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Second Time's a Charm: Up-and-Coming Michigan Upsets Duke

A few weeks ago, coming off an impressive upset of UCLA, Michigan was handed a reminder by the Duke Blue Devils that their basketball program wasn't quite all the way back just yet. A second chance -- this time at home -- was all the Wolverines needed. On the strength of DeShawn Sims' 28-point and 12-rebound effort and...

Michigan Basketball Finally on the Way Back

It's been a long time since Michigan basketball mattered, even on a regional level. They've been on the back-burner locally due to futility, Michigan State basketball, and UM football; among other things. If you wanna talk about national prominence, you have to go all the way back to the "Fab Five" days of Chris Webber and...

Harvard's Top Recruit Backs Out After Questions About Recruiting Surface

It looks like Tommy Amaker and Harvard are starting to feel the fallout from the New York Times article that alleged they are lowering academic standards in Cambridge. Frank Ben-Eze, a 6'10" center who chose the Crimson over Big East schools, has reopened his recruitment. Ben-Eze was the best player in what was considered...

Harvard and Ivy League Will Review Recruiting After Questions Raised About Tommy Amaker

After a story this weekend suggested that new Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker has convinced the school to lower academic standards for basketball players, the school and the Ivy League say they are investigating. "We're going to do what needs to be done, and it's going to be done in a timely way," said Jeff Orleans, the...

Tommy Amaker Lowers Standards at Harvard

When we think of Harvard we think of rigorous scholarship, of ivy-covered buildings, of notable alumni from John Hancock to John F. Kennedy, from Henry David Thoreau to James D. Watson. We don't think of basketball prowess, but new coach Tommy Amaker wants to change that, and Harvard's administration is giving him a huge...

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04/15/12 Ivy League coaches prepare tournament pitch Source: USA Today Ivy League men's basketball coaches are preparing a proposal that would create a postseason tournament.
04/12/12 Ivy League Basketball Considers Tournament Source: The Harvard Crimson - Harvard Univ - Cambridge MA In March 2011, the Harvard and Princeton men's basketball teams squared off in a one-game playoff to decide the Ivy League's representative in the NCAA tournament.