba-releases-list-of-early-entry-candidates-for-2014-draft/) - The National Basketball Association announced today that 75 players, including 45 players from colleges and 30 international players season have filed as early entry candidates for the 2014 NBA Draft presented by State Farm. Players wishing to enter the 2014 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no
- [Shabazz Napier moving up NBA draft boards, could be first-rounder](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/04/15/shabazz-napier-moving-up-nba-draft-boards-could-be-first-rounder/) - About a month ago, Shabazz Napier was a projected mid-second round pick, and some guy named Kels Dayton was wondering why he wasn’t getting any respect. Funny how a month of giant-killing, big stage dominating, national championship-winning basketball can change things. In this week’s NBADraft.net mock draft, Napier is being projected to be selected 24th
- [Roundball Daily's Kels Dayton to broadcast Sweet 16 games on Second Mic](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/27/roundball-dailys-kels-dayton-to-broadcast-sweet-16-games-on-second-mic/) - March Madness just got a little more awesome. RoundballDaily.com editor and greatest human ever candidate Kels Dayton has signed up to provide live play-by-play commentary of Dayton-Stanford and Florida-UCLA on Thursday, through a service called SecondMic. SecondMic is an app that allows viewers to listen to live sporting events and other television shows with a unique
- [Things we learned from Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/21/things-we-learned-from-day-1-of-the-ncaa-tournament/) - -Dayton is Ohio's Team. OK, maybe not yet, but the Flyers did knock out Ohio State in the first and quite possibly the most entertaining game of the day. 6-4 guard Vee Sanford skied over Aaron Craft and KISSED it off the glass for the game-winner (Raftery loved it). The celebration was madness. You know
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 6. Ohio State vs. 11. Dayton](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-6-ohio-state-vs-11-dayton/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Ohio State Buckeyes (25-8, 10-8 Big Ten)-The Buckeyes have been less than impressive after a 15-0 start to the season that included an incredible comeback win over Notre Dame. The Bucks are led by senior point guard Aaron Craft (9.6 ppg, 4.7 apg, 2.5
- [2014 NCAA Tournament TV Schedule](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/2014-ncaa-tournament-tv-schedule/) - FIRST-ROUND GAMES Tuesday, March 18 6:40 p.m., truTV: Albany vs. Mount St. Mary’s 9:10 p.m., truTV: North Carolina State vs. Xavier Wednesday, March 19 6:40 p.m., truTV: Cal Poly vs. Texas Southern 9:10 p.m., truTV: Iowa vs. Tennessee SECOND-ROUND GAMES Thursday, March 20 12:15 p.m., CBS: Ohio State vs. Dayton 12:40 p.m., truTV: Wisconsin vs.
- [Bracket Advisor: Compare any two teams in the NCAA Tournament](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/bracket-advisor-compare-any-two-teams-in-the-ncaa-tournament-2/) - Bracket Advisor helps compare how any two teams in the 2014 NCAA men's basketball tournament might fare against each other. Choose two teams, arrange the stats at left if you like, and click the "go" button. Looking for a bracket to make your picks? Go here:
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 3. Duke vs. 14. Mercer](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-3-duke-vs-14-mercer/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 3. Duke Blue Devils (26-7, 13-5 ACC)- This is one of the youngest Duke teams in recent memory, as only one senior on the roster (guard Tyler Thornton) earns significant playing time. Jabari Parker (19.2 ppg, 8.8 rpg) has more than lived up to
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 5. Cincinnati vs. 12. Harvard ](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-5-cincinnati-vs-12-harvard/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Cincinnati Bearcats (27-6, 15-3 American)-The defensive-minded Bearcats have taken on the feisty personality of their head coach, Mick Cronin. Cincinnati wins because of its attention to detail, defensive aggressiveness and 'mean' demeanor. Forward Justin Jackson and his 'mean face' have become a rallying cry
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 8. Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. 9. Oklahoma State Cowboys](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-8-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-9-oklahoma-state-cowboys/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 8. Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-6, 16-3 WCC)-Despite the gaudy record, this isn't a vintage Gonzaga team. The 'Zags have lost games to Portland, San Diego and Dayton and don't own any particularly impressive wins. They also needed a buzzer-beater to knock off league cellar dweller
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 4. UCLA vs. 13. Tulsa ](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-4-ucla-vs-13-tulsa/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field UCLA Bruins (26-8, 15-6 Pac 12)-This might be the most under-the-radar contender in college hoops. UCLA captured the Pac-12 tournament title by knocking off No. 4 Arizona in the final on Saturday night. The Bruins are rolling under head coach Steve Alford, who has
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 5. Oklahoma vs. 12. North Dakota State](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-5-oklahoma-vs-12-north-dakota-state/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Oklahoma Sooners (23-9, 12-6 Big 12)-Oklahoma boasts one of the best little-known players in the country in 6-4 sophomore guard Buddy Hield (16.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg). He will be heard from in this opening round game. Hield has been a consistent scorer all season
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 6. North Carolina vs. 11. Providence](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-6-north-carolina-vs-11-providence/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field North Carolina Tar Heels (23-9, 13-5 ACC)-No team had more of a Jekyl-and-Hyde regular season than the Tar Heels, who became the first team in history to beat the No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 teams in the AP poll. They also lost to
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 3. Creighton vs. 14. Louisiana-Lafayette](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-3-creighton-vs-14-louisiana-lafayette/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 3. Creighton Bluejays (26-7, 16-5 Big East)-The Bluejays are a threat to make a deep NCAA Tournament run because they lead the nation in three-point percentage (42.2%). Senior forward Doug McDermott also leads the country in scoring (26.9) and passed greats like Oscar Robertson
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 7. UConn vs. 10. St. Joseph's](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-7-uconn-vs-10-st-josephs/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Connecticut Huskies (26-8, 12-6 American)- The enigmatic Huskies have at times been terrific, awful and everything between this season. UConn is one of two teams this season to beat Florida, and they did it in dramatic fashion on a game-winning shot from senior guard Shabazz
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 3. Iowa State vs. 14. North Carolina Central](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-3-iowa-state-vs-14-north-carolina-central/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Iowa State Cyclones (26-7, 11-7 Big 12)-Statistically, this Iowa State team is one of the best offensive clubs in the country. They spread the ball out, can score from all positions, and lead the nation in assists per game at 18.5 per. Head coach
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 1. Virginia vs. 16. Coastal Carolina](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-1-virginia-vs-16-coastal-carolina/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Virginia Cavaliers (27-6, 16-2 ACC)- Virginia went wire-to-wire in the ACC, dominating one of the nation's toughest conferences with a 16-2 record. The Cavaliers play tough, unforgiving man-to-man defense and don't give away easy points. They guard very well in the team concept and
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 4. San Diego State vs. 13. New Mexico State](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-4-san-diego-state-vs-13-new-mexico-state/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field San Diego State Aztecs (29-4, 16-2 Mountain West)-New year, new star player leading the 29-win Aztecs, who just keep rolling along under head coach Steve Fisher. He's done a masterful job with this program. A few years ago, Kawhi Leonard was the stud forward.
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 2. Wisconsin vs. 15. American ](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-2-wisconsin-vs-15-american/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Wisconsin Badgers (26-7, 13-7 Big Ten)-The Badgers started the season 16-0, and won games against Florida, Saint Louis and at Virginia. A mid-season swoon saw them lose five of six and fall under .500 in the Big Ten, but Bo Ryan and company righted
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 3. Syracuse vs. 14. Western Michigan](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-3-syracuse-vs-14-western-michigan/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Syracuse Orange (27-5, 14-4 ACC)-The Orange raced out to a 25-0 start before completely falling apart and losing 5 of 7. Syracuse lost games to Boston College and Georgia Tech at home, teams who combined to go 10-26 in the ACC. They were bounced
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 2. Kansas vs. 15. Eastern Kentucky](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-2-kansas-vs-15-eastern-kentucky/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Kansas Jayhawks (24-9, 14-4 Big 12)-This would have been a popular Final Four pick before freshman center (and the consensus No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft) Joel Embiid hurt his back a couple of weeks ago. Now, the Jayhawks have more questions than
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 2. Villanova vs. 15. Wisconsin-Milwaukee](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-2-villanova-vs-15-wisconsin-milwaukee/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Villanova Wildcats (28-4, 16-2 Big East)-If it weren't for Creighton, 'Nova might be a sure-fire No. 1 seed. The Bluejays made the Wildcats look silly in two games against them, winning by an average of 24.5 points. 'Nova boasts a gaudy record, and took
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 4. Louisville vs. 13. Manhattan](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-4-louisville-vs-13-manhattan/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 4. Louisville Cardinals (29-5, 15-3, American)-The Cardinals are playing as well as any team in the country right now, yet were somehow snubbed with a No. 4 seed. Apparently, the committee didn't like the American Athletic Conference. As always, the Cards like to confuse
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 6. Baylor vs. 11. Nebraska](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-6-baylor-vs-11-nebraska/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 6. Baylor Bears (24-11, 9-9 Big 12)- Baylor's NCAA Tournament hopes looked to be dead in the water when the Bears started out 2-8 in the Big 12. But Baylor rallied to win 10 of its final 12 games, sweeping Oklahoma State and beating
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 5. VCU vs. 12. Stephen F. Austin](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-5-vcu-vs-12-stephen-f-austin/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 5. VCU Rams (26-7, 12-4 Atlantic 10)- VCU is back in the NCAAs after an under-the-radar year spent mowing down Atlantic 10 foes. The Rams once again led the nation in turnovers forced at 17.8 per game. They also finished a full steal ahead of
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 7. New Mexico vs. 10. Stanford](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/ncaa-tournament-predictions-7-new-mexico-vs-10-stanford/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 7. New Mexico Lobos (27-6, 15-3 Mountain West)-New Mexico comes into the NCAAs as one of the hottest teams in the nation, having won 20 of 23. The Lobos stormed to a Mountain West tournament championship, knocking off No. 8 San Diego State in
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 8. Colorado vs. 9. Pittsburgh](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-8-colorado-vs-9-pittsburgh/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 8. Colorado Buffaloes (23-11, 10-8 Pac 12)- The Buffs were a preseason Top 25 team but suffered a major blow when point guard Spencer Dinwiddie tore his ACL on January 12. Dinwiddie was by far Colorado's best player when he went down, so the
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 8. Memphis vs. 9. George Washington](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-8-memphis-vs-9-george-washington/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Memphis Tigers (23-9, 12-6 American)-The Tigers adjusted well to their first season in the AAC, sweeping league champion Louisville and earning impressive non-conference wins over Gonzaga and Oklahoma State. But there were some rocky times too. Memphis was swept in three games by UConn,
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 5. Saint Louis vs. 12. NC State or 12. Xavier](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-5-saint-louis-vs-12-nc-state-or-12-xavier/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Saint Louis Billikens (26-6, 13-3 Atlantic 10)-The defensive-minded Billikens began the season at 25-2 before fading down the stretch and bowing out in the first round of the A-10 tournament. Saint Louis' only losses until that point were to Wisconsin and Wichita State (not
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 4. Michigan State vs. 13. Delaware](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-4-michigan-state-vs-13-delaware/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 4. Michigan State Spartans (26-8, 12-6 Big Ten)- It's rare that a panel of experts comes to a unanimous decision on a national champion before the tournament. It's even rarer that that national champion is a 4-seed. But that's exactly what happened on ESPN's
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 1. Florida vs. 16. Albany or Mount St. Mary's](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-1-florida-vs-16-albany-or-mount-st-marys/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 1. Florida Gators (32-2, 18-0 SEC)-Florida became the first team ever to run through the SEC regular season and tournament undefeated. Now that's saying something. The Gators are a legitimate national championship contender, and many consider this team the favorite to cut down the
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 1. Arizona vs. 16. Weber State](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-1-arizona-vs-16-weber-state/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Arizona Wildcats (30-4, 17-4 Pac-12)-The Wildcats seemingly have everything it takes to win the national title. A roster loaded with NBA talent? Check. Freshman forward Aaron Gordon (12.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg) is an athletic wonder and will be one of the top picks in
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 2. Michigan vs. 15. Wofford ](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-2-michigan-vs-15-wofford/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 2. Michigan Wolverines (25-8, 15-3 Big Ten)-The Wolverines won the Big Ten title outright despite losing big man Mitch McGary early in the season. This Michigan team is loaded with talent, but they're painfully young, with only one senior and one junior on the
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 8. Kentucky vs. 9. Kansas State ](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-8-kentucky-vs-9-kansas-state/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 8. Kentucky Wildcats (24-10, 12-6 SEC)-The Wildcats boast as much future NBA talent on their roster as any team in America. Their starting lineup consists of five McDonald's All-Americans, and there are three or four on the bench, too. But this Kentucky team has
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 6. UMass vs. 11. Iowa or Tennessee](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/6-umass-vs-11-iowa-or-tennessee/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field 6. UMass Minutemen (24-8, 10-6 Atlantic 10)-It was downright stunning to see UMass earn a 6-seed after sputtering through the second half of its season, but hey, the committee clearly loved the Atlantic 10. UMass did have an incredible non-conference run, beating tournament teams
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 7. Texas vs. 10. Arizona State ](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-7-texas-vs-10-arizona-state/) - Compare ANY two teams with Bracket Advisor We Predict the Field Texas Longhorns (23-10, 11-7 Big 12)-This isn't Rick Barnes' most talented Texas team, but it may be his hardest-working. This is an incredibly young group, with no seniors on the roster. Leading scorer Jonathan Holmes (13.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg) is a junior, but he's
- [NCAA Tournament: We Predict the Field](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/17/ncaa-tournament-we-predict-the-field-2/) - Having trouble picking your bracket? You’ve come to the right place. We broke down every game, sorted through all of the stats and information, and picked the winners. This is your bracket, simplified. SOUTH 1. Florida vs. 16. Albany or Mt. St. Mary's 8. Colorado vs. 9. Pittsburgh 5. VCU vs. 12. Stephen F. Austin
- [Iowa State Cyclones: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/iowa-state-cyclones-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Iowa State Cyclones (26-7, 11-7 Big 12)-Statistically, this Iowa State team is one of the best offensive clubs in the country. They spread the ball out, can score from all positions, and lead the nation in assists per game at 18.5 per. Head coach Fred Hoiberg has done an outstanding job of turning this into
- [Baylor Bears: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/baylor-bears-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Baylor Bears (24-11, 9-9 Big 12)- Baylor's NCAA Tournament hopes looked to be dead in the water when the Bears started out 2-8 in the Big 12. But Baylor rallied to win 10 of its final 12 games, sweeping Oklahoma State and beating Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa State in the process. The Bears then advanced
- [New Mexico State Aggies: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/new-mexico-state-aggies-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - New Mexico State Aggies (26-9, 12-4 WAC)-The Aggies are one of the must-watch teams in this NCAA Torunament, if for no other reason than 7-5, 355 pound freshman (you read that right) Sim Bhullar. He’s so big that his sneakers almost take up the entire space between the free throw line and the top of
- [Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/louisiana-lafayette-ragin-cajuns-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (23-11, 11-7 Sun Belt)-The Ragin' Cajuns outlasted Georgia State in overtime on Selection Sunday to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nine years. Point guard Elfrid Payton was the key, coming up with a late steal to send the gaam. Though only a junior Payton is an NBA
- [Syracuse Orange: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/syracuse-orange-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Syracuse Orange (27-5, 14-4 ACC)-The Orange raced out to a 25-0 start before completely falling apart and losing 5 of 7. Syracuse lost games to Boston College and Georgia Tech at home, teams who combined to go 10-26 in the ACC. They were bounced in the first round of the ACC tournament by NC State,
- [Saint Joseph's Hawks: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/saint-josephs-hawks-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Saint Joseph's Hawks (24-9, 11-5, Atlantic 10)- The Hawks rolled to an Atlantic 10 tournament title and removed all doubt that they'd be included in the field of 68. Senior forward Halil Kanacevic was phenomenal in the A-10 semis, scoring 26 points in a rout of St. Bonaventure. He is a unique player who can shoot
- [VCU Rams: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/vcu-rams-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - VCU Rams (26-7, 12-4 Atlantic 10)- VCU is back in the NCAAs after an under-the-radar year spent mowing down Atlantic 10 foes. The Rams once again led the nation in turnovers forced at 17.8 per game. They also finished a full steal ahead of every other team in the country, finishing with 11.2 per. Their breakneck
- [Connecticut Huskies: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/connecticut-huskies-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Connecticut Huskies (26-8, 12-6 American)- The enigmatic Huskies have at times been terrific, awful and everything between this season. UConn is one of two teams this season to beat Florida, and they did it in dramatic fashion on a game-winning shot from senior guard Shabazz Napier. But the Huskies also lost to SMU twice and fell
- [Duke Blue Devils: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/duke-blue-devils-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Duke Blue Devils (26-7, 13-5 ACC)- This is one of the youngest Duke teams in recent memory, as only one senior on the roster (guard Tyler Thornton) earns significant playing time. Jabari Parker (19.2 ppg, 8.8 rpg) has more than lived up to the hype this season, and has played well enough that he's surpassed
- [Virginia Cavaliers: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/virginia-cavaliers-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Virginia Cavaliers (27-6, 16-2 ACC)- Virginia went wire-to-wire in the ACC, dominating one of the nation's toughest conferences with a 16-2 record. The Cavaliers play tough, unforgiving man-to-man defense and don't give away easy points. They guard very well in the team concept and swarm the ball in the paint. Senior Joe Harris is perhaps
- [Cal Poly Mustangs: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/cal-poly-mustangs-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Cal Poly Mustangs (13-19, 6-10 Big West)- This is one of those Cinderella stories that you love to see each March, as the Mustangs came out of nowhere and captured their first-ever Big West title with three wins in four days. Seventh-seeded Cal Poly crushed second-seeded UC-Santa Barbara, 69-38, in what may have been the
- [Western Michigan Broncos: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/western-michigan-broncos-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Western Michigan Broncos (23-9, 14-4 MAC)- The MAC champions rolled through the MAC regular season at 14-4 and have won 9 of their last 10. 6-3 guard David Brown leads the team in scoring at 19.4 points per game. 6-11 center Shayne Washington (16.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg) is a big-time player, and could provide plenty
