Archive for May, 2012
NBA Draft 2012: Anthony Davis and the Rawest Talents Available in the Draft
The 2012 NBA draft is one of the most talent-heavy drafts in recent memory. Players who chose to come back to school last season like Jared Sullinger, Terrence Jones and Perry Jones III are all draft-bound this time around. But while there are clear-cut gems throughout the draft, there are still a number of question marks as well. Many players have all of the tools—athleticism, strength and sheer talent—to make them lottery picks. But there ...
SEC Baseball Tournament 2012: Top Players to Watch in Conference Tourney
The SEC features some of the best baseball teams in the nation, so the conference tournament will surely provide plenty of great play from the country's top players. With the spotlight on them like never before, now's their chance to shine. Let's take a look at three players worth watching over the next week as the conference's top 10 teams battle it out for a championship. LSU won the regular season title and therefore enter ...
College Basketball Recruiting: Final Rankings for Top 15 Classes in 2012
The regular signing period has ended for college basketball recruits, which means it's time for my final class rankings for the Class of 2012.Amile Jefferson and Anthony Bennett are the two big recruits who decided since my last update, waiting until the last few days of the regular signing period to pick a school. The two chose Duke and UNLV respectively, and both schools have finally entered the rankings.While recruiting is not completely over, there ...
College Basketball 2012-13: 10 Most Intriguing First-Time Coaches
Every year, many colleges and universities fire their head basketball coaches and look for a fresh start.Some of those schools go to the extent of hiring a new leader who has never been a Division I college coach.Here is a lightning-fast look at 10 first time head coaches that are worth keeping track of in the 2012-13 season.Begin Slideshow
Devonta Pollard: 10 Reasons Top Basketball Recruit Needs to Pick Georgetown
One of the top-ranked basketball recruits in the class of 2012 is Davonta Pollard from Kemper County High School in Mississippi.Pollard is still undecided as to which college he will attend, but according to reports, he has narrowed his choices to Alabama, Georgetown, Missouri and Texas.Here are ten reasons why the 6'7" senior should attend Georgetown in the fall.Begin Slideshow
UCLA Bruins and Arizona Wildcats Top Pac-12 Basketball Rankings
With top recruits like Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson, Grant Jerrett and Kaleb Tarczewski, it’s little wonder why UCLA and Arizona are topping the 2012 college basketball rankings. UCLA and Arizona brought in the No. 1 and No. 3 2012 NCAA basketball recruiting classes ranked by ESPN. Added to that, Yahoo! ranked the Bruins No. 5 and the Wildcats No. 9 in their preseason top 25 (posted on May 4). ESPN ranked UCLA No. 7 and Arizona ...
SEC Baseball Tournament 2012: Breaking Down the Entire Bracket
With the Major League Baseball Draft just weeks away, college baseball is moving into the national spotlight with the start of conference tournaments this week.The premier conference in all of baseball, the SEC, will feature several elite talents who will hear their name called on draft day, but right now all of the focus is on winning the conference tournament and a national championship. We will break down the field of 10, and tell you who ...
SEC Baseball Tournament Schedule 2012: Daily Listings, Live Stream and TV Info
After an exciting regular season that saw LSU outlast South Carolina, Florida and Kentucky to win the regular-season crown, everything gets reset as the conference's top 10 teams head to Regions Park in search of a tournament championship. With so many teams capable of making a run for the title, there should be no shortage of drama throughout the week as every pitch will be vital. The SEC features several top-notch pitchers, which will make ...
Kentucky Basketball: Who Will Be Kentucky’s Go-to Guy on Offense in 2012-13?
The Kentucky Wildcats will retain exactly 6.3 points per game from their 2012 championship squad. That means a whopping 91.9 percent of the scoring that made the Wildcats so formidable on offense this past season has been lost.With Kyle Wiltjer being the only returning player that averaged more than one point per game last year, holes will need to be filled. The potent attack of the 2011-12 squad had no "go-to" scorer, but you could ...
College Basketball Recruiting: Hottest Transfers and Recruits Left on the Market
Since the month of May began, many of college basketball's final remaining transfers and recruits announced their highly anticipated decisions about their future destinations.Canadian forward Anthony Bennett committed to UNLV, while lanky combo forward Amile Jefferson declared to Duke.Arizona State's former guard Trent Lockett is heading to Marquette, while former Xavier standout Mark Lyons will become an Arizona Wildcat.Nonetheless, 2012-13 college basketball rosters are not quite filled out.Among the undecided players are a McDonald's All-American ...