A way-too-early look at college basketball’s best teams for the 2013-14 season (The Dagger: College Basketball Blog)
All the confetti on the floor at the Georgia Dome hadn’t even been picked up yet Monday night when speculation about next year’s college basketball season began.
Buckeyes’ Thomas declares for NBA draft (The SportsXchange)
Forward Deshaun Thomas will pass up his final season at Ohio State to enter the NBA draft, the university announced Friday. Thomas leaves with 1,630 points, ranking him ninth on the Buckeyes’ career scoring list. He led the Big Ten in scoring this season with a 19.8 average and helped Ohio State reach the West Regional final before losing to Wichita State. “My three years at Ohio State have been the best years of my life,” Thomas said. “I have grown tremendously as an individual and as a basketball player. I intend to return to finish my degree, but I believe that now is the best opportunity to pursue my dream and begin my career as a professional basketball player.” Thomas also played on a team that reached the Final Four in 2012. He considered following teammate Jared Sullinger to the NBA after last season before opting to stay in school. “To see Deshaun grow into the man he has become has been amazing,”…
Ohio State Forward Deshaun Thomas Will Enter NBA Draft
If Ohio State wants to return to the Elite Eight for the third straight time in 2014, it will have to do so without leading scorer Deshaun Thomas. CBS Sports’ Jeff Goodman reported…
Former Buckeye Greg Oden planning a comeback to the NBA
According to ESPN, Former No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden has decided to resume his playing career, but is not planning to return to the NBA before the 2013-14 season, according to…
Ohio State Basketball: Ranking the Buckeyes’ NBA Prospects
Thad Matta has made a habit of putting his players into the NBA. In his time at Ohio State alone, Matta has seen Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr., Daequan Cook, Kosta Koufos, Byron…
NBA Prospects to Watch in Ohio State-Kansas Game of the Week
It was only around eight months ago that Kansas took down Ohio State in the Final Four, and now the two meet sharing 9-1 records. Despite key pieces from last year’s matchup (Thomas…
College basketball’s 25 most intriguing players for the 2012-13 season (Yahoo! Sports)
The 2012-13 college basketball season should be intriguing. How intriguing? Let me count the ways this week. First up, the 25 most intriguing players:
Meyer eyed LeBron for football
SPORTS BLOGGERS! LeBron James high school football exploits are pretty well known. The NBA MVP was an all-state wide receiver as a sophomore at St. Vincent – St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, and has publicly flirted with the idea of playing pro football many times.
UW men's basketball: Taylor goes undrafted
Jordan Taylor will have to make his way onto an NBA roster as a free agent.
Risky business
NBA draft Celts roll dice on 1st-rounders Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map):? NBA Draft Basketball NBA Draft Basketball Celtics basketball boss Danny Ainge didn't get cheated when he came to the plate in last night's NBA draft. Boston needed size, so Ainge, the former Toronto Blue Jay, took a pair of big swings with Ohio State's Jared Sullinger (6-foot-9, 268 pounds) at No. 21 and …
