Perry Ellis

Looking For Leaders

Kansas will be both talented and inexperienced. Can Perry Ellis emerge as its leader? Jason King » Kansas: Key returnee: Tharpe »Freshman Impact InsiderBill Self ListenKU Big 12 favorites once again »

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UCLA

Steve Alford's hiring at UCLA has faced some backlash -- some of it unintentionally caused by his AD. Brennan »

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CAMPUS CRAWL

VIDEO: HAVE YOU SEEN...?

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    Tar Heels Load Up Video

    Dave Telep interviews 13th-ranked recruit Theo Pinson, who committed to UNC on Wednesday.

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    He's Staying, K? Video

    Andy Katz discusses the impact of Duke's Mike Krzyzewski remaining the coach of Team USA.

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SELF IMPROVEMENT

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Hey, remember when Kansas wasn't the Big 12 favorite? That was so two weeks ago. Eamonn Brennan »

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RECRUITING

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM NEWS

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? »

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Men's College Basketball Nation

Best conference ever? Who knows? (5/24, 12:00 PM ET)

Kansas's top returnee: Naadir Tharpe (5/24, 10:00 AM ET)

3-point shot: Right and wrong way to leave (5/24, 5:00 AM ET)

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North Carolina

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.

• 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 | Dream Team 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

COLUMNISTS

Dick Vitale
Vitale Gala raises more than $1M

Legendary coaches Jim Calhoun, Bill Self and Bobby Bowden were honored at the 8th Annual Dick Vitale Gala on Friday, where more than $1 million was raised for cancer research.

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Eamonn Brennan
The wait was well worth it for Kansas

Andrew Wiggins maintained a clandestine approach to his recruitment, but there's nothing secret about the 2014 potential of his choice: Kansas is right back in the driver's seat.

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Andy Katz
Poll results favor earlier start, shorter shot clock

An poll of 37 Division I coaches reveals strong support for an earlier start to practice and a shortened shot clock.

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Jason King
An updated Top 25 for 2013-14

With Andrew Wiggins finally selecting a destination, Jason King updates his early Top 25 for the 2013-14 season.

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Myron Medcalf
ODU's American-made man

Jeff Jones had a mostly successful run at Virginia, but the nature of the business led to his firing. After more than a decade at American, Jones has a new challenge at Old Dominion.

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Dana O'Neil
Pressure now off Wiggins? Oh, it's just beginning

Andrew Wiggins made his college decision (Kansas), no doubt a great burden off his back. But in the world we've created, the pressure is far from over for the next greatest thing.

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ANDY KATZ'S 3-POINT SHOT

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Sheldon Jeter's departure, Indiana's new look and Arizona's schedule are in today's 3-point shot. Katz

RECRUITING NATION

Kameron Chatman's big visit, the Tyler Ulis-Devin Booker link and more. Telep's Notebook Insider

2013 CLASS RANKINGS

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Kentucky Wildcats		8
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Kansas Jayhawks		6
3
Memphis Tigers		5
4
Indiana Hoosiers		6
5
Arizona Wildcats		4
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2013 ESPN 100

PlayerGradePosSchool
1 Andrew Wiggins
SFKansas
2 Jabari Parker
SFDuke
3 Julius Randle
PFKentucky
4 Aaron Gordon
PFArizona
5 Andrew Harrison
PGKentucky
6 Joel Embiid
CKansas
7 Dakari Johnson
CKentucky
8 James Young
SFKentucky
9 Aaron Harrison
SGKentucky
10 Kasey Hill
PGFlorida
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MEDIA

Radio
SVP & Russillo

Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo talk about Mike Krzyzewski's announcement that he'll return to coach Team USA in the Olympics and discuss the ramifications that this announcement will have in the world of college basketball.

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Andy Katz gives his take why top recruit Andrew Wiggins chose to attend Kansas, talks about the Wiggins' skill set, says Wiggins has the type of talent to lead the Jayhawks to the Final Four and explains why he believes Wiggins would have been the top pick in this year's NBA draft if he were eligible.

Bill Self, Kansas

Kansas coach Bill Self dishes on Andrew Wiggins' decision to join the Jayhawks, Wiggins' potential, the one-and-done rule and more.

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Podcasts
ESPNU College Basketball

Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg discuss the early entries for the 2013 NBA draft, their offseason top 25 and talk to Michigan State's Tom Izzo

ESPNU College Basketball

Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg discuss how Louisville was able to beat Michigan and become the NCAA champions.

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