Minor League Baller Scores Bass Ackwards Shot

Tyler Amaya of the Bellingham Slam of the International Basketball League had 44 points in a game the other night, but that’s not the reason I’m posting a frame-by-frame of his performance.

A seated Amaya scored from the lane with an over-the-shoulder, one-handed shot with his back to the basket. For some reason I think of […]

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Charlie Coles Can Sometimes Get a Little Touchy

Miami of Ohio coach Charlie Coles didn’t let us down after his Redhawks barely lost to Kentucky last night in Lexington on John Wall’s game-winning shot.

(I love that man)
A reporter made the mistake of asking Coles how the game “got away” from Miami at the end.
That’s when the fun began.

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‘Bizarre’ Isiah ‘Shouts’ At Tulsa Coach During Loss

Jeff Latzke of the ASSOCIATED PRESS reports on behavior from Isiah Thomas during FIU’s 81-49 loss at Tulsa today that was characterized by Golden Hurricane coach Doug Wojcik as “bizarre.”

Midway through the second half of Florida International’s 81-49 loss at Tulsa on Sunday, Thomas motioned toward his counterpart as if to ask when he’d take […]

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Isiah Savaged By Fans In Second College Game

I’m pleased to report that though UNC’s fans rolled over for Isiah Thomas in his coaching debut for FIU at Chapel Hill, Howard Beck of the NEW YORK TIMES notes that Monmouth University students did no such thing last night.

(Isiah: Vicious, off-color taunts were in “good fun”?!) 
There were chants about Thomas’s sleeping-pill overdose last […]

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Are Women’s Basketball Sites Getting Too Sexy?

Take a look at the photo below, from Texas A&M’s women’s basketball site (it’s also a poster). Too much? Are some women’s college teams, like Florida State, depicting their athletes in the sexiest ways possible, so as to distance themselves from the lesbian stereotype? I ask because I care.

(Sexy poster, or deleted scene from HBO’s […]

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No Typo: Memphis Still Lands Top Hoops Recruits

On national college basketball signing day, congrats to Memphis, a program previously left for roadkill by John Calipari.

New head coach Josh Pastner proved today that the Tigers can still land top recruits, like Tiger signee Hippolyte Tsafack.
Not in the scouting report: Dude is a whiz helping friends and family sail through airport security.

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The Sad Tale Of ‘White Owl’ Marches On And On

One of the great things about college is that there’s - depending on the size of the student population - anywhere from dozens to hundreds of girls on campus at any time who are completely open to anything. It’s college, hooray, experimenting is fun, whooo. It’s where Girls Gone Wild makes its money, and that’s […]

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So You Think You Can Dance: Al McGuire Redux

Who knew ’slump buster’ had a second, distinctly different definition?

I did not know that. Thanks, Al.
TheBiglead.com with the pointer. (Video after the jump.)

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ESPN Sets Sights On Early-Morning NCAA B-Ball

We know how enthralled you all are over college football, but college basketball is sneaking up on us (note: fans of the Big East already know this, as they have not attended a football game since 1995). To commemorate the opening of the season, on Tuesday, November 17th, ESPN is televising 24 hours of live […]

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Adidas Cancels UCF Deal Over Jordan’s Jordans

Well, that didn’t take long. Hours ago, UCF announced that His Heirness Marcus Jordan would be taking the floor in tonight’s exhibition in his dad’s Air Jordans. According to Darren Rovell at CNBC, adidas has responded… by summarily canceling their $1.9 million sponsorship with the Golden Knights.

(But what of the custom-made Air Jordans? All people […]

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