2005 Five-Star Invitational by Phil Kasiecki NEW LONDON, Conn. – After two years in Massachusetts, the Five-Star Invitational moved to Connecticut College this year. That wasn’t the only thing different about this year’s version, which featured a 16-and-under division after having 32 teams in one division last year. Five-Star has […]
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Kingwood Classic Underclassmen
Talented underclassmen invade Houston by Phil Kasiecki HOUSTON – We’ve already had a look at the top players from the class of 2006 that competed in the Houston Kingwood Classic. Now, as promised, we take a look at the top underclassmen at the tournament. Jerryd Bayless (6’3″ So. SG, Phoenix […]
Kingwood Classic
Another excellent Kingwood Classic in the books by Phil Kasiecki HOUSTON – In a state where football is normally king, basketball ruled for the weekend of April 22-24 as two major traveling team events took place. The Houston Kingwood Classic is annually one of the very best spring events, and […]
Charlie Weber Capitol Invitational
Capitol Invitational Does Well by Phil Kasiecki WASHINGTON – The first weekend of events certified for Division I coaches to attend featured three events. One of them was the Charlie Weber Capitol Invitational, featuring primarily teams from the eastern half of the country. The talent was good in the Open […]
Boo Williams Invitational
Host Team Takes Boo Williams Title by Phil Kasiecki HAMPTON, Va. – One of the top early spring events is always the Boo Williams Invitational, held in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. A good number of the top Nike-sponsored teams travel there for a good weekend of basketball. This […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, April 17th Who’s Next at DePaul? With Dave Leitao leaving for the Virginia head coaching position, speculation abounds about who will succeed him at DePaul. It will almost certainly be someone who is currently a head coach elsewhere or has been before, with a couple […]
PIT Recap
2005 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament by Phil Kasiecki PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The college season ended barely a week ago, but that means no rest for 64 seniors who recently played their last college game. They would finish the week competing in the 53rd annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, which is now the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, April 10th Cleveland Takes Over: Fresno State named Steve Cleveland as its new head coach on Saturday, and he immediately made it his goal to restore integrity to the program after years of scandals. Cleveland was previously the head coach at BYU, where he posted […]
Title Game Thoughts
What We’ve All Been Waiting For by Phil Kasiecki It’s finally here. For months, many have looked forward to the matchup that is upon us on Monday night: Illinois vs. North Carolina. The two teams had been battling it out at the top of the polls for most of the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, April 3rd It’s the Illini… Illinois rode excellent three-point shooting and a big second half from Luther Head and Roger Powell to a berth in the national championship game with a 72-57 win over Louisville. The Illini shot better than 62 percent from the field […]
