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OUs Buddy Hield Should Be the #1 Pick in the NBA Draft

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Is Buddy Hield really the #1 in the NBA Draft?  Should OUs Buddy Hield be the #1 pick in the NBA Draft? by Da`Vince “Dino” Wright Scouting talent for the NBA is a risky job. You see so many talented players from schools all over the country. The first place NBA general managers look at are the schools with championships pedigree like DUKE, Michigan, Michigan State, Kansas and Kentucky. But, the BIG 12 has a really good player in Buddy Hield. Let`s take a look at Buddy and dissect his game from the college ranks looking forward to next season in the NBA. Buddy at OU Buddy is a 6`4, 214 pound senior guard at Oklahoma. Since attending OU he has gotten better across the board. As a freshman he averaged 7.8 points a game shooting .238 from the field. His sophomore year he averaged 16.5 points a game with 46 steals. His junior year his average raised to 17.4 and .359 from the 3 point arc. Now, it`s his senior year and he`s making noise. He could easily go in the first r...

Big 12 Mens Basketball Strong Heading Into March Madness

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Kansas Jayhawks look to win Big 12 and head into March strong.  Big 12 Mens Basketball by Da`Vince “Dino” Wright The Big 12 Mens basketball standings are in some cases intriguing. Most young ballers look for the dazzling lights of North Carolina, Duke, Michigan and Indiana. There are so many conferences and teams that litter USA Today, ESPN and Fox Sports. When I played in high school the teams I wanted to play for was UNLV, DePaul, Duke, St. John`s and Temple just to name a few. These teams was the cream of the crop when it came to Men`s basketball. Let`s take a look at the Big 12 conference and standings. Mind you Oaklahoma was the number team in the country before losing 2 straight games. Kansas is the darling of the conference and they`ve been beaten twice this year. It`s been 26 games into the season and March is looming. Here are the standings. Team Wins Loss PCT Streak Kansas 22 4 .846 W6 West Virginia 20 6 .769 L1 Oklahoma ...

Big 12 Football Preview, Rankings, Predictions

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Can Trevon Boykin lead the TCU Horned Frogs to a national championship? Will a Big 12 team get a shot at a national championship this year? Will any team have a shot to go undefeated?

NCAA: Big 12 Preview with SuiteSports.com

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By Joe Parello   @HerewegoJoe Offense is king in America's heartland, and the Big 12 features some of America's most explosive attacks. Seven of the conference's 10 teams (Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia) ranked in the top-25 nationally for scoring offense, but does anybody play enough defense to win a national championship? That will certainly be the big question for conference contenders this season, and with quarterback questions at Oklahoma, WVU and Kansas State, several offenses could take steps back as well. The conference may not have a bona-fide national favorite, but only Kansas looks like a lost cause, with nine teams all chasing a bowl game. Click Here For The Full Story

NCAA: Kliff Kingsbury the King of Lubbock

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by Kendrick Johnson Kliff Kingsbury returns to Texas Tech. Photo credit Kendrick Johnson     With a fractured fan base thanks to the controversial exit of Mike Leach and the unconventional hiring of Tommy Tuberville, the powers that be at Texas Tech had no choice but to swing for the fences when deciding on their next football coach. Mad fans in Raider Nation have been upset over the last couple of years in part, due to seeing the Red Raiders go from being consistent Big 12 championship contenders to falling to three year in a row of sub .500 football in conference play.

Death of the Big 12; OU and Texas agree to move to Pac-12

Both school presidents have the okay to negotiate move to Pac-12. What will happen to Baylor, Missouri, Iowa State, Texas Tech, and OSU? Click here for full story