Monday Morning Dump

Things you may have missed: A compilation of the best beards in basketball. The B.I.A.H All-Hair Team. A big block helped Arizona thwart Washington's comeback-bid. A look at the winners and losers were from the bubble. Utes steal a win at The Pit thanks to bank-shot buzzer-beater. A coach at a D-II school assaulted a player during practice

- Clearly, the question of the weekend is "Who's number one?"

- Gary Parrish makes a rather astute observation: A lot of top-ten teams lost this weekend

- The Big Lead's Jason Lisk is always a must-read. He predicts what the tournament would look like if only "good wins" mattered

- Jeff Goodman provides ten things we should probably know after watching a full weekend of college hoops

- Mike DeCourcy takes a look at the week ahead and breaks down some bubble teams and important games

- Ken Pomeroy states a case for the mid-season firing of a head coach

- Justin Young lists his candidates for Dunk of the Year (But you know B.I.A.H POSTERIZED is the official source for the Dunk of the Year awards)

- Raphielle Johnson recaps a fully-loaded weekend of college hoops (The weekend-in-reviews done by my man Raph are always a Monday must-read)

- Mike Miller briefs us on how the media predicted the NCAA tournament bracket to shape up. Miller also provides ten takeaways from this past weekend's action

- Ken Davis opens up the reader mailbag and answers questions regarding Arizona's potential for tournament success and other hot hoops topics

- Plenty of Saturday games had Bubble-heavy implications. Rob Dauster breaks down what the wins (and losses) did for the teams

- Rapid reaction from New York City following St. John's huge-win over Pitt. Dwight Hardy scored on a reverse lay-up with two seconds left to score another home upset-win for the Johnnies. No Big East player has had a better month than Hardy. He is finally gaining the attention he deserves. Steve Lavin relished the win with his "advisor" Gene Keady. Adam Zagoria ponders the age-old-question: Is it the shoes?.Eamonn Brennan pens a lengthy review of St. John's huge win over Pitt

- Purdue got a huge win yesterday against Ohio State. Matt Norlander wonders why people think Purdue can't win the National Championship. Jeff Eisenberg states that even without Robbie Hummel, Purdue looks like a threat to make the Final-Four. Gary Parrish believe Matt Painter has done enough to avoid criticism for not being able to get the job done

- Jason King gives us the inside scoop on everything regarding the Mid-Major scene this weekend. He gives Temple some much-needed love

- According to Jeff Goodman, Stetson coach Derek Waugh will step down at the end of the season

- As the Big East Tournament gets nearer and nearer, the pressure on Pittsburgh and other top teams in the conference will start to get much heavier

- Slowly but surely, DePaul is crawling out of it's semi-dormant shell. Oliver Purnell has the under-sized and less-talented Blue Demons playing hard and fighting tough in the Big East

- Speaking of DePaul, the crop of freshman has been handling the Big-East grind very well. You may know about Cleveland Melvin, but Moses Morgan is starting to fit in nicely as well

- Louisville’s Chris Smith, the younger brother of the Denver Nugget's J.R., is a stand-up guy. Here's the story

- Former-Louisville Cardinal Troy Jackson (Known as Escalade on the "And-1 Mixtape Tour") died in his sleep on Saturday night in Los Angeles. He was 35 years old.

- Jamal Coombs-McDaniel has been through a lot at UConn, and now it seems to be paying off. Jeff Goodman provides more

- Cracked Sidewalks hands out some grades for twelve teams chasing a birth to the Big Dance

- I know this is a couple days late, but it's a damn-good read on the state of John Thompson III's coaching tenure at Georgetown

- A great look at the NBA prospects on the Pitt Panthers roster

- Virginia Tech's Jarell Eddie was charged with marijuana possession last Tuesday. The freshman guard did not play in the team's last game due to a "coaching decision" and is scheduled to appear in court on April 21st

- I don't think anybody is a fan of the TV timeout interview. But finally we have a national voice, as Mike Krzyzewski spoke out against this foolish production idea. After beating Georgia Tech on Sunday, Coach K sounded the alarm on the state of the ACC

