Bob Marlin was frustrated. The University of Louisiana basketball coach spent the better part of a month in the spring of 2013 trying to get his star point guard, 6-foot-4Read More
During a routine conversation about his team in the summer of 2012, Florida coach Billy Donovan took time to answer a question about Tennessee forward Jarnell Stokes, whom heRead More
If Marcus Smart were able to travel back in time and alter the course of his final collegiate season, the Oklahoma State point guard would no doubt seize the opportunityRead More
The summer before his sophomore season at Virginia Tech, guard Erick Green made a list of goals and posted it in a conspicuous place in his bedroom. That became aRead More
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And thatRead More
Midway through Jackie Carmichael’s career at Illinois State, he shared a goal with his coach at the time, Tim Jankovich. “He made it clear he wanted to play in theRead More
The broken foot that brought the exemplary college career of Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum to a sudden end in early January may have temporarily derailed his preparation for the NBA,Read More
Arizona State swingman Carrick Felix was making it up as he went along in the slam dunk championship at the Final Four last week, feeding off the crowd, taking suggestionsRead More
Colton Iverson’s college basketball odyssey spanned five years, two schools and three head coaches, and it included a risky transfer that could have crushed his dreams. That it didn’t isRead More
The NBA Draft is just two rounds, much more compact than similar talent harvests in other major professional sports leagues, but it’s nevertheless an inexact science that keeps general managersRead More
