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Houston Cougars guard Jamal Shead (1) drives with the ball during the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks at Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas, on March 9, 2024.
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Major-Conference Tournament Previews and Top Seed Line Questions

By Pat Forde
Tennessee Volunteers guard Dalton Knecht (3) dunks the ball against the Auburn Tigers during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Feb. 28, 2024.
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Six Pressing Questions for the High-Major Stretch Run

By Pat Forde
Gonzaga Bulldogs head coach Mark Few looks on against the Santa Clara Broncos in the second half at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington, on Feb. 24, 2024.
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Closer Look at Bubble Teams and Selection Committee Questions

By Pat Forde
St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino yells out instructions in the first half against the Seton Hall Pirates at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Feb. 18, 2024.
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Emotions Run High and Don’t Mess With NCAA Tournament

By Pat Forde
Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari reacts during the first half against the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Feb. 10, 2024.
College Basketball

Kentucky, Indiana and USC Men’s Basketball Teams Face Crisis Points

By Pat Forde
Stephon Castle reacts after his three-point basket against Providence.
College Basketball

Trust UConn As Parity Reigns Across Men’s College Basketball

By Pat Forde
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Breaking Down the First 14 Conference Tournaments That Will Kick Off the Madness

By Pat Forde
Kansas’s Dajuan Harris brings up the ball.
College Basketball

Eight Key Things for the Men’s College Hoops Stretch Run

By Pat Forde
New Mexico State coach Greg Heiar holds up his hand
College Basketball

New Mexico State Men’s Basketball Needs a True Hard Reset

By Pat Forde
UNC’s Caleb Love, Kentucky’s John Calipari and Tennessee’s Santiago Vescovi
College Basketball

Kentucky, UNC Lead Hoops Teams Feeling February Stress

By Pat Forde
Clemson’s Hunter Tyson, Marquette coach Shaka Smart and Texas’s Sir’Jabari Rice
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: League Title Droughts That Could Come to an End

By Pat Forde
Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim holds out his arms
College Basketball

The Dangers of Outsized Coaching Influence in College Hoops

By Pat Forde
Houston’s Jarace Walker, Purdue’s Braden Smith and Tennessee’s Olivier Nkamhoua
College Basketball

College Basketball May Be Headed for a First-Time Champ

By Pat Forde
Kent State’s Sincere Carry; Memphis’s DeAndre Williams; Purdue’s Zach Edey
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Predicting the Conference Tournaments

By Pat Forde
Arkansas's JD Notae, Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren and Providence's A.J. Reeves
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Forde Minutes: After Rash of Upsets, Is Contender Pool Expanding?

By Pat Forde
Wisconsin and Michigan players get into a scuffle
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Ending the Handshake Line Is Not the Answer

By Pat Forde
Saint Mary's forward Matthias Tass shoots vs. Gonzaga
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Is This the Year of the Mid-Major?

By Pat Forde
Alabama's Keon Ellis; UNC's Hubert Davis and Michigan's Hunter Dickinson
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Who’s Hitting the Panic Button?

By Pat Forde
Purdue's Zach Edey, Syracuse's Jim Boeheim and UConn's Adama Sonogo
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Forde Minutes: Blooming Big Men, Hot Seats and the Shift Westward

By Pat Forde
Houston's Quentin Grimes, Iona coach Rick Pitino and Baylor's Adam Flagler
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Conference Tourney Breakdowns, Picks

By Pat Forde
The first Forde Minutes edition of March
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Committee Questions, Tourney Movers

By Pat Forde
Forde Minutes includes notes on Michigan, Duke, Scott Drew and more
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Bluebloods Show Life; Big Ten Chases a Title

By Pat Forde
Drake, Indiana and Missouri are all among teams difficult to seed
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Seeding Dilemmas, Mid-Major Bid-Chasers

By Pat Forde
Kentucky coach John Calipari
College Basketball

Forde Minutes: Which Coaches May Be Wearing Out Their Welcome?

By Pat Forde
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