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Luol Deng Featured on English Currency
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng is one of four people being featured on new currency in England. “The Brixton Pound is money that sticks to Brixton,” said a release on Deng’s website. “It’s designed... »Read More
Looking Towards 2012: Centers
HOOPSWORLD takes a look at the top centers in college basketball as we head into the 2011-12 season »Read More
Looking Towards 2012: Guards
As we look forward to the upcoming NCAA men's basketball campaign, here is a look at the top guards in the college ranks next season. »Read More
2011 NBA Draft: Biggest Winners
Despite a lack of clear-cut winners like the Wizards (John Wall), Clippers (Blake Griffin) and Bulls (Derrick Rose) over the past three drafts, respectively, some fared better than others on Thursday night. Here... »Read More
#18: Chris Singleton
After going international by taking Jan Vesely with the sixth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards tabbed Chris Singleton twelve picks later with the 18th selection. »Read More
#4: Tristan Thompson
With the fourth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft the Cleveland Cavaliers selected former University of Texas forward Tristan Thompson. »Read More
2011 NBA Draft: The Risers
The 2011 NBA Draft is finally upon us and after months of speculation and rumors and, while there is certainly a great deal of mystery surrounding this draft, the picture is starting to shift... »Read More
NBA Draft: The Top Teams
The 2011 NBA Draft is now just a week away and with a relatively weak incoming class, the teams with a keen eye for spotting talent will have an advantage over those which don't.... »Read More
2011 Draft: Make or Break for Kahn
Over the course of the past two seasons, Minnesota Timberwolves Director of Basketball Operations David Kahn has taken a ton of heat for the job he has done since taking over the day-to-day of... »Read More
2011 NBA Draft: Top Defenders
A relative unknown coming into this season, Bismack Biyombo has done more for his draft stock than any other player in this draft over the past 12 months. »Read More
Lighty’s Game More Than Defense
David Lighty promises he will be more than just a lock-down defender at the NBA level. »Read More
Meet the Draft Prospects Part II
The 2011 NBA Draft is less than four weeks away and, as the NBA Finals get underway, HOOPSWORLD is ramping up its coverage of the draft. We were in Chicago for the Draft Combine... »Read More
Meet The Draft Prospects
The 2011 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, Ill., wrapped up on May 20th and HOOPWORLD was there to catch up with all 54 prospects at the annual event. While not every player at the... »Read More
Derrick Williams Guns For No. 1
Every kid shooting hoops in his backyard dreams of one day becoming the first overall pick in the NBA Draft. For a very select few, that dream becomes a reality and with the 2011... »Read More
Malcolm Lee on the Rise
He isn’t the first of his kind. Hell, he isn’t the second or the third. Over the course of the last few seasons, the UCLA men’s basketball program has churned out quality NBA players... »Read More
2011 NBA Draft: Top Shooters
As the NBA Playoffs inch towards their conclusion, the 2011 NBA Draft draws nearer. Over the course of the past few weeks, HOOPSWORLD has ramped up its coverage of June’s draft by breaking down... »Read More
Iman Shumpert: First Round Pick?
Three years ago, 2008 McDonald’s All-America selection Iman Shumpert arrived on the campus of Georgia Tech as an extremely athletic combo-guard who, despite his obvious talent and pro potential, had to make the adjustment... »Read More
2011 Draft: 8 More Names To Know
As the 2011 NBA Draft approaches, HOOPSWORLD is ramping up our coverage. You can find the first two installment of this series here and here, and this is eight more names to know in the... »Read More
Top NBA-Ready Power Forwards
In the final installment of our five-part series looking at the top NBA ready prospects at the each position in the 2011 NBA Draft, today we take a peek at the power forwards, perhaps... »Read More
The End Of The Mid-Major?
