Illinois claimed a massive win for the program on Wednesday night. Shockingly, the victory was fueled by a revamped defensive philosophy that’s emphasizing the best parts of the roster…
Read moreHandicapping Home Court Advantage
What is the value of home court advantage? This is, quite literally, the million dollar question that’s confounded professional handicappers for decades.
Read moreGlory in the Grind: A Student Manager Spotlight
Behind every well-oiled basketball program lies the backbone of the day-to-day operations: the student managers. In this spotlight feature, we take a peak behind the curtain of college basketball’s most thankless job.
Read moreLone Star Mystery: Is Houston For Real?
Texas Tech has grabbed most of the Lone Star hoop headlines, but another red and black school has been setting the world on fire this year. Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars have stayed under most radars (aside from bracketologists), so we dove in deep to let you know how seriously you should take them…
Read moreThe “Under 900” Club
With 353 teams in Division I hoops, there are plenty of stars - but which ones are the most unique? Welcome to the “Under 900” Club, where we pay homage to the most (statistically) incomparable players in college basketball. What makes them so unique? And how will their distinct games drive team success going forward?
Read moreIt's (S)Party Time
One powerhouse in the Great Lakes State is undefeated, by Michigan’s rival to the northwest has been mighty impressive this year, too. Cassius Winston has shown he’s an elite player - can he lead Michigan State on a title run?
Read moreFreshman Focus: The Mid-Major Microscope
While the masses drool over Duke’s Fantastic 4 freshmen, we show love for the other baby ballers out there making waves among the mid-major landscape.
Read moreU Oughta Know Utah State
Utah State is one of the hottest (and most surprising) teams in the country this season. Ky breaks down the key drivers to the Aggies’ success thus far.
Read moreOregon's Issues (Plus A Few Bonus Ramblings)
Oregon was supposed to be the Pac-12’s best chance at a Final Four contender. Instead, they’ve already lost to a middling Big Ten team and at home to a SWAC team. So what’s wrong? How easily can the Ducks be fixed?
Read moreGeorgetown & Illinois: A Brief Look Back
The battle between Georgetown and Illinois on November 12th was one of the best we’ve seen thus far in the college basketball season. Ky looks into key factors for both teams and signs of good things to come.
Read moreBig East 2017-18 Tournament Preview
There's a new king of the Big East folks - and his name is Xavier. The Musketeers couldn't beat Villanova head-to-head, but they took care of business against almost everyone else not named Providence to grab the outright regular season title belt.
Read moreCollege Hoops All-Stars: The East
With the West selected, we turn our attention to the East - who composes the 3MW all-star squads from the Atlantic side of the country?
Read moreCollege Hoops All-Stars: The West
Our annual look at who would compose the West roster of a collegiate All-Star team...
Read moreScintillating Sun Devils
Arizona State is on an opening season tear - we dive deep into what makes the Sun Devils go go go.
Read moreEmbracing the Break
One of the most tried-and-true ways to get easy points is via transition. This year, a few teams that normally grind it out have cranked up the pace (spoiler: they all have smart coaches!). How have Miami (FL), Texas Tech, and Rhode Island used the open court to get more easy buckets?
Read morePK80 Takeaways - Team by Team
We spent over 30 hours watching basketball in Portland this holiday weekend, so of course we had some opinions on the games. I dug into the details to give a point or two about each PK80 participant.
Read moreFinding an "O"-asis
Virginia and Louisville are both ACC powers that thrive on defense while running two extremely different offensive systems that have occasionally sputtered. Will either attack be potent enough to make a run in March?
Read morePick 'n Roll Practitioners
As the NBA's 'pace and space' movement rapidly shapes a new era of basketball, finding a point guard that's proficient in the pick'n roll is becoming a necessity - so who in the college game has mastered the art of the ball screen?
Read moreThe 'Big Bad 12': Is this the Best Conference Ever?
With just over two weeks left until conference tournaments kick-off, the Big-12 is on pace to send 7 of its 10 teams to the Big Dance for the 4th year in a row - the highest percentage of any conference in the past 15 years. So how does the 2016-17 Big-12 stack up with some of the all-time greats, including this year's loaded ACC?
Read moreOklahoma State of Mind
Oklahoma State is one of America's most exciting teams. We dive into the offense that makes this midwestern school a diamond in the collegiate basketball rough.
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