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<title><![CDATA[Oladipo, Zeller can have a Wade effect]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dwyane Wade's impact on Marquette lasted far longer than his playing career. Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller have the same opportunity at Indiana, writes Andy Katz.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:54:24 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Loss of Thomas hurts, but don't expect a drop-off at Ohio State]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ohio State will have to find a variety of options to make up for the 20 points per game Deshaun Thomas took with him, but Thad Matta's track record suggests Buckeye fans shouldn't worry.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:05:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hoops musings, Andrew Wiggins edition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A special Andrew Wiggins edition of college basketball musings after the No. 1 recruit announced his decision to attend Kansas.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:44:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Florida State plays waiting game with top recruit Wiggins]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leonard Hamilton will be at the ACC meetings in Amelia Island, Fla., on Tuesday.<br/><br/>But he'll take a call if his phone rings.<br/><br/>Florida State is waiting to hear from Canadian and Huntington Prep (W.Va.) forward Andrew Wiggins, the top high school player in the country. Wiggins said he'll announce his school of choice on Tuesday, one day before the month-long spring signing period ends. <br/><br/>He could always sign beyond the month-long period, but it wouldn't be binding. The Seminoles, along with Kansas,...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:28:43 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NC State rebuilding for the future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mark Gottfried admits the expectations for NC State were too high entering last season. At the outset of a rebuild, Gottfried looks ahead to a bright future and teams he hopes will live up to the hype.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coaches push for changes to transfer rule]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, TCU announced that Trey Zeigler will sit out next season after transferring from Pittsburgh.<br/><br/>Zeigler transferred from Central Michigan to Pitt a year ago after his father, Ernie, was fired as CMU head coach. He received a one-time exemption to play immediately due to the stress of his father losing his job.<br/><br/>But if the members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches board of directors get their way, all transfers will have to sit out a year, regardless of their issue. There...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 11:19:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wiggins or not, Kentucky's options are many]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[From the first time Nerlens Noel worked out at Kentucky, John Calipari knew he had something special on his hands. "He had something in him; he could take it all to another level," Calipari of Noel. "He had that will to win. I've had players like that in Derrick Rose and Brandon Knight. They can grab stuff from within that normal guys can't do. They make plays out of nothing to win a game. They're not afraid." He's hoping to see the same from two newcomers, big men Julius Randle and Dakari Johnson,...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 09:05:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pac-12 coaches discuss league's officiating mess]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[At the annual league meetings last week, the Pac-12 basketball coaches didn't dwell on the turbulence created by Ed Rush's style as coordinator of officials or the new independent investigation into how Rush handled the Pac-12 tournament and the ensuing inquiry by the league office. Instead, the coaches who gathered in Phoenix looked forward, hoping the conference will find someone who can secure high-profile officials. According to a number of coaches who were in the room, the overall sentiment...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 09:58:28 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[John Beilein embraces Michigan's busy offseason ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Michigan coach John Beilein hasn't had a day off since the loss to Louisville in the national title game. He's embraced the busty schedule and is planning ofr next season.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 11:50:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can we please do away with two draft deadlines?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[College basketball coaches realize the earlier draft deadline is simply not working.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 07:11:22 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Catching up with Duke's Rodney Hood]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Catching up with transfer Rodney Hood and his transition to Duke.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:51:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Countering King's top 25 for 2013-14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With Jason King updating his early top 25 ranking for the 2013-14 season, Andy Katz decided to offer some rebuttals. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:10:53 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chance to play in the Big East helped Doug McDermott decide to stay at Creighton ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Doug McDermott's decision to stay at Creighton means he is getting a rare chance to play for the same school, in the same arena, but have a completely different experience in a new league -- a Big East.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:45:28 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Friend's departure from UNM gives Neal his first big opportunity]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[No one likes to see their best friend leave town, but in Craig Neal's case, it led to a monumental career breakthrough.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:35:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Calipari, Izzo back practice changes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[John Calipari and Tom Izzo give their thoughts on the proposed changes in fall practice scheduling. Plus, other head coaches weigh in on the shot-clock debate.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:11:23 PDT</pubDate>
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