The Top Incoming Freshmen by Phil Kasiecki Every year, a class of talented newcomers blesses the world of college basketball with their presence. Seemingly with each year, more and more freshman are in the national spotlight as key contributors. This is due in part to more and more players leaving […]
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SEC Conference Preview
SEC Conference Preview by Phil Kasiecki Last season, the story of the Southeastern Conference was the Kentucky Wildcats, as the storied program did not lose a single game in the conference in 2002-03. The Wildcats were the team to beat entering the NCAA Tournament, not even cutting down the nets […]
SEC Offseason News Update
Southeast Conference Offseason News Update by Phil Kasiecki East Division Florida The Gators welcome a good recruiting class, though not quite on the same level as some previous efforts that yielded multiple elite prospects. They get better in the frontcourt with forwards Mohamed Abukar (a former Georgia signee) and Chris […]
Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems – The Best Players You’ve Never Heard Of by Phil Kasiecki Now that we’ve revealed the Hoopville pre-season All-Americans, it’s only fitting that we look at some of the best players no one knows about. Every season, there are players who start to emerge seemingly out of nowhere, […]
Northeastern Midnight Madness
Northeastern Midnight Madness by Phil Kasiecki Perhaps you could call it “Back with a vengeance”. For the first time since 1998, Northeastern held Midnight Madness to mark the start of practice for college basketball teams. They didn’t half-step; everything started before 10 PM, with music and several contests for the […]
Hoopville Second Team All-Americans
Hoopville Second-Team All-Americans by Phil Kasiecki Ike Diogu, Arizona State (6’8″, 250, So. F, 19.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg) A quiet kid hidden away on one of the Pac Ten’s middle teams, Diogu had one of the best seasons of any freshman last year. He could be a 20-10 player this […]
Hoopville Third-Team All-Americans
Hoopville Third-Team All-Americans by Phil Kasiecki Dee Brown, Illinois (6’0″, 175, So. G, 12.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 5.0 apg) With Big Ten Player of the Year Brian Cook gone, Brown becomes the focus of the young Illini. But he won’t have to do it alone; he’s the floor leader of […]
Boston College and the ACC
Boston College and the ACC by Phil Kasiecki Boston College leaving the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference seemed inevitable in the spring. As such, it should come as no surprise that the school is now headed to the ACC after all, though there were some major developments in […]
National Letters of Intent
Letters of Intent by Phil Kasiecki In late July, the National Letter of Intent Steering Committee announced that Kris Humphries would be allowed to play for the Minnesota Golden Gophers this winter, just a few months after he was released from the national letter of intent he signed at Duke […]
Top 10 Incoming Classes
New Talent, Same Old College Basketball Fun by Phil Kasiecki Recruiting remains a major challenge for college basketball coaches these days, as indicated just partly by the NBA Draft. Five players decided to skip college to declare for the NBA Draft, leaving three schools without one of the best talents […]
