The 2011 Duke recruiting class features one of the premier high school players in the nation, Austin Rivers.Rivers will arguably be the best player on the Blue Devils roster next season. He will have to be if Duke wants to win another NCAA championship after losing Kyle Singler, Nolan Smith and Kyrie Irving.Rivers has also been creating fairly high expectations for himself by saying things like, "Wearing number 0 next year! My nick name is going ...

One of the most unique things about college basketball is home-court advantage and the help that fans can give to their teams.Since basketball arenas are indoors, they are arguably the loudest stadiums in sports, and the passionate fans inside of them make them even more intimidating.Check out the top 10 toughest places to play in college basketball.Begin Slideshow

It's been nearly two years since the details of Rick Pitino and Karen Cunagin-Sypher's sexual encounter were made public. Once the entire world became aware of Pitino's infidelity, many wondered what would become of the future Hall-of-Famer. There were quite a few mainstream media members who said Pitino was washed up, while some went as far as saying he should retire. If you take a look at the past two seasons, I think it's safe to say that the Louisville basketball ...

When you have the history of the Kentucky Wildcats basketball program, it's easy for fans to reminisce about the titles won and the great victories.  What Kentucky fan could ever forget the 1996 Wildcats run through the NCAAs as one of the most dominant teams of all time?  Who doesn't remember the title run two years later in 1998? And what Kentucky fan old enough to remember the 1978 season will ever forget the great Goose ...

As the summer drags on, basketball recruiting is beginning to heat up.Kentucky, led by recruiting guru John Calipari, currently has no commitments for 2012 other than NC State transfer Ryan Harrow.Anxiety is starting to pick up around Big Blue Nation because of the combination of this lack of certainty and the expected mass exodus of talent after this coming season.Calipari will have to do some serious work if he hopes to reload in 2012 with ...

With the NBA possibly missing its entire season, the only basketball we're guaranteed to see next season are of the college kind.This college season is shaping to be one of the best in years, with many top players electing to return, an impressive collection of recruits arriving and some of the top teams last season losing few of its core.Grabbing one of the top four overall seeds for the NCAA tournament is obviously not an ...

By the time a player has completed his junior year, he is a finished product. Not many players average 10 points a game their junior years, then suddenly started scoring 20 points a game as a senior. Suffice it to say the coming season will define the college basketball career of the following players. Some will become stat stuffers, while others will refine their game to fit the needs of their teams. Most will be relegated to ...

Guard Gabe York has committed to the Arizona Wildcats, according to Scout.com (h/t SportingNews.com). York is a pure scorer and underrated as far as athletic ability is concerned.At 6’1", 170 pounds, York is a quick player who recently starting making the transition from shooting guard to the point. ESPN has York 33rd overall. Here is what the "strengths" section of their scouting report says:“He's one of the most prolific jump shooters in the country. He gets great lift on ...

The Virginia Tech Hokies, long considered an ACC heavyweight, lost last season in the Discover Orange Bowl to the No. 4-ranked Stanford Cardinal by a score of 40-12.The Hokies have been the model of success in the conference, having won four conference championships since joining the ACC in 2004, with Miami and Boston College.Led by Frank Beamer, the team has been the model of success after coming over from the Big East, and they have ...

Big things are expected of the Aggies in 2011. Head coach Mike Sherman has the program headed in the right direction. Last season they came on strong in the second half of the season and finished 9-3, good for a Cotton Bowl berth.This season, they are hoping for bigger things. The Aggies are a trendy pick to challenge Oklahoma and Oklahoma State for supremacy in the Big 12 South Division.The biggest reason for such optimism ...