We knew it’d come down to two – Kentucky’s John Wall and Ohio State’s Evan Turner – but I don’t think anyone could have anticipated the votes falling like this. Turner, the 6-7 junior swingman who averaged 20.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists this season, received 54 votes from the 65-member national media panel as the runaway choice for the Associated Press’ Player of the Year. Read More »

Beast of the Night: Dwight Howard put the Mavs in the hurt locker and finished with 17 points, 20 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 5 blocks. He shot 55 percent (6-11) from the field, 63 percent (5-8) from the line and had 3 turnovers. He had a rough start to the season but has returned to being a beast lately. Howard could see limited action in the last few games of the season so his owners should be prepared. Read More »

I guess I just have a knack for picking dunk champions. First Josh Selby, now Marqus Blakely. After showing you the Top 10 Marqus Blakely Dunks Of The Year, the Vermont senior won the whole thing with a dunk we’d never seen before. His teammate, Evan Fjeld, came in from the right side and dunked a simple one-hander, then Blakely caught it as it was coming out of the net and did a windmill. Check it out below.

Kevin Jones has been instrumental in West Virginia’s run to this year’s Final Four, averaging 13.7 points and 7.2 rebounds during the season. And in WVU’s first four wins of the Tournament, the 6-8 sophomore PF/C has been good for over 15 points and 8 boards a game.

Kevin has agreed to check in with Dime during the most hectic week of his career to give us a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like reaching the pinnacle of college basketball: Read More »

There are many, many nights when the Dallas Mavericks look like legit NBA title contenders, just running through teams, knocking down jumpers in waves and playing better defense than we’ve ever seen a modern-era Mavs team play. Last night was decidedly not one of those evenings. Maybe Dallas got caught looking ahead to the playoffs, or maybe they were due for a letdown after reeling off three straight wins, or maybe (and most likely) the Orlando Magic might be just that good. The Magic dominated the Mavs, just owning Dallas in the paint, beyond the arc and on defense, steamrolling their way to a 97-82 W … The Orlando domination started with Dwight Howard‘s Kraken act in the paint. Read More »

We spend a ton of time on Twitter every day. We have to, it’s the fastest way to get breaking NBA news and information and to connect with our readers, basketball fans and other basketball outlets.

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For the good of all things basketball, Marqus Blakely gets to throw down a few more dunks before graduation. The University of Vermont senior has earned an invitation to compete in the college slam dunk contest tonight in Indianapolis, and is one of eight participating from around the country. The two-time America East Player of the Year finished his UVM career with 163 dunks in 129 games. Read More »

This is why they need to have a teleprompter in front of the singer every time. And this is why R&B singers need to focus less on making a run on every line and just singing the song. But hey, at least she didn’t pull a Carl Lewis…

The NBA regular season is just about over, so expect a slew of articles from every media outlet under the sun about postseason awards. But of all the races, there is one that is an open and shut case: NBA Rookie Of The Year. That’s right folks, it’s time to pre-order your Brandon Jennings ROY t-shirts right now. Read More »

No one knows who exactly will be playing in the 2010 FIBA World Championship this summer in Turkey, but at least they have this awesome promo video that dropped today. Check it out.