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College Fast Break - NCAA Basketball - College Basketball

September 1st, 2008

All SEC All The Time

Want to get your fix of Kentucky vs. Florida? How about Louisiana State vs. South Carolina or Arkansas vs. Mississippi State any time and all the time?
Not to worry. ESPN and CBS has you covered!
Last week both networks announced signings of insane deals to bring you the best in Southeastern Conference sports.
ESPN announced that […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 1 comment

August 4th, 2008

College Basketball’s Richest Teams

College basketball really does pay.
For the schools that is.
In a story earlier this year on Forbes.com, the site listed the 20 richest college basketball teams.
The list was based on four factors that include, their university (money generated by basketball that goes to the institution for academic purposes, including scholarship payments for basketball players); athletic […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 1 comment

April 16th, 2008

Memphis head coach Calipari gets another raise

In what has become a yearly off-season ritual, Memphis extended the contract of head coach John Calipari and bumped up his salary. According to published reports, Calipari will earn 2.5 million dollars a season, 1.8 million of which will be guaranteed.
This is the third year in a row that Memphis has extended Calipari’s contract in […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

January 15th, 2008

Injury update - January 15

With the conference battles well underway, many teams are having some major injury problems. Here are some of the latest injury updates from around the NCAA:
California small forward Theo Robertson will take a redshirt this season after he decided his left hip had not healed enough after off-season surgery. Robertson was already questionable to play […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

October 26th, 2007

Top 25 rankings - ESPN/USA today poll - 10/26

Ladies and gentlemen - the moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived.
The first ESPN/USA Today Top 25 rankings have been released.
And the winner is…
Tags: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Bradley, Brigham-Young, Butler, California, Clemson, Connecticutt, cricket, Davidson, Duke, florida, Fresno-State, George-Mason, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas-State, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette, Maryland, memphis, Michigan-State, Mississippi-State, Nevada, […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

October 23rd, 2007

Hoops trivia time

So you think you know a lot about basketball, huh…
You think you’re smart because you can recite the entire starting lineup from the Loyola of Chicago team that won the NCAA title in 1963 (if you can do that, you need to seek some professional help right away).
Here are some mind-benders to test your basketball […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

October 22nd, 2007

Injury updates: 10/22

With the regular season fast approaching, many teams are having to deal with injuries to some of their key players.
Here are some of the latest players who have been bitten by the injury bug.
Tags: Arkansas, cricket, injuries, Michael-Flowers, Nate-Rakestraw, Nevada, Richie-Phillips, Wisconsin

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By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

September 29th, 2007

2007 coaching carousel

As the 2007 college basketball season kicks off, chances are you will need a program to keep track of all coaching firings and hirings that took place over the summer. Let’s quickly review the coaching changes at some of the more notable universities.
Tags: Air-Force, Arkansas, Billy-Gillespie, Bob-Huggins, Brad-Soderberg, Buzz-Peterson, Cliff-Ellis, Coastal-Carolina, Colorado, cricket, Dino-Gaudio, Frank-Martin, […]

By Rich Carlson -- 2 comments