Big East puts record 8 teams in AP poll
(Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:54:34 PST)
The Big East was considered the country's deepest conference this season, and it was proven Monday. Syracuse moved into the Top 25, giving the Big East a record eight teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. North Carolina (7-0) remained the unanimous No. 1 selection of the 72-member national media panel, while No.

No. 2 Connecticut easily improves to 7-0
(Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:17:37 PST)
Connecticut forward Gavin Edwards is expected to lose some minutes when former starter Stanley Robinson returns later this month after missing a semester for personal reasons. Edwards made his pitch Monday night to not be forgotten, scoring a career-high 17 points and leading the No. 2 Huskies over Delaware State 79-49.

No. 16 Syracuse rips Colgate 86-51
(Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:20:22 PST)
When Paul Harris came out for warmups prior to Monday night's game against Colgate, his Syracuse teammates and the Carrier Dome crowd did a double-take. Harris was sporting a huge afro instead of his normal cornrows, and his derring-do won a bet with teammate Jonny Flynn. After tying his hair into a ponytail for the game so it wouldn't get in his eyes, Harris scored 22 points and No.

Hughes lifts Wisconsin by Virginia Tech
(Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:18:16 PST)
Trevon Hughes hit a leaning floater in the lane with 0.9 seconds left and Wisconsin survived a furious rally by Virginia Tech on Monday night, winning 74-72 in the opener of the 10th Annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge. The Badgers (6-1) led throughout until A.D. Vassallo's sixth 3-pointer capped a 14-5 run that pulled the Hokies (4-3) even with 7 seconds to play.

Collins leads Kansas past Kent State
(Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:25:29 PST)
Sherron Collins scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half after early foul trouble and Kansas made 32 of 36 free throws in a rugged 87-60 win over Kent State on Monday night. Kansas (5-1) dropped out of The Associated Press Top 25 poll earlier Monday for the first time in 47 weeks dating back to the 2005-06 season.

Arizona has at least 12 coach prospects
(Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:29:33 PST)
Arizona athletic director Jim Livengood said he has at least a dozen candidates to succeed Lute Olson. That number figures to change by next spring, when the Wildcats will likely name a permanent coach to replace Olson. "It's a fairly large pool right now," said Livengood, who won't identify candidates.

Villanova C Drummond to transfer
(Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:37:55 PST)
Villanova center Casiem Drummond told the coaching staff on Monday that he will leave the Big East school and transfer. The 6-foot-10 junior played in two games for the No. 17 Wildcats (6-0) and averaged 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds. He started nine times in 42 career games at Villanova and missed most of last season with ankle injuries.

Western Ky. stuns No. 3 Louisville 68-54
(Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:49:43 PST)
Samardo Samuels grabbed the ball and launched a game's worth of frustration and all of his 260 pounds at the rim. Surely, this would be the moment the Louisville freshman would help the third-ranked Cardinals take control and finally put away Western Kentucky. Jeremy Evans had other ideas. The Western Kentucky center -- all 190 pounds of him -- thrust his arm between the ball and the basket and...

No. 9 Gonzaga tops No. 12 Vols 83-74
(Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:43:08 PST)
Jeremy Pargo had a modest line and a big-time performance in Gonzaga's latest impressive win. Pargo had 10 points and seven assists with only two turnovers, leading the seventh-ranked Bulldogs to an 83-74 victory over No. 12 Tennessee in the Old Spice Classic championship on Sunday night. Steven Gray scored 19 points and Matt Bouldin added 17 for Gonzaga, which shot 52 percent to overcome a 50-26...

No. 1 Tar Heels roll without Hansbrough
(Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:05:50 PST)
Danny Green had just hit a long 3-pointer -- his sixth straight of the second half -- when he grabbed a rebound and pushed the ball upcourt in transition. As he crossed midcourt, the home crowd began playfully yelling, "Shoot!" Green obliged but missed, ending a run that had even coach Roy Williams chuckling during a timeout a short time later.