Kansas Unite: Kansas Assistant Coach Townsend Talks About Thomas Robinson

By Erin Ashley Adversity can make or break you but it can also heal and revive the very soul within you. Former Kansas Forward Thomas Robinson did not let the challenges of life break him but instead, it has transformed him into the elite basketball player and modest man he is today. Kansas Men’s [...]

Keys to Kansas vs. Ohio State: Kusports.com’s Jesse Newell

By Mark Kern () As the Jayhawks prepare to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second game of the Final Four, Kusports.com’s Jesse Newell discussed some of the keys to the game. What individual match-up in the game will have the biggest influence on which team advances to the National title? Everyone is [...]

2012 NCAA Tournament Final Four Key Points with NBADraftBlog.com’s Ed Isaacson

By Mark Kern (MarkKern11) Obviously, the Kentucky and Louisville game is getting more hype due to the in-state rival, besides the rivalry, what are you most looking forward to seeing in this game? The pace of the game is what interests me the most. Kentucky has shown that they are able to play at any [...]

2012 NCAA Tournament Preview with Sporting News Michael DeCourcy

  By Mike Kern (Twitter)   It’s that time again, the NCAA tournament is finally here. In about eight hours, you are ripping up your brackets, the teams you thought had no chance to pull the upset actually could. I talked with Sporting News Mike DeCourcy  about some of the key things to look for [...]

2012 NCAA Midwest Bracket Breakdown

By: Mark Kern (Twitter) Midwest BEST FIRST ROUND MATCHUP Creighton vs. Alabama In the eight/nine game, you have Creighton vs. Alabama. This matchup puts two teams together that play completely different styles of basketball. Creighton averages 80 points per game, and is led by All-American Candidate Doug McDermott, who averages 23.2 points and 8.2 rebounds [...]

2012 NCAA West Bracket Breakdown

By Mark Kern (Twitter) WEST BEST FIRST ROUND MATCHUP New Mexico vs. Long Beach State The Lobos are coming off a win in the Mountain West conference and are led by double-double machine Drew Gordon. The UCLA transfer has averaged 13.4 points and 10.9 rebounds, giving the Lobos a guy that they can feed the [...]

2012 NCAA South Bracket Breakdown

By Mark Kern (twitter) SOUTH BEST FIRST ROUND MATCHUP Wichita State vs. VCU Coming off of last year’s incredible Final Four run, VCU returns to the NCAA tournament looking to once again make a run. However, people now know who they are, and they are running into a very good team in the Wichita State [...]

NCAA Conference Tournaments: Do They Truly Matter Anymore?

By: Paul Ratliff Arguably the greatest basketball game to ever be played occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1974.  It pitted the North Carolina State Wolfpack and the Terrapins of Maryland for the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship in the times when only one team from each conference would advance to the NCAA tournament. The [...]

Kansas’ Constant, Bill Self

(photo: isportsweb.com) By Mark Kern LAWRENCE- Going into the season, there were all kinds of talks that the run of seven straight Big 12 championships was going to come to an end. After all, Kansas had lost four starters for a 35-3 team that was within one game of the Final Four. The only starter coming [...]

Murray State Remains Unbeaten

By Logan Swenson Ranked in the pre-season top 20, Syracuse (17-0) and Baylor (15-0) are not surprising choices as two of the three remaining unbeaten teams in Division I basketball. However, little-known Murray State is the third team on this list, a surprise to many. #18 Murray State (16-0, 4-0 OVC) has been the third [...]

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