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There is virtually no doubt what Shabazz Muhammad’s answer will be when the question is posed: What has his time at UCLA taught him? “Defense,” he says. So obvious, right? But it is not limited to his significant progress on the basketball court preventing opponents from scoring points.
He guards now, and he is guarded.
He plays defense, and he is defensive.
He is no ordinary college athlete, in part because of his spectacular talent, more so because it was his recruitment, of all the hundreds of Division I prospects in the 2012 class, of all the elite prospects who preceded him, that was identified by the NCAA as worthy of a warning to the colleges involved.
Pat yourselves on the back, NCAA. This week, you’ve really outdone yourselves. Here’s what you’ve accomplished. In the name of protecting the ideals of amateurism in intercollegiate sports, you’ve made a convicted felon... more »
Classic game. Classic venue. Instant-classic finish. In Maui, it was Rotnei Clarke hitting the prayer to beat Marquette. At Banker’s Life Fieldhouse, it was Alex Barlow, the walk-on, hitting the shot to upend then-No. 1... more »
As the No. 1-ranked Louisville Cardinals and 6th-ranked Syracuse Orange went back and forth, slugging it out like a pair of heavyweights for most of their game on Saturday, the atmosphere at the KFC Yum! Center felt more like... more »
The storyline of college basketball's last remaining unbeaten team -- or sometimes the final two -- captures the sport's attention every season. It's a fun thing to track, and if the streak carries well past the new year,... more »
We have reached the point in the season where, on an annual basis, the team that holds the No. 1 ranking in those silly news-service polls inevitably loses after ascending to that spot (sorry, Louisville). Then comes the... more »
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