The nationally televised weekly show highlighted the best teams in NCAA men's basketball and how the season was shaping up prior to the tournament.
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The 2009–10 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2009–10 college basketball season.
The 2011–12 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represents the College of Charleston in the 2011–12 college basketball season.
The 2013–14 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team will represent Grand Canyon University during the 2013–14 college basketball season.
Notable examples are Irish Tommy Walsh of Sydney; Canadian Mike Pyke of Sydney, a former rugby union international; and American Seamus McNamara, a former college basketball player who was rookie listed by Collingwood.
Bill Van Gundy is a former American college basketball coach, most notable for being the father of Jeff Van Gundy and Stan Van Gundy, both of whom have served as head coaches in the National Basketball Association.
After starring at Morehouse High School (now defunct) in Louisiana, Love played basketball for Southern University, where he also became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega.
For example, despite both the historic nature of the 2007 BCS championship game (Florida's win gave it simultaneous Division I football and basketball championships, which had never before been accomplished) and the compelling 2007 Fiesta Bowl, Fox would not allow ESPN Classic (a sister network to rights co-holder ESPN) to show the games as "instant classics."
The station airs Toledo Mud Hens games, BGSU ice hockey and other BGSU sports, University of Toledo sports, high school sports including the Northwest Hockey Conference, college basketball, and other sports games.
He played college baseball and college basketball for the University of Cincinnati and was a member of the NCAA Championship-winning 1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team.
In October 2013, he graduated from Lake Ginninderra and had the option to enrol in college and play college basketball during the 2013–14 season, but he later decided against it.
Dave Pilipovich is an American college basketball coach and current head coach of the Air Force Academy Falcons men's basketball team.
Don Brkovich is a member of the 1979 Michigan Spartan championship college basketball team that won the title when they played Indiana State (33-0) led by Larry Bird.
The channel is active during three college sports seasons; during college football season as Goal Line, college basketball season as ESPN Buzzer Beater, and through the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship as ESPN Bases Loaded, providing live look-ins and analysis of games in progress.
As a college basketball player at Louisville under coach Rick Pitino he enjoyed great success along with future NBA player Reece Gaines.
The Rochester, Minnesota native coached basketball for two seasons at the University of Louisville (1923–1925) and 36 seasons at the University of Arizona (1925–1961), compiling a career college basketball record of 522–344 (.603).
Gene loved to tell John how he triumphed on a nine-to-one odds at the horse track while John would lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in one weekend betting football, horse racing, and college basketball.
His son, Brian, played college basketball for the California Golden Bears.
He has completed his college career with the Michigan State Spartans in 2009.
While serving as home to the BYU Cougars men's and women's college basketball teams, the center also hosts various cultural events and religious devotionals.
Randolph also worked for NBC Sports television in the 1970s and '80s, announcing a wide variety of events including the National Football League, Major League Baseball, college football, college basketball, PGA Tour and LPGA golf, the Professional Bowlers Association, and three Olympic Games and the Breeders' Cup.
After playing high school basketball at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California, Gardner played college basketball at the University of California.
He played college basketball under Evansville coach Arad McCutchan even as he worked part-time making refrigerators for Whirlpool.
Grevey played college basketball at the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of legendary coach Adolph Rupp's last freshman class and played his three collegiate seasons (freshmen were not eligible to play varsity basketball at the time) under Rupp’s successor, Joe B. Hall.
Kevin Joseph Pangos (born January 26, 1993) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference.
It also includes NCAA football, including Conference Championships and some bowl games and NCAA basketball, including the NCAA Tournament.
After playing high school basketball at St. Francis in Roswell, Georgia, and at Oak Hill Academy, in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, Milbourne played college basketball at the University of Maryland, with the Maryland Terrapins.
Mike Dement is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Fasoulas played college basketball in the United States at North Carolina State University, with the N.C. State Wolfpack, where he played under legendary coach Jim Valvano.
Patrick "Pat" Knight (born September 21, 1970) is an American college basketball coach for Lamar University.
In an interview with Mike Greenberg on ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning on January 2, 2007, Bob Knight singled Newell out as one of the greatest coaches in men's college basketball history.
The Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings are a series of predictive ratings of men's college basketball teams published free-of-charge online by Ken Pomeroy.
