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It's time again to think about expanding the NCAA tournament field
Let's not go crazy. The tournament does not need 96 teams. But 72, that makes sense. The rumblings have picked up this summer. Coaches want it. It'll help a few keep jobs because they will get in instead of being left out. Mid-majors feel the same way.
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Building the perfect college basketball team for the 2017-18 season
We're not talking All-America teams or the 10 best players. We are talking the best "team" from the first five on the floor to the subs off the bench. Plus, they need to be coached. So just imagine this: John Calipari and Rick Pitino on the same staff.
Syracuse
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Boeheim's Army blows pair of gimmies.
Rick Jackson was known for his inside scoring at Syracuse, but he didn't show those skills on this sequence during the Super 16 of The Basketball Tournament.
Wisconsin
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Wisconsin assistant's uncle killed in Chicago
Leroy Moore, the 70-year-old uncle of a Wisconsin men's basketball assistant, was shot and killed in Chicago on Tuesday night.
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Sources: Onwuasor granted release by S. Utah
Southern Utah guard Randy Onwuasor, who led the Big Sky in scoring last season with 23.6 points per game, has received his release to transfer, sources told ESPN.
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The last time Stevens coached Hayward.
Take a look back at the last time Gordon Hayward played for coach Brad Stevens with the SportsCenter highlight of the 2010 NCAA Championship.
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Plans for the holiday: Hoops tournament brackets revealed
The brackets are out for six of college basketball's most recognizable holiday basketball tournaments. Take a look at the matchups and start planning your holiday viewing schedule now.
Arizona
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The next wave of coaches who will own college basketball
College basketball is defined by its coaches. There is Coach K and John Calipari, Roy Williams and Jim Boeheim, Tom Izzo, Rick Pitino and Bill Self. Over the next decade, they will slowly step away. Who takes their place atop the mountain?
Kentucky
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Ex-UK star Bird, No. 22 in Rupp rafters, dies at 83
Former Kentucky basketball player Jerry Bird, who was a member of the school's Athletics Hall of Fame and had his No. 22 jersey retired to the Rupp Arena rafters, has died.
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Scout's Take: ESPN 100 SF Jerome Hunter commits to Indiana
ESPN 100 forward Jerome Hunter committed to Indiana on Monday, choosing the Hoosiers over Ohio State, Michigan and others. Here's a look at what he'll bring to Bloomington.
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Scout's Take: ESPN 100 PF Reggie Perry picks Mississippi State
Mississippi State landed a huge commitment from five-star power forward Reggie Perry on Monday morning, who became the first player to commit to the Bulldogs in the class of 2018.
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High school players trying to create superteams.
Seth Greenberg and Jeff Goodman join OTL to examine how top recruits are planning super teams at big college basketball programs.
Indiana
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Indiana's Miller lands first ESPN 100 recruit
Archie Miller landed his first ESPN 100 recruit on Monday, getting four-star forward Jerome Hunter.
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Five-star forward Perry commits to Miss. State
Five-star forward Reggie Perry, ranked No. 17 in the ESPN 100 for 2018, tells ESPN's Jeff Borzello that he has committed to Mississippi State.
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Can Vanderbilt convince five-star Darius Garland to stay home?
Duke, Indiana, Kentucky and others are pursuing five-star point guard Darius Garland -- but hometown Vanderbilt is not giving up without a fight.
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Can Bagley III join the class of 2017?
Paul Biancardi explains the likeliness of Marvin Bagley III reclassifying and accelerating his recruiting process before the start of his senior year.
Utah
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Team Utah tops Team Fredette on a game-winning shot.
Former Ute Tim Drisdom sinks the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to lift Team Utah in their first-round TBT matchup.
Xavier
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Reynolds finishes big alley-oop with a pull-up.
Xavier alum Jalen Reynolds goes behind the back on his pass then slams home the alley-oop, but gets a technical foul for doing a pull-up on the rim.
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NCAA selection changes a good step, but also a half-measure
The NCAA's announced move to emphasize quality road wins in its March Madness selection process makes sense. But the system still has flaws, and potential NCAA tournament candidates could pay the price in 2018.
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NCAA committee to highlight quality road wins
The NCAA announced Friday that its men's basketball selection committee will begin putting a greater emphasis on quality road wins, starting next season.
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Muschamp talks lake fun, Gamecocks basketball.
USC head coach Will Muschamp joins SEC Now to talk about taking his players to the lake and why having both basketball teams play well is good for football.
Tennis
Could Draymond's emotions work in tennis?
Draymond Green thinks Tom Izzo would fit well in coaching box at Wimbledon but retracts his answer because of Izzo's temper.
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Will he, or won't he?
- Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
The cases for and against John Calipari going back to the NBA right now
There are arguments that John Calipari should never leave Kentucky and return to the NBA. The flip side of that is there are plenty of arguments that say yes, he should give the NBA one more shot and try again, and that now is the time.
Big names out of work
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Figuring out what's next for Matta, Crean, JT3 and more
The names are recognizable: Thad Matta, Tom Crean, John Thompson III. All were successful, and now all are unemployed. What happens next? Here is a look at whether they deserve jobs and whether they will get them
Filling a need
- Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire
Biggest 2018 recruiting needs for each top-25 team
It's never too early to look ahead at top-25 recruiting. No. 1 Arizona has been busy, landing two ESPN 100 players, including Shareef O'Neal, Shaq's son. Elsewhere, Duke's and Kentucky's priorities are seemingly every remaining five-star.
Recruiting in July
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What to watch in recruiting's most important month
July recruiting is here. Player debates will be settled, target boards will take shape and John Calipari and Coach K will set the tone.
Bracketology
- Casey Sapio/USA TODAY Sports
Who stays and who turns pro shapes next season's bracket
What's the science behind putting together a bracket for next season's tournament? Joe Lunardi uses a lot of math and some roster adjusting, figuring which players will head for the NBA draft.
