Recruiting violations against the University of Connecticut basketball program have left them out of the 2013 NCAA tournament, according to FOX News.A surprising number of schools will be joining UConn in the postseason ban.Under the NCAA's new points system that rewards schools on a very vague scale of academic progress, UConn will be joined by Jacksonville State, Mississippi Valley State, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Towson, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, UC Riverside, UNC- Wilmington ...

University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari announced on his website today that the basketball team once again passed and exceeded the requirements NCAA's Academic Progress Report. You can read the full report here, but CoachCal.com editor Eric Lindsey compiles some of the key statistics:  The average APR score for NCAA men's basketball teams is 950. The score for this year's team was 979, which was the exact same score as last year. The ...

Three. Two. One. Sound the horn, and cue up the end of Michigan State’s incredible basketball season. The buzzer at the end of the loss to Louisville during March Madness meant the end for a season that had too many question marks over it. After a season filled with big wins, titles and banners, the Spartans found themselves in a locker room overflowing with heartbreak, tears and disappointment. Before the season no one knew what ...

Yesterday, the CAA held a press conference to talk about the eligibility of Old Dominion and Georgia State in this year's CAA Tournament and there was even some mention about the location of the CAA Tournament. First, let's talk about the eligibility issue.The league presidents unanimously decided to uphold the conference's bylaw which states that no team who is departing from the conference may compete for the conference's championship and automatic NCAA bid, nor can they ...

The NBA draft is just over a week away, and with teams already showing interest in the potential No. 1 pick, it is important to take a look at the challenges that the University of Kentucky star Anthony Davis faces on June 28. Davis’ young age has really set him apart from the rest of the draftees, but it may also be his age that leads to his downfall.  Physical Size The power forward is ...

Bill Self is such a strong recruiter that even a class that’s merely respectable by his standards is ranked 10th in the nation by Rivals.com. The Jayhawks’ incoming talent may not be ready to fill the shoes of Tyshawn Taylor or Thomas Robinson immediately, but Self has brought in some major pieces to build on for the future. One of the most promising of these youngsters is swingman Andrew White. Even though the Jayhawks have ...

Even though the 2012 NBA Finals are not over yet, is it too early to think about who will be the outstanding players of each college basketball conference in the 2012-13 season? Nah!Each conference has a "best player" heading into next season...a Preseason Player of the Year. The following is a list of the top player in each of the 32 Division I conferences for the 2011-12 season.   Begin Slideshow

College basketball is an intricate game that demands both coaches and players work incredibly hard. It is a game that cannot be summed up in just one sentence.But I'm going to try to describe every Top 25 team in just one word.The 2012-13 college basketball season is just five months away, and while the carousel of transfers continues to spin round-and-round, we have a relatively clear picture of which teams will be in the preseason ...

On June 5, former basketball coach Pete Carril received an honorary doctorate from Princeton University during the school's commencement ceremony. Carril, who has the court at Jadwin Gym named after him, coached the men's basketball team for 29 seasons, winning 13 Ivy League titles and amassing a 514-261 record overall. After coming to Princeton in 1967, Carril's teams went to 13 postseason tournaments (11 NCAA tournaments and 2 NIT appearances). His team won the NIT ...

The annual Primetime Basketball League held in North Liberty, Iowa is underway for the summer. Iowa Basketball has grabbed the interest of the state and Hawkeyes fans nationwide over the last 12 months, which should mean this year's PTL will get a lot of attention. There are some returning faces and some new faces that will be running the court in North Liberty this summer, which should make for some entertaining games. Here are five ...