It’s safe to say that in one year, John Calipari has turned Kentucky into NBA U. With five players slated to go in the first 20 picks of this year’s NBA Draft, and commitments last week from top-five players in the Class of 2010 (Brandon Knight) and Class of 2011 (Michael Gilchrist) – not to mention All-American senior Doron Lamb – you’d think Coach Cal would take a day off. Think again. While there are still some outstanding players who might commit to the Wildcats for next year, Calipari is focusing his attention on the Class of 2012. Read More »
Besides from losing their games last night, N.C. State’s Javier Gonzalez and Mizzou’s Kim English had to go to sleep also thinking about the vicious dunks that Virginia’s Mustapha Farrakhan and Texas A&M’s Ray Turner gave them. Read More »
This has been floating around for the past couple days but just hit the office. Check out Texas Tech coach Mike Leach dig his own grave after Texas A&M put up 52 points and 321 rushing yards.
After struggling in their first-round game against Cal State-Northridge, Memphis finally played like a 2-seed should. As for 1-seed UConn, they never missed a beat from their first-round mollywhopping of Chattanooga. Read More »
I’ve watched a lot of basketball in my life, but I’m not sure that I have ever seen a player take over a game the way Texas Tech’s Mike Singletary did last night. A sophomore who averaged just 11.1 points per game this season with a career high of 24, Singletary finished with 43 points, scoring 29 straight for the Red Raiders in a remarkable comeback victory over Texas A&M. Watch and learn.