- [New Mexico Lobos: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/new-mexico-lobos-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - New Mexico Lobos (27-6, 15-3 Mountain West)-New Mexico comes into the NCAAs as one of the hottest teams in the nation, having won 20 of 23. The Lobos stormed to a Mountain West tournament championship, knocking off No. 8 San Diego State in the championship game. This is virtually the same group that was a
- [San Diego State Aztecs: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/san-diego-state-aztecs-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - San Diego State Aztecs (29-4, 16-2 Mountain West)-New year, new star player leading the 29-win Aztecs, who just keep rolling along under head coach Steve Fisher. He's done a masterful job with this program. A few years ago, Kawhi Leonard was the stud forward. Last year, it was seniors Jamaal Franklin and Chase Tapley who
- [Arizona Wildcats: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/arizona-wildcats-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Arizona Wildcats (30-4, 17-4 Pac-12)-The Wildcats seemingly have everything it takes to win the national title. A roster loaded with NBA talent? Check. Freshman forward Aaron Gordon (12.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg) is an athletic wonder and will be one of the top picks in the draft come June. He's been a consistent presence on both
- [Creighton Bluejays: NCAA Tournament Profile ](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/creighton-bluejays-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Creighton Bluejays (26-7, 16-5 Big East)-The Bluejays are a threat to make a deep NCAA Tournament run because they lead the nation in three-point percentage (42.2%). Senior forward Doug McDermott also leads the country in scoring (26.9) and passed greats like Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird on the all-time NCAA scoring list. He's now fifth
- [North Carolina Central Eagles: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/north-carolina-central-eagles-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - North Carolina Central (28-5, 19-1 MEAC)- N.C. Central was one of the best D-2 programs in the country before it made the jump to Division 1 in 2008. Now, the Eagles are heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever. They won't be a pushover, either. North Carolina Central has won 20 straight games
- [Milwaukee Panthers: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/16/milwaukee-panthers-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (21-13, 7-9 Horizon)- The Panthers crashed the NCAA Tournament bid for the first time since 2006 by knocking off top-seeded Green Bay and then edging 3rd-seeded Wright State in the league final. Milwaukee wasn't the best team in the Horizon by any stretch, but they got hot for three days and grabbed the
- [Wisconsin Badgers: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/wisconsin-badgers-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Wisconsin Badgers (26-7, 13-7 Big Ten)-The Badgers started the season 16-0, and won games against Florida, Saint Louis and at Virginia. A mid-season swoon saw them lose five of six and fall under .500 in the Big Ten, but Bo Ryan and company righted the ship quickly. As usual, this team wins with defense, smart,
- [Gonzaga Bulldogs: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/gonzaga-bulldogs-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-6, 16-3 WCC)-Despite the gaudy record, this isn't a vintage Gonzaga team. The 'Zags have lost games to Portland, San Diego and Dayton and don't own any particularly impressive wins. They also needed a buzzer-beater to knock off league cellar dweller Santa Clara in the regular season, and a late layup from David
- [Providence College Friars: NCAA Tournament Profile ](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/providence-college-friars-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Providence Friars (23-11, 13-8 Big East)- Providence marched through the Big East tournament behind all-conference guard Bryce Cotton, who may be unheralded but is one of the best point guards in the country. Cotton put on a performance reminiscent of Kemba Walker in the Friats' championship game defeat of Creighton, . It was Providence's first
- [UCLA Bruins: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/ucla-bruins-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - UCLA Bruins (26-8, 15-6 Pac 12)-This might be the most under-the-radar contender in college hoops. UCLA captured the Pac-12 tournament title by knocking off No. 4 Arizona in the final on Saturday night. The Bruins are rolling under head coach Steve Alford, who has the team playing an athletic, up-tempo style that perfectly suits his
- [Texas Southern Tigers: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/texas-southern-tigers-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Texas Southern (19-14, 12-6 SWAC)- The Tigers have been the class of the SWAC for the past two seasons, but weren't allowed to play in the NCAA Tournament last year because of poor APR scores. Texas Southern made noise early in the season when 6-10 senior center Aaric Murray (a West Virginia transfer) went for
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- [Ohio State Buckeyes: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/ohio-state-buckeyes-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Ohio State Buckeyes (25-8, 10-8 Big Ten)-The Buckeyes have been less than impressive after a 15-0 start to the season that included an incredible comeback win over Notre Dame. The Bucks are led by senior point guard Aaron Craft (9.6 ppg, 4.7 apg, 2.5 spg), who sets the tone on defense and can be described
- [Iowa Hawkeyes: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/iowa-hawkeyes-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Iowa Hawkeyes (20-12, 9-9 Big Ten)- As of mid-February, this was shaping up as a banner season in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes climbed into the Top 15 nationally and were in the thick of the Big Ten title race. Then the bottom fell out. The Hawks have lost 6 of 7 since and put themselves
- [Cincinnati Bearcats: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/cincinnati-bearcats-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Cincinnati Bearcats (27-6, 15-3 American)-The defensive-minded Bearcats have taken on the feisty personality of their head coach, Mick Cronin. Cincinnati wins because of its attention to detail, defensive aggressiveness and 'mean' demeanor. Forward Justin Jackson and his 'mean face' have become a rallying cry for the team and its fans. Jackson (11.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg,
- [North Carolina Tar Heels: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/14/north-carolina-tar-heels-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - North Carolina Tar Heels (23-9, 13-5 ACC)-No team had more of a Jekyl-and-Hyde regular season than the Tar Heels, who became the first team in history to beat the No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 teams in the AP poll. They also lost to Belmont and UAB. Things looked bleak for the 'Heels in early
- [Texas Longhorns: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/texas-longhorns-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Texas Longhorns (23-10, 11-7 Big 12)-This isn't Rick Barnes' most talented Texas team, but it may be his hardest-working. This is an incredibly young group, with no seniors on the roster. Leading scorer Jonathan Holmes (13.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg) is a junior, but he's big-time player who has proven he can make big shots down
- [Saint Louis Billikens: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/15/saint-louis-billikens-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Saint Louis Billikens (26-6, 13-3 Atlantic 10)-The defensive-minded Billikens began the season at 25-2 before fading down the stretch and bowing out in the first round of the A-10 tournament. Saint Louis' only losses until that point were to Wisconsin and Wichita State (not bad). But defeats to Duquesne and Saint Bonaventure accentuate the fact
- [Kansas Jayhawks: NCAA Tournament Profile ](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/14/kansas-jayhawks-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Kansas Jayhawks (24-9, 14-4 Big 12)-This would have been a popular Final Four pick before freshman center (and the consensus No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft) Joel Embiid hurt his back a couple of weeks ago. Now, the Jayhawks have more questions than answers. They still defeated Oklahoma State in the Big 12 tournament
- [Oklahoma Sooners: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/14/oklahoma-sooners-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Oklahoma Sooners (23-9, 12-6 Big 12)-Oklahoma boasts one of the best little-known players in the country in 6-4 sophomore guard Buddy Hield (16.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg). He will be heard from in this opening round game. Hield has been a consistent scorer all season long, and is a terrific shooter (45% from the floor). He
- [SMU Mustangs: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/14/smu-mustangs-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - SMU Mustangs (23-9, 12-6 AAC)-What a year it's been for the Mustangs, who earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1993. Head coach Larry Brown has worked his Hall of Fame magic in a place where basketball wasn't even an afterthought. As you'd expect from a Larry Brown team, the Mustangs are led by great
- [Memphis Tigers: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/14/memphis-tigers-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Memphis Tigers (23-9, 12-6 American)-The Tigers adjusted well to their first season in the AAC, sweeping league champion Louisville and earning impressive non-conference wins over Gonzaga and Oklahoma State. But there were some rocky times too. Memphis was swept in three games by UConn, including an embarassing 72-53 defeat on their home floor in the
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- [Oklahoma State Cowboys: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/14/oklahoma-state-cowboys-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Oklahoma State Cowboys (21-12, 8-10 Big 12)-The Cowboys came back from the dead, winning four straight after a seven-game losing streak that nearly ended their NCAA Tournament chances in February. This is one of the most talented teams in the nation, with mercurial yet brilliant point guard Marcus Smart (17.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.7 apg)
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- [North Dakota State Bison: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/14/north-dakota-state-bison-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - North Dakota State (25-6, 12-2 Summit)-If you're looking for a team to come out of nowhere and make a run to the Sweet 16, this might be your group. North Dakota State is the best-shooting team in the country, ranking No. 1 nationally in field goal percentage (.509). 6-7 senior guard Tyler Braun leads the
- [American Eagles: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/13/american-eagles-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - American (20-12, 13-5 Patriot)-The Eagles completed one of the nation's most impressive turnarounds in 2014, going from 10-20 to Patriot League champs. American is one of the nation's stingier defensive teams, ranking sixth in points allowed per game (58.6) and 22nd in points allowed per possession (0.94). Four scorers average in double figures for the
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- [Harvard Crimson: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/12/harvard-crimson-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - Harvard Crimson (26-4, 13-1 Ivy League)-Can Harvard make a run in the NCAAs? Absolutely. This is virtually the same team that upset 3rd-seeded New Mexico in the Round of 64 last year, only with former starters in point guard Brandyn Curry (9.3 ppg) and Kyle Casey (10 ppg, 5.7 rpg) back from an academic scandal.
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- [Mercer Bears: NCAA Tournament Profile](https://roundballdaily.com/2014/03/11/mercer-bears-ncaa-tournament-profile/) - RoundballDaily.com breaks down Mercer's chances at pulling an upset in the NCAA Tournament. The Bears are one of the most efficient offensive teams in the NCAA.
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- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #20 Gonzaga](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/17/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-20-gonzaga/) - 20. Gonzaga Bulldogs 2013 was a magical regular season in Spokane, as the Zags won 31 games and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. As for the postseason? Well once again, that left something to be desired. Gonzaga was flat-out beaten by a gritty Wichita State team, and despite being heavy favorites
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #19 Virginia](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/17/preseason-top-25-virginia/) - Joe Harris and Tony Bennett are two reasons why Virginia ranks No. 19 in our college basketball preseason rankings.
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #18 Baylor](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/18/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-18-baylor/) - 18. Baylor Bears If games were won on talent alone, Baylor might have already celebrated a Final Four appearance in Scott Drew's time in Waco. Few programs have stockpiled as many blue-chip recruits in recent years as the Bears. Unfortunately, they don't usually stick around to become great college players. This year could be more
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #17 Creighton](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/18/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-17-creighton/) - 17. Creighton Bluejays We're betting when Doug McDermott signed on with his father at Creighton, he never in his wildest dreams imagined that just four years later, he'd be the frontrunner for Big East Player of the Year. We never imagined it, either. But whatever, Creighton is in the Big East. And they've got a
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #16 VCU](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/19/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-16-vcu/) - 16. VCU Rams If you had told anyone associated with Virginia Commonwealth University back in 2009 that their basketball program would soon take off and become a national brand on par with Gonzaga and Butler, they probably would have laughed in your face. But here we are--it's 2013, and VCU's momentum, like its style of
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #14 Connecticut](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/20/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-14-connecticut/) - Shabazz Napier, Omar Calhoun, and DeAndre Daniels are the main reasons why the Huskies rank at No. 14 in our preseason Top 25.
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #13 Wichita State](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/23/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-13-wichita-state/) - 13. Wichita State Shockers If any further argument needed to be made to the disbelieving geezers and BCS snobs that the best mid-majors can absolutely play with the the top teams in the country, Wichita State closed the book on it last season. The Shockers dominated Ohio State in the Elite Eight, leading by as
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #12 Oregon](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/24/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-12-oregon/) - 12. Oregon Ducks Dana Altman has things rolling in Eugene. The Ducks won 28 games and the Pac-12 tournament title last year, and turned an idiotic showing of disrespect by the selection committee (a 12-seed? Really?) into a berth in the Sweet 16. Now, Oregon has reloaded and is ready for a deeper run into
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #11 Florida](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/24/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-11-florida/) - 11. Florida Gators The Gators lost 2,000-point scorer Kenny Boynton (12 ppg), NBA Draft pick Erik Murphy (12.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg), and microwave-scoring guard Mike Rosario (12.5 ppg) off of last year's team, yet somehow will be in the Final Four hunt yet again. That's because a veritable fleet of talent is making its way
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #10 Syracuse](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/24/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-10-syracuse/) - 10. Syracuse Orange Let us first take a moment to mourn the loss of the old Big East. Ahhh. I told myself I wasn't going to cry. Now that that's done, we can talk about how Syracuse will fare in its first season in That League Down South. (Which is how we may refer to
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- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #8 Ohio State](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/26/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-8-ohio-state/) - 8. Ohio State Buckeyes This year's college basketball season is going to be about young stars. Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, and Kentucky's truckload of talent will all be the focus of media attention, ESPN's College Gameday, and everything else that comes with it. But if in the end, veteran leadership and experience win out over
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- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #6 Oklahoma State](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/26/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-6-oklahoma-state/) - 6. Oklahoma State Cowboys No disrespect to Le'Bryan Nash, Travis Ford or anyone else in Stillwater, but there's really one reason why Oklahoma State is ranked this high. When Marcus Smart decided to forgo the millions he was bound to make in the NBA and come back to school for his sophomore year, the Cowboys
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #5 Michigan St](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/29/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-5-michigan-st/) - 5. Michigan State Spartans There is no better indicator of the current state of college basketball than the fact that Michigan State is thought of as a preseason favorite. Sure, the Spartans have talent, but if you look up and down the roster, there aren't many stars who jump out at you. There are no McDonald's
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #4 Duke](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/30/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-4-duke/) - 4. Duke Blue Devils With all the hype that surrounded the Andrew Wiggins commitment to Kansas, it seems people have forgotten the "other" wunderkind, the guy who graced the cover of Sports Illustrated with the caption, "The Best High School Player since LeBron James." That'd be Jabari Parker, whose hype machine was almost as powerful
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #3 Kentucky ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/30/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-3-kentucky/) - 3. Kentucky Wildcats OK, so there's a lot of talent here. 6-5 twins Andrew and Aaron Harrison were arguably the nation's top point guard and shooting guard recruits, and they're both heading to Lexington. 6-9 power forward Julius Randle might be the nation's top recruit at power forward, and he's set to join last year's
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #1 Kansas](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/30/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-1-kansas/) - 1. Kansas Jayhawks This was supposed to be the first true rebuilding year in the Bill Self era. It was supposed to be a year when the Jayhawks would be on the outside looking in on the Top 25, when Oklahoma State would rise up and seize the Big 12 crown--the first time a team
- [College Basketball Preseason Top 25: #15. Memphis](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/20/college-basketball-preseason-top-25-15-memphis/) - 15. Memphis Tigers Memphis has been highly touted by a lot of college basketball experts for the recruits it has brought in since John Calipari left, but the results on the court haven't matched the enthusiasm in the magazines. The Tigers finally earned their first NCAA Tournament win under Josh Pastner last season, then were
- [Ryan Gomes hoping to silence the critics in his NBA return](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/09/13/ryan-gomes-hoping-to-silence-the-critics-in-his-nba-return/) - Editor’s note: This article was written for SportzEdge.com, which covers local Connecticut sports and is run by yours truly. So check it out. He's already a Connecticut basketball legend, the source of remember-when stories and press clippings and this legendary rant from UConn head coach Jim Calhoun. (Editor's Note: Like most Calhoun masterpieces, it contains strong
- [Fox Sports Live is exactly like old-school SportsCenter, and I love it](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/08/25/fox-sports-live-is-exactly-like-old-school-sportscenter-and-i-love-it/) - Something funny happened when I turned on my TV the other morning. And when I say funny...I mean hilarious. It was like watching Kenny Mayne, back when he was still alive. I saw two anchors sitting at a desk, joking around, talking sports. They were laughing and shouting catch phrases at the TV screen, yelling
- [Taking You To School: Dwight Howard wanted Kobe amnestied; remembering Allen Iverson](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/08/25/taking-you-to-school-dwight-howard-wanted-kobe-amnestied-remembering-allen-iverson/) - New Sports Internet Radio with RF Sports Radio on BlogTalkRadio Joe Parello, Kels Dayton, and Jeremy Conlin talk about reports that Dwight Howard wanted Kobe amnestied or "muzzled" if he was going to return to the Lakers, and put Allen Iverson's career into perspective. They also discuss which team has improved the most in the
- [How many games will UConn men's basketball win next season?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/08/22/how-many-games-will-uconn-mens-basketball-win-next-season/) - Editor's note: This article was written for SportzEdge.com, which covers local Connecticut sports and is run by yours truly. So check it out. UConn just released its men's basketball schedule, and unlike the past 87 years (give or take a few), they won't be taking on Georgetown, Syracuse, Pitt and...(I'm sorry.....I told myself I wasn't
- [DAILY DISH: Why Louisville won't repeat as NCAA Champs](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/08/14/why-louisville-wont-repeat-as-ncaa-champs/) - Louisville isn't a legitimate threat to defend its title. Despite the bold talk in ESPN's Summer Shootaround, Louisville won't be a national championship
- [NBA Central: Recapping the offseason moves](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/08/05/recapping-the-nba-offseason-moves/) - How will Josh Smith fit into the Pistons' offense? Does the Brandon Jennings trade make Detroit a playoff team? What should the Pacers do with Danny Granger? We tackle these questions and more.
