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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 […]

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April 10th, 2008

Dickie V gives his Top 5 teams for next season

We’re only a few days removed from the 2008 National Championship game, but it’s never too early to talk about next season.
ESPN’s Dick Vitale gives his Top 5 teams for the 2008-2009 season.

Tags: dick-vitale, ESPN, Georgetown, Louisville, North-Carolina, Texas, UCLA

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By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

March 29th, 2008

Elite 8 - Day 1 notes

Well, we witnessed two impressive performances tonight - UCLA made Xavier look rather pedestrian, which is hard to do. North Carolina showed why they are the prohibitive favorite to win the tournament as they dispatched of a red-hot Louisville squad.
I’m still waiting for a team to really push UCLA to the limit. Xavier was able […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

March 28th, 2008

Sweet 16 - Day 1 notes

If today’s games are any indication of how the rest of this year’s NCAA tournament are going to be, we’re in for a wild ride.
Here are my thoughts after the first 4 games of the round of 16:
- The other 15 teams left in the tournament should be scared - very scared, actually - […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

March 25th, 2008

Tennessee G Lofton has minor leg injury

If anybody has Tennessee going to the Final Four, you may want to stop reading right now.
The Vols disclosed that leading scorer Chris Lofton has a minor leg injury but should be able to play against Louisville on Thursday.
There is bad timing, and then there is having your leading scorer injured during the NCAA tournament.
Tennessee […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

February 26th, 2008

F Dyson reinstated by UConn

The 16th ranked Connecticut Huskies received a boost to their lineup on Tuesday as suspended forward Jerome Dyson was reinstated to the squad.
Dyson was suspended for nine games after he was cited by campus police for possession of alcohol by a minor. Following the citation, Dyson failed a drug test and was suspended.
Dyson was averaging […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

February 6th, 2008

Games to watch this week - February 6th

There are some incredible college basketball games on tap for this week. Here are the best ones to watch:
Wednesday February 6th: #2 Duke at #3 North Carolina - Tar Heels versus Blue Devils. Dean Dome. Nothing more needs to be said.
Thursday February 7th: #4 UCLA at #17 Washington State - terrific Pac 10 contest. Can […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

December 14th, 2007

Early report card on projected Elite 8 teams

We’re nearly a third of the way into the college basketball season, and with the conference battles set to begin in a few weeks, let’s do a quick review of the teams that many analysts and prognosticators picked to go to the Elite 8.
Tags: Brandon-Rush, Chris-Lofton, dajuan-summers, derrick-caracter, Georgetown, jajuan-smith, Kansas, Kevin-Love, Louisville, malik-hairston, North-Carolina, […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

December 11th, 2007

Louisville suspends F Caracter indefinitely

The Louisville Cardinals, who were already very thin on their front line, have suspended starting forward Derrick Caracter for a curfew violation.
Tags: derrick-caracter, Louisville, rick-pitino

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November 23rd, 2007

Injury updates: 11/23

Here is the latest major injury report from around the NCAA:
Miami Hurricanes guard Adrian Thomas will miss the rest of the season after injuring a ligament in his left knee. This is the second year in a row that Thomas has suffered an early season-ending injury, as he suffered an abdominal injury four games into […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments