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On what otherwise might have been a smug, self-satisfied train ride back to Philadelphia after his team was picked to win this season's Big East Conference title, Villanova basketball Coach Jay Wright spoke to his players about toughness and leadership.

It has been 214 days since the men's basketball team lost to Michigan State in the 2009 Final Four.

There was an interesting sidelight to Detroit's game last week in Memphis. And for a change, it didn't revolve around Allen Iverson.

Coach: Jim Calhoun Last season's record: 31-5 Spotlight player When Sporting News compiled its rankings of the best players at each position, UConn's Stanley Robinson was not listed among the top small forwards or the top power forwards.

Jim Calhoun knows UConn is different this season, something he's discussed at length over the last few weeks.

There was a lot of talk before and after the Husky Run about UConn being a faster team this season.

For the second year in a row, UConn big man Gavin Edwards was the first player on the basketball team to cross the finish line in the annual Husky Run.

The UConn men will participate Wednesday in the Husky Fun Run, a 5K race on campus that is a kind of ceremonial kickoff to the season.

The Big East will take a hit this year. Devin Ebanks. Then again, how could it not? After the league was as dominant as ever a year ago, the Big East lost plenty of its star power and should take a significant step down this season.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, The UConn Huskies are looking to regroup this year after making it to the final four last season.

More than a month after we met on the biggest night of his life , Hasheem Thabeet and I find ourselves together again.

Last season, the Memphis Grizzlies had a devastating Achilles' heel, their defense.

Insider knows you're hot for hoops during the summer, so we bring you a closer look at five programs on the rise, five on the way down and five at a crossroads.

Insider knows you're hot for hoops during the summer, so we bring you a closer look at five programs on the rise, five on the way down and five at a crossroads.

"Recruiting by accident" might be the best way to put it. Whatever name you give it, the UMass Lowell men's basketball team stumbled across a big man to add to its roster this off-season. Lowell High fans may remember -- I'm not sure how you forget a name like this -- former Red Raiders' standout Kingsley Onyechi.

Police say a 16-year-old boy has been charged in the shooting of former NBA and University of Memphis player Antonio Burks.

Flynn has been one of the more productive rookies in the NBA Summer League. A quick post this afternoon before my impending doom about what the experts think of the rookie class for the NBA.

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Kansas State junior foward Curtis Kelly shoots during a workout this past week at Bramlage Coliseum.

Rookie hazing season arrived prematurely and found an unsuspecting target. M apparently stands for Memphis ... and Mohawk.