Young Talent Showcased at Camp Next by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – Travon Woodall decided to take in Camp Next as a spectator. A year ago the St. Anthony’s junior was one of the marquee players at this event for eighth, ninth and tenth graders. This season Woodall was content […]

Some Thoughts on the 2006 NBA Draft by Phil Kasiecki NEW YORK – The jury will be out on the 2006 NBA Draft for a while, in more ways than one. Not only is this a draft about potential, like most in recent years, but a number of final destinations […]

NBA Draft Top Prospects by George Rodecker Rank Player Pos. School/Country Class Height/Weight Index 1 Tyrus Thomas SF LSU Fr. 6-8/217 91.02 2 LaMarcus Aldridge PF Texas So. 6-11/234 90.94 3 Brandon Roy SG Washington Sr. 6-6/207 90.82 4 Andrea Bargani PF Italy Int. 7-0/225 90.69 5 Rudy Gay SF […]

2006 NBA Draft: The Night Before by George Rodecker June 28, 2006 The Scene: Hoopville’s secret draft headquarter hideout somewhere in New York City, New York Holed up here in my own draft foxhole, I notice it’s finally arrived: draft day 2006! Strategically positioned as the lone web-based talent prognosticator […]

Don’t Expand the NCAA Tournament by Phil Kasiecki Ever since this year’s NCAA Tournament, there has been a push by some to expand the NCAA Tournament. Much conversation on the subject has resulted, and in May executive director of the National Association Basketball Coaches Jim Haney proposed expanding the tournament […]

Rumble in the Bronx Recap by Phil Kasiecki BRONX, N.Y. – The Rumble in the Bronx is arguably the best AAU tournament in June, a month where many are gearing up for the hectic July recruiting period. Run by the Albany City Rocks, the event is one of the few […]

HBC Metro Classic Notes and Recap by Ray Floriani MADISON, N.J. – From the day Danny Hurley took over the St. Benedict’s program it was decided he would not face his dad, Bob Sr., and his legendary St. Anthony’s. Not in regular season. Forget even a scrimmage. The two are […]

Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions – Underclassmen Evaluations by Phil Kasiecki As promised, we bring you player evaluations of some underclassmen we saw at the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions. We also want to note that two players were left out from our rising senior evaluations, but have since been […]

Port Chester High Could Be Flirting With Disaster by Zach Smart PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Port Chester High School is where NBA replica jerseys are in and Abercrombie & Fitch is out. It’s where kids play pick-up basketball hourly and rowdy students deluge the bandbox gymnasium for home games. The […]

Pre-Draft Camp – Day Three by George Rodecker ORLANDO, Fla. – The curtain came down on the Orlando camp as several NBA execs left early to catch flights taking them to Treviso, Italy for the all-important Euro-camp. As in the prior two days there were three games on tap, and […]