Charlie Weber Maryland Invitational Tournament by Phil Kasiecki In the heart of the most important month of the year for college basketball recruiting was the latest of Charlie Weber’s tournaments, held at the University of Maryland from Sunday through Tuesday. Charlie’s tournaments always feature a good deal of Division I […]

Let’s Criticize the Right School by Phil Kasiecki The ACC expansion mess reached a new point in the final days of June. After nearly two months of action on this front, including four campus visits by conference officials, the ACC decided to invite only Miami and Virginia Tech. While it […]

2003 AND 1 High School Basketball Championship Finals by Phil Kasiecki As the dust settled on the regional action the previous two weekends, eight teams were left standing and headed to Philadelphia for the AND1 High School Basketball Championship at St. Joseph’s. All rounds were played on Saturday, save for […]

Message Sent to US Players. Was it received? by Phil Kasiecki Heading into Thursday’s NBA Draft, there was much anticipation about the role of international players. Some projections had the number of such players drafted in the first round in double figures, and this continues to be the subject of […]

Together Forever, On Different Teams by Phil Kasiecki When their schools met in Trenton, New Jersey in February of 2002, it was an epic matchup at the time. The previous year, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia powerhouse Oak Hill Academy narrowly defeated St. Vincent-St. Mary’s from Akron, Ohio, a school that […]

The NBA Draft – Up Close and Personal by Phil Kasiecki The talk was that international players would be all the rage, and that high school players would be sent a message. The former happened – though it looked for a while like it might not – but the latter […]

2003 AND 1 High School Basketball Championship: East Regional I by Phil Kasiecki For the second year in a row, the Hoop Group is running the AND1 High School Basketball Championship. The past two weekends saw regional action, with the championship rounds being held at St. Joseph’s in Philadelphia next […]

A Look at ACC Expansion by Phil Kasiecki The NCAA gets asked to mediate. Harsh comments going back and forth between conference officials. Lawsuits. State governors, attorneys general and legislators state their feelings and get involved. Over the last two months, the Atlantic Coast Conference has taken steps to expand […]

Was This What They Were Looking For? by Phil Kasiecki After the college basketball season ended, we were flooded with news of early entry candidates for the NBA Draft. Most knew some players who would declare, but then many more questionable players declared for the draft, ostensibly to test the […]