VCU Rams Analysis
Shaka Smart Waited For This Chance At Texas
Most college games are won and lost before the ball is ever tipped into play. What Shaka Smart realized was there was no reason to leave the premier job in his conference unless he could get a premier job in one of the bigger conferences. Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 1
Looking back at the day with more close games than any day in the history of the NCAA tournament. Read more »
College Basketball Preview 14-15: Atlantic-10
The problem for teams in the A10 is that it can take longer to restock the cabinet. When talented seniors leave, teams in the A10 sometimes need a year or two to rebuild, while teams in the Power Five conferences simply reload. Read more »
Way Too Early Top 25 Projections
I break out my lineup-based projections model to predict the 2014-15 season. Read more »
Stats To Pick Apart The Bracket
The right way to measure hot teams, a different way to measure March coaches, and how teams have performed against the rest of tournament field. Read more »
Troy Daniels Pursuing NBA Dream In D-League
As the best shooter in the D-League, Troy Daniels could see his NBA dream become a reality very soon. Until then, he’ll continue to rewrite the record books while raining threes for a championship contending squad. 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 »
Andrew Wiggins To Kansas And A Top 25 Update
Andrew Wiggins decision to attend Kansas isn't the only news to shake up the Way Too Early Top 25 over the last few weeks. Read more »
Early Season Tournaments: Brackets, Observations, And Odds: Part 2
The Legends Classic might be the most highly anticipated early season tournament because of the potential finals matchup between Indiana and UCLA. We also look at the CBE Classic, Maui Invitational, Cancun Challenge, Great Alaska Shootout, Battle 4 Atlantis and the Old Spice Classic. Read more »
Predictions For A10/CUSA
In a surprise announcement, VCU is headed to the A10 for the upcoming season. Where do I project the Rams to finish? Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 1
Which players have contributed to Purdue's offensive resurgence, the storylines from Day 1 of the NCAA tournament, and an explanation why various teams tournament expecations are changing. Read more »
Initial Bracket Thoughts
A few preliminary thoughts on matchups and which teams will advance deep in the tournament. 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 »
2012 Colonial Athletic Association Power Rankings
Drexel won the regular season crown, but were virtually identical statistically with George Mason and Old Dominion. 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 »
Top NCAA Coaches Of Past Five Years
There are a lot of complicated ways to evaluate college coaches, but in this edition we look at the coaches with the best per possession numbers over the last five years. 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 »
SEC And CAA Notes
While Vanderbilt returns so many of the 'right' players, Kentucky's incoming class is loaded with talent and there are several reasons to be bullish on Alabama. 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 »
Are Elite High School Recruits Necessary To Reach The Final Four?
Butler and George Mason have proven it is possible to reach the Final Four without Top-100 recruits, but Florida's success without Top-10 players in 2006 and 2007 may give us the most realistic scenario of success. Read more »