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Turnarounds: 31 Teams to Watch For in 08-09: Part One
May 12th, 2008
by Raphielle Johnson
With the off-season now upon us and the spring signing period well under way, this is a good opportunity to attempt to forecast some of the teams who could make the jump next season. Is there a team out there like this past season’s Drake Bulldogs, who went from ninth place to a dominating run through the Missouri Valley? Or how about Arizona State, a team that went from dead last in the Pac-10 to fifth place and could have the makings of a conference title run this season?
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Daily Dribble: Wednesday Report Card
January 23rd, 2008
by Shawn Siegel
The Report Card
A new series, the Daily Report Card tells you all you need to know about the day in college hoops. From good to bad and bad to worse, I'll be laying down the law.
Read MoreDaily Dribble: Sunday Report Card
January 7th, 2008
by Shawn Siegel
The Report Card
A new series of articles I'll be writing daily, the Daily Report Card tells you all you need to know about the day in college hoops. From good to bad and bad to worse, I'll be laying down the law.
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Redemption in Paradise: Maui Preview
November 18th, 2007
by Kevin McNeill
As usual, the 2007-08 college basketball season will kick off with a slate of early season, made for-TV tournaments, and once again one of the best among them will be the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
Five of this year’s eight team field have been to the Final Four in the last four years: Marquette (2003), Duke and Oklahoma State (2004), Illinois (2005) and LSU (2006). Two of them (Duke and Marquette) will begin their new campaign ranked in the Top 10 nationally.
Read MoreDaily Dribble: Big Ten Top 25 Players
October 11th, 2007
by Shawn Siegel
Following the ACC
Top 25 Players earlier in the week, I move to the Midwest to take on the Big
Ten. Outside the top handful of players, the talent is not comparable to the
other BCS leagues. Still, there's new talent at Purdue, Ohio State, and
elsewhere that could push some of these mediocre veterans off the list by
season's end.
Big Ten Top 25 Players
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Illinois' Pruitt to Test NBA Draft Waters
April 19th, 2007
by Jeff Borzello
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According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois junior center Shaun Pruitt has decided to enter the NBA Draft. However, he is not planning on signing with an agent, leaving open the option of returning to the Fighting Illini. Pruitt averaged 11.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game this past season. An official announcement is expected to come Thursday.
Expert Picks: Week of January 29th
January 29th, 2007
by CHN
#9 Pitt at Villanova, Michigan State at Illinois, Texas at Texas Tech, #7 Oregon at #2 UCLA
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