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Jodie Meeks

 

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What separates college basketball from the NBA and other sporting events? The insane passion that fans bring in on a nightly basis.. here's some of college basketball's best support sections:

 

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I was glancing through my pre-season publications the other day, and noticed that UK’s Jodie Meeks was nowhere to be found on any of the three All-SEC teams, not entirely unthinkable given his injury-riddled sophomore year. Similarly, he was also not listed among the best NBA prospects from the conference, again not a total surprise.

 

Kevin McNeill's weekly 5 Things column breaks down what's important in the world of college basketball.

 

This week, we learned that...

When Michael Jordan returned to the NBA in 1995, he famously announced his intentions with just two simple words - "I'm back". Just two short words, but they carried enough meaning to send shock waves through the sports world.
 

Perhaps Kentucky needs to look into doing the same thing.
 

With other sports mercifully coming to an end, basketball is now taking its rightful place atop the sports landscape. Thanks to this week's Player of the Week, the national media had reason to give college hoops a serious look.

 

Clip of the Day

 

Thanks to the genius of YouTube, the world has access to thousands of great college basketball videos to keep us busy every second of every day.  We'll be featuring daily movies to whet your college basketball appetite. Even if you've seen them before, some clips are just too good not to watch again and again.

 

As I’m writing this, it is currently three degrees outside, with the high for today climbing to around 14.. The high for tomorrow is supposed to be 24 degrees. Needless to say, it’s a perfect weekend to spend indoors watching some hoops. This weekend is loaded with quality games, as the Pac-10, Big East and ACC all have some huge in-conference match-ups. Here’s some games to keep an eye on.