In the midst of a very exciting start to the 2011 NBA Playoffs the impending lockout looms large, placing a black cloud over what has been a spectacular basketball season featuring outstanding play on... »Read More
Top NBA-Ready Centers
As the 2011 NBA Draft approaches, HOOPSWORLD continues its position-by-position look at the most NBA ready players in a draft that is considered by most to be one of the weakest classes in memory. ... »Read More
2011 NBA Draft: Eight Names To Know
The 2011 NBA Draft is fast approaching and, over the past several months, we have heard and written an awful lot about players like Kyrie Irving, Derrick Williams and Kemba Walker. In a two-part... »Read More
Top Five NBA-Ready Point Guards
With the NCAA men’s basketball season behind us and the NBA Playoffs underway, it is time to start preparing for the 2011 NBA Draft (even if there might not be a 2011-12 NBA season…). ... »Read More
Five Steps: Fixing The Suns
Coming into this season the Phoenix Suns had been to three of the past six Western Conference Finals and averaged better than 55 wins per season. This year, however, the Suns fell back to... »Read More
Award Watch: Rookie of the Year
It seems like just yesterday the NBA season was getting underway and, suddenly, here we are in the final week of the regular season. Clippers forward Blake Griffin has dominated the Rookie of the... »Read More
2012 Final Four Predictions
The 2010-11 NCAA men’s basketball season is officially behind us (congratulations to the University of Connecticut for winning its third national title, by the way) and rather than wax poetic about the season that... »Read More
UConn Tops Butler for Third Title
A slow, methodical game was supposed to favor Butler but defense ruled the night as the Connecticut Huskies won their third national championship, topping the Bulldogs 53-41 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on... »Read More
Award Watch: Rookie Of The Year
The end of the NBA regular season is just a matter of days away and, as the playoffs draw closer, it appears as if Blake Griffin can’t be caught. Several other players from this... »Read More
(3) UConn vs. (8) Butler
(3) Connecticut Huskies On a tough shooting night for the Kentucky Wildcats, the Connecticut Huskies leaned, once again, on the seemingly tireless Kemba Walker to advance to their third NCAA Championship game in program... »Read More
2010-11 All-America Team
The 2011 Final Four gets underway on Saturday and with the close of the college basketball campaign comes award season. Here is a look at HOOPSWORLD’s 2010-11 NCAA Men’s Basketball All-America Team. First Team... »Read More
Award Watch: Rookie Of The Year
After taking a brief hiatus during the meat of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, HOOPSWORLD’s Rookie of the Year watch is back. While the usual suspects continue to play well, various circumstances have allowed a... »Read More
(8) Butler vs. (11) VCU
(8) Butler Bulldogs After making a surprise run to the 2010 National Championship game, Butler Head Coach Brad Stevens’ team learned that sophomore forward Gordon Hayward would forego his final two years of college... »Read More
(1) Kansas vs. (11) VCU
(1) Kansas Jayhawks Top-seeded Kansas opened up an early lead on Richmond in the semi-final game of the Southwest Region and never looked back, eliminating the Spiders on the strength of a suffocating defense... »Read More
(2) Florida vs. (8) Butler
(2) Florida Gators After riding its backcourt duo of Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton through the first weekend of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Florida hopped on the collective back of its front line to... »Read More
(1) Ohio State vs. (4) Kentucky
(1)Ohio State Buckeyes From the beginning of the season Ohio State has been one of the balanced and consistent team’s in the country and that trend has continued through the first two round of... »Read More
(2) UNC vs. (11) Marquette
(2)North Carolina Tar Heels The impact of freshman point guard Kendall Marshall on this basketball team has been well documented, but never more evident than in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to Coach Roy Williams’... »Read More
(1) Duke vs. (5) Arizona
(1)Duke Blue Devils The return of Kyrie Irving to the Duke lineup has stolen all the headlines over the last few days but, regardless, Nolan Smith has continued to elevate the Blue Devils with... »Read More
(2) Florida vs. (3) BYU
(2)Florida Gators Erving Walker continued his strong play in the 2011 NCAA Tournament as Florida advanced to the Sweet Sixteen with a 73-65 win over UCLA on Saturday. Walker, a 5-8 guard, is averaging... »Read More
(3) Purdue vs. (11) VCU
(3)Purdue Boilermakers For the second consecutive season, Purdue lost forward Robbie Hummel to a knee injury but managed to stay relevant nationally thanks, in large part, to the play of seniors E’Twaun Moore and... »Read More
(3)Syracuse vs. (11)Marquette
(3)Syracuse Orangemen After losing six of eight games in the heart of the Big East schedule, the Syracuse Orangemen have played their best basketball of the season, winning seven of their last eight games,... »Read More
(1)Kansas vs. (9)Illinois
(1)Kansas Jayhawks There might not be a more complete basketball team in the country than the Kansas Jayhawks. With and inside duo of twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris to go along with a... »Read More
(2) UNC vs. (7) Washington
(2) North Carolina Tar Heels Despite jumping out to a 12-2 lead just less than three minutes into its second round match-up with Long Island, North Carolina couldn’t slam the door on the 15th-seeded... »Read More
