Don’t Expand the NCAA Tournament by Phil Kasiecki Ever since this year’s NCAA Tournament, there has been a push by some to expand the NCAA Tournament. Much conversation on the subject has resulted, and in May executive director of the National Association Basketball Coaches Jim Haney proposed expanding the tournament […]

Rumble in the Bronx Recap by Phil Kasiecki BRONX, N.Y. – The Rumble in the Bronx is arguably the best AAU tournament in June, a month where many are gearing up for the hectic July recruiting period. Run by the Albany City Rocks, the event is one of the few […]

Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions – Underclassmen Evaluations by Phil Kasiecki As promised, we bring you player evaluations of some underclassmen we saw at the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions. We also want to note that two players were left out from our rising senior evaluations, but have since been […]

Southern California All-Stars Trample TOC Field by Phil Kasiecki CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – As is usually the case, the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions was an excellent tournament. The 13th edition of it was far from unlucky, as the Triangle area in North Carolina welcomed a wealth of talent for […]

Talent is on Display at Massachusetts 16-under AAU by Phil Kasiecki CHELSEA, Mass. – It’s all about the younger generation in Massachusetts with the 16-and-under state AAU tournament, held the past two weekends at Belmont Hill School and Chelsea High School, respectively. The Bay State isn’t known for being loaded […]

King James Shooting Stars Classic Recap by Phil Kasiecki AKRON, Ohio – The final weekend of sanctioned events for college coaches in the spring featured the King James Shooting Stars Classic in the hometown of the child prodigy for whom the tournament is named. The 17-under championship game, televised on […]

2006 Kingwood Classic Recap by Phil Kasiecki HOUSTON – The Houston Kingwood Classic is annually one of the very best AAU tournaments in the spring, and this year’s didn’t disappoint. This year’s edition, the 12th annual, was once again a huge tournament, with 255 teams in the 17-under division alone, […]

Off-Season News and Notes – April 26, 2006 by Phil Kasiecki Who Will Lead North Carolina State? We start by revisiting last week’s first story – the North Carolina State opening. It’s not really any clearer this week than it was last week. Friday night, a source said West Virginia […]

Charlie Weber Easter Hoop Fest Recap by Phil Kasiecki WASHINGTON – The 2006 Charlie Weber Easter Hoop Fest was among the tournaments in the first weekend sanctioned for Division I coaches to attend. Not surprisingly, there was a large contingent of east coast coaches present, along with some from the […]

Off-Season News Update by Phil Kasiecki As the off-season continues, there’s plenty going on. Here’s a look at some of the stories that continue to develop. Who is the Next NC State Head Coach? The North Carolina State head coaching opening wasn’t talked about much this past weekend as the […]