- [NCAA makes changes to tournament seeding, selection process](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/08/03/ncaa-makes-changes-to-tournament-seeding-selection-process/) - Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA announced changes Thursday to the way it will select teams for the men's basketball tournament, adding flexibility in hopes of keeping teams properly seeded. The selection committee voted last week to change the bracketing principles in hopes of keeping teams where they naturally belong, Chairman Ron Wellman told reporters.
- [Taking You To School: Summer League stars and offseason moves](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/07/21/taking-you-to-school-summer-league-stars-and-offseason-moves/) - Kels Dayton, Joe Parello, and Jeremy Conlin discuss the NBA offseason moves, Brad Stevens with the Celtics, and the stars of the Summer League.
- [When are the next retro Jordans coming out?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/07/14/when-are-the-next-retro-jordans-coming-out/) - It's a question that basketball fans and sneakerheads often wonder aloud. When do the next classic Jordans come out? Well, here at Roundball Daily, we've got you covered. We've listed all of the classic J's that are coming out in the calendar 2013 year. Our list only includes the official Jordans that MJ wore during
- [Is Jeremy Lamb OKC's answer for James Harden?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/07/12/is-jeremy-lamb-okcs-answer-for-james-harden/) - Jeremy Lamb is back on track. After a challenging rookie season that saw him spend more time in the NBDL than the NBA, the former UConn guard may be figuring into the Thunder's plans for next season. Lamb scored 32 points in OKC's Summer League game against Philadelphia on Wednesday, just three shy of the
- [Victor Oladipo shines in NBA Summer League](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/07/08/victor-oladipo-shines-in-nba-summer-league/) - Photo: NBA.com Two days into the NBA Summer League, and it's clear: Victor Oladipo is the face of the entire operation. He's played well, averaging 15 points, 6 assists, and 4.5 boards per game, and his effort and class-leading athleticism on both ends of the floor have been impressive. But that's not the only reason
- [The Coolest Basketball Sneakers of All-Time](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/06/17/the-coolest-basketball-sneakers-of-all-time/) - AP Photo The great basketball players are defined by their sneakers. Okay, so they're also defined by championships, MVPs, All-Star appearances and whether or not their bust hangs in the Hall of Fame. But the true superstars of the game have all become bigger celebrities because of their footwear. Michael Jordan went from world's best
- [Who should the Phoenix Suns draft?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/30/who-should-the-phoenix-suns-draft/) - General Manager Ryan McDonough knows he's got his work cut out for him. The new Suns boss was hired on May 7, and before he even became acclimated with his new parking space at US Airways Center, he had to hire a coach (welcome Jeff Hornacek), and begin scouting for his first draft as an
- [One on one with Gordon Hayward](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/06/04/gordon-hayward/) - RoundballDaily caught up with the Utah Jazz swingman as he heads into his fourth season in the league. He's still remembered for "The Shot" at Butler, but Hayward is slowly making his name in the NBA. RD: How often do you think about that half-court shot from the national championship game? Hayward: (Laughs) I try
- [Pacers upset Heat, referees, win series 2-2](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/29/pacers-upset-heat-referees-win-series-2-2/) - Editor’s note: This post first appeared on Suite Sports.com, which is run by our good friends Joe Parello and Jeremy Conlin. Check out the site for legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel’s blog, coverage of everything Boston sports, and general awesomeness. It’s like one righteous bro session, only in website form. (INDIANAPOLIS): In dramatic fashion, the Indiana
- [Takin' You To School: NBA Playoffs, Draft Edition](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/04/28/takin-you-to-school-nba-playoffs-draft-edition/) - Started from the bottom now we here. Joe Parello, Kels Dayton, and Jeremy Conlin talk NBA playoffs, draft prospects, and much more on this feel-good half-hour edition. Listen to internet radio with Real Fans Sports Radio on Blog Talk Radio
- [NBA Draft Profile: Nerlens Noel](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/02/nba-draft-profile-nerlens-noel/) - NERLENS NOEL 6-11, 225 lbs. School: Kentucky Class: Freshman STRENGTHS: Noel may be a better shot blocker than last year's Kentucky freshman sensation, Anthony Davis. He anticipates shots very well, and has a quick second and third jump so it's hard to pump fake your way past him down low. He's also got a long
- [NBA Draft Profile: CJ McCollum](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/01/nba-draft-profile-cj-mccollum/) - How good will CJ McCollum be in the NBA? We take a look at what scouts are saying about his strengths and weaknesses, and where he might land in the NBA Draft.
- [Taking You To School: Conference Finals Edition](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/26/taking-you-to-school-conference-finals-edition/) - We may still be recovering from last night, but that didn't stop Kels Dayton, Jeremy Conlin, and Joe Parello from bringing you all the best NBA analysis!! Listen in for thoughts on the conference finals, a complete rundown of our mock NBA Draft, and Dwight Howard's motivations. Also, MJ's passive aggressive scouting of LeBron, and how it
- [Who should the New York Knicks draft?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/23/who-should-the-new-york-knicks-draft/) - The New York Knicks season ended much earlier than they had anticipated and with a ton of uncertainty surrounding certain players that may or may not return to the Orange and Blue next year, the team can turn to next month’s NBA Draft in Brooklyn with some optimism. Of the areas New York needs to
- [Trey Burke Video Highlights](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/19/trey-burke-video-highlights/) - Highlights from Trey Burke's sophomore year at Michigan. Burke was the National Player of the Year and is expected to be a lottery pick. Video by: Jared Jones @Elitehoopsaau
- [Ben McLemore Video Highlights](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/16/ben-mclemore-video-highlights/) - Highlights from Kansas freshman Ben McLemore's freshman season. McLemore could be the top pick in the NBA Draft. Video by: Jared Jones @Elitehoopsaau
- [What it means that the Sacramento Kings are staying](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/16/what-it-means-that-the-sacramento-kings-are-staying/) - Long live the Sacramento Kings. At around 7 p.m. eastern tonight, I found out that my favorite NBA team is, this time for sure, going to exist next season. I found out that the squad I've been rooting for since I was 12 years old is staying right where it belongs, and that I can
- [NBA Draft: Who should the Clippers pick?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/15/16510/) - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 25th Overall Pick Regular Season Record: 56-26 Who should the Clippers draft? The Clippers appeared to be on their way to a banner season this year, racing out to one of the fastest starts in team history and capturing the Pacific Division title. For the first time ever, it figured that the
- [NBA Draft: Who should the Denver Nuggets take?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/14/nba-draft-who-should-the-denver-nuggets-take/) - DENVER NUGGETS 27th overall Pick Regular Season Record: 57-25 (3rd in West) Who should the Denver Nuggets draft? The Nuggets were uniquely successful this season by using George Karl's homemade formula of speed, athleticism and Grand Canyon-like depth. Six players averaged double figures in scoring, and Ty Lawson emerged as one of the best point
- [NBA Draft: Who should the San Antonio Spurs take?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/14/nba-draft-who-should-the-san-antonio-spurs-take/) - SAN ANTONIO SPURS 28th Overall Pick Regular Season Record: 58-24 (2nd/West) Who should the Spurs draft? Tony Parker. Manu Ginobili. Kawhi Leonard. The Spurs have found some gems in the NBA Draft, even with late first-round picks and, in Ginobili's case, a late second round selection. San Antonio has finished in the top two
- [The Decision: Andrew Wiggins Edition](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/13/the-decision-andrew-wiggins-edition/) - Where is super-recruit Andrew Wiggins going? He's already made his decision, and all signs point to Florida State, Kentucky, or Kansas.
- [NBA Draft Profile: Mason Plumlee](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/13/nba-draft-profile-mason-plumlee/) - MASON PLUMLEE 6-10, 235 lbs. School: Duke Class: Senior STRENGTHS: Plumlee has all of the physical gifts to be a quality NBA center. He's huge (6-10, 235) and athletic, and is a monster around the glass. Duke fans won't like hearing this, but he's comparable to Tyler Hansbrough in terms of the energy and
- [NBA Draft Profile: Erick Green](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/13/nba-draft-profile-erick-green/) - ERICK GREEN 6-4, 185 lbs. School: Virginia Tech Class: Senior STRENGTHS: Green led the nation in scoring in 2013, putting up 25 points per game for a bad Virginia Tech team. He's got a natural knack for putting the ball in the basket, and can score from anywhere on the floor. Green has NBA quickness
- [NBA Draft Profile: Tony Mitchell](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/13/nba-draft-profile-tony-mitchell/) - TONY MITCHELL 6-8, 235 lbs. School: North Texas Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: Our 2012 Sun Belt Player of the Year, Mitchell is a powerful, athletic freak with an NBA-ready body and a monstrous wingspan. Though he's only 6-8, Mitchell plays like a seven-footer because he has a 7-3 wingspan. He's a terrific defender and shot
- [NBA Draft Profile: Deshaun Thomas](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/13/nba-draft-profile-deshaun-thomas/) - DESHAUN THOMAS 6-7, 225 lbs. School: Ohio State Class: Junior STRENGTHS: Thomas became the best player on the Buckeyes in last season's NCAA Tournament, when he burst onto the scene and helped lead Ohio State to the Final Four. (That's not a knock on Jared Sullinger--Thomas was that good.) He was a prolific scorer
- [NBA Draft Profile: Tony Snell](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/13/nba-draft-profile-tony-snell/) - TONY SNELL 6-7, 200 lbs. School: New Mexico Class: Junior STRENGTHS: Snell caught fire in the Mountain West tournament and pretty much shot New Mexico to the conference title. He's a long, exceptional athlete with a great shooting stroke and an innate ability to take over games. Snell has the frame and athleticism to be
- [NBA Draft Profile: Jamaal Franklin](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/13/nba-draft-profile-jamaal-franklin/) - JAMAAL FRANKLIN 6-5, 205 lbs. School: San Diego St. Class: Junior STRENGTHS: Besides being one of the only players in history to rock the long sleeve shirt under his uniform, Franklin is known for his versatility and productivity in every facet of the game. (The long sleeves are awesome though). Though San Diego State played
- [NCAA changes block-charge rule for 2014 season](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/11/ncaa-changes-block-charge-rule-for-2014-season/) - If you watched the NCAA Tournament this past March, you noticed a whole lot of this: A referee standing with one hand behind his head, another pointing forward and taking the play the other way. It was annoying, disruptive and downright un-American. The charge was becoming an epidemic in college basketball, but Wednesday the rules
- [Why America needs the Miami Heat](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/09/why-america-needs-the-miami-heat/) - I must preface this by saying that I am a fair-weather Heat fan. I know this may sound redundant to some, but trust me, there are some fans who tune in.
- [Takin' You To School: Playoffs Round 2](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/06/takin-you-to-school-playoffs-round-2/) - In this edition of Takin' You To School, Kels Dayton and Jeremy Conlin take you through the second round of the NBA playoffs and answer all of the essential questions. Can Memphis reach the Finals? Do the Warriors have a chance against the Spurs? Which Knicks team is going to show up? And of course:
- [NBA Draft Profile: Jeff Withey](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/06/nba-draft-profile-jeff-withey/) - JEFF WITHEY 7-0, 235 lbs. School: Kansas Class: Senior STRENGTHS: Withey was a monster in the paint defensively for Kansas, finishing second in the nation in blocked shots (3.9 per). He thoroughly dominated the interior, owning the paint and winning the National Defensive Player of the Year award. Withey is every bit of 7
- [NBA Draft Profile: Shane Larkin](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/06/nba-draft-profile-shane-larkin/) - SHANE LARKIN 5-11, 176 lbs. School: Miami (FL) Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: Larkin is a lightning-quick, water bug-like guard who has a tremendous handle and good court vision. He's got NBA range on his three, and isn't afraid to take--and bury--big shots. His improvement over the past year was remarkable. Larkin went from a backup
- [NBA Draft Profile: Gorgui Dieng](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/05/nba-draft-profile-gorgui-dieng/) - GORGUI DIENG 6-11, 245 lbs. School: Louisville Class: Junior STRENGTHS: Dieng added over 30 pounds of muscle between his sophomore and junior seasons and went from being a stick to a diesel big man inside. He is a shot blocking machine, averaging 3.2 per game in 2011-12 and shattering the school's single-season record. Gorgui
- [NBA Draft Profile: Tim Hardaway Jr.](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/04/nba-draft-profile-tim-hardaway-jr/) - TIM HARDAWAY, JR. 6-6, 205 lbs. School: Michigan Class: Junior STRENGTHS: Despite being the son of little Tim Hardaway, (who was 5-11), Hardaway Jr. somehow grew to be 6-6. That's not even fair. Tim Jr. is an athletic, big guard with a hard work ethic and a good basketball IQ. He can be explosive
- [NBA Draft Profile: Shabazz Muhammad](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/04/nba-draft-profile-shabazz-muhammad/) - SHABAZZ MUHAMMAD 6-6, 225 lbs. School: UCLA Class: Freshman STRENGTHS: Shabazz came right in and made an immediate impact at UCLA, scoring 21 points in his second game in a win over Georgia. He was brilliant offensively at times, pouring in 27 in an impressive overtime win over Missouri and putting up 20-plus points
- [NBA Draft Profile: Alex Len](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/02/nba-draft-profile-alex-len/) - ALEX LEN 7-1, 255 lbs. School: Maryland Class: Sophomore Note: Len will miss 5-6 months after having ankle surgery to repair a stress fracture. STRENGTHS: Len is an athletic big man with the potential to develop into a good NBA player. He's an impressive athlete and is well-coordinated for his size. Len has a good
- [NBA Draft Profile: Cody Zeller](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/04/nba-draft-profile-cody-zeller/) - CODY ZELLER 6-11, 240 lbs. School: Indiana Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: Zeller came into the season as a favorite for National Player of the Year, and although he didn't win the award, he put together a solid campaign. The big man averaged 16.5 points and 8.1 boards in helping Indiana to a Big Ten championship and
- [NBA Draft Profile: Kelly Olynyk](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/02/nba-draft-profile-kelly-olynyk/) - Gonzaga center Kelly Olynyk. 7-0, 240 lbs. School: Gonzaga Class: Junior STRENGTHS: Olynyk was one of the best big men in the country last season.