(3) UConn vs. (6) Cincinnati
(3)Connecticut Huskies Point guard Kemba Walker, who is averaging 25.5 points in his last eight games, continued the hot streak which helped Connecticut win five games in five days while capturing the Big East... »Read More
(4)Wisconsin vs. (5) K State
(4)Wisconsin Badgers Over the past week, there has been a lot made of Wisconsin’s lack of offensive firepower, particularly in the wake of the team’s 28-point loss to Ohio State and a 36-33 defeat at... »Read More
(3) BYU vs. (11) Gonzaga
(3) BYU Cougars National Player of the Year award candidate Jimmer Fredette scored 32 points, his 14th 30-plus point performance this season, as BYU advanced to the round of 32 for the second consecutive... »Read More
(2)Florida vs. (7)UCLA
(2)Florida Gators Guards Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton combined to score 31 points and hit 5-10 shots from behind the three-point line as the Florida Gators cruised past UC-Santa Barbara, 79-51, in their second... »Read More
(4) Wisconsin vs. (13) Belmont
(5)Wisconsin Badgers Coach Bo Ryan’s teams are typically known for their slow pace of play and defensive capabilities and this year’s Wisconsin squad is no exception. The Badgers rank ninth nationally in scoring defense,... »Read More
(5) Vandy vs. (11) Richmond
(5)Vanderbilt Commodores Coming off a 24-win season and a loss to Murray State in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Vanderbilt flew under the radar coming into this season. The Commodores started... »Read More
(6) Georgetown vs. (11) USC/VCU
(6)Georgetown Hoyas The Hoyas come into this year’s tournament four years removed from their last victory in the big dance. Ending that streak is just one of their goals as they come in hoping... »Read More
(2) Notre Dame vs. (15) Akron
(2)Notre Dame Fighting Irish After losing seniors Tory Jackson and Luke Harangody from a team that won 23 games and advanced to the 2010 NCAA Tournament, the expectations in South Bend were relatively low... »Read More
(5) Kansas State vs. (12) Utah State
(5) Kansas State Wildcats This season has been up and down for Frank Martin’s Kansas State Wildcats. Expectations were high coming into the season, but after a 2-5 stretch in Big 12 play they... »Read More
(3) BYU vs. (14) Wofford
(3) Brigham Young Cougars Led by the nation’s top scorer in point guard Jimmer Fredette and his 27 points a night, the Cougars come into this year’s tournament without their best low post player... »Read More
(7) UCLA vs. (10) Michigan State
(7)UCLA Bruins Coming off a season in which UCLA won just 14 games and failed to qualify for post-season play (the Bruins lost in the second round of the Pac-10 Tournament), Coach Ben Howland... »Read More
(6) Cincinnati vs. (11) Missouri
(6)Cincinnati Bearcats Few teams in this year’s field are as difficult to score against as the Cincinnati Bearcats. They possess one of the nation’s best defenses, limiting teams to 58 points a night on... »Read More
(5) Arizona vs. (12) Memphis
(5)Arizona Wildcats If you’re only going to watch one player in this year’s tournament Arizona Wildcat’s sophomore forward Derrick Williams deserves a lot of consideration to be that guy. He’s vaulted himself into the... »Read More
(8) Michigan vs. (9) Tennessee
(8)Michigan Wolverines After limping to a 1-6 start in Big Ten play (and 11-9 overall) the Michigan Wolverines bounced back behind the strong backcourt play of Darius Morris and Tim Hardaway, Jr. Morris leads... »Read More
(5) WVU vs. (12) UAB/Clemson
(5)West Virginia Mountaineers Coming off a run to the 2010 NCAA Final Four, West Virginia heads into the 2011 NCAA Tournament as the losers of five of its last ten games. While the Mountaineers... »Read More
Award Watch: Rookie of the Year
There are about 20 games left in the NBA season and the only thing we know with very little doubt is that Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin is going to take home the... »Read More
Predicting the Tournament Champs
The NCAA men’s basketball regular season comes to a close in just a few short days and Conference Tournament play got under way on March 1. As college hoops moves into the post-season, HOOPSWORLD... »Read More
Award Watch: Rookie of the Year
We’re back again with another edition of the Rookie of the Year watch after a brief hiatus surrounding NBA All-Star 2011. Since we last checked in, it has been more of the same old,... »Read More
2011 NBA Draft: Top Seniors
NBA All-Star 2011 is upon us, the start of the NCAA conference tournament play less than two weeks away, and that can only mean one thing: the 2011 NBA Draft is right around the... »Read More
Award Watch: Rookie of the Year
This season the Rookie of the Year race has been, for the most part, of the one-horse variety. Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers has distanced himself from the rest of this class,... »Read More
The Real Player of the Year
A week ago, in this same space, I wrote about National Player of the Year candidate Jimmer Fredette, the nation’s leading scorer. In the past few weeks, since his 43-point performance in a win... »Read More
Award Watch: Rookie of the Year
With the All-Star break less than one week away, it already appears as Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers is going to run away with the 2010-11 NBA Rookie of the Year award. ... »Read More
Fredette’s New Stardom is a Joke
Some things are simply impossible to explain. How is it even remotely possible that, suddenly, NBA superstars and so-called basketball experts have, after one big game, started proclaiming Jimmer Fredette is the best college basketball... »Read More
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