1. Until this season, junior Cory Jefferson had become a bit of a forgotten man. He's from the same class as Derrick Favors and John Wall. Heading into this season his career high was 13 points in a blowout of Jackson State. He only scored 10 versus Kentucky, but it was off a very efficient […]

1. The Florida Gators are the most balanced team in the nation. They have the country's 5th most efficient offense and the country's 5th most efficient defense. They have four players averaging in double-figures, and last night vs Marquette they scored more per possession than Marquette has allowed all season (1.34 points per possession), while […]

Earlier this year John Pudner launched a database called Value Add Basketball which tracks, on a team and individual basis, how valuable any given player is versus either a typical BCS-level replacement player or a replacement-level low-major player (depending on the player in question). Luke Winn explained it this way in 2011: "Value Add attempts […]

When James Johnson accepted an assistant's position at Clemson it wasn't big news to those outside of Virginia Tech. It only became a story a week later when he was able to back out of that hiring and in to the head coaching gig for the Hokies. Little did people know that several months later […]

Welcome to the 14th ACC – Big Ten Challenge. The ACC made a mockery of the event early on, winning the first ten. But since then the Big Ten has won three straight, including last year's 8-4 massacre. I sat down with Andy Bottoms at Midwest Sports Fans and talked through all 12 games. That […]

It's that time of year, folks. Voters are casting their ballots for the AP Poll, and some of them are absolutely apeshit. This week it's Elton Alexander, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The first note would be ranking Louisville No. 2 and Duke No. 5. Louisville is 5-1, and their marquee win is over Missouri. […]

As a reminder to those who are inevitable going to spam my twitter account with outrage that your guy isn't on this list – this has nothing to do with who I think are the top freshmen in the nation. It's all based on what they've done on the court, to date. And no, one […]

1. Senior Dylan Royer was one of the best shooters in the nation last year, making 47% of his threes, which is right at his career average of 46%. Against UCLA he made 6-10 shots, all from beyond the arc. His previous career high for threes was five, which he did in back-to-back games last […]

In John Groce's first season, Illinois has the fanbase excited with a perfect start and an impressive win against Butler. Today, back home, Illinois was a heavy favorite against Gardner Webb (who is ranked No. 187 at KenPom). But they needed a three and a stop to escape. The video:

1. Senior E.J. Singler is an important cog for Oregon. He'll no longer lead the team in rebounding now that Arsalan Kazemi is there, but he's the most experienced player on a team which starts Singler, two transfers, and two freshmen. So when he fouled out with 2:34 remaining, and Justin Hawkins' free throws gave […]

After transferring from Rice, Arsalan Kazemi had to sit out the first two games while the NCAA decided his fate. Now he's back playing, though this isn't what he came back for. Arsalan, meet Anthony.