- [Bracket Advisor: Compare any two teams in the NCAA Tournament](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/19/bracket-advisor-compare-any-two-teams-in-the-ncaa-tournament/) - Bracket Advisor allows you to compare the stats and win probability of ANY two teams in the NCAA Tournament. Predict the games based on any variable you choose.
- [So what if Jason Collins is gay?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/05/01/theres-only-one-way-to-approach-the-jason-collins-story-accept-it/) - There's only one way to approach the Jason Collins story. Accept it. It shouldn't matter that Collins is gay, yet ESPN's Chris Broussard seems to care a lot.
- [NBA Draft Profile: Michael Carter-Williams](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/04/30/nba-draft-profile-michael-carter-williams/) - MICHAEL CARTER-WILLIAMS 6-6, 185 lbs. School: Syracuse Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: Carter-Williams is long and athletic and has the potential to be an excellent defensive player in the NBA. He led the 'Cuse with 2.8 steals per game, and showed an innate ability to anticipate passes on the perimeter. The Syracuse zone probably helped his defensive
- [NBA Draft Profile: Otto Porter](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/04/30/nba-draft-profile-otto-porter/) - OTTO PORTER 6-8, 205 lbs. School: Georgetown Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: Porter is a do-everything small forward who can score and facilitate equally well. He's got the requisite size (6-8) to be an effective 3 in the pros and was a good rebounder in college, leading the Hoyas at 7.4 per. Porter was the go-to-guy for
- [NBA Draft Profile: Ben McLemore](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/04/29/nba-draft-profile-ben-mclemore/) - Will the Kansas guard go No. 1 overall? What are his strengths and weaknesses? Can he be a big-time player in the NBA? We answer these questions, and more.
- [The Best of The End Game Show](https://roundballdaily.com/2011/08/11/the-best-of-the-end-game-show/) - Kels Dayton shows off his hosting ability in this wildly entertaining 'Best Of The End Game Show' reel. The program, which aired regularly from 2003-2009, will be making its comeback to Cable 5 in Litchfield County in Connecticut in August.
- [Takin' You To School: National Championship Edition](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/04/07/takin-you-to-school-national-championship-edition/) - Kels Dayton joins the venerable Joe Parello and Jeremy Conlin to talk Michigan-Louisville, the rest of the Final Four, and much more. Listen to internet radio with RF Sports Radio on Blog Talk Radio
- [Final Four Preview: Can Wichita State 'shock' Louisville?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/04/01/final-four-preview-can-wichita-state-shock-louisville/) - Wichita State "shocked" (alright we said it) the rest of the West Region by knocking out Gonzaga and Ohio State en route to the Final Four. Can they do the same to top-seeded Louisville? 9 Wichita State (30-8, 12-6 Missouri Valley) HOW THEY GOT HERE: Def. 8 Pittsburgh, 73-55, def. 1 Gonzaga,76-70, def. 13 La Salle,
- [Takin' You To School: Final Four Preview](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/31/takin-you-to-school-final-four-preview/) - Joe Parello, Jeremy Conlin and Kels Dayton take you through all of the incredible action that's happened thus far in the NCAAs, and preview the Final Four. Can Wichita State 'shock' Louisville? How does Michigan match up against Syracuse? We break it all down.
- [Is Chauncey Billups a Hall of Famer?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/31/is-chauncey-billups-a-hall-of-famer/) - Editor's Note: This article was written as part of a Blogger Talk series for TheFullCourtHoops.com. Check out other writers' opinions on Billups' candidacy here. Is Chauncey Billups a Hall of Famer? My initial reaction was “of course not.” But then I started to think about it. Billups has played 16 years in the NBA. He’s
- [Heavyweights, Cinderellas line the Sweet 16](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/25/heavyweights-cinderellas-line-the-sweet-16/) - In this, the craziest of college basketball seasons, some of us were expecting March to be a little more mad. This year's tournament has produced its share of certifiable insanity (Wichita State!!!) (La Salle!!!!) (Florida Gulf Coast!!!!!!!!), but it's also still chock-full with bluebloods and heavyweights and the teams we thought could win it all all year long.
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: Midwest Region: 7. Creighton vs. 10. Cincinnati](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-midwest-region-7-creighton-vs-10-cincinnati/) - Creighton (27-7, 13-5)-The Jays are a dangerous team led by All-American candidate and nation's second-leading scorer Doug McDermott (23.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg). We ranked Creighton in the Top 10 in the preseason, and the Bluejays responded by tearing out of the gates at 17-1. They own wins over Wisconsin and California, and cruised to a
- [NCAA Tournament: We Predict the Field](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/19/ncaa-tournament-we-predict-the-field/) - Need help with your bracket? You've come to the right place. We've got predictions for all of the games, and scouting reports for each of the 68 teams.
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 1. Gonzaga vs. 16. Southern](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-1-gonzaga-vs-16-southern/) - 1 Gonzaga (31-2, 16-0 WCC)-The top-ranked Zags enjoyed arguably the most successful season in their history, rolling through their admittedly weakened schedule and dominating the West Coast Conference. Still, Gonzaga does own wins over Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma and swept St. Mary's in three games this season. They've also got one of the
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 2. Duke vs. 15. Albany](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/17/ncaa-tournament-predictions-2-duke-vs-15-albany/) - Duke (27-5, 14-4 ACC)- The Blue Devils are flawed, but they're also as dangerous as any team in this tournament. Depending on which Duke team shows up, the Devils could be done by the weekend or still dancing in the Final Four in Atlanta. They've got the talent to get there. All-American candidate Mason Plumlee (17.2
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 2. Ohio State vs. 15. Iona](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/19/ncaa-tournament-predictions-2-ohio-state-vs-15-iona/) - Ohio State (26-7, 13-5)-The Buckeyes are a legitimate Final Four threat in the South bracket, which figures to be the least challenging of the four through which to navigate. Ohio State has a terrific point guard in Aaron Craft, who is one of the best defensive guards in the country and can lock down anyone
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 7. Notre Dame vs. 10. Iowa State ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-7-notre-dame-vs-10-iowa-state/) - 7 Notre Dame (25-9, 11-7)-The Irish are deliberate and purposeful on offense, and play a grind-it-out defensive style. They've got some scorers in junior guard Jerrian Grant (13.4 ppg, 5.4 apg) and senior forward Jack Cooley (13.1 ppg, 10.3 rpg). Point guard Eric Atkins is a steady playmaker (11.4 ppg, 5.6 apg) and guard
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 3. New Mexico vs. 14. Harvard ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-3-new-mexico-vs-14-harvard/) - 3 New Mexico (29-5, 13-3 Mountain West)- The Lobos were incredibly impressive in winning the Mountain West conference outright and capturing the tournament title. Tony Snell absolutely went off during the MWC tournament, doing his best James Southerland impression and knocking down three after three. Snell has been on fire of late, and even though
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: West Region: 6. Arizona vs. 11. Belmont](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-west-region-6-arizona-vs-11-belmont/) - Arizona (25-7, 12-6 Pac-12)- The Wildcats raced out to a 14-0 start and climbed as high as No. 4 in the national rankings. Arizona defeated Florida, Miami, and San Diego State in that span, and appeared in the race for a 1-seed for a while. But Arizona stumbled in the second half of the season, losing
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 4. Kansas State vs. 13. Boise State or La Salle](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/19/ncaa-tournament-predictions-4-kansas-state-vs-13-boise-state-or-la-salle/) - 4 Kansas State (27-7, 14-4 Big 12)-The Wildcats have a speedy point guard in Angel Rodriguez and a terrific scoring guard in Rodney McGruder (MCGRUDER!!) They also have a lot of size inside in Jordan Henriquez and 6-6 guard Shane Southwell. Will Spradling is a three-point specialist and Thomas Gipson is a gritty defender. Kansas
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: West Region: 5. Wisconsin vs. 12. Ole Miss](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-west-region-5-wisconsin-vs-12-ole-miss/) - 5 Wisconsin (23-11, 12-6 Big Ten)-The Badgers turned it on late in the season, beating Ohio State, Michigan and Indiana down the stretch and reaching the Big Ten title game. Bo Ryan is one of the best coaches in the country and his Badgers always impose their style of play on opponents, which gives them
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 8. Pittsburgh vs. 9. Wichita State](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-8-pittsburgh-vs-9-wichita-state/) - Pittsburgh (24-8, 12-6 Big East)- The Panthers rebounded from a down 2012 by winning 24 games and finishing at No. 17 in the national rankings. Pittsburgh doesn't have any huge wins (save for a home victory over then-No. 6 Syracuse), but they won the games they were supposed to. They're led by do-everything senior guard Tray
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 3. Michigan State vs. 14. Valparaiso ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-3-michigan-state-vs-14-valparaiso/) - 3. Michigan State (25-8, 13-5 Big Ten)- The Spartans don't have many stars, but they are led by steady point guard Keith Appling, who averages 13.5 points, 3.5 boards and 3.5 assists per game. The junior guard is one of the more underrated players in the nation. Bruising guard Gary Harris and 6-10 junior forward
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 6. Memphis vs. 11. Saint Mary's ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-6-memphis-vs-11-middle-tennessee-state-or-11-saint-marys/) - 6 Memphis (30-4, 16-0 C-USA)-The Tigers have got plenty of talent. This group, led by guard Chris Crawford and point guard Joe Jackson along with Portland Trailblazers guard Will Barton, was ranked as the No. 1 recruiting class in the country when they came to Memphis three years ago. They haven’t lived up to those
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 4. Saint Louis vs. 13. New Mexico State](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-4-saint-louis-vs-13-new-mexico-state/) - 4 Saint Louis (27-6, 13-3 Atlantic 10)- Rick Majerus would be proud of this team. The legendary coach, who died in December of heart failure, spent six years molding Saint Louis into a gritty, gutty defensive team before passing away in December. SLU has dedicated this season to his memory, and new coach Jim Crews
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 5. Oklahoma State vs. 12. Oregon](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-5-oklahoma-state-vs-12-oregon/) - Oklahoma State (24-8, 13-5 Big 12)-Point guard Marcus Smart nearly has Jason Kidd numbers. Seriously. The freshman is averaging 15.4 points per game, 5.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 2.9 steals. Kidd’s numbers as a freshman: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 3.8 steals. It's no wonder why Smart was named Big 12 Player of
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 8. Colorado State vs. 9. Missouri](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-8-colorado-state-vs-9-missouri/) - 8 Colorado State (25-8, 11-5 Mountain West)- Colorado State is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation, grabbing over 40 boards per game. The Rams boast a stout frontcourt, with stud center Colton Iverson (14.7 ppg, 9.8 rpg) leading the way. Iverson compares to former Kansas big man Cole Aldrich. He's 6-10, 261
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 1. Louisville vs. 16. North Carolina A&T or 16. Liberty](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-1-louisville-vs-16-north-carolina-at-or-16-liberty/) - 1 Louisville (29-5, 14-4 Big East)-The Cardinals have won 10 straight games and are a five-overtime loss away from a 15-game winning streak. They captured the Big East tournament championship for the second consecutive year by destroying Syracuse, going on a 44-10 run in the second half to erase a 16-point deficit and run away with
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 2. Georgetown vs. 15. Florida Gulf Coast](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-2-georgetown-vs-15-florida-gulf-coast/) - 2 Georgetown (25-6, 14-4 Big East)-National Player of the Year candidate Otto Porter leads the Hoyas, who stormed into the Big East tournament as winners of 14 of 15 in one of the nation's toughest conferences. Porter leads the Hoyas in scoring (16.3 points per game), and rebounding (7.4 per). He's also percentage points away
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 7. San Diego State vs. 10. Oklahoma ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-7-san-diego-state-vs-10-oklahoma/) - 7 San Diego State (22-10, 9-7 Mountain West)-The Aztecs have a great coach in Steve Fisher, a tremendous player in 6-5 guard/forward Jamaal Franklin, and a pair of terrific guards in Chase Tapley and Xavier Thames. Franklin is the team's leading scorer at 16.7 points per game, and also leads the team in rebounds, assists and
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 3. Florida vs. 14. Northwestern State](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-3-florida-vs-14-northwestern-state/) - 3 Florida (26-7, 14-4)- The Gators were untouchable in January, smoking SEC opponents by scores of 77-44, 83-52 and 84-47. They've slipped up recently, losing to Kentucky, Tennessee and Ole Miss. The Gators have as much talent as any team in the nation andwill be hungry to advance past the Elite Eight, which is where
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 6. UCLA vs. 11. Minnesota ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-6-ucla-vs-11-minnesota/) - 6 UCLA (25-9, 13-5 Pac-12)- The Bruins are led by super-freshman Shabazz Muhammad, who will be one of the top picks in the NBA Draft come June. Muhammad has the capability to take over games, and rebounds very well for a 2-guard at 6-6. Despite Muhammad's star power, this team shares the ball well, ranking
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 4. Michigan vs. 13. South Dakota State](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-4-michigan-vs-13-south-dakota-state/) - 4 Michigan (27-6, 12-6 Big Ten)- The Wolverines stumbled down the stretch, losing three of six including an embarrassing loss at Big Ten cellar dweller Penn State. They were outclassed by Wisconsin in the Big Ten quarterfinals, and coughed up a game they should have won against Indiana at home. Still, they have as much talent
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: 5. VCU vs. 12. Akron ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-5-vcu-vs-12-akron/) - 5 VCU Rams (26-8, 12-4 CAA)- Bracket-busting Virginia Commonwealth is back in the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year. The Rams play an intense, frenetic, trapping style that puts pressure on opponents at all times. They broke the NCAA record for turnover margin this season, forcing an amazing 19.9 per game. VCU has also been on
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: South Region: 8. North Carolina vs. 9. Villanova](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-south-region-8-north-carolina-vs-9-villanova/) - 8 North Carolina (24-6, 12-6 ACC)- The Tar Heels have been a different team in the second half of the season, winning 8 of 9 games down the stretch and rolling into the NCAA Tournament as an 8-seed (though it should be higher). There's not much star power on this Carolina team, but they play well
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: South Region: 1. Kansas vs. 16. Western Kentucky](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-south-region-1-kansas-vs-16-western-kentucky/) - 1 Kansas (29-5, 14-4 Big 12)- As head coach Bill Self put it, the Jayhawks have had a terrific season. They just had a bad week. In games that were not played between February 2-9, Kansas went 29-2. During that week, the Jayhawks went 0-3 and lost to Big 12 bottom feeder TCU. Which Jayhawks team will
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: East Region: 2. Miami vs. 15. Pacific](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-east-region-2-miami-vs-15-pacific/) - 2 Miami (FL) (27-6, 15-3 ACC)- It's been a magical season in Coral Gables. Led by head coach Jim Larranaga, the Hurricanes shocked college basketball experts by winning 27 games and capturing both the ACC regular season and tournament titles. Make no mistake about it: this is a good basketball team. Point guard Shane Larkin (son
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: East Region: 7. Illinois vs. 10. Colorado](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-east-region-7-illinois-vs-10-colorado/) - 7 Illinois (22-12, 8-10 Big Ten)- The Fighting Illini are led by 6-4 senior guard Brandon Paul, who averages 16.6 points per game. Paul is a terrific scorer and has the ability to completely take over games, as he did in the Illini's first-round Big Ten Tournament game against Minnesota, when he scored 25 points
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: East Region: 3. Marquette vs. 14. Davidson](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-east-region-3-marquette-vs-14-davidson/) - 3 Marquette (23-8, 14-4 Big East)-Head coach Buzz Williams should have won Big East Coach of the Year honors for the job he did with the Golden Eagles this season. Marquette captured a piece of the league title despite having lost Big East Player of the Year Jae Crowder from last season's team. This group
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: East Region: 6. Butler vs. 11. Bucknell](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-predictions-east-region-6-butler-vs-11-bucknell/) - 6 Butler (26-8, 11-5 Atlantic 10)- As long as Brad Stevens is at the helm, the Bulldogs are a dangerous NCAA Tournament team. Butler has defeated two No. 1 seeds in Indiana and Gonzaga this season, and also beat Marquette and North Carolina in the Maui Invitational. The Bulldogs are led by sharpshooting Rotnei Clarke,
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: East Region: 4. Syracuse vs. 13. Montana](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-east-region-4-syracuse-vs-13-montana/) - 4 Syracuse (26-9, 11-7 Big East)- The 'Cuse staggered across the finish line like a drunk bar patron on St. Patty's Day. The Orange are 4-5 in their last nine games, and have put up some ugly numbers in some of those L's, including scoring just 39 points at Georgetown and allowing Louisville to go
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: East Region: 5. UNLV vs. 12. California](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-east-region-5-unlv-vs-12-california/) - 5. UNLV (25-9, 10-6 Mountain West)- The Runnin' Rebels have some serious talent in freshman big man Anthony Bennett. The 6-8 forward led UNLV in scoring at 16.8 points per game and will be one of the first players selected in the NBA Draft come June. He is a bruising, powerful post player with a
- [NCAA Tournament Predictions: East Region: 8. NC State vs. 9. Temple ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-east-region-8-nc-state-vs-9-temple/) - 8 NC State (24-10, 11-7 ACC)- The Wolfpack were a preseason Top 5 team (we ranked them No. 5), but they haven't lived up to those expectations during the regular season. NC State has plenty of talent--leading scorer C.J. Leslie is a long, skilled forward with first-round NBA draft pick written all over him. Point guard
- [NCAA Tournament: East Region 1. Indiana vs. 16. LIU Brooklyn or James Madison](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/18/ncaa-tournament-east-region-1-indiana-vs-16-liu-brooklyn-or-james-madison/) - 1 Indiana (27-6, 14-4 Big Ten)- The Hoosiers have been the odds-on favorite (almost by default) to win the national title almost all season long. They've got all of the piecesa team needs to make a run at a title. Cody Zeller (17 ppg, 8.1 rpg) is an All-American caliber big man, Jordan Hulls is a
- [Selection Sunday Special](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/17/selection-sunday-special/) - Kels Dayton joins Joe Parello, Jeremy Conlin and a host of others for a special two-hour Selection Sunday blowout edition of Takin' You To School.We break down every conference, telling you who's in, who's out, what players to watch, and what teams can make a surprise run. Listen to internet radio with RF Sports Radio
- [DeAndre Jordan throws down all over Brandin Knight](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/10/deandre-jordan-throws-down-all-over-brandin-knight/) - DeAndre Jordan just made Brandin Knight look ridiculous. Why'd you jump, Brandin? He's going to be hearing about this one for a while. Amazingly, Clippers broadcaster Ralph Lawler didn't even give this an "Oh Me Oh My!"
