Tuesday Morning Dump

- Today's first must-read isn't necessarily about college hoops, but about Cameroonian hoops. A couple of UCLA students headed to Cameroon for the Daily Bruin, and part one of their two part series was an absolute knockout.

- Your second must-read of the day comes from Jason King, who got an exclusive interview with Renardo Sidney. Sidney really opened up to King.

- Your third must read of the day is a profile of UAB point guard Aaron Johnson from the Birmingham News. Johnson was one of 12 siblings growing up in a rough Chicago neighborhood.

- Not to be outdone, Jeff Eisenberg of the Dagger puts together a nice look at Arizona's Momo Jones, who has one of the best nicknames in college hoops. Jones is the heir apparent to the name position at Point Guard U.

- Mike DeCourcey gives you his take on Jim Calhoun and UConn, and we tend to agree with him. Calhoun built UConn into a national power from nothing. At this rate, he'll be leaving the Huskies as a pile of rubble when he finally decides to call it a career.

- Jeff Goodman gives you his leading candidates to be impact transfers. No one on this list will have anywhere near the impact of a Wesley Johnson or an Ekpe Udoh or a Jordan Crawford, but there are still some important pieces being added to very good teams.

- Speaking of list's, here are Luke Winn's top 16 backcourts. Tough to argue with a top four of Duke, MSU, Georgetown, and Villanova. My only qualm? Butler at five? Seems a bit high to me.

- Cool post from Fanhouse, where they break down college basketball's preseason magazines.

- Maryland might sneak up on some people, but I have a tough time believing this team will compete for an ACC title again.

- John Beilein has no seniors on his Michigan roster this season. He also has no NBA prospects. Isn't that how he won at West Virginia? Don't ever sleep on a Beilein-coached team.

- America East teams Boston and Albany will get a chance to play on the big stage at MSG, as part of a double-header with St. John's and UConn.

- In a Q-and-A with the Seattle Times, Mark Emmert was asked about further expansion of the NCAA Tournament. His response: "I don't see anything in the near future. We obviously haven't played a tournament with the 68 yet, to see how it all works. I think it will be exciting. Let the future bring what it may. I'm very pleased with the structure we have now."

- Nittany Lion backup-forward Sasha Borovnjak is done for the season with a torn-ACL.

- A good-read on Kentucky reserve forward Jon Hood (after all, considering 85% of their lineup will probably go pro, you might want to know who he is before the 2011 draft.) Speaking of Kentucky, Coach Cal says he's not a big fan of the Maui Invitational (well, playing in the Maui Invitational that is).

Baylor commit Isaiah Austin. 7-foot high school juniors aren't supposed to be able to cross someone up on the perimeter and hit a pull-up 15 footers.