SMU, banned from the NCAA Tournament last year, is flying under the radar as the Big Dance approaches. The Mustangs’ sophomore point guard, Shake Milton, has had a great season, and I wrote about him for CBS Local. Rising Star: SMU Guard Shake Milton
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Coaches in Waiting
Jim Boeheim returns from his suspension to coach Syracuse on Saturday, thus ending Mike Hopkins’ nine-game tenure as head coach. But Hopkins will take over once Boeheim retires. The “head coach in waiting” agreement is not unique to Syracuse. Gonzaga, San Diego State, and SMU have similar arrangements.
I spoke to coaches at several of these schools as well as previous coaches in waiting, several of whom replaced their fathers, for a feature story in the latest Basketball Times.
The Sportswriting of Andrew Kahn 