Cole Aldrich

After an outstanding three-year career at Kansas, which included a 2008 NCAA Championship and three Big 12 titles during his tenure, Cole Aldrich was a Lottery pick this June. First selected by the Hornets before being trading to the Thunder on Draft Night, the Bloomington, Minn. native gladly returned to the Midwest. So with everyone’s expectations for the Thunder going through the roof this season, we decided there was no one better to turn to for the inside scoop on life in OKC. In his...Read Full Story

Posted by CoHoops DeAnte Mitchell When the pre-season poll was released for last year's squads, the Kansas Jayhawks embraced the No. 1 ranking. The Jayhawks did return their best player Sherron Collins, and Cole Aldrich. Not to mention, freshman Xavier Henry decided he wasn't going to follow John Calipari to Kentucky and chose the Jayhawks. With such a talented trio, along with a lot of depth, the Jayhawks stayed inside the top-5 for most of the season. Once the NCAA Tournament came...Read Full Story

The Kansas Jayhawks are primed to make another run at a Big 12 title this season. They finished 33-3 overall last year, including 15-1 in Big 12 action. It will be tough to replace 49 percent of their scoring, two lottery picks and the winningest player in school history. Head coach Bill Self is one of the best recruiters in the country, and he’ll have no problem continuing the winning tradition here in Kansas with what he has returning and some fresh faces. Marcus Morris, Josh Selby and...Read Full Story

With the regular season over, 16 NBA GMs have their minds set on the NBA Playoffs. But for those teams that will be counting ping pong balls instead of playoff victories, the upcoming NBA Draft has many intriguing prospects that need to be recognized. So with March Madness over, Dime contributor Lucas Shapiro continues profiling players and giving them a team that would best fit their talent. Last week was Butler’s Gordon Hayward, so now we’re on to Kansas’ Cole Aldrich.Read Full Story

NICE GAME. Cole Aldrich was pumped up. Patrolling the post for Kansas with those long arms, the 6-foot-11 sophomore forced the Dayton Flyers into a whole bunch of bad shots and sent them down for a rough landing.Aldrich put up a triple-double with 13 points, 20 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocked shots to lead the defending NCAA champion Kansas Jayhawks to the Sweet Sixteen.(Photo by JonathanRead Full Story