Archive | Basketball – Men’s
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Matta talks senior leadership, expectations, new coaching staff at Ohio State
The Ohio State basketball team had its annual media day on Thursday. Players were in uniform posing for pictures and, with the exception of freshmen, talked to reporters about a range of topics. Coach Thad Matta said he's ready for the upcoming season and has high expectations.
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U. Kentucky players gain experience playing with LeBron, Durant
Not many people stop LeBron James. So when Anthony Davis said he, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Terrence Jones, who switched off turns trying to stop a man who NBA defenders have trouble guarding, “kind of” stopped James when he swung through U.
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John Calipari envisions Kentucky as a national title contender
John Calipari couldn’t really help himself. Speaking at the Kentucky Tip-Off Luncheon in Louisville Wednesday, the K head coach said that, while he typically doesn’t “make any promises” about his team, he does envision them being national title contenders.
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Boot camp a necessary evil for Kansas hoops
Kansas freshman guard Merv Lindsay sat in his bed in the Jayhawk Towers with eyes wide open the night before coach Bill Self’s boot camp started. “I couldn’t go to sleep,” Lindsay said. “I was so anxious.” Self’s boot camp begins every day at 6 a.m.
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Column: College basketball falling victim to conference realignment
The talk of four 16-team “super conferences” is gaining credibility as the dominoes continue to fall in college sports. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Sunday that it unanimously voted to accept U. Pittsburgh and Syracuse U.
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Column: ACC had to make additions
The storm of conference realignment started in Texas, not along the Atlantic Coast. But with the news this weekend that Syracuse and Pittsburgh would join the ACC, and the speculation that two more teams could soon follow suit, the ACC became the first conference to get out ahead of the oncoming ...
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Pitt, Syracuse to leave Big East for ACC
It’s been 29 years since Pitt joined the Big East Conference, but the University won’t remain a member for much longer.
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Shaquille O’Neal statue unveiling ceremony draws a crowd at LSU
A gigantic banner emblazoned with a purple and gold Superman logo hung in front of the LSU men's basketball practice facility Thursday. In front of the banner sat a massive object veiled in a billowing white cloak.
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Denial of Kernel reporter’s interview access gains national coverage; mixed reactions from fans, journalists
National and local media outlets, professional reporting groups and scores of U. Kentucky fans reacted to a story that garnered national coverage Tuesday when a Kernel reporter called two potential student athletes without going through UK Athletics.