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2012 NBA Draft Grade: Andre Drummond

Filed: April 25, 2012 6:58 PM CDT by
Anthony Gruppuso-US PRESSWIRE

Andre Drummond is one of the freshmen entering this year’s draft that is generating very little buzz, which is ironic because he is just under seven feet tall. Drummond remains the second best center in this entire draft class, behind only Kentucky sensation, Anthony Davis . Drummond led the Huskies’ front-court in just his first [...]

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NCAA Tournament Elite 8: Louisville vs. Florida Preview

Filed: March 24, 2012 12:01 AM CDT by
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Anthony Gruppuso-US PRESSWIRE

Game:  (4) Louisville vs. (7) Florida 3/24 4:30 PM ET Game Analysis:  Louisville continues to be one of the strongest defense teams in the nation.  They frustrated the one-seeded Michigan State Spartans the entire game last round, causing them to shoot an embarrassing 28% from the field.   Their offense continues to take smart shots and [...]

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NCAA Tournament Sweet 16: Marquette vs. Florida Preview

Filed: March 20, 2012 10:53 PM CDT by
Jeff Hanisch-US PRESSWIRE

Game:  (3) Marquette – (7) Florida 3/22 10:17 PM ET Bracket:  West Region Game Analysis:  Marquette is playing sensational right now.  They have coasted past their competition and are being lead by Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson Odom, who have combined for 74 of the team’s 150 points in the last two games.  The duo [...]

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Video: Jeremy Lamb Missed Windmill Dunk

Filed: March 15, 2012 11:05 PM CDT by
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This Jeremy Lamb dunk attempt summed up UCONN’s effort against Iowa State perfectly. The game was already decided and Lamb attempted a wide open windmill dunk. He failed epically. Iowa State was in command the entire game.  The closest UCONN got was six points.  Lamb, Andre Drummond, and Shabazz Napier just didn’t do enough to [...]

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Video: Roscoe Smith Half Court Shot With Time Left On Clock

Filed: March 15, 2012 9:44 PM CDT by
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Roscoe Smith did it again.  The UCONN player launched a desperation heave while there was still plenty of time left on the clock.  UCONN had a chance to cut Iowa State’s lead to single digits before half as Smith stole the ball with about six seconds left.  Instead of dribbling in closer, Smith launched a [...]

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Could Syracuse Be The First One Seed To Lose To A Sixteen Seed?

Filed: March 13, 2012 2:06 PM CDT by
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Richard Mackson-US PRESSWIRE

Syracuse basketball could be in a world of hurt.  Within the last hour, news broke that center Fab Melo is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament, per this statement from the school. Syracuse University sophomore men’s basketball center Fab Melo did not travel with the team to Pittsburgh, and will not take part in the NCAA Tournament due [...]

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Big East Leads All Conferences with Nine Teams Headed to Tournament

Filed: March 11, 2012 8:13 PM CDT by
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Debbie Wong- US PRESSWIRE: Louisville celebrates Big East Tournament Title.

The teams have all been selected, and March Madness has officially begun. A year after setting a record for most teams invited to the NCAA Tournament with eleven, once again, the Big East leads all conferences with nine teams headed to the Big Dance this season. Syracuse, the Big East regular season champion, picked up [...]

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Syracuse Allegedly Violates Own Drug Testing Policy

Filed: March 5, 2012 6:23 PM CDT by
David Butler II- US PRESSWIRE

It’s been a rather tumultuous year for the Syracuse men’s basketball program. Months ago, on the heels of allegations of sexual molestation, assistant coach, Bernie Fine was dismissed from the program. Though charges were not filed, and one admitted to lying, it gave the program a serious black eye. Today, Yahoo! Sports is reporting that, [...]

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Video: Jamee Crockett Posterizes Seton Hall

Filed: March 3, 2012 11:43 PM CDT by

It was a long season for DePaul, but ended on a strong note.  They blew out Seton Hall 86-58 on Saturday and Jamee Crockett provided one of the highlights of the night. Crockett skied over the Pirate defense to slam home an alley-oop, plus the foul.  Crockett, who is just a freshman, looks to be [...]

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Video: Seton Hall Students Try To Storm Court; Stopped By Security

Filed: February 21, 2012 9:29 PM CDT by

Seton Hall probably played their way into the NCAA Tournament with their Tuesday win over Georgetown.  The students, who were hyped after the big game, wanted to celebrate with the team.  Security had other ideas. That was a full on aborted court storm.  No one could get past the wall of security.  Seton Hall has [...]

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