NBA Draft: Dates to Remember by Jed Tai Now that the NCAA Tournament is over, the second season starts. The questions start… who will stay and who will go? That will be answered over the next couple of months as talented underclassmen ponder whether or not to continue their (basketball) […]
Author: Jed Tai
How to Choose Your Bracket
How to Pick Your Bracket by Jed Tai The bracket has been announced and it’s now when the fun begins. Your office is having about 20 different tournament pools with tons of money at stake, and you want to kick serious butt on Hoopville’s bracket challenge as well. You’ve been […]
USBWA Awards
2002-03 Basketball Awards by Jed Tai With the regular season over and the NCAA Tournament on the horizon, it’s time to honor those players who have demonstrated excellence this season. As a member of the USBWA (United States Basketball Writers Assocation), I get to submit my votes for First Team […]
Troy State’s Don Maestri
Maestri the Maestro by Jed Tai You’re somewhat forgiven if you’ve never heard of Troy State head coach Don Maestri, much less realize that he’s on the doorstep of being legendary. But after his Trojans captured the Atlantic Sun Tournament title with a 80-69 win over Central Florida to send […]
Heath Schroyer Year One
A Sigh of Relief by Jed Tai Close the books on Year One of the Heath Schroyer era at Portland State. With no post-season in sight because of their last place rank in the Big Sky conference standings, PSU’s home game Saturday against first place Weber State was its last […]
McDonald’s All-Americans
Presenting the McDonald’s All-Americans by Jed Tai Sigh. The national press is at it again. The McDonald’s All-American team has been announced, as 24 of the nation’s top high school basketball players receive what is considered the top honor today in prep basketball – to be named a Mickey-D All-American. […]
Part 2
Who’s the Best Point Guard? Part II – The Results by Jed Tai Part I | Part II Who’s the best point guard in America? Last week, we explored the method based on statistics. This week, we display the results. Before we make the big announcement, we need to note […]
Portland Pilots Home Finale
Gaels Ground Pilots in Home Finale by Jed Tai This past Saturday saw many upsets in the ranks of college basketball. The Portland Pilots hoped to be counted among them. Playing host to the St. Mary’s (CA) Gaels in their home finale, the Pilots looked to pick up a much […]
The Best Point Guard
Who’s the Best Point Guard? Part I – The Method by Jed Tai Part I | Part II Every year the same question always seems to be asked: Who is the best point guard in the country? This year is no different as there are many point guards across the […]
LeBron Ineligible
LeBron not going to college. Good. by Jed Tai So, LeBron James has finally been declared ineligible. To this college basketball writer… Who cares? Despite the fact that nothing was set in stone, there was no way LeBron James was going to play college basketball. He could have named off […]
