Bleacherreport.com - Syracuse will finally makes its move from the Big East to the ACC this season, making the ACC arguably the top conference in college basketball.The Orange will be moving with fellow Big East school Pittsburgh, and will be followed by Notre Dame and Louisville in due time.Jim Boeheim's bunch will be entering into brand new rivalries with some of the best programs in the country. However, there are 3 days
Bleacherreport.com - The never-ending dog days of summer for the Ohio State basketball offseason are about to begin, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some questions that need to be answered before the ball is tipped. The Buckeyes are coming off a strong campaign that saw them make the Elite Eight and win the loaded Big Ten tournament in Chicago. Deshaun Thomas declared for the NBA draft and Evan Ravenel 3 days
Bleacherreport.com - The past two seasons of ACC basketball have seen new teams emerge as competitors in the battle for conference supremacy. Duke finished second in the regular-season standings in each of the last two years, and Florida State and Miami have won the past two conference titles. Considering the importance Mike Krzyzewski places on winning the ACC, he will be hungry to bring a conference title back to C 3 days
Bleacherreport.com - A team lauded for its transition game in 2012-13 faces a major one heading into the 2013-14 campaign.Four talented starters departed the Indiana basketball program after its Sweet 16 loss, leaving behind more urgent questions than proven answers.Tom Crean is now in a position to reload rather than rebuild, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have his work cut out for him. A handful of role players m 3 days
Bleacherreport.com - As much as the alley-oop is a flashy, look-at-me play, it’s also a great demonstration of teamwork. It takes both a terrific pass and a great finish to make a highlight-reel alley-oop, and there are going to be plenty of them in college basketball next season. One pairing that few thought they’d see in the college ranks again is Oklahoma State’s backcourt of Marcus Smart and Mar 3 days
Bleacherreport.com - North Carolina traveled a rocky road last season with the departure of the Big Four. The Tar Heels were working with very little starting experience, and most players were forced into roles they haven't been at UNC.Heck, by the end of the season, P.J. Hairston was playing power forward and James Michael McAdoo was at center. It worked out, though.So did starting Marcus Paige as a freshman.Now all 3 days
Bleacherreport.com - Every year there are a handful of teams that make those of us who make preseason polls look really dumb. So in an effort to allow ourselves the ability to say “we told you so,” this is a prediction of those teams that we shouldn’t be overlooking. You’ll notice a trend. Most of these programs are coached by men who have made a career of turning preseason rankings into confe 3 days
Bleacherreport.com - Death and taxes are no longer the only two definites in life anymore. You can throw in Kentucky basketball and John Calipari bringing in a highly-regarded recruiting class to that list as well.With six McDonald's All-Americans joining two returning starters in Willie Cauley-Stein and Alex Poythress, the question of who will be the starting five come October is still up in the air. I'm g 4 days
