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From 3-Point Range, Kenny Boynton Has Been a Long Shot

Kenny Boynton is a good 3-point shooter. Oh sure, maybe not in the classical sense, where "good" is defined by made shots. Instead, he is good at shooting threes -- literally. Like, slightly squatting, raising the ball above his head, bending his knees, exploding upward and firing the ball towards the rim. Unfortunately,...

Kentucky Leads SEC's Return From Woe

When John Calipari told an interviewer at the SEC's basketball media day last month, "These fans -- I'm saying this lovingly -- are nuts,'' he was being very narrow-minded. In the SEC, this season and the last few, why single out the fans? The idea has been thrown around that the arrival of Calipari (and his history) at...

College Basketball's Top 25 Coaches

In an effort to talk about something college basketball-related other than scandals in the summer, let's talk best current coaches. We'll attempt to order the top 25 current coaches in the nation. This is about the present and the future, not the distant past. What a guy did in the mid-90s doesn't matter near as much as...

Calipari to Kentucky Rumors Swirling

Once Kentucky finally showed Billy Gillispie the door last week, rumors immediately turned to Florida coach Billy Donovan as his successor, for obvious reasons. It took Donovan mere hours to say he wasn't interested in leaving Florida, and ever since then the hot name in the rumor mill has been John Calipari. A Memphis TV...

Worst Job in College Hoops: Kentucky Fried Chaos

BOSTON -- Tubby Smith is much too dignified to laugh out loud, or LOL in the text-message age. But for all the abuse he took at Kentucky during a decade that was absolutely dreadful -- a national championship, a 263-83 record, an NCAA tournament appearance every season, just horrendous stuff -- who could blame him if he...

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Louisville vs. Florida Live Updates: NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

When talking about the time Billy Donovan and his Florida Gators captured their first national title in 2006, Donovan's former coach (as both a player and an assistant) Rick Pitino said he "felt better about him winning it than when I won it."

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05/22/12 Florida's Donovan to Coach Harrell in USA Basketball Source: Zag's Blog Billy Donovan is sitting in a pretty unique position vis-a-vis uncommitted 2012 power forward Montrezl Harrell.
05/22/12 Magic must be creative in choosing new coach, GM Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL In many ways, Orlando's success has come in spite of its decisions, not because of them.
05/21/12 Magic must be creative choosing coach, GM Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL In many ways, Orlando's success has come in spite of its decisions, not because of them.
04/21/12 Dunn to take U.S. invitation Source: The Day - New London CT New London High School senior Kris Dunn is one of 24 players who have accepted invitations to attend the 2012 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team Training camp June 5-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
04/20/12 Boys basketball: Dekker invited to team tryouts Source: The Sheboygan Press - Sheboygan WI Sheboygan Lutheran senior Sam Dekker was named one of 24 players to accept invitations to attend the 2012 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team Training camp June 5-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 2012 USA U18 National Team will be led by a trio of experienced and successful college coaches at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship, including Billy Donovan (University of Florida) as head coach, with Mark Few (Gonzaga University) and Shaka Smart (Virginia Commonwealth University) as assistant coaches.