- [Takin' You to School: Episode 3](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/10/takin-you-to-school-episode-3/) - Joe Parello and Kels Dayton take you to school once again as they discuss conference championship week, bubble teams, tournament sleepers, automatic bids and much, much more. This is literally all you could want in a college basketball podcast, and it's just a click away. Let our intense bracket-busting breakdown of March fill your senses
- [Valparaiso, Belmont win on championship week buzzer-beaters](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/10/valparaiso-belmont-win-on-championship-week-buzzer-beaters/) - Top-seeded Valparaiso was about to be upset by Wisconsin-Green Bay. They were down by two, with just seconds to play in the Horizon League semifinals, facing elimination and a long summer thinking about how they had let a chance to get to the NCAAs slip away for a second straight year. Then, Ryan Broekhoff raced
- [Championship Week: FGCU, Belmont punch tickets to NCAA Tournament](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/10/championship-week-fgcu-belmont-punch-tickets-to-ncaa-tournament/) - FGCU, Belmont and Harvard all will advance to the NCAA Tournament after winning their respective conference championships on Saturday.
- [Championship Week: Day 2](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/07/championship-week-day-2/) - It's Day 2 of Championship Week, and that means it's time for this glorious video: [wpvideo brf8gNaj] Video courtesy: ESPN, CBS Sports Music: "Do You Wanna Dance", The Ramones Day 2 is also the start of the best mid-major conference tournament out there: the Missouri Valley. There are so many reasons why Arch Madness
- [DAILY DISH: Villanova is in with win over Georgetown ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/07/daily-dish-villanova-is-in-with-win-over-georgetown/) - Villanova picked up a huge win over fifth-ranked Georgetown at home on Wednesday night, sealing their NCAA Tournament fate.
- [Championship Week 2013: Northeast Conference First-Round Recap](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/06/championship-week-2013-northeast-conference-first-round-recap/) - Recapping all of tonight's Northeast Conference Tournament action, including LIU's win over Quinnipiac, Mount St. Mary's upset of Bryant, and more.
- [Takin' You To School: Episode 2](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/03/takin-you-to-school-episode-2/) - Kels Dayton joins incomparable host Joe Parello of Suitesports.com to talk Big East, bubble teams and the race for the National Player of the Year. It's a half-hour of basketball bliss that will fill your ears with joy. Listen to internet radio with RF Sports Radio on Blog Talk Radio
- [The race for the National Player of the Year award in college basketball](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/03/03/the-race-for-the-national-player-of-the-year-award-in-college-basketball/) - RoundballDaily.com looks at the candidates for the National Player of the Year award in college basketball.
- [Nikola Vucevic talks about his breakout season ](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/26/nikola-vucevic-talks-about-his-breakout-season/) - An interview with Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic, who is one of the leading candidates for the NBA's Most Improved Player award.
- [Takin' You to School: Episode 1](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/24/takin-you-to-school-episode-1/) - Check out the first episode of Takin' You to School. RoundballDaily's Kels Dayton joins Joe Parello and ESPN TrueHoop blogger Jeremy Conlin to talk Kentucky, UNC, the Canes, and much more. It's the best college basketball show on the web. Listen to internet radio with RF Sports Radio on Blog Talk Radio
- [DAILY DISH: Villanova upsets Syracuse, Northern Illinois sets new low](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/01/26/daily-dish-villanova-upsets-syracuse-northern-illinois-sets-new-low/) - By: Kels Dayton Villanova looked about as dangerous as lime jello in November, when it lost to Columbia and LaSalle and came within a bad call of dropping four straight. Yet somehow, Jay Wright has managed to turn everything around, and the Wildcats have now won back-to-back games over Top 5 opponents. 'Nova knocked off No. 5
- [Five Mid-Major Teams To Watch](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/04/five-mid-major-teams-to-watch/) - By: Scott Laube With the NFL season ending, it is now time for college basketball to finally take center stage in the sporting world. March is rapidly approaching and it’s never too early to start researching which mid-majors have the ability to wreak havoc in the Big Dance. So without further ado, here are five
- [College Basketball Power Rankings: February 4](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/04/college-basketball-power-rankings-february-4/) - Kels Dayton brings you the college basketball power rankings for the week of February 4.
- [Why Brittney Griner is the Wilt of women's basketball](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/23/why-brittney-griner-is-the-wilt-of-womens-basketball/) - By: Kels Dayton If you are one of those people, the so-called basketball fans who think the women’s game is uninteresting, bland or boring, Brittney Griner is here to bring you to Jesus. She is a walking, breathing legend, a beast out of a parable whose physique and talent is unprecedented. Her impact on the game
- [Is Illinois an NCAA Tournament team?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/07/is-illinois-an-ncaa-tournament-team/) - By: Kels Dayton How do you figure out Illinois? At 16-8, 3-7 in the Big Ten, the Illini own one of the strangest resumes of any bubble team in NCAA history. They've got wins over No. 14 Butler, No. 6 Gonzaga, No. 10 Ohio State, and after Tyler Griffey got lost on the last play of the
- [Will the Jazz trade Al Jefferson?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/12/will-the-jazz-trade-al-jefferson/) - The Utah Jazz could trade star big man Al Jefferson before the NBA trading deadline. Where might he end up?
- [Will Derrick Rose's return turn the Bulls into contenders?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/04/will-derrick-roses-return-turn-the-bulls-into-contenders/) - Derrick Rose is returning to the Bulls lineup soon. Can Chicago contend once he comes back?
- [DAILY DISH: UConn upsets Syracuse, Oklahoma State is dangerous](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/02/14/daily-dish-uconn-upsets-syracuse-oklahoma-state-is-dangerous/) - By: Kels Dayton "They're leaving the Big East with a bad taste of UConn in their mouth." That's what Ryan Boatright declared after the Huskies outclassed Syracuse, 66-58 on Wednesday night in the final Big East game between the longtime rivals. UConn-Syracuse never got as much hype as Duke-North Carolina, Louisville-Kentucky, or even Indiana-Michigan, but
- [Why the Rudy Gay trade makes no sense for Grizzlies](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/01/30/rudy-gay-trade/) - By: Kels Dayton It doesn't make sense what the Grizzlies are doing right now. First, they unloaded backup big man Marreese Speights for cash considerations and a bag of low-fat chips (that's what we're calling Jon Leuer). Then, they acted like they couldn't wait to pawn off human double-double machine Zach Randolph. And now, in a
- [College Basketball Power Rankings](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/01/21/college-basketball-power-rankings/) - RoundballDaily.com's college hoops power rankings.
- [DAILY DISH: Lehigh's CJ McCollum out for the season](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/01/08/daily-dish-lehighs-cj-mccollum-out-for-the-season/) - By: Kels Dayton I'd like to start this Daily Dish by announcing that I, Kels Dayton, am bummed out. The best player in mid-major college basketball is out for the season, and likely won't play college hoops ever again. Lehigh senior guard CJ McCollum broke his foot on Saturday in a 59-55 loss to Virginia
- [Why Chris Paul should be named MVP](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/01/08/why-chris-paul-should-be-named-mvp/) - By: Dan Stern Watch out LeBron—there’s a new rising king in the NBA, and his name is CP3. Not only Is Chris Paul the face of a revitalized, first place Clippers team with the best record in the NBA, but he is also making a strong case to be called the best player in the
- [Why Amare's Return will help the Knicks](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/01/04/why-amares-return-will-help-the-knicks/) - By: Nick Solari When the news was announced that Carmelo Anthony was traded to the New York Knicks in late February of 2011, fans jumped for joy in excitement and anticipation of what he and Amar’e Stoudemire could do together in the Mecca of basketball. Two and a half months later, the Knicks were dismantled
- [Is the Clippers' bench too deep to win an NBA title?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/01/04/clippers-bench-too-deep/) - The Los Angeles Clippers may have too many good players on their bench.
- [Could this be the New Orleans Pelicans logo?](https://roundballdaily.com/2013/01/03/could-this-be-the-new-orleans-pelicans-logo/) - This design was chosen as the winner of a contest held by 99 Designs to determine the New Orleans Pelicans logo.
- [DAILY DISH: Is Arizona a Final Four contender?](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/30/daily-dish-is-arizona-a-final-four-contender/) - Arizona, Kansas and UCLA are Final Four contenders. Plus, news on Kevin Ollie's new contract with UConn.
- [DAILY DISH: Wyoming, Boise State among the biggest surprises in college basketball](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/29/daily-dish-wyoming-boise-state-among-the-biggest-surprises-in-college-basketball/) - Wyoming, Boise State and Santa Clara join the list of the five most surprising teams in college basketball in 2012-13.
- [Why The Charlotte Bobcats Suck](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/26/why-the-charlotte-bobcats-suck/) - Kevin LaFrancis details the real reasons why the Bobcats have sucked so much this month. Because no NBA team can be that bad, right?
- [How the Derrick Rose injury could help the Bulls](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/22/how-the-derrick-rose-injury-could-help-the-bulls/) - By: Jack Wascher April 28th, 2012, a day that will live in Chicago infamy as the city watched it’s superstar Derrick Rose lies hopelessly on the floor. A week later, the Bulls are bounced from the first round in the playoffs, and left with certain doubt about next year, as Rose isn’t expected to return
- [Basketball players pay tribute to victims of Newtown tragedy](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/22/basketball-players-pay-tribute-to-victims-of-newtown-tragedy/)
- [The loss of Drew Crawford too much for Northwestern](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/18/the-loss-of-drew-crawford-too-much-for-northwestern/) - Northwestern basketball could struggle this season with the loss of star guard Drew Crawford.
- [DAILY DISH: Butler upsets Indiana; Arizona outlasts Florida](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/16/daily-dish-butler-upsets-indiana-arizona-outlasts-florida/) - A recap of Butler-Indiana, and Arizona-Florida in college basketball action on Saturday.
- [Is Rajon Rondo an MVP candidate?](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/15/is-rajon-rondo-an-mvp-candidate/) - Is Celtics guard Rajon Rondo a candidate for the NBA MVP award? He might be the most valuable player in the league
- [What a new Big East basketball conference might look like](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/11/what-a-new-big-east-basketball-conference-might-look-like/) - What a new Big East basketball conference might look like if it breaks away from the football schools.
- [The Worst Free Throw in the History of the World](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/11/worst-free-throw-ever/) - By: Kels Dayton Something magical happened the other night. The worst free throw in world history was attempted by Appalachian State center BrianOkam. Itwas recorded in the video below, and probably will be placed in a time capsule so that when aliens can study it when they reach planet Earth long after human
- [OJ Mayo Says DeMarcus Cousins Has "Mental Issues"](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/11/oj-mayo-says-demarcus-cousins-has-mental-issues/) - Grizzlies guard OJ Mayo criticized DeMarcus Cousins for being immature and having mental problems. Cousins hit him with a low blow during the Mavs win.
- [Kendrick Ray, brother of Villanova star Allan, trying to make name for himself at Quinnipiac](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/07/kendrick-ray/) - By: Nick Solari For Kendrick Ray, basketball is much more than just a game. The first-year Quinnipiac guard grew up surrounded by family members who had a clear passion for the sport, which has helped shape who he is as a person and as a player today. “The first time I met Kendrick was
- [Inside the Numbers: Southwest Division ](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/07/inside-the-numbers-southwest-division/) - By: Kevin LaFrancis Thinking about the teams and players in the Southwest division reminds me of college classes. San Antonio aces chemistry. Tony Parker is a masterful engineer. Houston enjoys the theatre while James Harden excels at pogonology (the study of beards). Dallas likes recent history, but is not transitioning well to current events. Memphis,
- [Is this the New Orleans Pelicans logo?](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/05/is-this-the-new-orleans-pelicans-logo/) - By: Kels Dayton By now, you've probably heard that the New Orleans Hornets are changing their name to....the Pelicans. As unfortunate as that piece of information is, it might mean that Charlotte may once again become the "Hornets," which would be a huge win for everybody involved. Charlotte deserves to be the Hornets, and as
- [After fining Spurs, it's time for David Stern to step down as NBA comissioner](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/12/01/after-fining-spurs-its-time-for-david-stern-to-step-down-as-nba-comissioner/) - By: Kels Dayton Enough is enough. It's time for David Stern to end his reign of terror and get the heck up out of the NBA's commissioner chair. Not in two years, as he is planning to do. Not next year. Now. Stern has been running the NBA like the mafia for 28 years. Do what
- [Inside the Numbers: NBA Pacific Division](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/30/inside-the-numbers-nba-pacific-division/) - By: Kevin LaFrancis Long known as the division of champions, the Pacific produces competitive teams year after year. Since its inception at the beginning of the 1970-1971 season, 23 out of the 42 Western Conference champions and 14 different NBA title winners came from the Pacific. Despite its history of success, the perennial dominance of
- [UConn practice strange without Jim Calhoun](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/29/uconn-practice-strange-without-jim-calhoun/)
- [Why the L.A. Lakers are in trouble](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/29/why-the-l-a-lakers-are-in-trouble/) - By: Nick Solari There is no team in basketball with more pedigree than the Lakers. Because of the likes of Magic, Wilt, Kobe, West, Kareem, and countless others fans all around the country are accustom to seeing their team near the top. So maybe this is why six games into an 82 game marathon
- [Inside the Numbers: NBA Northwest Division](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/29/inside-the-numbers-nba-northwest-division/) - By: Kevin LaFrancis A classic line from Alfred Hitchcock’s fittingly titled movie North by Northwest featured an infamous villain named Phillip Vandamm sitting down and saying to Roger Thornhill, “Games? Must we?” He wanted to cut to the chase. Often times, regular season NBA drags on with a predetermined finale. We want the season to
- [VIDEO: No. 1 Indiana cruises past North Carolina](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/28/video-no-1-indiana-cruises-past-north-carolina/) - By: Jessica Wimsatt Our Jessica Wimsatt recaps No. 1 Indiana's rout of North Carolina.
