Ford Guides UMass Into New Year, New Era by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – Some opposing coaches will watch film of Keydren Clark and feel like they are viewing a horror movie. The nightmare being how to stop or try to curtail the explosive scoring of the St. Peter’s senior. […]

Holidays at St. Peter’s by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, N.J. – There was excitement among St. Peter’s tonight. It wasn’t simply a festive holiday mood on this evening three days before Christmas: a good turnout was on hand to see the annual FDU – St. Peter’s contest. The two always […]

Redick Puts on a Show for the Fans by Ray Floriani EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Duke and Texas didn’t really give us a competitive game. But it was a great show. The atmosphere and excitement, as well as a special performance, hinted of March not early December. It is just […]

Jimmy V Classic Got Better as the Night Went Along by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – The night didn’t start out too well. The elevator taking us to the press room on the 6th floor of Madison Square Garden was not functioning. We, including Hoopville managing editor Phil Kasiecki, assembled […]

NIT Season Tip-Off: Notes from the final rounds by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – It’s become a tradition around Thanksgiving. It hasn’t been around as long as the Macy’s Parade, but the NIT Season Tip-Off (formerly the Pre-Season NIT) is a big part of the scene in New York during […]

The Intricacies of Scouting in the NCAA by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – A great deal of scouting today is done by exchanging tapes. Teams will get a few game tapes of upcoming opponents to try to read or get a breakdown of team and individual tendencies from more than […]

Pirates Look Good in Win Over Manhattan by Ray Floriani EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – In baseball, the early part of the season sees pitchers often enjoying an edge on batters. In the early going of the college basketball season, they say defense is ahead of offense. In the opening round […]

Camp Next features the next generation of high school stars by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – Camp Next gave a good look at rising eighth and ninth graders. Rising is an appropriate description: these players are emerging as the elite of their respective class and rising above the rim is […]

Sights and sounds from Seton Hall by Ray Floriani SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Seventy-two high school teams gathering for the two-day And One event gives basketball fans a veritable smorgasbord of viewing. Eight courts at Seton Hall University were in action from nine A.M. through nine P.M. on Saturday. On […]