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DEFENDING THE RIM

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Rim scoring and rim defense often hold the key to the national championship race.
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TALK OF THE TOWN

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    Let Them Go Video

    Mark Schlabach on Jim Delany's comments that players should be able to turn pro out of HS.

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    Future Rankings Video

    Jeff Goodman and Andy Katz discuss recruiting and its effect on our Future Power Rankings.

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COACHES CORNER

Turgeon

As practice draws near, coaches from UConn, Maryland, Wisconsin and Boise State join our podcast. Listen Listen

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TEAM PREVIEWS

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL BLOGS

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PATH TO THE DRAFT

Which programs have produced the best pros in the modern draft era? We came up with 20. Series »

THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AT 75

Who's the best national championship team of all time? From Oregon in 1939 to Kentucky in 2012, we rank all 74 NCAA champions. The champs »

• Ultimate Bracket: Best games in each round »
• Garber: A walk down title memory lane »
• Top 75 moments in tournament history »
• Woj's No. 1 moment Video | Katz/Greenberg Listen
• Top 75 players » | Gene Woj: Picking No. 1 Video
• Podcast: Katz/Greenberg Listen | Your top 25? »

COLLEGE BASKETBALL BLOG NETWORK

Men's Basketball Nation

3-point shot: Kentucky storylines (about 3 hours ago)

You Gotta See This: Big South (about 4 hours ago)

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North Carolina

NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULES

Who has the toughest nonconference schedule? The easiest? Let's break it down team by team.

COLUMNISTS

Myron Medcalf
Year Of The Freshmen

As practices begin to open in college basketball, the curtain lifts on perhaps the best -- and certainly one of the most talked about -- freshmen classes ever.

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Eamonn Brennan
Collins has Northwestern believing

Northwestern has never played in the NCAA tournament, and the gallows humor of its fans reflects that fact. But then Chris Collins showed up. And now everything just feels different. Will it be?

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Jeff Goodman
Top-25 teams with PG concerns

It's difficult to win a national title without a quality point guard. Let's take a look at the top-25 teams that have legit concerns at the position.

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Andy Katz
Would a big-boy breakaway affect tourney?

The basketball tournament is the financial crown jewel of the NCAA. But could a possible schism in college sports affect the beloved March institution?

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Jason King
No riding off into the sunset for Tubby Smith

His son is a head coach for the first time. His career has been long and successful. Why not just retire? Tubby Smith -- re-energized and ready to make Texas Tech a winner again -- scoffs at the notion.

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Dana O'Neil
Matter Of One

The health of a college program could be altered by the one-and-done. But to the player, to the star, does that one year matter at all?

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Dick Vitale
It's That Time Again

College basketball is getting a head start on its season by kicking off practice a little sooner than normal.

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TOURNAMENT TALK

Tourneys

As college hoops draws nearer, check out brackets and analysis for several early-season tourneys.

SUMMER SHOOTAROUND

    Shootaround

As we take a conference tour, check out the players, teams and games to watch -- and predictions, too.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM NEWS

WAY-TOO-EARLY 2013-14 PREVIEW

Kentucky remained No. 1 in Jason King's Top 25, but there are a number of changes elsewhere. What do Andy Katz and Dick Vitale think? Who are the returnees and freshmen you should keep an eye on? Read on to get an early look.

• Top 10s: Hot seats | Rising teams | Falling ones
• Sleepers | Pivotal seniors | The Indispensables
• ESPN.com's revised Top 25 | Katz's rebuttal
• Joe Lunardi's Bracketology | Debate: UK or UL?
• Vitale Top 40 | Gasaway: UK's challengers Insider
• King's Court: 10 things to watch in 2013-14
• Brennan: All-American picks | Fran's take Insider
• Watercooler: Freshmen buzz | Fresh Impact Insider
• Chances of a Final Four repeat | Sleepers Insider
• O'Neil: Thought this season was good? Just wait
• Podcast: Katz/Greenberg/Izzo early preview Listen

RECRUITING NATION

Myles Turner will make his presence known first on the defensive end.
Paul Biancardi Insider

2014 CLASS RANKINGS

RankCollegeCommits
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Ohio State Buckeyes		4
2
North Carolina Tar Heels		3
3
Maryland Terrapins		4
4
Seton Hall Pirates		4
5
Georgetown Hoyas		4
See the full basketball rankings »

2014 ESPN 100

PlayerGradePosSchool
1 Jahlil Okafor
CUndeclared
2 Myles Turner
CUndeclared
3 Cliff Alexander
PFUndeclared
4 Tyus Jones
PGUndeclared
5 Emmanuel Mudiay
PGSouthern Methodist
6 Karl Towns Jr.
CKentucky
7 Trey Lyles
PFUndeclared
8 Justin Jackson
SFNorth Carolina
9 Stanley Johnson
SFUndeclared
10 Kelly Oubre
SFUndeclared
View the complete ESPN 100 »

MEDIA

Podcasts
ESPNU College Basketball

Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg get ready for the season with four head coaches, Maryland's Mark Turgeon, Wisconsin's Bo Ryan, Boise State's Leon Rice and UConn's Kevin Ollie.

ESPNU College Basketball

Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg talk to a pair of head coaches, Michigan's John Beilein and West Virginia's Bob Huggins.

ESPNU College Basketball

Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg talk to a pair of head coaches, UCLA's Steve Alford and New Mexico's Craig Neal.

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Radio
Jay Bilas, CBB

ESPN CBB analyst Jay Bilas weighs in on whether student-athletes should be paid, the NCAA's model of amateurism and more.

Eric Prisbell, USA Today

USA Today's Eric Prisbell discusses a link between P.J. Hairston and a convicted felon and how this may impact the North Carolina basketball program.

Jay Wright, Villanova

Villanova coach Jay Wright weighs in on the Celtics' hiring of Brad Stevens, the differences between college basketball and the NBA and more.

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