A Broken System: College Basketball’s Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Lately, there has been a lot of controversy about athletes targeting specific classes at the University of North Carolina. Allegedly, these classes included no tests or quizzes, no-show professors and...
View ArticleDime Q&A: Former Auburn Star Talks About Playing Basketball Amidst Violence...
If you have turned on the news lately, you would be hard pressed to not know at least a little bit about what is going on in Israel right now. Missiles have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel...
View ArticleAvery Johnson Wasn’t The Problem In Brooklyn
Avery Johnson was fired as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets yesterday, less than one month after winning the NBA’s Coach of the Month award. Ownership, after spending $330 million in the offseason on...
View ArticleThe Extraordinary Journey Of Ole Miss’ Murphy Holloway
Transferring is so commonplace in college basketball some even call the issue an epidemic. NCAA transfers must sit out a year unless they are granted a waiver to play immediately. These are supposed to...
View ArticleFrom Dime 72: Before The NBA, Jamaal Franklin Has Unfinished Business At San...
This feature was originally printed in Dime 72. Check your local newsstands now to see the piece in its entirety… Instant gratification has quickly become the M.O. of major college basketball. Recruits...
View ArticleJulius Mays: Kentucky’s “Other” One-And-Done Star
Ever since the NBA raised its minimum age limit from 18 to 19 years old in 2006, the one-and-done phenomenon has taken off. Since players can no longer jump right from high school to the pros, many...
View ArticleDime Q&A: Peyton Siva Talks Horse Racing, His NBA Future & Rick Pitino’s Tattoo
By now everybody knows about the magical run Louisville made to the NCAA title this year. A preseason favorite to win it all, the Cards won the Big East title before winning the whole thing in dramatic...
View ArticleWhat Makes Ray McCallum Jr. Unique As A NBA Draft Prospect Starts With His Dad
If you look at the Rivals.com or ESPN Top 100 prospects each year, there is a list of schools next to each one that they are considering. Most are considering high-major schools in power conferences...
View ArticleWe Asked 7 Second-Round Draft Prospects To Pitch Themselves To NBA Teams
With the NBA Draft approaching, every guy going through the draft process is pitching themselves. Teams are looking at their on-court skills as well as their off-court demeanor as they seek to find who...
View ArticleStarted From The Bottom Now We Here: Chris Flores Led An Amazing College...
If you are a college basketball fan, it is likely you have never heard of the NJIT Highlanders. It is equally as likely you didn’t know there was a school known as NJIT (short for the New Jersey...
View ArticleDime Q&A: College Stars MoMo Jones & Ian Clark Take You Inside The NBA...
With the advent of websites like Synergy and more advanced connectivity in basketball scouting, there are very few players who can fly under the radar anymore. It used to be that mid-major players were...
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