Billy Packer, now famous for his work on CBS during college basketball telecasts, and Frank Gleiber were the announcers for the television series.
Quantum Hoops is a 2007 documentary film directed by Rick Greenwald, that follows the California Institute of Technology's basketball team—the Caltech Beavers—in their attempts to end a 21-year losing streak during the final week of the 2006 basketball season.
The Reese's College All-Star Game, founded by the NABC, is a men's college basketball game showcasing 20 of the best senior players in the NCAA Division I.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he was a 6'6" and 225 lb forward and played college basketball at the University of Alabama. He had a career in the NBA from 1979 to 1985. King's nickname in college was "the Mule.
He played collegiately at both Syracuse University and the University of Washington, after having attended Center High School in Antelope, California.
Guillory's involvement with college basketball players, particularly O. J. Mayo, has been the subject of media and NCAA scrutiny.
Ron Thomas (born November 19, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky) played basketball at both the college and professional level in the United States.
McMahan played college basketball at Vanderbilt University from 1992 through 1995 and finished his career there as the school's fourth all-time leading scorer, with 1,719 - the first three are Shan Foster, Matt Freije, and Phil Cox.
After playing high school basketball at Avondale College in Auckland, New Zealand, Shang played college basketball at Illinois Central Community College from 2005 to 2007, at the University of Nebraska, where he played with the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2007 to 2008, and at Emporia State University from 2008 to 2009.
The St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents the St. John's University in Queens, New York.
Since debuting on November 13, 2006, the host of the program has been hosted by former Oklahoma State Cowboys guard and current ESPN college basketball analyst Doug Gottlieb.
In the U.S., Bryn attended MiraCosta Community College (Oceanside, California) and then Southwest Texas State University (San Marcos, Texas), where he played NCAA college basketball.
Additionally, she is an anchor on the CBS Sportsdesk as well as a reporter for college basketball, auto racing, skiing, ice skating, gymnastics, tennis, track and field and rodeo.
The pep band travels to the Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, and to NCAA Basketball Tournaments with the Mocs and Lady Mocs.
Dom Flora, a senior point guard at Washington and Lee University, finished his college career with 2,310 points and 696 free throws made, both of which were ranked fifth in their respective categories in college basketball history at the end of the 1957–58 season.
"I just think it's going to be a rebirth of college basketball in New York," said Fordham coach Tom Pecora, who was born in the borough.
Regional selections by National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for top contributors in college basketball
Luke Harangody, former college basketball player for Notre Dame and current professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Gilliam began his college basketball career in 1982–83 at Independence Junior College in Independence, Kansas.
King appeared as the star player of a Miami college basketball team and the son of a corrupt judge (played by Bill Russell) in the 1985 episode of Miami Vice entitled "The Fix."
The Boston College Eagles are a Division I college basketball program that represents Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States.
ESPN's Joe Lunardi is the inventor of the term "bracketology", starting first as the owner and editor of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and ending up as the resident bracketologist on ESPN.
He is the son of notable long-time college basketball coach, Marty Gillespie, who had his own standout athletic career as a two-sport athlete (baseball/basketball) at Iowa State University in the 1970s and was drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft twice; once by the St. Louis Cardinals and once by the Minnesota Twins.
His last game as an announcer for a Kentucky basketball game was in 1992, when Kentucky fell to Duke 104-103 in overtime in the NCAA East Regional Final, a game widely considered to be the greatest college basketball game ever played.
The 6'11" Joakim played college basketball for the 2006 NCAA national champions and repeat 2007 NCAA champions, the University of Florida Gators, and was drafted by the Chicago Bulls of the NBA as the 9th overall pick.
The Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, an annual American college basketball tournament that began play in 2012
Rollie Massimino (born 1934), men's college basketball coach, most notably with the Villanova Wildcats.
Dale Blaney is a World of Outlaws racer and former college basketball player.
Santiago attended and played Junior College basketball at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico and played NCAA Division I basketball at the University of New Mexico.
Before working with ESPN, Pasch worked for the West Virginia Radio Corporation for high school football; CBS Radio/Westwood One for golf, NFL, and college basketball tournaments; Fox Sports for NFL Europe and NFL, Detroit Vipers, and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.
