Kansas

 

Clip of the Day

 

Thanks to the genius of YouTube, the world has access to thousands of great college  basketball videos to see every day.  Every day (or so) we'll feature a new movie to whet your college basketball appetite. Even if you've seen them before, some clips are just too good not to watch again and again.

 

What is the top D1 basketball program in each state.. and which program is the worst? While there's not much competition in Hawaii.. there are great debates to be had in loaded regions like California, North Carolina, and Texas. The State of '08 is a state by state ranking based mostly on recent success (the last five years) mixed in with subjective factors such as conference prestige, historical success, and overall program direction.

 

Kansas (#29 Morris, #50 Morris, #70 Relaford, #77 Taylor, #150 Thomas, Appleton, Little)

Memphis (#6 Evans, #34 Witherspoon, #47 Garcia, #80 Simpkins, Sallie)

Ohio State (#1 Mullens, #19 Buford, #99 Offutt, Crater, Kecman, Simmons)

UCLA (#2 Holiday, #25 Morgan, #37 Anderson, #46 Gordon, #48 Lee)

Wake Forest (#7 Aminu, #17 Walker, #20 Woods)

A couple weeks after John Wall's AAU coach was hired by Baylor in order to snag the top prospect, Ronnie Chalmers resigned from his position at Kansas. Like Dwon Clifton, who was hired to be "Director of Player Development" at Baylor, Chalmers was hired to be "Director of Basketball Operations" at Kansas in order for Bill Self to recruit his son, Mario. Now that Mario is off to the NBA.. Ronnie has wasted little effort jumping ship to "pursue new opportunities".

Some quick college hoops thoughts for the afternoon before leaving for lunch..

Like civilizations, all great basketball programs eventually fall.. replaced by an upstart newcomer. In this week's Rise & Fall series, we'll take a look at which BCS programs are rising, falling, or merely treading water. Up today, the:

 

BIG 12

 

With the dust from the draft now settled, it's time to look at how some teams will be filling in the considerable holes left by draftees. Here's a look at some teams who need both returning players and incoming freshmen to step up in a big way.

UCLA
Early entries: Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
Seniors: Lorenzo Mata-Real

 

Picture of the Day

 

LAWRENCE, Kan.  After concluding his senior season at the University of Kansas with a mens basketball national championship, Sasha Kaun announced on Sunday that he has signed a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow, a professional team in Russia.

Im going to a team that is as close to an NBA team as you can find, Kaun said. Its a great organization. Last year, they had a $60 million payroll. Its a very prestigious club.

Irving, Texas - The Big 12 and Pacific-10 Conferences have announced the dates and matchups for the 2008 Big 12 / Pac-10 Hardwood Series.   The series is in its second year after beginning competition during the 2007-08 season.