- [First-Place Grizzlies have found a home in Memphis](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/26/first-place-grizzlies-have-found-a-home-in-memphis/) - By: Jacob Scholl The Memphis Grizzlies are 9-2? They have best record in the NBA? Wait....what? It’s true. Even after losing O.J. Mayo to free agency, the Grizzlies have continued their stint as the NBA’s underdogs that have finally come into their own. With the combination of guards like Rudy Gay and Mike Conley Jr.,
- [Inside the Numbers: NBA Southeast Division](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/25/inside-the-numbers-nba-southeast-division/) - By: Kevin LaFrancis The Southeast division is composed of not one, not two, not three, not four, but five vastly different franchises (cue the South Beach smoke and flashing lights). A top team, a bottom team, an average team, a team rapidly on the rise, and a team quickly in decline compose the most diverse
- [DAILY DISH: Early Feast Week Recap](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/24/daily-dish-early-feast-week-recap/) - By: Kels Dayton Miss anything from the first course of the week-long heaping helping of hoops that is Feast Week? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Grab a plate and dig in; here's the best from the first portion. MAUI INVITATIONAL WINNER: Illinois over Butler. The Illini breezed through the Maui Invitational, capturing the title
- [Inside the Numbers: NBA Central Division ](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/23/inside-the-numbers-the-nbas-central-division/) - By: Kevin LaFrancis In a word, the Central Division is “growing”. The division is laden with teams that are continuing to get better and preparing to compete for the title in years to come. Unfortunately, growing comes with growing pains. Each of these teams has a clear identity, but each of them also needs time
- [NBA Team-by-Team Report Cards: Atlantic Division](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/20/nba-team-by-team-report-cards/) - By: Kevin LaFrancis (Editor's note: Over the next six days, Kevin will be breaking down every team in the NBA, division by division. This is part one of that series). The Atlantic Division is the deepest of the three divisions in the Eastern conference. It is possible that half of the teams that make the
- [Big-time basketball shrinks through the prism of Quinnipiac-UConn](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/19/big-time-basketball-shrinks-through-the-prism-of-quinnipiac-uconn/) - By: Kels Dayton It’s Tuesday night at Side Street Bar and Grille in Hamden. Like most Tuesdays, the place is packed with hungry Quinnipiac students, here for a night’s worth of camaraderie and free buffalo wings. Every table in the dining room is filled, with individual cliques claiming their territory. It’s a scene from a
- [DAILY DISH: Oklahoma State pounds N.C. State, Quinnipiac takes UConn to double overtime](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/19/daily-dish-oklahoma-state-pounds-n-c-state-quinnipiac-takes-uconn-to-double-overtime/) - By: Kels Dayton Oklahoma State destroyed No. 6 NC State, 76-56, in the championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic in what might be the most surprising result of the young season. The Cowboys got 20 points and 7 assists from freshman point guard Marcus Smart, who severely outplayed preseason all-ACC selection Lorenzo Brown
- [6-0 Knicks earn statement win in San Antonio](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/16/6-0-knicks-earn-statement-win-in-san-antonio/) - By: Kels Dayton It's not often that words such as "infallible," "prolific," and "precocious" are thrown out there to describe a basketball team. Most teams go countless years without anyone mentioning their continuity and cohesion. And vociferousness? Forget about it! But when the Knicks stormed back from 12 points down with 7 minutes left to take
- [DAILY DISH: Early observations from the college basketball season](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/15/daily-dish-early-observations-from-the-college-basketball-season/) - By: Kels Dayton "Day damn one, Vivian. Day damn one." Like most things in life, the first week of the college basketball season can be summed up by an episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. This quote comes from the pilot, when an exasperated Uncle Phil learns that Will vandalized the desk at Bel-Air
- [Kemba Walker hits game-winner to lead the Bobcats over the Timberwolves](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/15/kemba-walker-hits-game-winner-to-lead-the-bobcats-over-the-timberwolves/) - Kemba Walker doing what Kemba Walker does...knocking down game-winners.
- [2012 Big Apple Classic Cancelled, changes coming to 2013 installment](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/13/2012-big-apple-classic-cancelled/) - By: Michael T. Lyle, Jr. Special to RoundballDaily.com The Big Apple Classic, an annual one-day event showcasing four of the nation’s top historically black college men’s basketball programs from the MEAC and CIAA conferences, has been postponed. Officials from Johnson Inc., a Virginia-based marketing and communications firm behind the creation of this pre-holiday occasion, declined
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- [The NCAA Tournament is Returning to the World's Most Famous Arena](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/12/the-ncaa-tournament-is-returning-to-the-worlds-most-famous-arena/) - Associated Press NEW YORK — The last time NCAA tournament games were played in Madison Square Garden was 1961, and the stars of the three winning teams were Tony Jackson of St. John's, Tom Stith of St. Bonaventure and Art Hyland of Princeton. That list will become outdated in 2014 when the building that proclaims
- [The Downfall of Lakers coach Mike Brown](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/12/the-downfall-of-lakers-coach-mike-brown/) - By: Mark Bergin Mike Brown is a good basketball coach. He won an NBA championship as an assistant coach with the Spurs in 2003. He guided a young Cleveland Cavaliers team to their only Finals appearance in 2007. Brown even led the Cavs to a franchise-best 66 victories and won the NBA Coach of the
- [Aircraft Carrier games cancelled due to wet courts](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/10/aircraft-carrier-games-cancelled-due-to-wet-courts/) - By: Kels Dayton It was a great idea, but flawed in its execution. And now it probably won't happen again. College basketball went a little crazy by scheduling several season-opening games on aircraft carriers in the middle of the ocean, and Mother Nature bit back in the way she often does when we humans take
- [UCLA Top Recruit Shabazz Muhammad Ruled Ineligible](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/09/ucla-top-recruit-shabazz-muhammad-ruled-ineligible/) - Associated Press No. 13 UCLA took a big loss before its season even began on Friday night. The NCAA ruled freshman Shabazz Muhammad is ineligible to play basketball after violating amateurism rules, leaving the Bruins without their highly touted recruit to start the season. The school announced the NCAA's ruling in a statement from athletic
- [Kevin Ollie passes first test in UConn's upset of Michigan State](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/09/kevin-ollie-passes-first-test-in-uconns-upset-of-michigan-state/) - By: Kels Dayton It was almost as if Jim Calhoun never left. In many ways, Calhoun didn't leave. He was sitting right next to the bench during the game. But symbolically, figuratively, poetically, Calhoun was with UConn in spirit only. He was powerless, sitting next to radio play-by-play man Joe D'Ambrosio and probably fighting back
- [Lakers fire Mike Brown in dumb, panic move](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/09/lakers-fire-mike-brown-in-dumb-panic-move/) - By: Kels Dayton There's no denying it: the Lakers panicked by firing head coach Mike Brown just five games into the season. Sure, the team is off to a 1-4 start, its worst since 1993-94, but five games is nowhere near a reasonable amount of time in which to decide the future of your franchise.
- [Indiana's Cody Zeller previews the upcoming season](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/07/indianas-cody-zeller-previews-the-upcoming-season/) - By: Jessica Wimsatt Our intrepid reporter Jessica Wimsatt talks to Cody Zeller a.k.a. "The Big Handsome" on sibling rivalry, preseason expectations, and where his nickname came from.
- [Last Night in the NBA: Melo on a Mission as Knicks reach 3-0](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/06/last-night-in-the-nba-melo-on-a-mission-as-knicks-reach-3-0/) - By: Kels Dayton My cousin Alex has been telling me all offseason that the Knicks are for real. I've ignored him, mainly because I didn't believe that adding four guys who will be eligible for AARP in May was the answer for a team that embarrassed itself in last season's playoffs. And also because
- [For the Celtics, Replacing Ray Allen may be easier than you think](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/04/for-the-celtics-replacing-ray-allen-may-be-easier-than-you-think/) - By: Dan Stern And then there were three. The Boston Celtics lost a key member of their "Big Four" this offseason in Ray Allen, who bolted to the archrival Miami Heat. This is the first time Allen, and the three other members of the “Big Four”, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo, have been
- [How the Hoosiers returned to the nation's elite](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/04/how-the-hoosiers-returned-to-the-nations-elite/) - By: Jacob Scholl After a short hiatus, one of the nation’s top programs is back and better than ever. Five years after the Indiana fired head coach Kelvin Sampson and was slapped with a three-year probation, the Hoosiers are now the preseason No. 1, considered by many as the team to beat come tournament time.
- [Six Under-the-Radar Teams in College Basketball in 2012-13](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/30/six-under-the-radar-teams-in-college-basketball-in-2012-13/) - By: Scott Laube Maryland Terrapins. While the general consensus is that the Terps are still a year away from national relevance, I think they can cause some problems in the ACC a year earlier than expected. Maryland finished last year 17-15 in Mark Turgeon’s debut season and will have to replace senior leader
- [The Five Most Underrated Players in College Basketball in 2012-13](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/30/the-five-most-underrated-players-in-college-basketball-in-2012-13/) - By: Scott Laube Editor's note: The college basketball season is almost here (Second Editor's Note: HALLELUJAH!!!!!) and we here at Roundball Daily can't control our excitement. Other analysts from across the country have begun to forecast their predictions, and quite frankly, they're all the same. Stars such as Cody Zeller, Doug McDermott, and Isaiah Canaan will get
- [Last Night in the NBA: James Harden pours in 37 points in Rockets debut](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/11/01/last-night-in-the-nba-james-harden-pours-in-37-points-in-rockets-debut/) - By: Kels Dayton The Houston Rockets may have something here with this Jeremy Lin-James Harden backcourt. Harden was ridiculous in game one, scoring 37 points and dishing out 12 assists in a one-man show that would have rivaled anything Sally Weaver did on Seinfeld. Lin wasn't as impressive, but did add 12 points and 8
- [You can't beat the Heat at their own game](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/31/you-cant-beat-the-heat-at-their-own-game/) - By: Mark Bergin It's no secret that the NBA is a copycat league. For years, teams have tried to follow a proven championship model in an effort to win a title of their own. But trying to replicate the small-ball success of the Miami Heat will only take a team so far. This is especially
- [Thunder trade James Harden to Rockets in a move that makes sense for no one](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/28/thunder-trade-james-harden-to-rockets-for-jeremy-lamb/) - By: Kels Dayton The Oklahoma City Thunder have traded reigning Sixth Man of the Year James Harden to the Houston Rockets in exchange for rookie forward Jeremy Lamb and guard Kevin Martin. The Thunder also sent Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook, and Lazar Hayward to Houston. Oklahoma City had been trying to work out a contract
- [VIDEO: 2012-13 Big Ten Basketball Preview](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/27/video-2012-13-big-ten-basketball-preview/) - By: Jessica Wimsatt (Ed's note: This is the first contribution from Jessica Wimsatt, a journalism student at Indiana University. Jessica previews the 2013 Big Ten season from the conference's media day in Chicago. You can follow her on Twitter @jnwimsatt.)
