More Massachusetts Talent on Hand in the 17-Under State Tournament by Phil Kasiecki MARION, Mass. – The 17-under state AAU in Massachusetts is in the books, and it ended in quite a fashion. After the semifinal rounds, the only four teams left were already guaranteed bids to the 17-under AAU […]
Month: May 2007
MAAC Season Recap
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2006-07 Season Recap by Matthew Moll Unpredictability – the sine quan non of college basketball – took a year hiatus from the sport as a whole and from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season. Marist, prognosticators’ pick for the regular season crown, dispensed all those […]
UCLA: UCLA’s Collison to Stay in School
UCLA’s Collison to Stay in School: Saying he hasn’t reached his ultimate goal of winning a national championship, UCLA guard Darren Collison is staying with the Bruins. Collison led the Pac-10 in steals and was second in assists and helped UCLA reach its second consecutive Final Four. Despite the departure […]
Wyoming: Spencer Becomes Latest Cowboy To Leave Wyoming
Spencer Becomes Latest Cowboy To Leave Wyoming: Forward James Spencer became the third Wyoming player to leave the school since the hiring of new coach Heath Schroyer. Spencer, who would have been a senior next season, averaged 10 points and four rebounds per game last season while starting all 32 […]
Corpus Christi: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Player Returns to School [5/15/07]
Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Player Returns to School: 2007 Southland Conference Player of the Year Chris Daniels has removed his name from the NBA Draft and will return to Texas A&M – Corpus Christi next season. Daniels averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game last season for the […]
Central Florida: UCF’s Kirk Speraw Gets Long-Term Deal
UCF’s Kirk Speraw Gets Long-Term Deal: Fourteen-year Central Florida coach Kirk Speraw has signed a deal that will keep him at the school until 2010-2011. Speraw’s salary will be $300,000 a year. During his time in charge of the Golden Knights, Speraw has led the team to a 231-187 record […]
Massachusetts 16-Under State AAU
Renegades Take Massachusetts 16-Under State Tournament by Phil Kasiecki CHELSEA, Mass. – The 16-under state tournament took place in Massachusetts over the past couple of weekends, with 24 teams vying for four bids to AAU Nationals in July. The first weekend, held during the last live weekend of April (the […]
The Question Facing Ivy League Basketball
Can Ivy League Basketball be Competitive Again? by Jay Pearlman Those of you who have followed these columns will recognize the general theme that the caliber of play in the Ivy League has deteriorated noticeably in recent years, to this writer resembling Division III ball during the 1980’s. Now, I’ve […]
UC Riverside, Kansas State: UC Riverside Hires Former Kansas State Coach
UC Riverside Hires Former Kansas State Coach: Jim Wooldridge, who has previously been the head coach of Kansas State, Central Missouri State, Texas State and Louisiana Tech, was hired as the head coach of UC Riverside. Wooldridge, who spent two season of Tim Floyd’s staff when Floyd coached the Chicago […]
NCAA: 3 Point Line May Be Backed Up
3 Point Line May Be Backed Up: The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee approved a rule that would back the three-point line up one foot from 19 feet, 9 inches to 20 feet, 9 inches. It would be the first alteration to the three-pointer since 1987. For the rule to […]
