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Sporting News’ College Basketball Awards: SEC

11. March 2010

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Sporting News First team G Jermaine Beal, senior, Vanderbilt G Devan Downey, senior, South Carolina G John Wall, freshman, Kentucky F/C DeMarcus Cousins, freshman, Kentucky F/C Jarvis Varnado, senior, Mississippi … Read more from the original source

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Sporting News’ College Basketball Awards: Big Ten

11. March 2010

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Sporting News Evan Turner is SN’s choice for Big Ten Player of the Year. First team G Talor Battle, junior, Penn State G Trevon Hughes, senior, Wisconsin G … Read more from the original source

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Sporting News’ College Basketball Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse

9. March 2010

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Jim Boeheim led Syracuse to a 15-3 conference record this season. If only everyone had listened to Jim Boeheim when he spoke last summer, we might be handing the Sporting News 2010 Coach of the Year Award to someone else. And wouldn’t that be a dreadful mistake? It’s not simply a matter of Syracuse prematurely losing three [...]

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Atlantic 10 Tournament Preview: Temple looks to defend crown

8. March 2010

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Reason to watch: Wasn’t too long ago that the Atlantic 10 looked like it would send six teams to the NCAA Tournament. Now, though, that’s out of the question. Three teams—Temple, Xavier and Richmond—have separated themselves from the pack and will be playing to improve their NCAA seeding. Three other teams—Dayton, Charlotte and Rhode Island—need [...]

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No dominant team? We give you RPI No. 1 Kansas

6. March 2010

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the little guys began filling spots in the NCAA Tournament field — welcome, Cornell, and you, too, Winthrop — the big boys were bringing their regular season toward fruition.   When everything gets untangled, Cole Aldrich and Kansas will be a No. 1 seed. It wasn’t the most thrilling afternoon of college basketball, unless [...]

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Kuric turns in legendary day in front of Louisville’s legends

6. March 2010

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kyle Kuric tried to hide, draping himself over the words “Denny Crum Court” as his teammates ran a four-man attack and he gasped for just a morsel of oxygen. He wondered if coach Rick Pitino might show mercy, send in a sub. Kyle Kuric didn’t expect to play much, but makes the most [...]

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Deep Big East makes resume-building tough for conference’s bubble teams

4. March 2010

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We’ve all known February is the shortest month since first learning about calendars in first grade, but the Villanova Wildcats had reason to doubt this by the time they woke up on March 1, 2010. In the 21 days from Feb. 6 to 27, they were asked to play four road games against opponents that have [...]

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3-pointers: Look beyond the stats, and you’ll see Rautins is All-Big East material

4. March 2010

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Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Wednesday’s buzz means to college basketball. The no-stats all-league choice The Big East, to its credit, no longer selects a 10-member all-conference team. Which means it might be a little tougher for those who vote to get it right. Andy Rautins needs to be judged on more than his offense. They’ve got to [...]

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Wright says Villanova still ‘evolving’

2. March 2010

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CINCINNATI—It took Villanova only 21 games to ring up a 20-win season this winter. That’s how fast the Wildcats were moving. They played basketball like they were in a pie-eating contest, chewing through possessions voraciously and efficiently, if not always precisely.  Jay Wright will have to continue to make adjustments as Villanova advances through March. Theirs was [...]

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What We Learned: Villanova starting to play smart defense

2. March 2010

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CINCINNATI — What we learned as Tuesday night as No. 9 Villanova recovered some of its mojo in a 77-73 road win over the Cincinnati Bearcats: Mouphtao Yarou and Villanova can be good defensively when they play smart. Villanova does not have to be average defensively. The intelligence and execution they bring to their offense can work [...]

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