Two days earlier UConn sophomore Jeremy Lamb not surprisingly decided to leave school and head to the NBA. Even less shocking is that freshman center Andre Drummond has also chosen to leave UConn and enter the NBA Draft. Drummond is expected to be a top-5 pick in June's draft. The high projection, along with NCAA sanctions against UConn sparked Drummond's decision. Even if UConn was eligible for the ...

This week on The Basketball Show we wrap up the NCAA Tournament and discuss the players leaving early for the NBA Draft.  Once again host Sam Dostaler is joined by basketball editor Terrence Payne and recruiting analyst Jimmy Kelley. Listen in and be sure to subscribe to our Ustream.tv Page, along with our three channels. And always keep an eye on The Basketball Show, one of of our weekly podcasts.   ...

1. Stay in the Game For Louisville to have a chance tonight against Kentucky they can’t let the game get out of control early on because the Wildcats are not a team that gives up leads.  Louisville did overcome a double digit deficit late in their Elite Eight game against Florida but Kentucky is a completely different issue.  The Wildcats have only lost two games all season and have been beating opponents b ...

On this weeks edition of The Basketball Show we discusses the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight and then preview the Final Four.  Host Sam Dostaler is once again joined by basketball editor Terrence Payne. Listen in and be sure to subscribe to our Ustream.tv Page, along with our three channels. And always keep an eye on The Basketball Show, one of of our weekly podcasts.   Video streaming by Ustream ...

Today is a big day for the Big East Conference.  All year the experts have been saying that the Big East is down this year.  Well today the conference can show the rest of the nation otherwise.  With both Louisville and Syracuse playing in the Elite Eight today the conference has a chance to punch the first two tickets to the Final Four. From the beginning of the season the popular belief around the country ...

On another special edition of The Basketball Show host Sam Dostaler talks with The Syracuse Post-Standards' and syracuse.com's Bud Poliquin.  During our discussion Syracuse basketball expert Bud Poliquin talks about life without Fab Melo and what to expect out of Syracuse this week in the Sweet 16 and possibly later on in the tournament.     Video streaming by Ustream ...

On this weeks edition of The Basketball Show the gang discusses the first week of the NCAA Tournament and then previews the Sweet 16.  Host Sam Dostaler is once again joined by basketball editor Terrence Payne and recruiting analyst Jimmy Kelley. Listen in and be sure to subscribe to our Ustream.tv Page, along with our three channels. And always keep an eye on The Basketball Show, one of of our weekly podca ...

The 2011-2012 Louisville Cardinals are beginning to look a lot like the 2010-2011 Connecticut Huskies.  I know in this business we try and compare the past and present far too often but in this case it is impossible not to.  We just have to look at some basic facts. Both teams started their seasons off flying high.  In the case of the 2010-2011 Connecticut Huskies it was a 10-0 run and a Maui Invitational c ...