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Andy Katz is a senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com. In addition to covering college basketball on a daily basis and breaking news for the site, Katz pens the "Daily Word" and "Weekly Word." Katz is also a regular analyst on College Hoops 2Night.

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December 23, 2005

Zags face a tough road
LOS ANGELES -- Josh Heytvelt got a good sized ribbing Saturday night at Loyola Marymount's Gersten Pavilion. So, too, did the rest of his Gonzaga teammates. The Zags won the WCC opener handily 91-68...
Andy Katz | 19 hours ago

Katz: All you need is Love
In a top-five matchup between Pac-10 powers, all UCLA needed was Kevin Love as the big freshman powered the Bruins to the win and an early lead in league play, writes Andy Katz.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | Saturday, January 12

Rebels file complaint over call
Quick hitters for Friday: • Ole Miss is filing a formal complaint with the SEC over a controversial no-call in the final seconds of its two-point loss at Tennessee on Wednesday night. Coach An...
Andy Katz | Friday, January 11

Tough schedules benefit A-10
Quick hitters for a Thursday: • Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli made a good comparison to the strength of the A-10 this season versus 2003-04, when the Hawks were undefeated in the regular s...
Andy Katz | Thursday, January 10

Wake off to solid start
Wake Forest's win over BYU Tuesday night should have enough shelf life to last until March if the Demon Deacons are on the bubble. That's what first-year coach Dino Gaudio is hoping as he enters the ...
Andy Katz | Wednesday, January 9

Top 10 individual seasons in college hoops
From Russell to Durant, here is a look at the top 10 individual seasons in college hoops.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | January 9, 2008

Hunter goes barefoot for a cause
IUPUI coach Ron Hunter will coach in his bare feet on Jan. 24 against Oakland. You read that right. He will coach in his bare feet. He is doing this because he wants to draw awareness to those in th...
Andy Katz | January 8, 2008

Katz: Dance within reach for these seniors
Every college player puts in all those hours of practice. But only a select few get to make the Big Dance. This season, several seniors -- including UMass' Gary Forbes -- are in position to dance for the first time, writes Andy Katz.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | January 8, 2008

Refs need rules too
Quick hitters for Monday: • Official Karl Hess needs his own bench decorum rules. Hess' reaction to a potential skirmish between Kansas' Mario Chalmers and Boston College's Rakim Sanders was a ...
Andy Katz | January 7, 2008

Katz: Kansas dominates BC on the road
UCLA, North Carolina and Memphis have all gotten love for their dominance. Well, after an 85-60 win over Boston College on the road, it's time to put Kansas in that discussion too, writes Andy Katz.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | January 5, 2008

Westbrook thrived off the bench
Quick hitters for Friday: • UCLA coach Ben Howland made a important bench move by sliding Russell Westbrook out of the starting lineup to have at least one scoring guard coming off the bench in...
Andy Katz | January 4, 2008

UMass' Chris Lowe is a jet
AMHERST, Mass. -- Impressions off UMass' 95-89 victory over Houston on Wednesday night at the Mullins Center: • UMass junior point guard Chris Lowe is a jet. He may not be as fast as Ty Lawson ...
Andy Katz | January 3, 2008

Cincy enjoys sexy win over L'ville
Mick Cronin had 136 text messages New Year's Day, all in response to Cincinnati's Big East opening win at Louisville. Do you think that win mattered for the Bearcats? Let's just say that the win gav...
Andy Katz | January 2, 2008

Katz: Two unbeatens, Tennessee are class of SEC
It's a crazy world in the SEC this season. Kentucky, Florida, Auburn and Alabama are down. Ole Miss and Vanderbilt are up. And Tennessee may be the best of them all, writes Andy Katz.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | January 2, 2008

Northwestern to get Coble back
Kevin Coble had a plan : Tend to his mother, Carlys, during her breast cancer treatment in the Phoenix area, work out at home and make it back to Northwestern for the start of the Big Ten season on We...
Andy Katz | January 1, 2008

Pitt, Arizona hit with injury bug
Quick hitters for Monday: • Arizona interim coach Kevin O'Neill said Sunday that Jerryd Bayless will likely sit out the games this week against Oregon State and Oregon with a sprained MCL in hi...
Andy Katz | December 31, 2007