- [For Pistons, Kings, Future Relies on Big Men](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/26/for-pistons-kings-future-relies-on-big-men/) - By: Jay Wallis ( Ed's note: Follow Jay on Twitter @JayWallis11 or check out his blog at Jaysjems.wordpress.com.) From 2001 to 2008, the Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings were living the good life in the NBA. They went a combined 724-424 (.631), as both teams made the playoffs every season other than the last two for the
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/21/2012-13-nba-preview-oklahoma-city-thunder/) - 1. Oklahoma City Thunder HOW THEY CAN WIN: Kevin Durant is out for blood. The three-time defending scoring champion (28 ppg last season) has the crunch-time chops, MJ-like fire, and stone-cold determination necessary to will a team to an NBA championship. His example has rubbed off on teammates. Deep down, Durant is angry that the
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Los Angeles Lakers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/21/2012-13-nba-preview-los-angeles-lakers/) - 2. Los Angeles Lakers HOW THEY CAN WIN: Let’s see. L.A. added the best center in the game to go with the league’s most cold-blooded killer since Jordan, the best point guard of the past decade and the greatest Spaniard in basketball history. That reason enough? On names alone, this is the most talented team
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/21/2012-13-nba-preview-los-angeles-clippers/) - 3. Los Angeles Clippers HOW THEY CAN WIN: We can’t believe it either, but the Clippers have a legitimate shot to reach the NBA Finals. Chris Paul (19.8 ppg, 9.1 apg) is almost unquestionably the best point guard in the league, and proved as such during the Olympics. Coach K trusted Paul to log more
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: San Antonio Spurs](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/21/2012-13-nba-preview-san-antonio-spurs/) - 4. San Antonio Spurs HOW THEY CAN WIN: It’s getting increasingly difficult to describe how the Spurs are getting it done, but they’re still getting it done. Gregg Popovich is quite possibly the best coach in basketball, and San Antonio slugs it out on the defensive end every night. Tony Parker (20.1 ppg, 6.8 apg)
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/21/2012-13-nba-preview-memphis-grizzlies/) - 5. Memphis Grizzlies HOW THEY CAN WIN: Though they flamed out in the playoffs against the Clippers, the Grizzlies still own a lethal core of young players who have improved every year. Rudy Gay (19 ppg, 6.4 rpg) is the headliner, but Marc Gasol (15.1 ppg) is a gifted post player with a sky-high ceiling
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Dallas Mavericks](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/21/2012-13-nba-preview-dallas-mavericks/) - 6. Dallas Mavericks HOW THEY CAN WIN: The Mavs have loaded up on new talent after wading through a relatively embarrassing title defense. It was clear that the 2011 championship run took a lot out of the Mavericks, and just as clear that Dallas celebrated their accomplishment with particular zeal. The hangover was visible. This
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Denver Nuggets](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/20/2012-13-nba-preview-denver-nuggets/) - 7. Denver Nuggets HOW THEY CAN WIN: The Nuggets took the Lakers to seven games in their first-round playoff series last spring with a bunch of so-called role players and castoffs. This is a tightly-knit group that came together under one of the best coaches in the league in George Karl. The addition of Andre
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/20/2012-13-nba-preview-minnesota-timberwolves/) - 8. Minnesota Timberwolves HOW THEY CAN WIN: The Wolves finally appeared ready for a breakthrough season this year, but all of the optimism in Minnesota was tempered when superstar forward Kevin Love (26 ppg, 13.3 rpg) went down with a hand injury. He could miss 6-8 weeks. But all isn’t lost. There’s enough talent in
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Utah Jazz](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/20/2012-13-nba-preview-utah-jazz/) - 9. Utah Jazz HOW THEY CAN WIN: The Jazz have a powerful front line in forwards Al Jefferson (18.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg), Derrick Favors (11.8 ppg, 9.5 rpg), and Paul Millsap (12 ppg, 11 rpg). Those three were the reason Utah closed strong down the stretch last season and muscled its way into the playoffs
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/20/2012-13-nba-preview-golden-state-warriors/) - 10. Golden State Warriors HOW THEY CAN WIN: There’s some playoff buzz surrounding the Warriors this fall, and it’s not without merit. Head coach Mark Jackson has done a nice job of getting the players to buy in to his system, which (gasp) actually requires them to play defense. Shocking, we know. David Lee (20.1
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/20/2012-13-nba-preview-sacramento-kings/) - 11. Sacramento Kings HOW THEY CAN WIN: If DeMarcus Cousins and Tyreke Evans can get their heads right (a big if), the Kings possess one of the league’s most talented young duos. Cousins (18.1 ppg, 11 rpg) has been extremely productive, but his headcase mentality has led many to believe that he’ll never reach his
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/19/2012-13-nba-preview-portland-trail-blazers/) - 12. Portland Trail Blazers HOW THEY CAN WIN: LaMarcus Aldridge (21.7 ppg, 8 rpg) is somehow still drastically underrated as one of the NBA’s best post players. Aldridge has improved every year he’s been in the league, and is unquestionably the go-to guy on this team. Rookie guard Damian Lillard has played well in the
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Phoenix Suns](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/19/2012-13-nba-preview-phoenix-suns/) - 13. Phoenix Suns HOW THEY CAN WIN: Someone is going to need to step in and adequately fill the starting point guard role, with Steve Nash now in L.A. First-round pick Kendall Marshall was spectacular at times in college and has the chance to be a solid point guard in the NBA. Goran Dragic has
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: New Orleans Hornets](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/19/2012-13-nba-preview-new-orleans-hornets/) - 14. New Orleans Hornets HOW THEY CAN WIN: Anthony Davis is the real deal. If you don’t think he’s going to make an immediate impact, well, you’re an idiot. Davis is the only player in history to win NCAA Player of the Year, National Defensive Player of the Year, Final Four MOP, and a
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Houston Rockets](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/2012-13-nba-preview-houston-rockets/) - 15. Houston Rockets HOW THEY CAN WIN: If Linsanity becomes scientific law and not just a passing phenomenon, the Rockets may have a chance. Beyond that, this roster doesn’t look like it have what it takes to compete. Lin will have to make the transition from unheralded bench guy who made good to big-money
- [Minnesota Lynx star Seimone Augustus speaks out against anti-gay marriage amendment](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/minnesota-lynx-star-seimone-augustus-speaks-out-against-anti-gay-marriage-amendment/) - RoundballDaily.com staff Minnesota Lynx star Seimone Augustus is taking a break from the WNBA Finals to take a stand against a ban on gay marriage in Minnesota. The team, which is a win away from becoming the fist in WNBA history to win back-to-back championships, is supporting her. From the Associated Press: [caption id="attachment_14667" align="alignright"
- [Will Derrick Rose Return to the Bulls this season? Does it even matter?](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/will-derrick-rose-return-to-the-bulls-this-season-does-it-even-matter/) - By: Joe Boozell Chicago Bulls executives, coaches, players, and fans alike have been awaiting the answer to a common question all off-season long: Will Derrick Rose be available to play in the 2012-2013 campaign? And if so, when? Most would be befuddled by the response: Does it really matter? Coming off a disappointing first
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Miami Heat](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/2012-13-nba-preview-miami-heat/) - 1. Miami Heat WHY THEY SHOULD WIN: The Heat should waltz to the NBA Finals without so much as a hiccup. This team is light years ahead of any in the East, and it has proven that the past two seasons by reaching the Finals despite a myriad of issues that struck them in the
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/2012-13-nba-preview-indiana-pacers/) - 2. Indiana Pacers HOW THEY CAN WIN: The Pacers have a truckload of talented players who have all bought into head coach Frank Vogel’s system. You won’t see too many of them in shoe commercials or on the cover of NBA 2K13, but this group fits together and compliments each other’s talents as well as
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Boston Celtics](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/2012-13-nba-preview-boston-celtics/) - 3. Boston Celtics HOW THEY CAN WIN: Accounts of the Celtics’ demise were premature. Boston waded its way through the first half of the 2012 season, treading water and flirting with a losing record before waking up, turning it on and doing what they always do--competing for an NBA championship. Like the Spurs, the Celts
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Philadelphia 76ers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/2012-13-nba-preview-philadelphia-76ers/) - 4. Philadelphia 76ers HOW THEY CAN WIN: Philly swapped Andre Iguodala for Andrew Bynum in a risky but calculated move that gives the Sixers the size to compete in the East. If Bynum can stay healthy, he could end up being a perennial All-Star in Philadelphia, where he will be asked to play a bigger
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: New York Knicks](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/2012-13-nba-preview-new-york-knicks/) - 5. New York Knicks HOW THEY CAN WIN: It all comes down to Carmelo Anthony, who has, in the tradition of many New York athletes, found a reputation as a talented loser. Anthony spent the summer bringing home the Gold Medal and won an NCAA title at Syracuse, but his ball-stopping ways have landed him
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Brooklyn Nets](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/2012-13-nba-preview-brooklyn-nets/) - 6. Brooklyn Nets HOW THEY CAN WIN: The Nets didn’t land Dwight Howard, but they did manage to make a splash for their debut in Brooklyn by landing star guard Joe Johnson and re-signing Deron Williams. Johnson, who was criticized for his lack of crunch-time chops in Atlanta, can now fall into his rightful place
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/15/2012-13-nba-preview-atlanta-hawks/) - 7. Atlanta Hawks HOW THEY CAN WIN: Just because the Hawks traded Joe Johnson doesn’t necessarily mean that they’ve taken themselves out of playoff contention. Atlanta brought in a slew of (WAY) less expensive players who can collectively do what Johnson did. Lou Williams (14.9 ppg, 3.5 apg) was a big-time shot maker in Philly,
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/14/2012-13-nba-preview-milwaukee-bucks/) - 8. Milwaukee Bucks HOW THEY CAN WIN: The Bucks boast a dynamic backcourt in guards Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis, both of whom can go off for 50 at any time. The frontcourt is ridiculously deep, with Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Joel Przybilla, Larry Sanders, John Henson, Drew Gooden, Ersan Ilyasova and Ekpe
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: 9. Chicago Bulls](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/14/2012-13-nba-preview-9-chicago-bulls/) - 9. CHICAGO BULLS 9. Chicago Bulls HOW THEY CAN WIN: Get Derrick Rose back. The point guard means everything to this team, and despite the Adidas commercials, he could be out for most of the season. Kirk Hinrich will man the point in his
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-nba-preview-toronto-raptors/) - 10. Toronto Raptors HOW THEY CAN WIN: Don’t look now, but the Raptors have turned into an exciting basketball team. Toronto has rallied behind this young group, and their team just may reward them with a playoff run this season. DeMar DeRozan has become more than just one of the league’s best dunkers, putting up
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-illinois-fighting-illini/) - 10. Illinois Fighting Illini WHY THEY’RE SCARY: Senior guard Brandon Paul is a prodigious scorer and NBA draft prospect. He hung 43 on Ohio State last year in an upset win, and has the ability to carry the Illini all by himself. He’ll have some help in senior guard D.J. Richardson (11.6 ppg), but other
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: Purdue Boilermakers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-purdue-boilermakers/) - 9. Purdue Boilermakers WHY THEY’RE SCARY: It could be a brotherly connection in the backcourt, as freshman Ronnie Johnson and his brother, junior Terone, could start alongside each other. Terone (9.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg) came on strong down the stretch last year, and will be immediately thrust into a leadership role. Purdue has but one
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: Iowa Hawkeyes](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-iowa-hawkeyes/) - 8. Iowa Hawkeyes WHY THEY’RE SCARY: Head coach Fran McCaffery has turned the Hawkeyes from C-SPAN to HBO. Iowa was dormant and unwatchable before he arrived, but the former Siena boss has the Hawks playing an up-tempo, track meet style that is fun for fans and recruits alike. Junior guard Roy Devyn Marble (11.5
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: Northwestern Wildcats](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-northwestern-wildcats/) - 7. Northwestern Wildcats WHY THEY’RE SCARY: Northwestern has perhaps its most talented roster in school history, with senior guard Drew Crawford (16.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg) leading the way. Louisville transfer Jared Swopshire has big-time talent, and seniors Dave Sobolewski (8.3 ppg, 3.7 apg) and Reggie Hearn add backcourt depth. Junior forward JerShon Cobb appears ready
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: Minnesota Golden Gophers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-minnesota-golden-gophers/) - 6. Minnesota Golden Gophers WHY THEY’RE SCARY: Minnesota is loaded with talent, especially up front. 6-8 forward Trevor Mbakwe received a rare sixth year of eligibility after missing most of last season with an ACL injury, and if he’s healthy, he should be one of the most powerful big men in the Big
- [2012-13 Big Ten Basketball Preview](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/10/2012-13-big-ten-basketball-preview/) - ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Indiana Hoosiers WHY THEY’RE SCARY: With virtually everyone back from a team that won 27 games and gave Kentucky a run in the Sweet 16, Indiana appears ready to return to the level of the elite programs in college basketball. 6-11 Cody Zeller (15.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg) is the main reason
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Orlando Magic](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-nba-preview-orlando-magic/) - 11. Orlando Magic HOW THEY CAN WIN: Jameer Nelson has been spectacular at times, and at others, he’s been an average NBA point guard. He’s going to need to be the former for the Magic to compete this season. Nelson averaged 15.6 points and 6.6 assists per game last season, but he will be the
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Detroit Pistons](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-nba-preview-detroit-pistons/) - 12. Detroit Pistons HOW THEY CAN WIN: Brandon Knight (12.8 ppg, 3.8 apg, 3.2 rpg) had a decent rookie year and showed the potential to develop into a solid NBA point guard. Greg Monroe was even better, leading the team in scoring at 15.4 points per game, and rebounding at 9.7 per in just his
- [2012-13 NBA Preview:  Washington Wizards](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-nba-preview-washington-wizards/) - HOW THEY CAN WIN: Point guard John Wall could be on the verge of a breakout season, the kind that lifts him into the upper echelon of NBA point guards. Wall put up 16.8 points and 8 assists per game last season, but didn’t get much recognition for his play because he played on an
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: 14. Cleveland Cavaliers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/13/2012-13-nba-preview-14-cleveland-cavaliers/) - 14. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS _____________________________________________________________________ HOW THEY CAN WIN: Kyrie Irving lived up to every syllable of hype he received, putting up 18.5 points and 5.4 assists per game and (almost) helping Cavs fans forget about the LeBron era. He’s performed like a potential franchise player, and
- [2012-13 NBA Preview: Charlotte Bobcats](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/12/2012-13-nba-preview-charlotte-bobcats/) - _____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. CHARLOTTE BOBCATS __________________ __________ HOW THEY CAN WIN: If this were college basketball, the Bobcats would be the national champions. So, there’s that. Rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist gives Charlotte athleticism and defense at small forward, and last year’s first-rounder Bismack Biyombo should receive more playing time this
- [Louisville's Peyton Siva saves his father's life at age 13](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/03/27/louisvilles-peyton-siva-saves-his-fathers-life-at-age-13/) - By: Kels Dayton Louisville's Peyton Siva knows the true meaning of leadership. He's been places most of us could never imagine. At age 13, Siva saved his father's life by talking him out of suicide. This is the best story of the Final Four, and CBS Sports captures it in this wonderful video piece. Roundball Daily.com
- [Quick thoughts in the aftermath of the National Championship game](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/04/03/quick-thoughts-in-the-aftermath-of-the-national-championship-game/) - By: Kels Dayton Q: How long will it take until this national championship is vacated by the NCAA? AP Photo Kels: Just kidding, 'Cats fans. John Calipari did a great job recruiting and managing this group of freshmen, which has become the most remarkable one-and-done team in college basketball history. They
- [2012 Final Four Preview: Ten Burning Questions about the Final Four in New Orleans](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/03/26/2012-final-four-preview-10-burning-final-four-questions/) - BY: Kels Dayton You have Final Four questions. We have answers. Long-winded answers, sure, but answers nonetheless. Kels Dayton spent Monday pouring over the thousands upon thousands of mailbag questions he received, and whittled them down to ten mind-blowing questions that burn with the fire of a thousand suns. He then answered them with the
- [Why the Warriors and Wolves will crash the NBA Playoff Party](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/12/why-the-warriors-and-wolves-will-crash-the-nba-playoff-party/) - By: Jay Wallis (Ed's note: This is the first contribution from Jay, a Missouri school of journalism student and NBA fan with Dallas roots. You can follow him on Twitter @JayWallis11 or check out his blog at Jaysjems.wordpress.com.) Including ESPN’s Summer Forecast, many envision the West having the
- [2012-13 Big East Basketball Season Preview](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/06/2012-13-big-east-basketball-season-preview/) - By: Kels Dayton There 's one Don Henley lyric that comes to mind when thinking about the Big East basketball next season. "Let me take a long last look before we say goodbye..." The Big East won't be the same next season, or ever again, after Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame bail for the ACC.
- [NBA to Penalize Flopping this Season; Crack Down on Repeated Offenders](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/10/03/nba-to-penalize-flopping-this-season-crack-down-on-repeated-offenders/) - By: Kels Dayton As Charles Barkley might say, "Vlade Divac is rolling over in his grave right now." Of course, Vlade's not dead, but that never stopped Charles from using that phrase. The NBA announced today a plan to eliminate the flop, a ridiculous defensive tactic that had infiltrated the league like an invasive species
- [Top Ten Teams That Could Become Cinderellas in March](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/26/top-ten-mid-major-teams-that-could-become-cinderellas-in-march/) - NOTE: Eight are listed here. More to come Monday. By: Kels Dayton Most people are stunned when they look up at their TV screens in mid-March and see the directional school from a conference they've never heard of celebrating a jaw-dropping victory over a big-time power. Think Lehigh or Norfolk State. It's part of what
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 2. Indiana Hoosiers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/24/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-2-indiana-hoosiers/) - Click to enlarge.
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 1. Louisville Cardinals](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/25/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-1-louisville-cardinals/) - Click to enlarge. 2. Indiana Hoosiers > 1. Louisville Cardinals WHY THEY’RE SCARY: Louisville crashed the Final Four party last year with a fearless leader in point guard Peyton Siva (9.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 5.6 apg) and a group of hard-nosed defenders and capable scorers in guards Russ Smith (11.5 ppg) and Chane Behanan (9.5
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 25. Colorado Buffaloes](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/21/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-25-colorado-buffaloes/) - Click to enlarge. < 24. Gonzaga Bulldogs By: Kels Dayton 25. Colorado Buffaloes WHY THEY’RE SCARY: The Buffs rolled through the Pac-12 tournament last March, transforming from also-ran into force of nature in elimination games. Colorado swept through the Staples Center, crashed the Big Dance, and knocked off sixth-seed UNLV in Round 1 just for good measure. Much
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 24. Gonzaga Bulldogs](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/21/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-24-gonzaga-bulldogs/) - Click to enlarge. < 23. Tennessee Volunteers 25. Colorado Buffaloes >
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 23. Tennessee Volunteers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/21/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-23-tennessee-volunteers/) - Click to enlarge. < 22. Stanford Cardinal
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 22. Stanford Cardinal](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/21/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-22-stanford-cardinal/) - Click to enlarge. < 21. Saint Louis Billikens 23. Tennessee Volunteers
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 21. Saint Louis Billikens](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/21/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-21-saint-louis-billikens/) - Click to enlarge. < 20. Wisconsin Badgers
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 20. Wisconsin Badgers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/21/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-20-wisconsin-badgers/) - Click to enlarge. < 19. Syracuse Orange
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 19. Syracuse Orange](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/22/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-19-syracuse-orange/) - Click to enlarge. < 18. Missouri Tigers
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 17. Florida Gators](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/22/2012-13-college-basketball-preview/) - Click to enlarge. < 16. Memphis Tigers
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 16. Memphis Tigers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/22/14053/) - Click to enlarge. < 15. North Carolina Tar Heels
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 14. San Diego State Aztecs](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/23/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-14-san-diego-state-aztecs/) - Click to enlarge. < 13. Michigan State Spartans 15. North Carolina Tar Heels > 14. San Diego State
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 13. Michigan State Spartans](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/23/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-13-michigan-state-spartans/) - Click to enlarge. < 12. UCLA Bruins 14. San Diego State
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 10. Murray State Racers](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/23/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-10-murray-state-racers/) - EDITOR'S NOTE: Our prognosticators made this prediction after being hit in the head in a Walmart parking lot by Zay Jackson's car. In actuality, the Racers should probably be ranked between 17-25, but we're not fixing it now. We're committed to this pick. And scared. Very scared of the repercussions. Click to enlarge. < 9. Duke
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 9. Duke Blue Devils](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/23/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-9-duke-blue-devils/) - Click to enlarge. < 8. Kentucky Wildcats
- [2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 7. Michigan Wolverines](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/24/2012-13-college-basketball-preview-7-michigan-wolverines/) - Click to enlarge. < 6. Creighton Bluejays
- [Saying Goodbye to UConn head coach Jim Calhoun](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/13/saying-goodbye-to-uconn-head-coach-jim-calhoun/) - By: Kels Dayton As seen on WTNH.com How do you say goodbye to Jim Calhoun? It's a question those of us UConn fans have been asking for years, but the answer always seemed to be out there in the future, like electric cars or a black president. Suddenly, with one glance at ESPN's Bottom Line,
- [Seattle agrees on plan to build new NBA arena](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/11/seattle-city-council-agrees-to-new-arena-deal/) - Could the Sonics return to Seattle? They won't have Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, or James Harden, but a new arena deal means that the NBA could--mercifully--return to the city it abandoned after 41 years. Here's hoping this won't be bad news for Sacramento Kings and their fans, who were burned on a recent arena deal
- [Catching Up With the Offseason Scandals in the NCAA](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/09/11/catching-up-with-the-offseason-scandals-in-the-ncaa/) - By: Kels Dayton It's been a long offseason, but there's only two months to go until college hoops is back!! And in case you missed anything over the summer, RoundballDaily.com is here to get you caught up with all of the cheating, player-abusing, and jewelry-stealing that took place over the past few months! Enjoy!!
