Michigan State shooting guard Gary Harris announced his decision to declare for the 2014 NBA Draft, the school announced Monday. Harris was expected to take his game to the professional level after averaging 16.7 points and 2.7 assists last season as a sophomore. “The last…
Replacing the National Player of the Year when you’re a freshman is not easy. And that’s exactly what Derrick Walton Jr. had to do for Michigan this season. “As soon as Trey decided to leave, he knew he had to take on possibly the starting…
Face it. If these Kentucky players wore the name of just about any other school across their chests, they would be national darlings right now. The No. 8 seed that faced nonstop criticism all year long. The preseason No. 1 team that faced expectations of…
It wouldn’t be the NCAA Tournament without a game coming down to a questionable block/charge call. Tennessee was inbounding from the baseline with 10.8 seconds left, trailing 72-71. The Volunteers, who had erased a 15-point deficit in the final 10:32 of the second half, had…
“We understand what’s at stake,” Louisville head coach Rick Pitino said Thursday. “I’ve been in the state 20 years, and the game to me has really only had difficult consequences for the loser twice. Once was two years ago when they stopped our run in…
Three points on 1-of-7 shooting. Those were Michigan guard Nik Stauskas’ Final Four stats when he walked off the floor after his team’s defeat in the 2013 national championship game. The Wolverines had been just a few plays away from achieving their ultimate goal of…
A bunch of great matchups are on Sunday’s slate. The day tips off with No. 10 seed Stanford going for its second straight upset against a Kansas team that will once again be without Joel Embiid. Then undefeated Wichita State gets its toughest matchup of the…
The first (*second*) round of the NCAA Tournament was probably the best ever. Thursday was a college basketball fanatic’s dream day, and Friday hasn’t been too shabby so far, either. Here are some picks for the Round of 32 games that we’ll be seeing on…
I already gave you my picks for Thursday’s games, so here is what I think will happen Friday. No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 Mercer, 11:15 a.m. CT on CBS, Midwest Region I have Duke in my Final Four, but Mercer has the players…
