Seung-jin Ha Team: Yonsei University (Korea) Position: Center Size: 7’3″, 305 Stats (per game): 12.6 points / 8.6 rebounds / 1.6 blocks The Skinny: Want size? Ha has plenty of it. At 7-3, 300+ pounds, he’s one of the biggest players in the draft. He’s also one of the least […]

Andris Biedrins Team: BK Skonto Riga (Latvia) Position: Forward Size: 6’10”, 240 Stats (per game): 18 points / 8.9 rebounds / 1.9 blocks Notes: Named Latvian League Newcomer of the Year for 2002-03. The Skinny: Even with all the players that withdrew, Biedrins was one of the international players that […]

Brandon Bender Team: Robert Morris College (Illinois) Position: Forward Year: Junior Size: 6’10”, 250 Stats (per game): 14.4 points / 10.9 rebounds The Skinny: Bender was a highly-touted prospect entering college, but the minute he got to Louisville is when it all went downhill. He hardly got off the bench […]

Jermaine Bell Team: Notre Dame Prep, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Position: Center Year: High School Senior Size: 6’11” Notes: Withdrew from NBA Draft. The Skinny: The book on Bell is that he has plenty of talent and is very long, but has had no shortage of off-court problems. He’s bounced around schools […]

LaMarcus Aldridge Team: Dallas (TX) Seagoville HS Position: Center Year: High School Senior Size: 6’11”, 292 Stats (per game): 28.9 points / 13.4 rebounds Notes: Withdrew from NBA Draft. Signed to play for Texas. The Skinny: Very athletic post player finishes inside and has some finesse post scoring ability, and […]

Chris Acker Team: Chaminade Position: Guard Year: Junior Size: 6’1″, 185 Stats (per game): 5.0 points / 2.0 assists The Skinny: According to Aaron Griess, Acker’s head coach at Chaminade, “It’s a poor decision for him to leave school… it’s not realistic to think he’ll play in the NBA.” Acker […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, July 27nd Clemons Applies at Livingstone: Former Missouri point guard Ricky Clemons has formally applied for admission to D-II Livingstone College (Salisbury, North Carolina). Clemons, who appeared in an exhibition game at the school and scored 25 points last week, was rumored to be attending […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, July 26th Jimmy V Field Set: The matchups for the Jimmy V Classic have been set, and it looks like a dandy. Memphis will square off against Pittsburgh, while Oklahoma State will face Syracuse. In the first game, 2003 National Champion Syracuse faces last season’s […]

The Morning Dish – Friday, July 23rd Zowie! Gavitt’s in Maui!: Big East founder and former commissioner Dave Gavitt was named yesterday as the new chairman of the Maui Invitational. Gavitt, who coached Providence to the Final Four in 1973 and later became Providence’s AD, eventually becoming Big East Commissioner […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, July 22nd No Celebrity Cruises: The NCAA Management Council announced Tuesday a package of recruiting proposals that can be approved by early August by the NCAA Board of Directors. The big feature is the granting of a fifth year of eligibility, and allowing coaches more […]