NCAA Basketball News

Nick Vander Tuig and David Berg combined to limit NC State to five hits, and the Wolfpack lost 2-1 on Tuesday night to move within a game of elimination in their first College World Series appearance since 1968.

That's the question they pondered Wednesday, when Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum came to Target Center for an individual workout after the team already evaluated six other players in a group session.

Georgetown announced Tuesday that forward Greg Whittington recently tore the ACL in his left knee, an injury that could potentially sideline him for the entire 2013-14 season.

Models of consistency all season, Louisiana State and North Carolina face off Tuesday in a College World Series battle of survival.

Former Longhorns guard Sheldon McClellan is transferring to Miami. McClellan, who announced he would be leaving UT at the end of March, spent two seasons with the Longhorns.

Lacey, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound guard, averaged 11.3 points and started every game for the Crimson Tide last season as a sophomore and led the team in 3-pointers .

Barring injury or suspension, Cody Glenn has never gone so long without pitching a game in his career.

As an undersized power forward not that far removed from a major injury, Trevor Mbakwe has a lot to prove before he can establish an NBA career.

A slam dunk may be only worth two points, but it is, without a doubt, one of the most exciting plays in all of sports.

Will Cherry grew up close to the Warriors' practice facility, attended camps at the facility as a youngster and served as a camp instructor there in the summer the last four years.

North Carolina Tar Heels guard P.J. Hairston celebrates after a score with teammate Reggie Bullock against the Villanova Wildcats in the second half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament at the Sprint Center.

By this time next week, no matter what happens in Miami, attention will shift to New York, where the league will hold its draft on Thursday.

We're continuing our Celtics draft preview with a profile of Indiana center Cody Zeller.

A dozen notes on everything UM: .I'm told that Hurricanes point guard Shane Larkin is "torn" regarding his decision whether to enter the NBA Draft or return for his junior season.

A complete rundown of every club's playing stocks. Who's hurt, who's in danger and who's on the cusp of selection.

Iowa's Aaron White and Devyn Marble, watching the final minutes of the NIT championship loss to Baylor in April, were among the top picks in Sunday' Prime Time League draft despite the fact the two will be trying out for the U.S. team at the World University Games.

Basketball is constantly changing. In Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski's 30-plus years as Duke's head coach, he has made sure to adapt to the sport's changing landscape.

Memphis big man Shaq Goodwin and Connecticut transfer Rodney Purvis, who played last summer for the team that qualified the United States for the FIBA U19 World Championships, were the most notable players among the 10 cut after three days of trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

It's been a pretty busy offseason behind the scenes at North Carolina. As negative as the news of P.J. Hairston's arrest was, there are plenty of positives we're beginning to see at UNC - especially with the younger Tar Heels.

Then, there are programs that consistently do all of those things year after year and regularly find themselves in contention for national championships.