Month: May 2003

NEC 2002-03 Season Recap

Northeast Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Adam Shandler 2002-03 was the Year of the Seahawk. Dereck Whittenburg’s Staten Island club threshed through the season with a 21-11 overall record (14-4 in the NEC), while dominating at home with a 14-1 mark. The Seahawks, the clear favorite going into the NEC […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Thursday, May 22nd: Richardson Back in the News: It’s been a while since former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson has been in the news, but today’s the day. Yesterday, it was announced that his settlement with Arkansas after his March 1, 2002 firing did not preclude him […]

St Louis Eagles Invitational

Jordan Capital Classic Recap by Phil Kasiecki This past weekend, the eighth annual St. Louis Eagles Invitational was held at three sites near St. Louis. This tournament is a small event, with just 16 teams split into two divisions (17-and-under and 16-and-under), but it featured plenty of excellent individual talent […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, May 21st: Buckeye Splits: Ohio State announced yesterday that junior forward Zach Williams, a three-year starter, has left the Buckeye program to transfer to another school. Williams made highlight reels in March for a sideline argument with the Ohio State coaching staff during the Big […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, May 20th: After two days of zero news, we found out several players are packing their bags. Here’s the rundown: Coming: Kentucky landed a pair of 7-footers, as two prospects, Shagari Alleyne of Rice High School in New York, and Lukasz Obrzut, originally from Gliwice, […]

Interview with Joe Jones

Columbia’s basketball Jones by Adam Shandler Most aspiring college coaches would avoid a program like Columbia’s much like they would a patch of poison sumac. The Lions had two wins in the 2002-03 campaign and didn’t win a game in the Ivy League. The Harlem-based program gets a much-needed facelift […]

Big Sky 2002-03 Season Recap

Big Sky Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Nicholas Lozito The 2002-03 Big Sky season saw one team obliterate the competition, and several others rise from their annual positions in the conference cellars. Weber State (26-6 overall, 14-0 in Big Sky), led by senior shooting guard Jermaine Boyette and junior forward […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, May 17th: Pinckney Back in Philly: Villanova University announced that former Wildcat Ed Pinckney was hired to join head coach Jay Wright’s staff as an assistant. Pinckney replaces Joe Jones on the staff, who is now head coach at Columbia. Pinckney worked with the Wildcats […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, May 10th: Bosh Bolting: It’s official. Georgia Tech freshman forward Chris Bosh will enter the NBA Draft. He has not retained an agent as of yet, thus allowing him to return to Atlanta for his sophomore season if he chooses. However most pundits have Bosh […]

Maybe?

Off to the NBA . . . Maybe? by Jed Tai Who’s not going pro? With the deadline past for underclassmen to declare for the NBA Draft, that’s the question on the minds of college basketball fans. As seemingly every top underclassman has made it known that he wants to […]