Joe Brown Memorial Tournament – Player Evaluations by Phil Kasiecki TEANECK, N.J. – A number of teams headed about an hour away from the Summer Classic East to the second annual Joe Brown Memorial Tournament, run by the Playaz Basketball Club. The event was re-named last year in honor a […]
Month: July 2008
Duquesne Moving Forward
The Storm is Over by Zach Smart To paraphrase Michael Moore, the scruffy-faced, cow-sized huckster, “was it all a dream?” While the thought of George W. Bush winning the election and serving eight chaotic years is Halloween-scary (and the results certainly speak for themselves), this was a new ground-breaking catastrophe. […]
Mount St. Mary’s Surprise Success
The Mount a Surprise Success in 2008 by Zach Smart The road to success is not straight. It’s one of the more popular chestnuts of the King James Bible. In the Northeast Conference, a topsy-turvy, up-for-grabs league that’s about as predictable as the next Britney Spears meltdown, the axiom has […]
Summer Classic East Recap
Summer Classic East Recap by Phil Kasiecki LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The month of July is a busy one for many, and that includes the Hoop Group. Just last week, they ran their recently re-branded Hoop Group Elite Camp, followed by a team camp. Friday and Saturday was their latest event, […]
Hoop Mountain Super Week II
A Great Field For Hoop Mountain Super Week II by Phil Kasiecki EASTON, Mass. – The month of July is upon us, and that means camps are in full swing at first. Team tournaments follow, but we start with camps, and that included Hoop Mountain’s Super Week II, held at […]
Spring Recap
How They Fared Before July by Phil Kasiecki The spring travel team season has come and gone. One thing that made this year decidedly different for me was that much more time was spent near the home area than in past years. The entire month of May featured events run […]
Oklahoma State: Cowboys Let Adams Leave
Cowboys Let Adams Leave: Oklahoma State rising sophomore forward Martavius Adams will leave the Cowboys to transfer to another school. Adams and coach Travis Ford met recently and agreed that Adams should leave the team. In his freshman season, Adams averaged 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. [7/02/08]
UCLA: UCLA Extends Howland’s Contract
UCLA Extends Howland’s Contract: UCLA has extended coach Ben Howland’s contract by a season and given Howland a pay raise. Howland’s contract will keep him in Westwood through the 2013-14 season and pay him $1.97 million next season, rising to $2.3 million by the final season of the contract. Under […]
St. Pat’s Takes Home Hoop Group Title
St. Patrick’s Wins Hoop Group High School Showcase by Ray Floriani NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – In March St. Patrick’s season ended at the hands of eventual Tournament of Champions titlist and nationally top-ranked St. Anthony’s. The Celtics gave no indication of looking back or lamenting as they more recently captured […]
Indiana: Indiana President Says Sampson Was a Mistake
Indiana President Says Sampson Was a Mistake: Indiana President Michael McRobbie told the NCAA Infractions Committee that the Hoosiers made a mistake in hiring former coach Kelvin Sampson, who arrived in Bloomington in 2006 on probation for making improper phone calls to recruits while at Oklahoma. McRobbie told the committee […]
