Cory Violette Team: Gonzaga Position: Senior Year: Forward Size: 6’8″, 265 Stats (per game): 14.2 points / 8.2 rebounds The Skinny: An excellent rebounder, whose scoring numbers increased each of his four years at Gonzaga. The All West Coast Conference selection does most of his damage inside, as he converted […]

Jackson Vroman Team: Iowa State Position: Senior Year: Forward Size: 6’10”, 220 Stats (per game): 14.1 points / 9.2 rebounds The Skinny: Vroman was Iowa State’s inside presence this year, giving them good size inside and leading the Big 12 in rebounding. It should come as no surprise that rebounding […]

Rashad Wright Team: Georgia Position: Senior Year: Guard Size: 6’2″, 190 Stats (per game): 14.4 points / 2.9 rebounds / 3.0 assists The Skinny: Established himself as one of the nation’s premiere defensive players and was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, leading the conference with […]

David Young Team: North Carolina Central Position: Senior Year: Guard Size: 6’5″, 205 Stats (per game): 20.5 points / 4.8 rebounds The Skinny: A one-time Xavier Musketeer, Young didn’t play much while in Cincinnati, hence his transfer to North Carolina Central for his final season. He was a top player […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, July 27nd Clemons Applies at Livingstone: Former Missouri point guard Ricky Clemons has formally applied for admission to D-II Livingstone College (Salisbury, North Carolina). Clemons, who appeared in an exhibition game at the school and scored 25 points last week, was rumored to be attending […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, July 26th Jimmy V Field Set: The matchups for the Jimmy V Classic have been set, and it looks like a dandy. Memphis will square off against Pittsburgh, while Oklahoma State will face Syracuse. In the first game, 2003 National Champion Syracuse faces last season’s […]

The Morning Dish – Friday, July 23rd Zowie! Gavitt’s in Maui!: Big East founder and former commissioner Dave Gavitt was named yesterday as the new chairman of the Maui Invitational. Gavitt, who coached Providence to the Final Four in 1973 and later became Providence’s AD, eventually becoming Big East Commissioner […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, July 22nd No Celebrity Cruises: The NCAA Management Council announced Tuesday a package of recruiting proposals that can be approved by early August by the NCAA Board of Directors. The big feature is the granting of a fifth year of eligibility, and allowing coaches more […]

Jabahri Brown Team: Oklahoma Position: Center Year: Senior Size: 6’10”, 210 Stats (per game): 7.1 points / 5.1 rebounds / 1.6 assists The Skinny: Brown didn’t tear it up offensively during his two seasons at Oklahoma. (He transferred from Rose State JC though he never played a game there.) If […]

T.J. Cummings Team: UCLA Position: Forward Year: Senior Size: 6’10”, 215 Stats (per game): 12.8 points / 6.7 rebounds / 1.2 assists The Skinny: Cummings’ stock may have taken a hit when he was declared academically ineligible for the first half of last year’s UCLA season. But the son of […]