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Preview: College Basketball’s Greatest Rivalry, Tobacco Road

Filed: 8th Feb 12 11:29 am by
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#9 Duke vs. #5 North Carolina Tonight Game: #5 North Carolina vs. #9 Duke Date: Wednesday, Feb. 8th Time: 9:00 p.m. (EST) Location: Chapel Hill, NC – Dean E. Smith Center TV: ESPN (Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas, Erin Andrews) CHAPEL HILL, N.C — The greatest College Basketball rivalry can be found in the [...]

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Video: NCAA National Champions In Trouble Of Making A Repeat

Filed: 8th Feb 12 8:47 am by

The University of Connecticut Men’s Basketball Team, the 2011 NCAA National Champions, are in a position that no one would have imagined. This past Monday, on National Television, the Huskies got embarrassed by Louisville 80-59. In the last 10 games, the Huskies are 3-7, losing at home twice. Their record right now is currently 15-8 [...]

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Video: Markel Brown Of OSU Does It Again

Filed: 8th Feb 12 8:10 am by
Filed under: NCAA Basketball, Rant Picks

Just over three weeks ago, I showed you the dunk of the year performed by Markel Brown in their win over Missouri. Last night against Iowa State, Markel Brown did what every scouting report says on it, “Can finish around the basket.”

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Video: Indiana, Tom Crean Earns Bragging Rights And His First Career Win Against Purdue

Filed: 6th Feb 12 8:40 pm by
Filed under: NCAA Basketball, Rant Picks

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After coming off a tough road loss to Michigan on Wednesday night, the Indiana Hoosiers bounced back right away heading up highway I-65 to beat in-state rival Purdue 78-61. This was Tom Crean’s first win against Purdue since he took over Indiana in 2008. “Our guys did an excellent job of [...]

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Video: Miami Shocks #5 Duke To Earn 1st Ever Win At Cameron Indoor Stadium

Filed: 6th Feb 12 10:21 am by

DURHAM, N.C — History was made for the Miami Hurricanes Basketball program Sunday afternoon by upsetting the #5 Duke Blue Devils 78-74 in overtime. This was the program’s first ever win at Cameron Indoor Stadium and only second ever against Duke. “To come in here and play with the kind of poise we did, play [...]

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Video: Michigan’s #13 Matt Vogrich Gets Broken

Filed: 1st Feb 12 6:42 pm by
Filed under: NCAA Basketball

Michigan’s Matt Vogrich face planted, and needed an ankle brace after Indiana’s Derek Elston was finished with him. The best part is the reaction of Vogrich’s teammates on the bench after the ball goes through the net.

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Big Ten Basketball Preview: #22 Michigan vs. #20 Indiana

Filed: 1st Feb 12 1:47 pm by
Filed under: NCAA Basketball

Game: #22 Michigan vs. #20 Indiana Date: Wednesday, Feb. 1st Time: 6:30 p.m. (EST) Location: Ann Arbor, MI – Crisler Center TV: Big Ten Network (Gus Johnson, Shon Morris) ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Tonight will be a heavyweight battle between two teams and two coaches that always play and coach hard. The #20 Indiana Hoosiers [...]

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Hilton Magic: You’re Not In Kansas Anymore

Filed: 1st Feb 12 1:08 pm by
Filed under: College Basketball

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State Men’s Basketball hasn’t seen regular national coverage since their 2000 NCAA Elite Eight run led by NBA draftees Marcus Fizer and Jamal Tinsley. That year the Cyclones were a 32-5 overall, won the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament championship, and had a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. [...]

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Video: Illinois Basketball Nips #10 Michigan State

Filed: 1st Feb 12 10:00 am by
Filed under: NCAA Basketball

CHAMPAIGN, Ill — Brandon Paul was the only Illinois player in double figures to help the Fighting Illini to a 42-41 victory over Michigan State at Assembly Hall. Defense or bad shooting was the factor in this game with Illinois shooting 32.6 percent from the field and Michigan State shooting 24.1 percent. Another big factor [...]

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Video: McDonald’s Announces The Greatest 35 All-Americans

Filed: 31st Jan 12 10:29 am by
Filed under: Basketball

This year is the 35th annual High School McDonald’s All American Game on March 28th. For the 35th anniversary, McDonald’s released its list of the 35 greatest All-Americans. “For 35 years, the McDonald’s All-American Games have showcased the top high school basketball players nationwide,” Hall of Fame coach and committee chairman Morgan Wootten said. “These [...]

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