By Austin Burton
Granted, watching basketball all the time is part of my job, but it still amazes me how many people don’t (or rarely) watch college hoops until the NCAA Tournament. Because of such inexcusable ignoring of America’s best spectator sport (if you ask me), during the Big Dance I usually get peppered with “Who is that guy?” or “Who does [Team X] got?” questions.
Some of them make sense — even I can’t say I’ve seen Wofford or UC Santa Barbara play this year — but a lot of the players who slip under the mainstream radar don’t deserve the anonymity. So in the days leading up to the Tournament, we’ll be giving you four Players To Watch for each region, starting with the Midwest: Read More »
Tags: Aubrey Coleman, Cole Aldrich, Greivis Vasquez, Marcus Morris, Markieff Morris, Raymar Morgan, Scotty Hopson, Sherron Collins
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By Austin Burton
As a former high school All-American with an NBA body and Lottery-pick potential, Scotty Hopson was supposed to be Tennessee’s top scorer and take on a leadership role. Next year.
But when UT head coach Bruce Pearl dismissed All-SEC senior wing Tyler Smith from the team in January following Smith’s arrest on misdemeanor gun and drug charges — an incident from which three other players were suspended — Hopson had to step up. Two days after Smith was dismissed, the sophomore scored 17 points to lead the Volunteers in an upset win over No. 1-ranked Kansas. Read More »
Tags: Bobby Maze, Bruce Pearl, Florida, J.P. Prince, Kentucky, Lane Kiffin, Scotty Hopson, Tennessee, Tyler Smith, Wayne Chism
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By Matty D
That’s right, the start of the college hoops season is just one week away and you know what that means: it’s time to unleash the mother effing fury! For the past seven months, I’ve been bottling up a vicious mixture of excitement and rage, just waiting for the moment to release my emotions onto the rest of the world. Well that time has come. Your boy Matty D is back to give you a look at the top teams in the country and to separate the champs from the chumps. Read More »
Tags: Abdul Gaddy, Bruce Pearl, C.J. Wilcox, Cal, Da’Sean Butler, demarcus cousins, Devin Ebanks, Isaiah Thomas, Jerome Randle, Joe Mazzulla, John Flowers, john wall, Kentucky, Kevin Jones, Lorenzo Romar, Patrick Christopher, Patrick Patterson, Quincy Pondexter, Scotty Hopson, Tennessee, Tyler Smith, Washington, Wayne Chism, Wellington Smith, West Virginia
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