NBA Draft deadline is switftly approaching (it's Sunday), so the last-minute decisions should be coming in waves. Jarvis Varnado, a junior out of Mississippi State who broke the SEC's single-season block record previously held by Shaq, will do some water-testing; not sign with an agent. {Clarion Ledger} ... Read More

You Been Blinded swiped a nice video, a news report (that goes well over three minutes; how different television coverage is there compared to here) on Bobby Knight's tutelage of the tall Dutch players and how they've become better people because of him. But it's not all sunshine with Mr. Knight, as you could imagine. Skip on ahead to the 2:30 mark if you want to get to the good stuff. ... Read More

Curry just announced at his press conference that he'll be bypassing that rare opportunity to play a senior year at Davidson to make the jump to the NBA. The draft looks to be extremely guard-heavy this year, but Curry is certainly a better prospect than a lot of names out there. It's a relatively weak draft, and it's hard to believe this pure shooter will fall further than 15th. While hoopheads like ... Read More

Scottie Reynolds will throw his name into the NBA draft. A list of who is in, who has signed an agent and who has said they'll return will be coming in the next couple days. {AP} ... Read More

And is kind of refusing to wear shirts in public when it's not deemed necessary. ... Read More

Looks like Calhoun did us all a favor and decided to do what's best for his program and college basketball. Originally, it was believed Calhoun might leave administrators and players twisting in the wind for a couple months before deciding what he would do, but that won't be the case. In a statement, Calhoun announced late yesterday that he'll be back next year to have his arms folded and look disgusted ... Read More

Siena is trying to lock up its coach by throwing as many years and dollars at him as possible. Fran McCaffery just signed an eight-year, $4 million deal, which is absolutely gargantuan for a school like Siena. But if the Saints win 25 and get another Tournament win under their belt next season? McCaffery will be snatched up by someone else in a buyout. {Albany Times Union} ... Read More

It's getting chaotic in the draft pool. This was just released less than an hour ago, but Paul Harris, Jonny Flynn and Eric Devendorf are entering the draft. It's not yet known if any of them are going to hire an agent. It would be incredibly dumb of them if any did. All should come back next season, without question. DeJuan Blair (who I think is a man but not NBA ready, ... Read More

I had the great pleasure and opportunity to interview, in person, one of the most well-known and polarizing sports columnists of this era last week. The man so many of you love to hate talks about how he started in the business by accidentally landing a piece on the front page of the Boston Globe, what he feels about the Internet and blogs, gives thoughts on his detractors and, of ... Read More

After wowing UK fans and brass alike by bringing up the fact he called nearly every living person of significance related to the University of Kentucky before and after taking the job, the pieces seem to be falling into place for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. There won't be one preseason poll that will have UK worse than 15th next season. The coach with the ridiculously loaded contract is ... Read More

Mike DeCourcy knows his college basketball, and he does an easy-to-read wrap-up of the season. {Sporting News} ... Read More

I love it. It's terrific. It's just a shame the women's game sucks so damn much. There's no one to challenge these teams. Every year, you've got the usual suspects — UConn, Tennessee, Stanford, a school from Texas and Duke/Maryland — who dominate the sport, and then the tournament lacks any sort of buzz. It's not because the men's one overshadows it, either. Every other season, either Tennessee or UConn wins the title, and ... Read More

From left we have Vince Carter, Julius Peppers, Makhtar Ndiaye (who?) and Antawn Jamison. This was taken last night at the national title game. Which smile do you prefer the most? It's a nice reminder that Duke vs. UNC is the best rivalry in sports. Even in victory, the UNC hatred still abounds {Golden's Nuggets} ... Read More

Seriously, when you consider the dominance, it's extremely hard to argue. Carolina wasn't even contested in any of its games. The team trailed for a total of, what, about 10 minutes in 240 minutes of play. In fact, its toughest challenge, you could argue, was LSU in the second round. Here's how the Heels harassed teams in the first half of their final four games. —MSU: 34-11. —Villanova: 26-12 —Oklahoma: 13-2 —Gonzaga: 29-18 Combine that with ... Read More

Ed Davis says he's definitely coming back to UNC. By default, the Heels will be a top 25 team preseason because of it. The flurry of stories regarding players staying or going pro will pile up in the next three weeks, but I've got you covered here. (Like Jodie Meeks testing the draft.) {ESPN.com} ... Read More

I need only to let the still images speak for themselves. Photos via the Charlotte News & Observer. ... Read More

(UPDATE: Yep. He gone!) The consensus Player of the Year will hold a press conference at 3:30 ET today to let the world know he's talked with his family, had a hard time with this decision, but, ultimately, after speaking with Coach Capel and those close to him, it's time to move to the next chapter in his life. He will be thanking his brother, the University, the coaching staff, his teammates, ... Read More

Sixty-four games later, we've gotta whittle it down to 10. The 2009 Tournament was considered a lightweight in terms of drama and watchability (new word?), but this list wasn't the easiest thing to produce. There were about 15 solid, very watchable and very exciting games.And though most of the games beyond the Sweet 16 were stinkers and there weren't really any big lil'-guy-over-big-boy dramatic endings, don't let that cloud your ... Read More