Featherston comments on the ESPN top 25 College Player list.  What were the criteria and who was really worthy?

Mike Sheridan discusses the Sixers' past trade mistakes as well as their most recent dealing of A.I.  Even though their trade history has been rocky, the release of Iverson seems to have the team back on solid ground.

John Akers explains the history of the 3 pointer while discussing the arguments for and against it.  In its 20th anniversary season, the 3 pointer is looking at a possible lengthening and Akers comments on that potentiality as well.

O'Neil discusses the desire of a young Villanova team to put the often exalted 1985 season behind them in favor of making their own history.  With recent years' ups and downs, the Wildcats are on a hunt to solidify themselves as national contenders.

With a couple of under whelming seasons behind them, the 76ers are looking to make a name for themselves during what has been deemed a rebuilding year.  Helping dramatically is the rise of defensive center Samuel Dalembert.

Dave Curtis recaps Billy Donovan's saga of leaving the University of Florida only to return days later and what effect those few days have had on the team as well as basketball in the SEC.

With the NBA season in its early days, Stein analyses two members of the Knicks who New York hopes will lead them to the playoffs - Randolph Morris, drafted in 2005 who only played 5 games last season and Wilson Chandler, this year's pick out of DePaul.

In the wake of Skip Prosser's death, Steve Carp examines the damaging effect a top level coach's schedule can have on his overall health.  With a barrage of hectic recruiting trips, late nights watching film, and striving for perfection in a high stress environment, even the most fit coaches are showing signs of wear.  Perhaps it is time to take action before the sport takes another great coach.

Featherston comments on the tragic death of Wake Forest head coach Skip Prosser as well as what needs to occur for his successor, 17 year Prosser assistant, Dino Guadio to succeed.

John Akers considers the representational imbalance between college coaches and NBA coaches in the Hall of Fame.  On the heels of Billy Donovan's decision to remain a college coach, Akers weighs the challenges for coaches at both levels and the equity of those that judge them.

O'Neil examines the NCAA's crack down on coaches texting potential recruits.  In a world flooded with technology, does preventing texting between coaches and recruits really solve anything? IDK.

Mike Glenn, NBA player in the 70s and 80s, comments on the state of the current game.  From improvisational fast breaks to coach dominated half-court sets, from rookies on the bench to rookies out of high school, "The Stinger" compares the NBA from the 70s through today and offers hope that the game is still great.

McCann remembers the 1957 Tar Heel victory over Kansas in triple overtime to win the National Championship.  According to McCann, that day changed North Carolina, ACC, and NCAA basketball forever.

Featherston considers past allegations of bias on the NCAA tournament selection committee.  In a tournament where each at large bid is a precious commodity, are those members who swore impartiality really impartial?

Bud Withers interviews Lute Olson on the heels of an exciting win over Washington.  Now with 772 wins in his career, Olson seems to have stabilized the recent inconsistencies with his program in time for the NCAA Tournament push.

VanHoose begins his second season with the West Virginia Wild.  In this and his following articles, JR opens a window into the life of a pro basketball player in the Minor Leagues.

At the halfway point of the NBA season, Stein grades each team on its first half performance.  Some teams have lived up to their hype and other's seasons have crumbled around them - Stein deciphers them in this article.

McCann remembers a game early in the season where a coach disappointed in his team's play called a time out, slammed a chair, and verbally berated his team.  They went on to win just as so many of Bob Knight's teams did - the only difference was this was not Bob Knight and this did not earn a fine, a warning, or a suspension.

In this article, Jerardi discusses the new Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.  As the NBA dominates contemporary basketball, the status of the truly great college player who does not excel in the pros is questionable.

Mike Sheridan comments on Allen Iverson's bumpy career.  In a league where he has the capacity to score almost at will, his inability to gel with teammates leaves Iverson a "Question" for some of the leagues best basketball minds.

John Akers describes the return of Bobby Cremins to the Southern Conference.  Having given up life on the beach and unlimited golf, Cremins finds himself back where his playing career ended and his coaching career first spread its wings, the Carolinas.

Steve Carp reports on the upcoming season for the Montana Grizzleys.  Coming off two strait Big Sky Conference Championships and the upset of Nevada last season in the NCAAs, the Griz with a new coach in the lead are optimistic about this season's possibilities.

