• The Cousins pic comes courtesy of The Dagger. And here’s our list of the 65 things we loved about this year’s Tournament. {The Dagger}

• Cousins, Wall and Bledsoe were at last night’s McDonald’s All-American game. I don’t see any value to looking what happened last night in Columbus. {Max Preps}

• And what on earth is going on with Kentucky? A mass exodus? Trying to keep the communications lines clear. {A Sea of Blue}

• Have felt no ill will toward Duke all season long. Felt strange about it at first, but good to see I’m not alone. {SI.com}

• James Hickey is the new head coach at Houston. As I wrote in the Layup Line earlier this week, I’ll spend the better part of April dissecting each move, but here’s a take that’s thought out on why he’s not the guy for the program. {Sports 790}

• One-time CHJ podcast guest, Eric Angevine of Storming the Floor, has his piece up on Lucas Oil Stadium that we talked about. {ESPN.com}

• “The Oregon job? Yeah, I took it.” God, Izzo is awesome. {Dan Patrick Show}

• The bright side of Lavin at St. John’s. {San Jose Mercury News}

• I haven’t felt a second of disappointment over the quad of teams we have this year. {CBSSports.com}

• Penn’s new coach ushers in a new era. Remember when the Quakers were the pride of the Ivy? {Philly.com}

• So Al Skinner was lazy, huh? {Boston Globe}