- Marcus Landry lifted the No. 25 Wiscosin Badgers to victory against Long Beach State with 23 points and 3 blocks
- No. 5 Duke nearly lost to Rhode Island until Kyle Singler shut down Jimmy Baron with less then 20 seconds left.
- No. 23 Kansas begins to defend their national championship with an easy win against UKMC.
- Hall of Fame coach Pete Newell passed away today at the age of 93.
- Talk of an undefeated season for North Carolina has already begun after only one game. Roy Williams isn't looking that far ahead.
- Draft Express has a detailed scouting report of every major college prospect. Here is part one of "The Best College Prospects in non-BCS schools" and you can find links to every major conference there as well.
Update: Truehoop has a great collection of tributes for Pete Newell