Pitt guard Fields out 8-12 weeks with broken foot
Pittsburgh guard Levance Fields suffered a broken left foot in Saturday's loss to Dayton and will be out 8-12 weeks, which could end his regular season.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | December 30, 2007

Johnson gets medical OK to play for Longhorns
Texas got the much-needed inside lift it needed Saturday when team doctors cleared freshman forward Gary Johnson to play for the first time this season on Wednesday against TCU.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | December 29, 2007

Texas' Johnson cleared
Mid-season transfers are eligible now. So, too, are those who were academically ineligible for the fall semester/quarter. But there may not be a newcomer, still yet to play, who could affect a potenti...
Andy Katz | December 28, 2007

San Francisco questions linger
Jessie Evans' leave of absence from the University of San Francisco, and Eddie Sutton's subsequent hiring on Wednesday, leaves a lot of unanswered and conflicting questions that may or may not be clea...
Andy Katz | December 27, 2007

Katz: Extra work helps Memphis' Douglas-Roberts shine
Memphis' Chris Douglas-Roberts snapped out of a three-game funk against Georgetown, thanks in large part to a personal workout from coach John Calipari, writes Andy Katz.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | December 22, 2007

Penders: Cougars are 'NCAA good'
Turnaround Tom finally has Houston where he wants -- a serious player for an NCAA bid. In Year 4, Tom Penders admits that he has his best team at Houston, "by far," he said Thursday, two days after t...
Andy Katz | December 21, 2007

Knee injury to shelve Pitt's Cook for season
Official word is expected late Friday after Pitt fifth-year senior Mike Cook has an MRI on his left knee, but the Panthers' staff is expecting him to be out for the season with a torn ACL.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | December 21, 2007

Katz: Pitt wins with emotion and toughness
Pitt has built a program of recent success on playing with emotion and toughness. That was never more evident than in the Panthers' thrilling overtime win over Duke, writes Andy Katz.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | December 21, 2007

Streaking Bears end road skid
Baylor junior Mamadou Diene walked off the South Carolina court Wednesday night, turned to head coach Scott Drew and told him, 'hey coach, this is the first time I've won a road game at Baylor.'' He ...
Andy Katz | December 20, 2007

Katz: Bench decorum receives mixed results
Some coaches have adhered to the new sideline decorum rules. Others are wondering why they've been slapped with so many technical fouls this season, writes Andy Katz.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | December 20, 2007

Pitt, Duke mirror recent success
Quick hitters for Wednesday: Pitt passed on this chart that shows just how close Pitt and Duke's program have become since 2001. It's quite startling for some if they haven't realized how much Pittsb...
Andy Katz | December 19, 2007

IU hopes Ratliff made the grades
Quick hitters for Tuesday: • Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson said he is hopeful that senior guard A.J. Ratliff will be academically eligible for Saturday's game against Coppin State. "We still do...
Andy Katz | December 18, 2007

Sources: O'Neill in line to succeed Olson at Arizona
Arizona assistant coach Kevin O'Neill will replace Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson as head coach at the University of Arizona whenever Olson retires, multiple sources close to the situation told ESPN.com Monday.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | December 18, 2007

Star center Lopez is cleared to play for Stanford
Stanford announced that sophomore center Brook Lopez is eligible to play again for the Cardinal and will play for them Wednesday against Santa Clara.
Andy Katz, ESPN.com | December 17, 2007

SU defies odds with two torn ACLs
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said he has never dealt with significant injuries during his 32-year tenure at his alma mater. Sunday night, he found out he had lost his second veteran shooter to a torn A...
Andy Katz | December 17, 2007

Miami ready for Top 25
Miami passed the test. The Hurricanes had to beat Mississippi State in Starkville to get that likely Top 25 ranking, after Saint Mary's lost earlier in the week, and a little more proof, and confidenc...
Andy Katz | December 14, 2007

Vols, Crews get crushing news
Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl said doctors took an echocardiogram in the fall of Duke Crews and "didn't like it," but at the time deemed it not a big deal. But, upon further review, Pearl said doctors ...
Andy Katz | December 14, 2007

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