- Hoopville names MVPs for every ACC team and debates who the Conference PoY candidates are

- The ACC with NCAA tournament hopes all have the same objective: win games and improve resume

- Testudo Times provides an in-depth look at Maryland's future depth chart and the overview of the Terp's 2012 recruiting class

- Speaking of Maryland, if they want to snag a tournament bid, they are going to have to ride the coattails of their young talent

- It wasn't pretty, but a win is a win, and that's what UNC got this weekend, beating Boston College 48-46. For the Tar Heels, they must have a short-memory and move on to the next win

- There were a handful of controversial calls this weekend. One of them was the game-winning block made by Arizona's Derrick Williams. Was it a clean block or was it goaltending?

- Oregon's men basketball team was supposed to be investigated by the NCAA for possible violations, but the University is making it hard for anybody to know what's going on. George Schroeder of the Register-Guard provides the details

- San Diego State recorded their school-record 27th win of the season against Air Force 70-58. The Aztecs have cleared-out all the roadblocks and are now ready to face BYU in a rematch

- Utah State all-but-clinched an at-large bid to the Big Dance with their win at St. Mary's on Saturday night, 75-65 in the marquee game of ESPN BracketBusters. Speaking of Utah State, The Mikan Drill provides a cool video breakdown of the Aggies’s set alley-oop play

- The development and evolution of Gonzaga's Marquis Carter will be a key factor in how successful the team will be in the future

- Kansas State has announced that their basketball team will participate in the 2011 Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii instead of the 2011 Cancun Governor's Cup

- Brady Morningstar was on-fire in the Jayhawks 89-63 rout of Colorado. Apparently he was channeling his inner-Mario Chalmers. Speaking of Chalmers, according to Mike Miller, the 2008 National Championship hero, told the Kansas squad that they need to work on their defense

- Rick Barnes has always been criticized for his ability to win when it counts, and his team's loss at Nebraska on Saturday highlights this.

- Doc Sadler was very much on the hot-seat at Nebraska, especially with AD Tom Osbourne giving the program a "vote of confidence". But after the 'Huskers knocked-off No. 3 Texas, that seat may have cooled off. Speaking of Sadler, Yahoo's Jason King put together a solid Q&A with the 'Husker head coach

This was hardly a routine-weekend in the Big-12. Take a look at the winners and losers from another bizzaro weekend of college hoops

- You do not want to play Wisconsin after they have lost a game. The Badgers won their 20th straight game following a loss, as they defeated Penn State 76-66

- A look at the productive of senior-laden teams in the Big-Ten Conference

- Morehead State's Kenny Faried grabbed 12 rebounds on Saturday against Indiana State and surpassed Tim Duncan to become the NCAA all-time leading in rebounding

- St. Joseph's has lost two players. Guard Patrick Swilling did not play last week against Xavier because of an unspecified violation of the school's code of conduct and now it is reported that he is no longer at the university. Center Todd O'Brian is suspended indefinitely for failing to comply with the university's community standards

- You are probably aware that George Mason currently holds the country's longest winning-streak with 13 straight wins. But the Princeton Tigers are not far behind as they logged their tenth-in-a-row on Friday night

- Unless Delaware wins the CAA tournament, they won't be making the NCAA tournament, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't read about the improvements they are making

- Bucknell defeated Colgate 77-69 to clinch the Patriot League regular season Championship. The Bison clinched a home-court advantage through the entire league tournament since all the tournament games are played at the higher-seed. Speaking of the Patriot League, American clinched the two-seed but the Eagles know they have a lot of work to do

- Due to dominant performance from butler, UIC senior Robo Kreps had a very forgettable senior day

- An interesting-read on how Cleveland's Norris Cole is an example of the inability of Dayton coach Brian Gregory to develop players

- If video is your type of thing, then you might want to peep this week-in-review video from Andy Katz. Speaking of video, here are the highlights of Randy Culpepper's 33-point performance this weekend

- Hannah McNulty was just a few points shy of breaking the 1000-oint plateau when her high school team folded due to lack of participation. Now she's playing for the guys team. You can't make up stuff like this. (H/T The Big Lead)