Balkman Hopes NIT Counts in Draft: South Carolina junior forward Renaldo Balkman has decided to enter the NBA Draft, hoping that his strong play in the NIT will catapult his stock. Balkman averaged 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for the Gamecocks, but his production increased toward the end of the season. South Carolina made a run to the SEC Tournament final before winning its second consecutive NIT title. NBA scouts indicated that Balkman is likely a second-round pick at best. He did not hire an agent, so if his stock does not improve drastically, he could easily return to school. [5/01/06]
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Thursday, November 28, 2024
The Seven C’s of Leadership
Former college basketball coach Mike Jarvis is back with a new book, The Seven C's of Leadership.
"Every one of us has leadership within us and this book offers fascinating principals that work in any setting—from the locker room to the executive board room. In The Seven C's of Leadership, Coach Jarvis lays out the essential ingredients of leadership."
-Jay Wright, NCAA Championship Men’s Basketball Coach, Villanova University
"At a time in America when we are witnessing an epidemic of opioid addictions and deaths, along with suicides, we need Coach Jarvis' Seven C's of Leadership – grounded in the power of Christ alone where we should all make our stand.”
-Lietenant Colonel Allen B. West (U.S. Army, Retired), Bronze Star recipient, and Member 112th U.S. Congress
"The Seven C's of Leadership is a slam dunk! Coach Jarvis has always been an outstanding leader because he has the ability to decipher what true leadership really means.”
-Dale Brown, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, LSU, 1972-1997, Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and Shaquille O’Neal’s college coach