The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 31, 2002 by Adam Shandler Hoopville’s Number 2 Alabama will need to make this New Year’s resolution: shoot better earlier in the game to avoid being upset by unranked opponents. ‘Bama missed nine of its first ten shots and Utah stumped the Tide, 51-49, […]
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Richie Regan
The Attributes of Richie Regan by Adam Shandler On Tuesday, December 24, Richie Regan, a former Seton Hall player, coach, athletic director and fundraiser died at the age of 72. Mr. Regan isn’t just another old-school basketball name that laid low during retirement only to resurface decades later in the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 24, 2002 by Adam Shandler Twas a fright down in Gainesville, and all through the game, the Gators were losing, Charleston Southern’s to blame. The Buccaneers led by ten points with a laugh, and danced as they went up by a deuce at the […]
Atlantic-10 Notebook
Atlantic-10 Notebook by Adam Shandler Hawks Undefeated But does anyone know that? Yes, the St. Joseph’s Hawks having been flying under the radar with their 6-0 record. They haven’t beaten anyone in the Top 25 but did waste up-and-comer Boston College in the beginning of the season, 85-58. A New […]
Jimmy V Classic
The Jimmy V Classic – It’s Come a Long Way, Baby by Adam Shandler It was December of 1997. I was a budding sports/newscaster at a small, 1,000-watt station in Pompton Lakes, NJ. To placate our listeners and advertisers, we’d offer them everything from Off-Off-Broadway show tickets to free meal […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 17, 2002 by Adam Shandler The days of hosting a holiday tournament, thinking you’re going to sweep through its sub-par competition, are slowly fizzling out. It was just a Grizzly night for Stanford. Struggling Montana, still trying to find its groove after a 2002 […]
LaBron James Classic
The LeBron James Classic by Adam Shandler As if ESPN didn’t have enough to do. Between college hoops, NBA, NHL Tonight, NHL Tomorrow, NHL Next Thursday, Billiards, Rodeo, the four-hour Heisman preview and World’s Strongest Man (where you can see a 500-pound South African tow a locomotive across town with […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Notebook by Adam Shandler Creighton, Come on Down! The Creighton Blue Jays have given hope to mid-majors teams all over the country. With a 6-0 record and wins over Notre Dame and BYU, the Jays have captured a Number 24 ranking in this week’s Hoopville Top 25 poll. […]
Art of Picking a Top 25
Who’s Your Number 1? by Adam Shandler Presenting The Art and Science of Picking a Top 25 My editor-in-chief, Andrew Flynn, is a good guy who runs a tight ship, and every Monday I get a call from him asking for my Top 25 list, which will be compiled with […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 3, 2002 by Adam Shandler Notre Dame really, really, really wants into the Top 25 and proved it with a trouncing of previously undefeated Marquette, 92-71. If this were one of those kookie video games, the Irish’s Chris Thomas would have burst into flames. […]
