30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6271764 en-us Gary Parrish is CBSSports.com's college basketball columnist. Contrary to popular belief, he does not use a tanning bed or anything unnatural to color his skin. He was simply tan the afternoon he took that picture, the result of lounging at a Las Vegas pool for five consecutive days. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:52:00 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18449490?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18449490?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The best thing about getting the VCU job as your first job is that it's the VCU job. ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:22:59 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18449490?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18433387?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18433387?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Who's the man most bothered by what happened at Madison Square Garden late Friday? ... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 0:09:34 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18433387?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18433070?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18433070?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Alabama wasn't good enough to beat Cornell of the Ivy League but was good enough to snap the Big East's 41-game winning streak to start this season. They topped Providence 84-75 late Friday. Thus, the Big East is now 41-1. ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 0:09:54 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18433070?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18432433?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18432433?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB St. John's beat Brown. ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:57:26 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18432433?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18430535?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18430535?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Villanova's win over Dayton pushed the Big East to 37-0 as a league. ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:41 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18430535?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18429281?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18429281?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB I mentioned in the Friday Look Ahead that the Big East was 35-0, but I thought for sure the league would suffer its first loss Friday. It still might, I guess. But it won't be where I thought it would be, which is to say in the Northern Iowa-DePaul ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:18 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18429281?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18427289?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18427289?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Here's Friday's Dear Gary ... ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:21 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18427289?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18421368?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18421368?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Evan Turner's second career triple-double was way different than his first -- this one coming in the form of 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 turnovers during Ohio State's 77-73 loss to North Carolina. Seriously, Turner turned it over 10 times, which i ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:13:03 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18421368?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18411906?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18411906?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Tobias Harris, as expected, committed to Tennessee on Thursday. ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:27:12 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18411906?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18407833?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18407833?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Tobias Harris will announce his college decision Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:44:06 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18407833?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18406287?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18406287?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Here's Thursday's Dear Gary ... ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 9:47:00 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18406287?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18403553?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18403553?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB I was headed out of my hotel in downtown St. Louis Wednesday afternoon when I bumped into Nebraska coach Doc Sadler, whose Huskers were in town to play Rick Majerus' Saint Louis Billikens. Next thing you know, I'm in a 45-minute conversation about a ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:22 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18403553?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18400409?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18400409?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The USF basketball program has committed numerous NCAA rules violations over the past months, a report by Brett McMurphy at FanHouse.com alleged Wednesday night. ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:48:21 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18400409?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18395121?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18395121?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB It's a light schedule Wednesday night in college basketball. ... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:34:10 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18395121?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18394821?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18394821?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Here's Wednesday's Dear Gary ... ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:40 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18394821?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18385832?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18385832?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB ST. LOUIS -- Louisville took 38 3-pointers, made 15 of them. And though those numbers are inflated because Arkansas played a soft 2-3 zone out of necessity, they aren't numbers you're guaranteed to never see again. ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:53:17 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18385832?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18377146?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18377146?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Here's Tuesday's Dear Gary ... ... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 0:54:31 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18377146?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18370137?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18370137?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Charlie Coles' Miami University RedHawks led Kentucky much of Monday night but lost 72-70 when John Wall buried a jumper in the final second. I've blogged about it already. It was a hell of a game, a tremendous effort. And it led to a hilarious exch ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:32:16 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18370137?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18367945?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18367945?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB There is plenty of time to discuss how Kentucky fell behind by 18, why it failed to get back on defense early, and whether DeMarcus Cousins will ever start a game without picking up senseless fouls. Important issues, all of them. I'll address them a ... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 0:24:43 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18367945?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18361989?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18361989?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The AP and Coaches polls make less sense than signing Allen Iverson. ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:24:37 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18361989?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18360421?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18360421?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Josh Pastner added a fourth top 35 prospect Monday when Tarik Black committed to Memphis. ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:32:46 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18360421?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18359527?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18359527?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Here's Monday's Dear Gary ... ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:22:43 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18359527?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18352875?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18352875?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Rotnei Clarke got lots of attention for Friday's 51-point outburst, and rightfully so. But the Arkansas guard wasn't the only player to score big in the opening weekend. Three other guys got at least 35 points. The list is as follows: ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:56:35 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18352875?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18352666?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18352666?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The updated Top 25 (and one) was posted last night. ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:48:56 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18352666?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18317879?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18317879?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Arizona freshman Kevin Parrom is expected to miss at least four weeks (and perhaps as many as eight) because of a stress fracture in his left foot, the school announced Sunday before its game with Northern Arizona. ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:49 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18317879?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18298050?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18298050?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB The best part about testing yourself early is that you have a notable win in your back pocket if all goes well. ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:42:06 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18298050?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18296143?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18296143?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Jelan Kendrick committed to Memphis on Saturday, giving first-year coach Josh Pastner his third top 20 national recruit and by extension a class that is arguably the country's best. ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:14:43 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18296143?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18282044?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18282044?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Here's a new entry for the always evolving College Basketball Trivia Book ... ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:29:38 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18282044?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18281323?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18281323?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB John Calipari's Dribble-Drive Motion offense is rooted in the AASAA offense created by UMass assistant Vance Walberg, and the two men are really good friends. They talk all the time, discuss strategy non-stop. But their thoughts on recruiting for th ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 8:32:48 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18281323?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18275798?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18275798?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Harrison Barnes committed to North Carolina on Friday, choosing the Tar Heels over Duke, Iowa State and three other schools. The 6-foot-6 wing from Ames, Iowa is widely considered the top prospect in the Class of 2010 because of his physical gifts a ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:54:18 EST http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18275798?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/6271764 100