Author: Hoopville Staff

Kirk Snyder

Kirk Snyder Team: Nevada Position: Guard / Forward Year: Junior Size: 6’6″, 225 Stats (per game): 18.7 points / 5.8 rebounds / 3.5 assists Notes: WAC Player of the Year. Honorable Mention All-America. WAC Tournament MVP. The Skinny: This multi-talented player can play all three perimeter positions, though he’s best […]

Blake Stepp

Blake Stepp Team: Gonzaga Position: Guard Year: Senior Size: 6’4″, 195 Stats (per game): 14.6 points / 4.6 rebounds / 6.7 assists Notes: Second Team All-America. West Coast Conference Player of the Year his junior and senior seasons. Was a member of Team USA at the 2003 Pan American Games. […]

Robert Swift

Robert Swift Team: Bakersfield HS (Bakersfield, Calif.) Position: Center Year: H.S. Senior Size: 7’0″, 245 Stats (per game): 18.8 points / 15.9 rebounds / 6.2 blocks Notes: McDonald’s High School All-American. The Skinny: Big man has improved a lot, but still needs to get stronger. He is a very good […]

Sebastian Telfair

Sebastian Telfair Team: Abraham Lincoln HS (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Position: Guard Year: H.S. Senior Size: 6’0″, 165 Stats (per game): 33.2 points / 3.7 rebounds / 9.2 assists Notes: 2004 McDonald’s All-American. Named to 2004 USA Men’s Junior National Select Team. Finalist for the 2004 Naismith Award. Became New York State’s […]

Delonte West

Delonte West Team: St. Joseph’s Position: Guard Year: Junior Size: 6’4″, 180 Stats (per game): 18.7 points / 5.6 rebounds / 4.8 assists Notes: Named Honorable Mention All-American. Atlantic 10 First Team selection. Set a school record with 37 consecutive free throws, bettering the mark of 27 he had set […]

Dorrell Wright

Dorrell Wright Team: Leuzinger HS (Lawndale, Calif.) Position: Forward Year: H.S. Senior Size: 6’7″, 210 Stats (per game): 18.7 points / 5.6 rebounds / 4.8 assists Notes: Named MVP of the National Prep School Tournament. Named the Ocean League Player of the Year. The Skinny: Big-time athlete excels in the […]

A Look Back at Dirk Nowitzki

What Could Have Been: Nowitzki for the Wildcats by Thomas Beisner At the time, German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki’s decision to enter the National Basketball Association rather than enroll at UK and play hoops at Rupp made little noise in Wildcat country because foreign players did not make big impacts […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, May 25th Richardson Testifies: Ex-Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson testified in district court yesterday in an effort to strengthen his discrimination lawsuit against the university. Richardson stated that he felt was doing a satisfactory job as coach in 2002 and had no reason to believe he […]

Big West Second Round Recap

Big West Conference Second Round Recap Recap by Marcus Vanderberg Cal State Northridge 61, UC Santa Barbara 58 Only in the wacky Big West Conference where a player trips over the opposition on an inbound play which ends up costing a team a victory. UC Santa Barbara senior Jacoby Atako […]

Big West Semifinals Preview

Big West Conference Semifianls Preview Preview by Marcus Vanderberg No. 1 Utah State vs. No 6. Cal State Northridge It’s Davis vs. Goliath. No. 1 seed Utah State will take on No. 6 Cal State Northridge Friday night in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament. The Matadors continued the […]