STORRS, Conn. — As the clock wound down to zero in the final seconds before tip-off, it was clear why administrators decided to put the game at Gampel Pavilion, as opposed to the twice-as-big XL Center in Hartford. The administrators put the game at Gampel because the crowd is right on top of you. When you watch it on television, the gym appears tiny. It's not, but it's not that huge, ... Read More

I debuted this feature last week, and true to my word, it's back again. The concept is simple: take a song's title or meaning and relate it to a storyline or team in college basketball today. Let's get to it. Your suggestions are welcome: editor@collegehoopsjournal.com Kansas / Ben Folds Five, “Best Imitation of Myself” The story: We've seen this all before, remember? A deep team that's thought to be too deep. Questions ... Read More

It was a wild Saturday, and while you could pick six or seven results as the headliner, I'll go with the top two, the only undefeated teams left, nearly falling. First, Texas. The Longhorns are beginning to wobble. They never led until overtime of their 72-67 win over 12-5, underrated Texas A&M. Damion James, he who had 26 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, including a swat that thwarted A&M's chance to ... Read More

Texas will be retiring Kevin Durant's number February 25 during the Longhorns' game against Texas Tech. That round of 32 run was epic, right? Quick: Can you, without Googling, tell me Durant's number? {Dallas Morning News} ... Read More

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Its best player — sophomore D.J. Augustin — and its most beautiful pair of eyelashes — junior A.J. Abrams — have both decided to declare for the draft. It's hard to argue against Augustin's decision: The kid has the makings of a wealthy man's Chris Paul. Augustin's statement, which was released by the team, may as well have been pressed onto the paper with a huge, ready-made stamp. "I have had ... Read More

Third year's the charm. Good for the Tigers—I'm rooting for them to win it all. They dispatch of Texas, 85-67. It's going to be Memphis-UCLA for the second time in three years. You'll hear plenty about Bill Walton's greatest performance of all-time leading up to this one, but I remember these two teams for one of the ugliest, most unwatchable contests in recent memory, when UCLA took out the Tigers in ... Read More

I was debating upon whether or not to make a post on this game due to the fact that there's still plenty of ball ahead of us on this Saturday, and maybe this won't be the best game/finish of the day. But why not? Right? We all love us some orange ball. The formerly thought-to-be-by-some best team in the nation Texas Longhornrs were felled by the Badgers Michael Flowers, 67-66. Note: ... Read More