Former Colorado head coach Jeff Bzdelik left for Wake Forest this past Spring, but he really left behind a good team for his successor. Colorado went 15-16 last season and they have not been to the NCAA Tournament since 2003. Still, with what new head coach Tad Boyle has to work with gives Colorado hope… Read More »
Head coach Travis Ford wanted to run an up-tempo style here at Stillwater, and he might now have the bits in place to execute it. Oklahoma State was led almost single-handedly to the NCAA Tournament last season by James Anderson, who Ford had to build the team around. Oklahoma State went 22-11 and earned an… Read More »
The Texas Longhorns started 17-0 last season and made it up to the No. 1 rating for the first time in school history. Many expected them to make a Final Four run, especially with future NBA prospects in Avery Bradley, Damion James and Dexter Pittman. But over the next several months, the Longhorns would finish… Read More »
Missouri head coach Mike Anderson supposedly rejected a deal that would have been worth close to $2 million per season to coach at Oregon. Missouri would not have been able to equal that amount of money, a year after they gave Anderson a new seven-year contract worth $1.55 million per year. The decision by Anderson… Read More »
The Texas A&M Aggies have been the definition of overachiever under head coach Mark Turgeon. After getting chosen to finish in the bottom half of the Big 12 last year, the Aggies went on to go 24-10 overall and 11-5 in the conference, ending up in a tie for second place overall. The Aggies did… Read More »
The buzz surrounding Baylor basketball is very high. That’s because the Bears played in the Elite 8 last season in front of 47,492 fans at Houston’s Reliant Stadium. After going 28-8 last season and ending up 11-5 in the league, Baylor enters their 2010-11 season rated in the Top 20. Baylor will have to replace… Read More »
The Kansas Jayhawks are primed to make their attempt at a Big 12 title this season. They finished 33-3 overall last year, including 15-1 in conference play. It will be tough to replace 49 percent of their point production, two top draft choices and the player with the most wins in school history. Head coach… Read More »
The Wisconsin Badgers exceeded expectations last year, going 24-9 overall and finishing just one game out of a share for the Big Ten regular-season title at 13-5. Wisconsin however sputtered to get the job done in postseason play. After being knocked out in the opening round of the conference tournament, the fourth-seeded Badgers were eliminated… Read More »
Last season the Michigan State Spartans were just one win away from competing in their second straight NCAA Championship game, but lost 52-50 to Butler in the National Semis. The Spartans ended the year with a 28-9 record and were 14-4 in Big Ten action, earning them at least a share of the Big Ten… Read More »
The Ohio State Buckeyes ended the 2009-10 campaign 29-8, wining both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles, and advanced to the Sweet 16 before losing to Tennessee 76-73. The Buckeyes were led by the consensus player of the year Evan Turner, who put up 20 points, nine boards, and six dimes a contest, but… Read More »