Articles by Parimal Garg

After my foray into the opinion page in Friday’s issue to talk about the GUSA election (everybody should vote today!), it is good to be back writing about college basketball. Let’s look at a couple of surprising teams under the radar and analyze the end of Georgetown’s heartbreaking loss to Syracuse.

Matt Wagner and Emmanuel Hampton. If you give them a chance, this former cynic can promise they won’t let you down.

With only a month left in the regular season, it’s time to start thinking about which teams are positioning themselves to be dangerous in March.

As the NCAA college basketball season reaches the end of January, some have clearly risen while others have fallen off the map entirely.

Now one month into the college basketball season, we have already seen a share of key injuries, star performances and hard-fought games. Let’s look at some of the key developments over the past two weeks.

This week, we will begin our regular format, with one thought on a national development, one thought on a Big East story, and one thought on the Georgetown Hoyas. So let’s get started!

In the seasons during this decade (from 2000-2001 to 2008-2009), the national champions in men’s basketball tend to have had three specific characteristics in common. Let’s look at them and see which teams in 2009-10 are likely to meet these criteria.

Last week, we looked at the Big East conference. This week, we will spend an entire column previewing Georgetown’s 2009-2010 season, as the Hoyas try to rebound from last year’s disappointing finish.

After taking a look around the nation, it is now time to zero in on the Big East conference.

After examining the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten two weeks ago, it is time to discuss what could happen in three other sectors of college basketball this season. We’ll start out West.