Estimated effect of realignment on BE Media Deal
New financial numbers guess at the fallout from conference realignment for the Big East's media deal.
College basketball
Why haven't basketball schools left the Big East?
What's the break-even point for basketball schools to leave the Big East Conference? St. John's is one of two schools who recently wanted to keep the Big East together. And the logic makes sense.
Basketball schools brace for realignment fallout
On Rutgers, Maryland, Connecticut, and this idea that St. John's could go to the ACC.
MSG will host East regional in 2014
But since MSG is the Johnnies home court, it's likely that St. John's can't play in the East region that year.
Notre Dame in talks to jump from Big East in 2013
The Fighting Irish's Athletic Director opened a line of dialogue about moving Notre Dame's basketball and non-revenue sports to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013, not in 27 months.
No ACC takeover of Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden declined to bid on the ACC's men's basketball tournament from 2016-2021.
Fare thee well Jim Calhoun
Jim Calhoun will announce his retirement from the UConn Huskies on Thursday, leaving a legendary career behind.
Conference realignment: Notre Dame to ACC in all sports except football + hockey
Conference realignment: Notre Dame to ACC in all sports except football + hockey.
Former Johnnies guard Omari Lawrence tries to resurrect his career at Kansas State
Former St. John's guard Omari Lawrence is trying to rediscover the form that made him a star in the Bronx.
Malone Mulhall Benefit Game to feature Chris Mullin, other St. John's alumni
The Malone Mulhall Benefit Game will be played at Adelphi University on July 28th to honor three young adults who lost their lives in a 2010 car accident. St. John's alumni and other notable basketball names are expected to be in attendance.
NIT final: Stanford crushes Minnesota, 75-51, for NIT title
Stanford crushed Minnesota, 75-51, in Thursday's NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden.
NIT semifinals: Minnesota squeaks by Washington in overtime, 68-67; set to face Stanford on Thursday
Minnesota defeated Washington in the NIT semifinal, 68-67, in overtime at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. The Gophers move on to play Stanford on Thursday night for the title.
NIT semifinals: Stanford defeats UMass, 74-64, before Minutemen-heavy crowd
Stanford defeated UMass, 74-64, in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
NIT semifinals tip off Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden
The NIT semifinals take place at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. UMass, Stanford, Minnesota, and Washington clash in hopes of a postseason championship.
An explanation of terms: stats + tempo-neutral terminology used on the Rumble
While getting ready to review the St. John's basketball season on the Rumble, I realized that I had never compiled any sort of explanation for the terminology. I realize some of the tempo-fee/...
List of college basketball firings/ coaching changes, March 2011
Updated list of 2011's coach firings/ coaching openings in college basketball.
2010 Coaching Carousel: More teams hand out pinkslips
It's that season, where schools look upon others going to the postseason with green envy and make a move to try and revitalize their program, chopping off the public head. Here is our update on the...
College Basketball Coaches on the Hot Seat - 2010
It's that time again - I can tell from the searches that are leading to this blog - to start talking about the college basketball coaches on the hot seat. Many of the coaches on this list were...
Anthony DiLoreto to Utah State
Being tall really does get you a chance, as stated earlier: Anthony DiLoreto, famous nationwide for participating in a botched bank robbery (and stealing a tank of gas for said robbery), has a...
Thoughts on John Calipari, from the Church of Bracketology
(Pico's note: this is by Raycroft, the head and Reverend of the Church of Bracketology.) What a strange couple of weeks in College Hoops have just passed. I am not even going to touch the Pitino...
Bzdelik, the master of the "casual talk"
You may have heard that Colorado Buffaloes head coach Jeff Bzdelik (once the coach of the NBA Denver Nuggets), had a "casual talk" with the General Manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves while...
Jio Fontan, trying to get out of Fordham
I've been following the Jio Fontan story this offseason. It's rare to see a school refuse to release a player from his commitment when that player no longer wants to play for the team - disgruntled...
Why Wouldn't Calipari Go to Kentucky?
When I wrote the profiles of hot coaching candidates, there is one thing I didn't think of - the dislike of Coach Billy Clyde Gillispie in Kentucky. So once he was fired, if any school was going...
College Basketball Hot Seat: The Candidates (II)
A continuation of the first coaching candidates post. Tubby Smith (personal site, with some booty bass soundtrack?! PG-13 language as well.) For some reason, folks think that Tubby wants to come...
College Basketball Hot Seat: The Candidates
It's part of the job, and every college coach knows it. They probably fear it. No one wants to hear they they are on the hot seat. It means abuse for your family who come out to watch the games, it...
Basketball Hot Seat Firings as of 3.12.09
Surprisingly, DePaul's Jerry Wainwright got a vote of confidence. Here is a list of coaches let go from their jobs: Boston University'sDennis Wolff (which really surprised me) - Coaching record by...