- [March Madness Classics: Pete Carril and Princeton upset UCLA in 1996 NCAA Tournament](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/31/march-madness-classics-pete-carril-and-princeton-upset-ucla-in-1996-ncaa-tournament/) - By: Kels Dayton This is an excerpt from Kels Dayton's book on the 2002 Sacramento Kings, which is scheduled to be released in spring 2013. A little old man stood in the middle of the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, white hair shooting straight up from the back of his otherwise bald head. At 66 years
- [March Madness Classics: Kansas Wins 2008 NCAA Championship](https://roundballdaily.com/2010/07/16/march-madness-classics-kansas-wins-2008-ncaa-championship/) - By: Kels Dayton Imagine a night when your dreams actually come true. It's early April, and the crisp, young-spring air signals the end of a college basketball season and the beginning of a beautiful few months of sunlight and summer bliss. You've been waiting for this night all your life; dreaming about what it would
- [Could the Nets' MarShon Brooks be the NBA's Next Breakout Star?](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/24/could-the-nets-marshon-brooks-be-the-nbas-next-breakout-star/) - By: Kels Dayton If MarShon Brooks scores a record-tying 34 points in an NBA Summer League game, does he make a sound? That depends on who’s listening. The casual basketball fan would say no, it’s freaking Summer League. But coaches, GMs, and observant fans understand that Brooks, like a teenager who ran out of ProActiv,
- [Dwight Howard Sent to Lakers in four-team Blockbuster](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/10/dwight-howard-sent-to-lakers-in-four-team-blockbuster/) - Associated Press The Los Angeles Lakers have a deal in place to acquire Dwight Howard from Orlando in a four-team, eight-player trade also involving Denver and Philadelphia, and the NBA has scheduled a conference call Friday with the four general managers to finish the deal, according to multiple reports. Citing unidentified sources, ESPN first
- [2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball Semifinals Preview](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/09/2012-london-olympics-mens-basketball-semifinals-preview/) - By: Kels Dayton United States (6-0, Pt. differential: +224) vs. Argentina (4-2, Pt. differential: +29) WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Can Argentina hang in with the U.S. for forty minutes? The Argentines matched the Americans three-ball for three-ball in the first half of their last meeting and trailed by just one point, 60-59, at the
- [2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball Quarterfinals Wrap-up](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/08/2012-london-olympics-mens-basketball-quarterfinals-wrap-up/) - By: Kels Dayton Inept referees!! Hairy foreign dudes!! Games at 9 am!!! It's the Olympic Men's Basketball Knockout Round!!!! GAME ONE: Russia 83, Lithuania 74 If you love basketball, the Olympic quarterfinals are for you. It's August Madness; waking up at nine eastern and having an old-school Baltic rivalry among four games staring you in the face.
- [Kobe Shows Why He's Kobe as U.S. ambushes Australia](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/08/kobe-shows-why-hes-kobe-as-u-s-ambushes-australia/) - By: Kels Dayton He looked old, tired, and ready for summer vacation. There were times during these 2012 Olympic Games when Kobe Bryant probably would have rather been on the beach, re-charging, instead of bowling over waiting defenders and getting called for the charge. Bryant was slumping like we aren't used to seeing him slump--bricking
- [2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball: Russia defeats Lithuania](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/08/2012-london-olympics-mens-basketball-russia-defeats-lithuania/) - By: Kels Dayton Inept referees!! Hairy foreign dudes!! Games at 9 am!!! It's the Olympic Men's Basketball Knockout Round!!!! If you love basketball, the Olympic quarterfinals are for you. It's August Madness; waking up at nine eastern and having an old-school Baltic rivalry among four games staring you in the face. [caption id="attachment_13754" align="alignright" width="288"
- [2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Preview](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/07/2012-london-olympics-mens-basketball-quarterfinal-preview/) - Start time: 5:15 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday August 8 United States (5-0, #1 Group A) vs. Australia (3-2, #4 Group B) Winner faces Argentina/Brazil HOW THEY GOT HERE: The U.S. responded from a scare against Lithuania by blitzing Argentina in the second half on Monday and cruising to a 126-97 win. Team USA has to be pleased with its
- [Why Carmelo Anthony May Be Team USA's Most Important Player](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/07/why-carmelo-anthony-may-be-team-usas-most-important-player/) - By: Kels Dayton He's lost in all the hype that surrounds LeBron, Durant, and Kobe, but there he was, breaking the U.S. scoring record against Nigeria--37 points in 14 minutes of play. Carmelo Anthony has not achieved enough team success in the NBA to vault himself onto the league's Mount Rushmore, but in international competition,
- [2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball Quarterfinals: Brazil vs. Argentina](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/06/2012-london-olympics-mens-basketball-quarterfinals-brazil-vs-argentina/) - Start time: 3:00 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday August 8. Brazil (4-1, #2 Group B) vs. Argentina (3-2, #3 Group A) HOW THEY GOT HERE: Brazil showed some national pride and went all Herman Edwards ("You Play to Win The Game!") on Spain, thrashing the Spanish with a 31-16 second half run and earning the
- [2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball Quarterfinals: United States vs. Australia](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/06/2012-london-olympics-mens-basketball-quarterfinals-united-states-vs-australia/) - Start time: 5:15 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday August 8 United States (5-0, #1 Group A) vs. Australia (3-2, #4 Group B) HOW THEY GOT HERE: The U.S. responded from a scare against Lithuania by blitzing Argentina in the second half on Monday and cruising to a 126-97 win. Team USA has to be pleased with
- [2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball Quarterfinals: Russia vs. Lithuania](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/07/2012-london-olympics-mens-basketball-quarterfinals-russia-vs-lithuania/) - Start time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Wednesday, August 8. Russia (4-1, #1 Group B) vs. Lithuania (2-3, #4 Group A) HOW THEY GOT HERE: Russia was the surprise winner of Group B, toppling both Brazil and Spain and blowing out Great Britain and China. The Russians would be unbeaten if not for a a buzzer-beater
- [2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball Quarterfinals: France vs. Spain](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/06/2012-london-olympics-mens-basketball-quarterfinals-france-vs-spain/) - Start time: 11:15 a.m. Eastern, Wednesday, August 8. France (4-1, #2 Group A) vs. Spain (3-2, #3 Group B) HOW THEY GOT HERE: Spain is widely considered the biggest threat to the Americans in their push for Gold, but the team lost to Russia and Brazil in group play to fall to the No.
- [Team USA Dominates 2nd half, cruises past Argentina](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/06/team-usa-dominates-2nd-half-cruises-past-argentina/) - Associated Press LONDON -- Kevin Durant shot the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team out of trouble, and right into the top seed in their group. Durant scored 17 of his 28 points during the Americans' explosive 42-point third quarter, turning a one-point game into a blowout that sent the U.S. soaring into the quarterfinals with a 126-97
- [Patty Mills Hits game-winning three at buzzer; Australia upsets Russia](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/06/patty-mills-hits-game-winning-three-at-buzzer-australia-upsets-russia/) - Australia's Patrick Mills hit a game-winning three with 0.4 seconds left, and Australia defeated Russia in the final game of preliminary play on Monday. The Aussies (3-2) led the entire way, but Vitaliy Fridzon hit two clutch free throws with 4 seconds to go to put the previously unbeaten Russians (4-1) up 80-79. Mills' three
- [Top 10 Plays Team USA Basketball Pre-2012 London Olympics](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/05/top-10-plays-team-usa-basketball-pre-2012-london-olympics/) - By: Kels Dayton We've got Kobe. We've got LeBron. We've got Durant, Carmelo, CP3, Deron Williams and Russell Westbrook. So why are we stressing? Well, for one thing, Lithuania, led by decent former Missouri guard Linas Kleiza, almost beat us. And Spain, France, Argentina, and Russia all look legit. International competition is tough. Team USA
- [Larry Bird becomes first man to win MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/05/17/larry-bird-becomes-first-man-to-win-mvp-coach-of-the-year-and-executive-of-the-year/) - Associated Press Everything always seemed to come so easily for Larry Bird on a basketball court. The way the ball appeared almost destined to swish through the net every time he finished his lightning-quick release with a flick of his right wrist. The way he could suck a defender in while running the break, only
- [2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball Preview: August 6](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/05/2012-london-olympics-mens-basketball-preview-august-6/) - By: Kels Dayton Games scheduled for 8/6 Start Time: 5:15 p.m. Eastern time United States (4-0, 8 pts) vs. Argentina (3-1, 7 pts) WHY THIS GAME MATTERS: Team USA needs to finish off preliminary play with a good performance, especially after being tested by a game Lithuanian squad on Saturday. Argentina has been a legitimate rival
- [U.S. Men's Basketball Team Passes First Test Against Lithuania](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/08/04/u-s-mens-basketball-team-passes-first-test-against-lithuania/) - By: Kels Dayton They may have laughed it up against Nigeria, pouring down threes with the frequency of rain droplets on a London spring day, but the U.S. men's basketball team is in for far more nip-and-tuck nailbiters than it is 83-point wins throughout the rest of its stay in England. Lithuania proved that Saturday,
- [NBA Draft Profile: Andrew Nicholson](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/05/02/nba-draft-profile-andrew-nicholson/) - By: Kels Dayton ANDREW NICHOLSON 6-9, 240 lbs. Hometown: Mississauga, ON School: Saint Bonaventure Class: Senior STRENGTHS: Nicholson has power forward size with the skill set of a guard. The 6-9, 240 pound forward is a terrific ballhandler, capable passer and deadly shooter. (He shot 43% from 3-pt range last season). Nicholson plays with a
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- [BREAKING NEWS: Deron Williams Staying With Nets](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/07/03/deron-williams-staying-with-nets/) - By: Kels Dayton Deron Williams has tweeted that he is staying with the Brooklyn Nets. "I made a very tough decision today," Williams wrote, and linked to a picture of the Nets' new logo. https://twitter.com/#!/DeronWilliams Williams has agreed to a five-year deal worth approximately $98.75 million. Yesterday, the team sent five players to Atlanta in exchange
- [Catching up with Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor before the NBA Draft](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/06/18/catching-up-with-kansas-guard-tyshawn-taylor-before-the-nba-draft-2/) - [wpvideo ca3bBc5n] By: Kels Dayton It's been a long, crazy year for Tyshawn Taylor. The 6-3 guard led a young Kansas team from less-than-lofty preseason expectations to the brink of a national championship, simultaneously carrying the Jayhawks and giving fans his customary heart attack in the process. The Jayhawks came together and improved like few teams
- [Iona's Scott Machado is the Most Underrated Prospect in the NBA Draft](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/05/31/scott-machado-nba-draft-most-underrated/) - By: Kels Dayton Scott Machado walked into the empty gym at the Boys and Girls Republic on 6th Street in Manhattan last week with no fanfare—no entourage surrounding him. He strolled in alone, equipped in sweats and KD IV sneakers, like a high school kid who had just come in to shoot around after school.
- [NBA Draft Profile: Meyers Leonard](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/06/11/nba-draft-profile-meyers-leonard/) - By: Kels Dayton MEYERS LEONARD 7-1, 250 lbs. Hometown: Robinson, IL School: Illinois Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: Leonard is an athletic big man who really came on strong in his second season at Illinois. He averaged 13.6 points and 8.2 boards and despite his anonymity, ended up becoming arguably the best center in the Big
- [NBA Draft Profile: Terrence Jones](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/06/10/nba-draft-profile-terrence-jones/) - By: Kels Dayton TERRENCE JONES 6-9, 252 lbs. Hometown: Portland, OR School: Kentucky Class: Sophomore STRENGTHS: It's kind of hard to believe that Jones was just a sophomore last season at Kentucky. A powerful small forward prospect, Jones has great size and athleticism, an explosive first-step, and a terrific finishing ability. He's a tough
- [NBA Draft Profile: John Jenkins](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/06/10/nba-draft-profile-john-jenkins/) - By: Kels Dayton JOHN JENKINS 6-4, 215 lbs. Hometown: Hendersonville, TN School: Vanderbilt Class: Junior STRENGTHS: Jenkins was probably the best pure shooter in college basketball last season, ripping the nylon for a .439 shooting percentage from deep and .474 overall. Jenkins was Vandy's leading scorer and go-to-guy, averaging 19.9 points per game. He
- [Can LeBron James carry the Heat to a championship? You might not like the answer](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/05/26/can-lebron-james-single-handedly-carry-the-miami-heat-to-a-championship-you-might-not-like-the-answer/) - By: Kels Dayton I'm not gonna lie. I hate LeBron James. I hate him in Miami; hated him in Cleveland. I've hated him since he was still in high school, when everyone in the sports media was treating him like the second coming not only of Michael Jordan but also of Jesus, Bo Jackson, and
- [LeBron James says he won't rule out a return to Cleveland, though he should rule out talking for a while](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/02/18/lebron-james-says-he-wont-rule-out-a-return-to-cleveland/) - By: Kels Dayton CLEVELAND---LeBron James back with the Cavs?! It's possible, the former Cleveland icon says. Unbelievable. James said Thursday that he wouldn't mind returning to Cleveland, the city which he jolted at the altar just last summer in the most ill-advised publicity stunt in sports history. [caption id="attachment_2377" align="alignright" width="209" caption="James has made some
- [Derrick Rose Injury Crushing not only to Bulls fans, but basketball fans in general](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/04/29/derrick-rose-injury-crushing-not-only-to-bulls-fans/) - By: Kels Dayton I got the news while sitting on my couch at 6 p.m., and the steak and cheese sandwich I had just devoured nearly came back to life in liquid form. Derrick Rose, the reigning league MVP, the best point guard in the world and the Eastern Conference's best hope for a Miami-free
- [LIN-SANITY: The remarkable story behind Jeremy Lin's remarkable run with the Knicks](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/02/12/linsanity-the-remarkable-story-behind-jeremy-lins-remarkable-run-with-the-knicks/) - By: Kels Dayton You might think you know all about Jeremy Lin, the latest smash sensation in today's minute-to-win-it media climate, where the average attention span lasts about as long as it takes to microwave a Hot-Pocket. The 6-3 Knicks guard is the first Taiwanese-American ever to play in the NBA, and the first Harvard
- [NBA Draft Profile: Tyler Zeller](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/06/10/nba-draft-profile-tyler-zeller/) - By: Kels Dayton TYLER ZELLER 7-0, 250 lbs. Hometown: Washington, IN School: North Carolina Class: Senior STRENGTHS: Zeller has the requisite size to be a contributing big man on an NBA roster. He's well-coordinated and has a good 15-to-18-foot jump shot, which could become deadly with more work at the next level. Zeller is
- [NBA Draft Profile: Arnett Moultrie](https://roundballdaily.com/2012/05/24/nba-draft-profile-arnett-moultrie/) - By: Kels Dayton ARNETT MOULTRIE 6-11, 230 lbs. Hometown: Memphis, TN School: Mississippi State Class: Junior STRENGTHS: Moultrie is a late-bloomer who turned into a force in the paint this season for the Bulldogs. Arnett supplanted Renardo Sidney as the team's best player and go-to-guy when Mississippi State needed a bucket. He averaged 15.8
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