If you’ve been on the Internet in the last day or two, you’ve probably heard this rumor swirling – NC State has met with and offered John Calipari their head coaching job. You can read the details a number of places, but David Glenn probably has the best sources. According to Glenn, Calipari was “overwhelmed”…

After riding the bench all season, Denver Nuggets rookie and former NC State star Julius Hodge finally got shot. Not a shot, but shot, as in three times in the “lower body” while driving in his car. Fortunately, it sounds like Jules is doing fine and is expected to be playing again in just two…

David Glenn had a post a couple of weeks ago where he took a look at Herb Sendek’s ten-year career at State (this was before Herb stepped down). To show how Sendek compared to other ACC coaches, he listed the accomplishments of every coach who coached at least ten years in the ACC. It’s a…

David Glenn, for my money the best ACC sports journalist on the radio, has a very nice take on the Rick Barnes to NC State rumors. Glenn, as you might imagine, has some good contacts, so if he says that State has had conversations with Barnes via intermediaries, you can believe it. Even though they…

Well ladies, what are you waiting for? Bid for a date with 76ers heartthrob Shavlik Randolph! Only one person has bid so far (imagine!), so if you want it, odds are the date’s yours. p.s. Winners will be asked to help Shavlik cut his steak. (Thanks to the DBR for that find)

Nothing works Chris Chase into a frothy lather quite like the sight of J.J. Redick running around in a Duke uniform. Watching the talented senior inspired Chris to imagine that he was J.J. himself and write this piece of poetry: The bouncing basketball echoes through the gym, But maybe it’s merely my heart. Fans cheering,…

StateFans Nation uncovered a very interesting statistic that I had not noticed. Over the past five seasons, only one team has had more than one Final Four appearance, Kansas in 2002 and 2003 (with Roy Williams, who also took UNC last year). That means 19 different teams have reached college hoops’ Mount Olympus in the…

While the ACC men predictably fell well short of the Final Four this year, the women did nearly the exact opposite. Three of the four entrants in the women’s Final Four are ACC teams. Very impressive indeed! UNC will play Maryland and Duke will face LSU on Sunday. Obviously that means we could see something…

This is always fun. SI tries to roll back the clock and imagine what the college basketball landscape would look like if studs didn’t leave early for the NBA. For you youngsters, about 20 years ago – the golden age for college basketball, IMHO – this is pretty much what the top teams looked like.…

How weird is it that there are four games on Thursday? It just doesn’t seem right. It was mildly odd way back when Florida State joined the league and they had to add the one bastard child Thursday night game. Being the lone game made it stick out like a sore thumb, kind of like…