Stardom continues to soar for Deng
By Paul Crowley | March 18, 2004The most highly touted freshman in the country since he walked onto Duke's campus, Luol Deng has been the subject of numerous comparisons to NBA stars.
The most highly touted freshman in the country since he walked onto Duke's campus, Luol Deng has been the subject of numerous comparisons to NBA stars.
Six more games..
Luol Deng thinks J.J. Redick is the best shooter in college basketball. Chris Duhon once called his shooting inhuman. Even high school junior Ruthie Furman of Providence, R.I.
Together they have 24 Final Four appearances and five national championships. They are many of the household names in college basketball..
With alarming regularity, a five seed is upset by a 12 seed in the first round of the NCAA men's tournament each season. This year there are two No.
Based on the history of the women's NCAA tournament, and particularly the previous six years, one would say that the four prime contenders for ultimate triumph in New Orleans are the No.
Traditionally in women's college basketball, there is a lack of parity due to a large talent gap between very few upper-echelon teams and the rest of the field.
Someone has to play giant-killer, right? The Alabama State Hornets (16-14) will be rolling plenty of tape this week from the infamous 1989 matchup between No.
A sellout crowd, a packed press row, a background drone of dozens of cameras snapping shots, and at the end of the game it seems as though everyone has shown up but the offense..
You hear the phrases often in sports, and during the NCAA Tournament they can make Jim Nantz sound like a broken record.
Head Coach: Pete Gillen: @ Virginia: 86-65, 6th season; Overall: 350-193, 19th year.
With Josh McRoberts and Greg Paulus already in the fold, men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is still looking to the recruiting class of 2005 for an inside presence..
After two consecutive seasons filled with high expectations but ended by disappointing losses in the Final Four, the second-ranked women's basketball team is determined to raise its first national...
Head Coach: Gary Williams: @ Maryland: 295-153, 15th season; Overall: 502-281, 26th year. National Championship: 1 (2002); Final Fours: 2.
He speaks three languages, he survived the Sudanese Civil War and the 15-and-under English national soccer team recruited him when he was just 13 years of age. He also plays a little basketball..
Nick Horvath has been there, and you better believe he has done that..
The seniors taking the floor this year are all shooting at one goal.
Almost any basketball coach will tell you that players improve more from summer workouts than from any other method. Sophomore Mistie Bass would like to prove this theory true in the 2003-2004 season.
When James 'Quick' Tillis arrived in Chicago, he said, "I put the suitcases down, and I looked up at the [Sears] Tower and I said to myself, 'I'm going to conquer Chicago!'" .