The NCAA is attempting once again to cut down the recruiting calendar. Proposal 2007-30-C was adopted on April 25 and is now in a 60-day override period, and let’s just say that it would be a good thing if an override occurs. There is no shortage of practical reasons for […]

Live Once Again, Providence Jam Fest Brings Good Talent by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – For the past seven years, the Providence Jam Fest, run by the Hoop Group, has gone on without Division I coaches. It has generally had good fields, but a number of teams from the northeast […]

Houston Kingwood Classic Has Different Feel by Phil Kasiecki HOUSTON – The Houston Kingwood Classic had a different feel this time around in several respects. Unchanged, fortunately, was the value in covering the event in terms of the basketball played and the opportunity to see a number of teams from […]

Northeast Hoops Festival Player Notes by Phil Kasiecki NEW LONDON, Conn. – With the college basketball season over, the off-season – if there really is one – has begun with travel team tournaments. This weekend wasn’t the first one with any such action, but it was the first since the […]

New England Junior Phenom Camp Player Notes by Phil Kasiecki While much of the basketball world was focused on teams trying to make it to the Final Four, the Adidas Junior Phenom Camp was held recently at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School. The event brought together talented young players primarily from […]

Changing the Coach Won’t Always Change Fortunes by Phil Kasiecki Every year around this time, the NCAA Tournament and the coaching carousel are the two biggest topics of discussion in college basketball. The NIT is in the mix, and players transferring or declaring for the NBA Draft make the news […]

Hoop Mountain Brings Back Event For Local Stars by Phil Kasiecki CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the first time in over a decade, Hoop Mountain held the Greater Boston All-Star Game on Saturday night at Harvard’s Lavietes Pavilion. It was actually two games in one, with the first game featuring top […]

Gaffney Quietly Leads UMass into NIT Quarterfinals by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – Saturday’s second round win for UMass was a game the Minutemen had to gut out. The game wasn’t played at their pace, and even when they did some of what they wanted to, they struggled to score. […]

Pre-NCAA Tournament Quick Hitters by Phil Kasiecki Quick hitters as we near the first round of the NCAA Tournament: Who knew that James Madison was such a hot job? Quite a few names have surfaced for it thus far. Mike Jarvis has been mentioned prominently and is very interested, while […]

More Than Just Current Personnel Feel the Victory by Phil Kasiecki When a team reaches the NCAA Tournament for the first time, a lot often comes with it. There’s a feeling that history has been made, in some cases a feeling of relief at finally making it, and a feeling […]