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This arena has not been as charged, partisan, star-powered and deafening for a college game since the slipper fit George Mason against top-seeded Connecticut in an NCAA tournament region final almost four Marches ago. Before that, you need to go back a few months to the day Georgetown's ascent under Big John's son genuinely began, when the unranked, NIT-or-bust Hoyas knocked off the No. 1 Blue Devils, the students stormed the floor and a program was reborn. (Although Roy Hibbert's three-pointer to knock off U-Conn. in 2008 was pretty loud.)
And so it can be said that on May 15, 2012, the term mid-major officially became a misnomer. With the announcement that Virginia Commonwealth has joined Butler as the newest members of the Atlantic 10, the label is now moot.... more »
When the hierarchy of the National Association of Basketball Coaches met recently to discuss whether the NCAA should overturn the graduate transfer rule, they held their discussions in private. Oh, you bet they did. They... more »
Twenty-five seasons have elapsed since college basketball added the three-pointer, and still, there is no consensus on the optimal way to defend it. Should coaches instruct their defenders to take the three away altogether,... more »
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