Former basketball star Chris Mullin is as New York as they come. The Empire State Building, Times Square, Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park are all landmarks to the Big Apple, while Mullin is a landmark to the big city basketball scene. Growing up in Brooklyn, Mullin never strayed far away from home. He went to… Continue reading Mullin Set to Restore Red Storm Glory

In no galaxy of the sporting world is a team with two national titles to its name considered a Cinderella. A program with that tutelage, including 25 trips to the NCAA tournament, should never be considered a surprise when it advances beyond where it is expected to finish. That’s where the No. 7 seed Michigan State Spartans… Continue reading March is Synonymous with Spartan Success

The Pac-12 is hardly a basketball powerhouse and neither is charter member, Arizona State. However, the one team that happens to make national noise in an otherwise watered down conference, is the Sun Devils’ arch-enemy. Embed from Getty Images In-state rival Arizona is as consistent of a program as they come. Arizona State, meanwhile, is… Continue reading Sun Devils Need A Big Hire to Elevate the Program Within Arizona

When the NCAA dropped the hammer on the Syracuse men’s basketball program earlier this month there was a lot to take in. The headliners are that coach Jim Boeheim will be suspended for the first nine ACC games of the 2015-16 season and that the basketball program will lose 12 scholarships over four years. In… Continue reading What Now For Syracuse Basketball?

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Kentucky is just six wins away from being the first NCAA men’s basketball team to complete an undefeated season since Indiana in 1976. And while Wildcats fans might want to reserve an engraver for the trophy, there’s a reason why no team has completed the task in 39 years: It’s really, really hard. Since Bob… Continue reading Perfect season? History tells Kentucky fans it’s not that easy.

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Looking objectively at the NCAA Tournament Bracket it is hard to see a team who was more hard done to than Wichita State. The Shockers finished the season with a 28-4 record with only one loss on the resume which would be considered anything like bad (George Washington). They were ranked 17th in the RPI… Continue reading Why Wichita State Can Beat Kentucky

Every year, when college basketball season reaches the month of March, a mid-major program captures the nation’s collective heart with a unique combination of improbable plays and a unique story. This normally occurs during the NCAA Tournament, with teams such as Florida Gulf Coast transforming from beach town also-rans to high flying world beaters over the… Continue reading Can Peter Hooley and Albany Continue College Basketball’s Best Story?

While Kentucky have been aiming to be the first team since Indiana in 1976 to finish the season with the championship and a perfect record, the Arizona Wildcats have been quietly going about their business in the relative anonymity of late night Pac-12 basketball. This can be the only reason that Arizona, who have lost… Continue reading Why Arizona Can Beat Kentucky