Author: Phil Kasiecki

Patriot League 2002-03 Season Recap

Patriot League 2002-03 Season Recap by Phil Kasiecki The Patriot League figured to be one team’s to lose this season, and the end results bore that out. Holy Cross ran through the league almost unscathed, clinching the regular season title with one week to go in the regular season before […]

Bob Gibbons Tournament Part 2

Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions Recap – Part 2 by Phil Kasiecki Part I: Class of 2004 | Part II: Class of 2005/2006/2007 Class of 2005 Barney Anderson (6’6″ PF, Jersey City (NJ) St. Anthony’s HS) Good inside player is very mobile and knows where the basket is, as he […]

Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions

Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions Recap by Phil Kasiecki Part I: Class of 2004 | Part II: Class of 2005/2006/2007 For those involved in high school basketball, Memorial Day weekend may as well be prime time as two major AAU tournaments take place. While some players gathered in Bloomington, Indiana […]

St Louis Eagles Invitational

Jordan Capital Classic Recap by Phil Kasiecki This past weekend, the eighth annual St. Louis Eagles Invitational was held at three sites near St. Louis. This tournament is a small event, with just 16 teams split into two divisions (17-and-under and 16-and-under), but it featured plenty of excellent individual talent […]

Big East 2002-03 Season Recap

Big East Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Phil Kasiecki The 2002-03 season was another highly competitive regular season for the Big East, and it extended nicely into the conference tournament. After teams played each other closely for the regular season, the conference tournament continued the trend and ended with Pittsburgh […]

Part I

2003 Kingwood Classic Recap – Part I by Phil Kasiecki Part I: Class of 2004 | Part II Texas is a state known for doing things big, and the 2003 Kingwood Classic was just that. With 329 teams participating, including 236 in the high school age ranges, it was the […]

Part II

2003 Kingwood Classic Recap – Part II by Phil Kasiecki Part I: Class of 2004 | Part II: Class of 2005/2006 Class of 2005 Take note, folks: Keith Brumbaugh (6’9″ SF-PF, Deland (FL) High) will be a player. Brumbaugh got better as the weekend went along, as the lefty is […]

Charlie Weber Invitational Recap

2003 Charlie Weber Invitational Recap by Phil Kasiecki The 2003 Charlie Weber Invitational was held this weekend at Villanova University and nearby sites. Annually one of the top spring tournaments, this year’s field was weaker than last year’s with many top AAU teams from the east coast in Texas for […]

Jordan Capital Classic Recap

Jordan Capital Classic Recap by Phil Kasiecki The 30th annual Jordan Capital Classic was held on April 17, 2003 at the MCI Center in Washington, DC. The Capital Classic is similar to other postseason games like the McDonald’s All-American game in that it features many of the nation’s best high […]

Hoop Group Spring Jam Fest Recap

Hoop Group Spring Jam Fest Recap by Phil Kasiecki The 2003 Hoop Group Spring Jam Fest featured some of the top high school talent in the Northeast. While many top talents were at Boo Williams this weekend, some good players were in Rhode Island for the 11th annual event, which […]