It's finally here, hoops junkies.

College basketball practice begins today, and the blog will have coverage from both Rider and Rutgers.

Unfortunately, my schedule won't allow me to attend Rider's Midnight MAACness festivities in their entirety. But I'll be at Rider talking to players and coaches before high school football gets rolling, and Adrian Fedkiw will have coverage of the first practice of the Mike Rice era in Piscataway.

Stay tuned later on for notes, quotes and video.