Duke’s Leading Scorer Has Surgery: Duke senior guard DeMarcus Nelson had surgery this week to repair a broken wrist. Nelson led the Blue Devils in scoring, averaging 14.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, two assists and 1.3 steals per game last season. He broke his wrist during tryouts for the Pan American […]
Month: July 2007
Joe Brown Memorial Tournament Recap
Host Team Takes Two Titles in Inaugural Joe Brown Memorial Tournament by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The results of the first Joe Brown Memorial Classic would surely have made the man after whom the event is named a happy camper. The host team won two of the three […]
White Plains Summer League 2007
Stahn And Company Return To Ferris Ave. For Hoops Tourney by Zach Smart WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Their schedule is barely halfway through, but Sean Stahn already has a pretty thorough method of attack for his White Plains summer basketball league team. Stahn acknowledges that there’s a mindset his team […]
Rbk U Notes
Rbk U Brings in a New Look in a New Location by Phil Kasiecki PHILADELPHIA – Reebok wanted to do something different this year in July. With Sonny Vaccaro having moved on and taking the ABCD Camp name with him, Rbk U was born and so was a move south […]
Oklahoma State: Sutton Lays Down the Law With Dove
Sutton Lays Down the Law With Dove: Citing repeated attempts to correct behavior, Oklahoma State coach Sean Sutton has indefinitely suspended senior forward Marcus Dove for violating team rules. Sutton said he has made every effort to take care of the situation without punitive action, but “the message is not […]
Ball State: Thomspon Saga Ends at Ball State
Thomspon Saga Ends at Ball State: Ball State coach Ronny Thompson has resigned after one season leading the Cardinals. Thompson, son of legendary coach John Thompson and brother of Georgetown coach John Thompson III, led Ball State to a 9-22 record in his only season at the helm. He also […]
Eastern Invitational Notebook
News and Notes From Eastern Invitational by Ray Floriani EWING, N.J. – Long before there was an ABCD, Rbk U or LeBron James Skills Academy, you had Eastern Invitational. Today, the Eastern Invitational camp is still going strong. It is run by the Hoop Group and directed by coaches Lamar […]
Northeast Proving Ground Recap
First Proving Ground Proves Successful by Zach Smart MANSFIELD, Mass. – New England Grassroots basketball and Reebok played host to the first-ever Northeast Proving Ground invitational camp this weekend in Mansfield, Mass. The combine featured some of the young talent from not just the northeast but also Chicago, Canada, and […]
Eastern Invitational Recap
Eastern Invitational Recap by Phil Kasiecki EWING, N.J. – While events chock full of big-time prospects get most of the publicity, the frenetic month of July also begins with a number of other fine events. One of the longest running ones is Eastern Invitational, run by the New Jersey-based Hoop […]
George Mason: Konkol Starts Second Stint With Patriots
Konkol Starts Second Stint With Patriots: George Mason has rehired Eric Konkol as an assistant coach. He worked for the Patriots from 2002 to 2005 before leaving the team to work as an assistant at North Dakota State and a high school coach in Minnesota. The native of Wisconsin helped […]
