Memphis

Room For Two

The Grizzlies are the talk of the town, but in a hoops-mad city like Memphis, the pressure on Josh Pastner's Tigers is never far away. Jason King »Brennan on Joe Jackson »Freshman Impact Insider

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MONEY MATTERS

Coach K

Coach K makes nearly $10 million a year. Well-earned, right? Sure. But what about his players? Medcalf »

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CAMPUS CRAWL

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    ACC Apple? Video

    Brett McMurphy on the ACC's investigation into playing its tourney at Madison Square Garden.

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    Rock Chalk Wiggins Video

    Dave Telep discusses how Andrew Wiggins fills out Bill Self's loaded 2013 class at Kansas.

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NO LONGER YOUNG

Young

All of the sudden, Patric Young is a senior. Is he ready at last to take his game to the next level at Florida? Medcalf »

UF's top freshmen Insider

TALK OF THE TOWN

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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

Memphis' key returnee: Joe Jackson (5/17, 10:00 AM ET)

3-point shot: McLemore claims innocence (5/17, 8:38 AM ET)

ACC still targeting Madison Square Garden (5/16, 2:30 PM 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

Myron Medcalf
Restoring hoops order in the Triangle

The buzz around NC State has quickly evaporated, and as we head into the 2013-14 season, it's clear the Triangle area of North Carolina is still owned by Duke and UNC.

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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.

Story » Archive »

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.

Story » Archive »

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.

Story » Archive »

Dick Vitale
Rutgers' Jordan should finish degree

There's one easy way for new Rutgers head coach Eddie Jordan to end the controversy and confusion over his graduation status: set an example and finish his degree.

Story » Archive » Index »

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ANDY KATZ'S 3-POINT SHOT

    Buzz

A new hire, Ben McLemore on KU and Buzz Williams on the Big East are in the 3-point shot. Andy Katz

RECRUITING NATION

The tale of the tape for the two best point guard prospects in the Class of 2014. Biancardi Insider

2013 CLASS RANKINGS

RankCollegeCommits
1
Kentucky Wildcats		8
2
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
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.

On Andrew Wiggins: 5/14

Colin Cowherd reacts to Andrew Wiggins' announcement that he will be attending Kansas.

Complete radio coverage »

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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