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College Basketball Preview 14-15: Pacific-12
Arizona are the clear favorites to win the Pac-12 again in 2015 with UCLA, Stanford and Utah hoping for a place in the top-25. Read more »
Final Thoughts On Ranking 351 D1 Teams
Over the past few days, Dan Hanner has presented his updated projection model, his season projections on ESPN Insider, Q&A's with Eamonn Brennon and John Templon, along with replying to questions on Twitter. Here are a few additional thoughts that didn't make the cut. Read more »
Pac-12 Basketball Early Projection
With the MWC taking a step back, eight Pac-12 teams should be in the NCAA tournament hunt in 2013-14. Read more »
Early Season Tournaments: Brackets, Observations, And Odds: Part 1
Sorting through the odds of the NIT, 2K Sports Classic, Charleston Classic, Puerto Rico Tipoff, Coaches Vs. Cancer, Paradise Jam and Hall of Fame Tip-Off. Read more »
The Many Facets & Unpredictability Of March Madness
While personnel determine scheme in the NBA, college basketball coaches recruit players that fit their schemes. Read more »
The Fredette Lesson
The struggles of Jimmer Fredette illustrates how superb college players are not guaranteed NBA success if they lack skills that provide useful in a complementary role. The example for the 2012 Draft class could become Jared Sullinger. Read more »
YABC Column For Feb. 27th (POY Races, Improbabilities & More)
As Draymond Green locked up the Big Ten POY award and Kansas battled Missouri for a likely No. 1 seed, Saturday afternoon encapsulated everything that is great about the NCAA regular season. Read more »
Recruiting And Player Development, 2012 Edition
The best way to examine the value of specific college coaches is to examine how well they recruit and subsequently develop their talent. Let's examine the top 49 coaches from the Power 6 conferences. Read more »
YACB Column, Jan. 30th (On The Weaknesses Of The Top-25 & More)
Many have called this a down year for college basketball and though that argument can be made about elite teams, there are still plenty of reasons why it's a fallacy. Read more »
Colleges On NBA Rosters
Duke, Kentucky, UCLA, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, UConn, Florida and Arizona each begin the 11-12 NBA season with 10 or more players on NBA rosters. Read more »
The Anti-Recruiting Tool
There are many ways to build a winning program. John Calipari’s focus on younger players may be the best way to get elite recruits, but it isn’t the only way to build a winning program. Read more »
Relative Value Losers, Pac-12 And Horizon League Notes
Using Relative Value to identify teams that will struggle to repeat their 2011 success, along with looks at the Pac-12 and Horizon. Read more »
College Coaching Series Part 6
In this edition, we look at pace for all BCS coaches, with the Big 12 and SEC expected to play at the fastest rate in the nation. Read more »
College Coaching Series Part 4
Jim Larranaga is the new head coach at the University of Miami, meaning all BCS positions are now filled and we can look at how each coach ranks in the Four Factors. Read more »
State Of College Coaching 2011 – Part 1
Only 10 BCS conference coaching jobs changed this offseason, but it is still an opportune time to update the coaching tree. Read more »
Yet Another College Basketball Column (March 21st)
Examining which conferences have overachieved, the Kyrie Irving watch, the emergence of Kansas as the new favorite and much more. Read more »
Yet Another College Basketball Column (Post-Selection Edition)
The field of 68 has been set and the four No. 1 seeds boringly look like good bets to reach the Final Four, but here are a few teams capable of overachieving. Read more »
Four-Year McDonald's All-American Cycle
Teams that recruit well, recruit McDonald's All-Americans. Over the past four years, where have those players gone to school? Read more »
Counting All-Pac-10 Representatives
Arizona and UCLA rank a distant first and second in terms of represenation on the First Team All-Pac-10. Read more »
Which Colleges Have Produced The NBA's Best Rookies?
Predictably, the big-time programs in Chapel Hill, Storrs, Durham and D.C. have produced several excellent rookies. Read more »