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Andy Katz speaks with Purdue's Robbie Hummel and Chris Kramer and Duke's Kyle Singler and Jon Scheyer about their upcoming seasons.

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Scott Powers talks with Illinois men's head basketball coach Bruce Weber.

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Andy Katz discusses ESPN's new college basketball encyclopedia with Jeff Sagarin and Pat Forde.

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Hall of Famer Bill Walton shares his thoughts on his former coach at UCLA, John Wooden, who recently turned 99.

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Bob Valvano thinks that the emotion of the situation has gotten the best of Rick Pitino.

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Jim Calhoun talks about some of the great players that have come through his program and the legendary coaches he's faced in the Big East.

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Dana O'Neil
Schaftenaar leads OSU's culture change

Oregon State is no longer everyone's favorite patsy. Thanks in large part to a once-invisible Roeland Schaftenaar, expectations are on the rise in Corvallis.

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Pat Forde
Chance to bash SEC has likely passed

Last season might have been the worst for SEC basketball in 30 years. But with coaching upgrades and a wealth of talent returning, the league might already be back.

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Fran Fraschilla
Operation Hardwood: Hoops For Troops

For a week, Fran Fraschilla joined fellow coaches in Operation Hardwood VI: Hoops for Troops, a USO-sponsored event in Iraq. The following is a compilation of his ESPN.com blog entries from the trip.

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Andy Katz
Beilein's preparation time never ends

Whether editing game tape on his laptop or creating wooden figurines of his players, Michigan head coach John Beilein is obsessed with one thing: preparation.

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Mark Schlabach
Donovan, Gators optimistic about future

Florida was on top of the world in 2006 and 2007 when it won consecutive national championships. Rebuilding certainly hasn't been easy for the Gators, but there's reason for optimism this season.

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Dick Vitale
It's Only Exhibition

Dick Vitale writes, don't make too much out of the stats you read in exhibition games. Understand that they are just that -- exhibition games.

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Tobias Harris

Looking for a power forward? There are still three top-10 big men left on the board. Story

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    With so much still to accomplish, Luke Harangody resisted the NBA. He wants to dance.
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