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Why 5-foot-11 Markus Howard is the nation’s most dangerous scorer
There just aren’t too many players like Howard — a 5-foot-11 guard who can seemingly get his shot off against anyone in the country, and is capable of going off for 40 or 50 points on a given night. So we went around the country, gathering different viewpoints — from opposing coaches and players, NBA […]
Continue readingNCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2022-23
Between the one-time transfer waiver and the extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, keeping track of the comings and goings has become borderline impossible. As one coach said to me recently, it feels like every player in the country can find a year of eligibility if they really try. But keeping […]
Continue reading‘We’re going to try to go after it’: Shaka Smart is ready to win again at Marquette
Smart, who arrived at the Big East school in March after six seasons at Texas, is not unlike those freshmen. Although he grew up in the town of Oregon, Wisconsin, about 90 miles west of Milwaukee, he’s still finding his way around his new town. He’s proud that he and his wife, Maya, have found […]
Continue readingCoach K won in all different ways, and his final team could be one of his best
When Mike Krzyzewski steps down as Duke head coach after the 2021-22 season, he will have won more than 1,100 career games and at least five national titles. The bottom-line numbers will defy belief, and Coach K will quite rightly be hailed for his remarkable and, in many cases, unequalled quantitative excellence. Yet it’s possible […]
Continue readingNCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22
Because it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]
Continue readingBig East 2020-21 predictions: UConn’s return, and Villanova’s hunt for more hardware
Player of the Year Medcalf: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Borzello: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Gasaway: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Lunardi: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Newcomer of the Year Medcalf: Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall Borzello: D.J. Carton, Marquette Gasaway: R.J. Cole, UConn Lunardi: Dawson Garcia, Marquette Myron Medcalf, senior college basketball writer: When UConn left, the focus was on the […]
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