Duke's dynamic backcourt duo, Seth Curry and Austin Rivers, gave a preview last night on why they are the best three-point combo in the nation.At the "Countdown to Craziness" scrimmage, Seth Curry led all Blue Devil scorers with 28 points, including 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.Austin Rivers, making his Cameron Indoor Stadium debut, dropped in 14 points, connecting on 3-of-6 from downtown.Last year, Curry, as a redshirt sophomore, hit on a fiery 43.5 percent of his three-pointers, ...

Live from Kentucky's Big Blue Madness 2011 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Wildcats head coach John Calipari announced:  “Tonight we begin to write the next chapter. Tonight we feel the Kentucky effect in full force as we once again redefine college basketball...We see no plateaus. We see no stopping points. Let’s persist beyond what it is, and let’s try to create what was never before imagined. We do more than move the needle. We are the needle. We are ...

Hello, college basketball fans! I keep hearing that the Big East is falling apart and that the non-football schools are responsible for standing in the way of Big East progress. I say they got it backwards. The Big East is in the mess now not because they catered to basketball, they are because they catered to football. If the Big East thought of basketball over football, dead weight basketball programs like Rutgers, South Florida, and TCU ...

The Kentucky Wildcats can finally close the book on an incredible 2010-2011 season. On Friday night, Kentucky hung their 2011 Final Four banner at Rupp Arena. The banner represents Kentucky's 14th Final Four appearance, and is on full display right next to the team's 1998 National Championship banner.As you can assume, head coach John Calipari brought down the house with a magnificent speech before the banner was lifted. He focused greatly on what he referred ...

George Mason made their name when as the Cinderella story of the 2005-2006 NCAA basketball season. During the NCAA tournament, they beat perennial big fish and No. 2-ranked UConn. The thrilling overtime win allowed George Mason to reach the Final Four. This has since put the school and the program into the spotlight. They gained national attention and become a household name. The school’s basketball program gained the respect and built the reputation that they ...

The South Carolina Gamecocks basketball team is looking to make a mark in the SEC basketball landscape. They were far from stellar last season, with a 14-16 (5-11 SEC) record and some off-the-court issues in the postseason with player departures. Head coach Darrin Horn is trying to get the Gamecocks over the hump and into the NCAA Tournament—somewhere they haven’t been since 2004.  The year ahead for USC will be tough, as the team is ...

The recruiting of one of the state of Indiana's most recently celebrated guards will be coming to an end tomorrow. D'vauntes Smith-Rivera, a 6'3" combo guard from Indianapolis has narrowed his list down to four schools.Georgetown, Louisville, Memphis and North Carolina State are the schools from which the talented guard will be choosing. He will officially be making his decision at 5 p.m. at Westlane Middle School in Indianapolis.This is a monumental decision for any ...

Where were you during the comeback that cemented UCLA's reemergence as a title contender under Ben Howland?  How did you react when you saw them slip to a double-digit halftime deficit? The No. 2 NCAA tournament seed they'd worked all season to attain was in serious (and near total capitulation) danger of coming up short against the third seeded Bulldogs and their scorer extraordinaire, Adam Morrison?Did you remain cautiously optimistic, hoping upon unbridled hope that the ...

Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett did not mince words when he spoke in front of the media for one of the first times this fall.Bennett was not going to coddle his players—not when the Virginia Cavaliers have not been to the NCAA tournament since 2007 or any postseason at all since 2008.That sentiment grew in strength when viewed in hindsight of the ignominious close to last season, when the Cavaliers suffered one of the worse ...

For all of you out there who are whining and complaining about the NBA’s “labor” issues, you have until the stroke of midnight to wrap up your pity party.Midnight Madness returns tonight, signaling the first day of practice for college basketball teams around America.This all comes not a moment too soon, as some passion out on the hardwood is much needed in my life. One can only go so long without seeing a Steve Wojohowski ...