Dominick A. "Dom" Flora (born June 12, 1935) is a former American college basketball standout at Washington & Lee University (W&L), located in Lexington, Virginia.
Doris Burke (born Doris Sable on January 4, 1965) is a sideline reporter and color analyst for ESPN college basketball, as well as NBA on ESPN and NBA on ABC games.
Gottlieb was also a frequent guest on other ESPN television shows, including SportsCenter and also on College Basketball Gameday Final.
He has two brothers and two sisters: Monica of Georgetown University Women's Basketball, Billy McCaffrey, a former Duke and Vanderbilt college basketball player, Michael and Meghan.
As a 6'4" (1.96 m) guard, Davis played college basketball at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware.
Boyd played college basketball at Dartmouth College scoring 1026 points and recording 585 assists over his four-year career.
Mark Gottfried (1964-), an American men's college basketball coach.
Harvey O'Brien, was the coach of college football and college basketball for The Citadel Bulldogs.
Marv Harshman (1917–2013), American men's college basketball coach
The Hiram College basketball team won the gold medal in the collegiate division of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.
Jamal Abu-Shamala (born July 25, 1987 in Shakopee, Minnesota) is a Palestinian American basketball player who formerly played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Jeanne Ruark Hoff (born c. 1960 in Mississippi) is a former college basketball player for Stanford University and the mother of Olympic swimming medalist Katie Hoff.
During the following offseason, Bleacher Report named Beilein the most creative coach in college basketball.
Joe B. Hall (born 1928), former American college basketball coach
For the 2011-2012 season, Davis joined the Big Ten Network as an analyst for their college basketball season.
In 2009 Ellis began his first full season as a college basketball analyst for ESPN.
Larry first played college basketball at Los Angeles City College, where he was named an All-American Junior College.
One of Eackles' sons, Ledell Eackles Jr., won two state championships at Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge and went on to play college basketball for Campbell College.
In addition to his father's college basketball career and success as a high school and college baseball coach, Luke's sister Brittany was a volleyball standout at Long Beach State and currently plays beach volleyball for the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball tour.
Mike D'Antoni, current head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and formerly of the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns (NBA Coach of the Year for 2004-05) and New York Knicks, played college basketball at Marshall.
He was a multi-sport star at East Pennsboro High School in Enola, Pennsylvania where he was also recruited by legendary college basketball coaches Dean Smith and Bobby Knight.
She attended the Church College of New Zealand, a secondary school in Temple View, Hamilton, New Zealand before pursuing a college basketball career in the U.S. at Long Island University.
Manhattan Cable (subsequently referred to as the MSG Network) debuted in the spring of 1969 and did all home events from the Madison Square Garden: New York Knicks basketball, New York Rangers hockey, college basketball, horse shows, Golden Gloves boxing, tennis, the Westminster Dog Show, ice capades, professional wrestling, etc.
The Aggies hold the distinction of being one of 34 college basketball teams with multiple NBA retired jerseys from former players (Sam Lacey and John Williamson) and a team that reached the NCAA Final Four (in 1970).
College Basketball expert Andy Katz said that Sanders had a high chance of making the Wooden Award watchlist.
Robin Selvig (born August 21, 1952 in Outlook, Montana) is an American women's college basketball coach.
The Zeniths were coached by local product Mauro Panaggio, a successful Division III basketball coach at SUNY Brockport and featured many former prominent Western New York college basketball players, most notably guard Glenn Hagan from St. Bonaventure and forward Larry Fogle from Canisius College (both had been second round NBA Draft picks).
Ron Perry (basketball, born 1958), former American college basketball and baseball player at Holy Cross
The Sunshine State Conference was founded in 1975 by St. Leo University (then a college) Basketball Coach & Athletic Director Norm Kaye.
Tony Taylor (basketball), college basketball player for George Washington University, see 2010-11 and 2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
He also played college basketball at Cal State Northridge and Uppsala University in Sweden while studying international relations.
(May 8, 1908 – April 22, 1988) was an American college basketball standout at Oklahoma in the late 1920s.
War Memorial Gym was also the site of CBS's first national college basketball broadcast, a 1982 match-up between USF and the University of Georgia.