Articles in the ‘College Basketball’ Category

Less than one year after having been diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s disease, Tennessee’s women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt stepped down, putting an end to her impressive career of 38 years building up one of the legendary programs in the NCAA.
A statement was released by Tennessee on Wednesday, revealing Summitt’s decision and the promotion of [...]

The NCAA released its graduation rates annual report on Tuesday, proudly declaring that college athletes are finishing school at a record pace, outperforming non-athlete schoolmates at nearly all counts.
This is the first time that the graduation rate for incoming freshmen class of 2004-05 hit 82%, breaking the record of 79% in the last three [...]

Pat Summitt, coach legend of Tennessee’s Lady Volunteers, who has become the most recognized face in basketball for women, has announced that she has received a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s type early onset dementia.
It was back in May when Summitt went through a set of tests in Rochester, Minnesota at the Mayo Clinic.
Summitt expressed [...]

Okay, there are approximately a billion things that could happen in college basketball between now and next year’s Final Four. The NBA draft has yet to occur, and we’re still in the dark about any early entries and recruiting maneuvers, but it’s never too early to start speculating. Here are my [...]

After losing four of his top players to the NBA draft after just one season at the college level, University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari is petitioning for the NBA to put an end to its so-called “one-and-done” rule.
In case you’re not familiar with the one-and-done rule, it’s simple: The [...]