Billy Reed examines the University of Kentucky as a long shot for this year's Final Four.  With several mediocre season in the recent past, Tubby Smith by coaching his finest and having his underrated players step up could find himself at the top once again.

Featherston considers the karma surrounding the ACC's athletic programs.  It seems that a cosmic balancing occurs between football and basketball programs within the ACC whereby if something good happens to the football program, the basketball team will pay the price with some sort of a disaster and vice versa.

Bud Withers contemplates ten questions regarding the Pac-10 Conference's ability to change its lethargic ways this season.  With new coaches and up and coming players, the Pac-10 is looking to make a name for itself on the basketball court for the first time since UCLA's glory years.

McCann recounts Winthrop's first practice.  With all of the emotion from the previous summer - Marshall's leaving for College of Charleston, then returning the next day and the last second loss to Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA tournament - the Eagles are out to prove that they can win the Big South and a NCAA Tournament game.

Mike Sheridan comments on the movement of basketball away from the post and into the hands of the guards.  With fewer and fewer dominating big men in the League it seems that the new era of the NBA is heading towards small ball.

John Akers reports on the news coming out of the most recent basketball summit where some of the most powerful entities in the game came together to try and "fix" American ball.

In this article, Jerardi breaks down the recent past of the Philly teams (Big 5).  Each of these teams has suffered inadequacies for several seasons running, but some could be poised to make a move this winter.

Basketball journalist, Steve Carp, takes a look at the deal the Mountain West conference made with CSTV for more money and prime time coverage, but forsaking ESPN might not have been the best decision for a conference that could potentially send four teams to the NCAA tournament.

Featherston analyzes the quality of point guards in the ACC this season.  Coming off an uncharacteristically light season in the point guard position, the ACC is looking to reestablish itself as the top basketball conference in the nation with its new crop of court quarterbacks.

Keith Langlois gives his impression of America's performance in the FIBA World Championships.  In his opinion, NBA players should no longer play for the US in international play.  Instead, a new breed of American basketball player - out of college, not quite at NBA level should be developed as our international representative.

McCann interviews Winthrop's rising star Craig Bradshaw who has just returned from a whirlwind summer basketball tour playing 30 games for the New Zealand national team.  With this newfound experience and a renewed desire to work on his skills, Bradshaw has high hopes of raising his game this season and ending up in the pros.

Mike Sheridan reports on Don Nelson's return to the NBA.  After many years away from the sidelines, Nelson, now 66 years old, takes the place of Mike Montgomery in an attempt to turn Golden State's decade of struggle back into the success he had previously seen with the Warrior's in the early 90s.

John Akers speculates on the next move of recently fired Golden State Warrior's head coach, Mike Montgomery.  After a tremendously successful collegiate run at Stanford, Montgomery took a job with a failing franchise.  Now that he has been released, the soon 60 year old head coach is highly desired within the NCAA, but his desires are uncertain.

Angela Lento relays the stories of Steve Hawkins, the head coach at Western Michigan, who 25 years ago would drive legendary coach John Wooden to and from California basketball camps.  On those drives, Hawkins was a fly on the wall listening to the answers Wooden would give to reporters or knowledge-seeking coaches.  Those lessons stick with him to this day.

Bud Withers reports on the NCAA's relationship with the state of Oregon as it relates to post-season basketball.  In 1989 the NCAA effectively boycotted the state and only recently has the bridge between the two entities been mended.

In this article, Jerardi describes the past rise and subsequent fall of DaJuan Wagner.  Wagner, who once scored 100 points in a high school game, fell after three years in the NBA to colitis, a debilitating intestinal disease.  Now 23, with several surgeries behind him, Wagner begins the battle to make it back to the top, and back into the pros.

Basketball journalist, Steve Carp, comments on the relationship between Las Vegas and the NBA.  Just recently, Vegas served as the training ground for Team USA without incident.  Now, if the city can provide a new arena, several disgruntled NBA teams just might come knocking.

Featherston recounts the on the court "tragedies" that affected Virginia Tech last season, but concentrates specifically on the real world tragedies that shook the Hokies from within.  Overcoming injury, death, and disease, this year's Hokies are looking to make their mark on the ACC.