Pre-Draft Camp – Day Two by George Rodecker ORLANDO, Fla. – Day 2 offered up three games which may have created more questions than delivered answers about players and their draft night chances. In the day’s first game, Team Four beat Team One 94-78 behind 6 players in double figures. […]
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Bob Gibbons TOC Recap, Class of 2007
Southern California All-Stars Trample TOC Field by Phil Kasiecki CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – As is usually the case, the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions was an excellent tournament. The 13th edition of it was far from unlucky, as the Triangle area in North Carolina welcomed a wealth of talent for […]
Orlando Pre-Draft Camp, Day One
Pre-Draft Camp – Day One by George Rodecker ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Pre-draft camp kicked off in its new digs with three games on Tuesday. Among the most notable items on the docket are who not here. For many who handicap such things as the NBA Draft the feeling […]
St. Peter’s Hires Dunne
Dunne Gets His Chance at St. Peter’s by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, N.J. – If you knew little or nothing about John Dunne, you learned something very quickly. Minutes prior to taking the podium and being introduced as the new St. Peter’s basketball coach last week, a small group entered […]
NBA Draft Preview
The NBA Draft Preview 2006 by George Rodecker With the NBA’s Pre-Draft Camp about to debut in Orlando after several years in Chicago, we begin to take a deeper and more intense look at the upcoming NBA Draft. The intrigue leading up to this year’s draft is really more about […]
NBA Draft Team Needs
2006 NBA Draft Team Needs by George Rodecker It’s truly amazing to see how some teams target a kid in October and then, remaining focused on him, end up drafting him. Meanwhile some teams take players they never had in for workouts or a physical. To anyone who describes this […]
Taj Finger’s Key Off-Season
Cardinal Junior Embarks on Crucial Off-Season by Zach Smart When your mental game matches your ability, there’s really no limit to what you could do on the hardwood. That’s a primary reason why Taj Finger is playing a significant role for the Pac-10’s Stanford Cardinal. Finger, a versatile 6-foot-9 forward […]
The Mid-Continent’s Next Step
The Next Step for the Mid-Continent Conference by Andrew Flynn The Mid-Continent Conference is reeling, having just lost one of its more storied programs in founding-member Valparaiso to its geographic rival, the Horizon League. This news comes less than a month after another Mid-Con member institution, Chicago State, announced they […]
Massachusetts 16-Under AAU
Talent is on Display at Massachusetts 16-under AAU by Phil Kasiecki CHELSEA, Mass. – It’s all about the younger generation in Massachusetts with the 16-and-under state AAU tournament, held the past two weekends at Belmont Hill School and Chelsea High School, respectively. The Bay State isn’t known for being loaded […]
King James Classic Recap
King James Shooting Stars Classic Recap by Phil Kasiecki AKRON, Ohio – The final weekend of sanctioned events for college coaches in the spring featured the King James Shooting Stars Classic in the hometown of the child prodigy for whom the tournament is named. The 17-under championship game, televised on […]
