Portsmouth Invitational Tournament Player Notes by Phil Kasiecki PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The 2006 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament is in the books. The talk was that the players here this year might be the best group the tournament has seen, and the play certainly reflected that as it was at a high […]
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Colonial Revolution
Colonial Revolution by Adam Shandler So get this… I’m at a wedding on the Sunday evening of the George Mason-UConn Washington regional final game. There is no worse place for a college hoops fan to be on regional final night than a wedding at a locale devoid of televisions. Fortunately, […]
Portsmouth Invitational, Day Three
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament – Day Three by George Rodecker Day three began with spirited play as Sales System was bested in overtime 86-80 by Norfolk Sports Club. Duke’s Sean Dockery played the role of team leader as he dished out several more than the six assists he was credited with […]
Reflections on John Chaney
John Chaney: A Legend Leaves College Basketball by Phil Kasiecki A few weeks ago, John Chaney’s coaching career came to a close – a rather uneventful one, unfortunately, as he was unable to be with his team in their final game so he could be with his ailing wife. My […]
Portsmouth Invitational, Day Four
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament – Day Four by George Rodecker The final day of the 2006 PIT began with a record-setting performance from Jose Juan Barea, whose 18 assists set the single-game record as Beach Barton Ford toppled Norfolk Sports Club 117-100. Eric Hicks, playing for the injured Kenny Adeleke, scored […]
Playaz Spring Fling Recap
2006 Playaz Spring Fling by Phil Kasiecki The 2006 spring travel team circuit got going this weekend with the Playaz Spring Fling in northern New Jersey. Whereas in past years teams would stretch as far south as Washington, D.C. and perhaps North Carolina, this year’s tournament featured two teams from […]
2006 NBA Draft Early Entrants
LaMarcus Aldridge* (6’11”, 237, So. PF-C, Texas) 2005-06 stats: 15.0 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.0 bpg Phil Kasiecki’s take: No surprise here, as Aldridge projects to go high in the lottery. The Longhorns will survive, as the coach remains and a solid class is coming in, but Aldridge is no small […]
Portsmouth Invitational, Day Two
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament – Day Two by George Rodecker Day two began with the two losing teams from the first days battles squaring off in the double elimination tournament. With losers go home as the mantra, Jose Juan Barea dished out 12 assists and scored 14 points as seven members […]
Portsmouth Invitational, Day One
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament – Day One by George Rodecker PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The 54th edition of the P.I.T. (Portsmouth Invitational Tournament) kicked off with two first night games that were highlighted by an energized performance by several of the players. Typically thought of as a guard-driven camp, the first game […]
Conversation with Kyle Kiederling
A Conversation with Kyle Kiederling, Author of Shooting Star, The Bevo Francis Story by Adam Shandler If I asked you who scored 113 points in one college game, would you be able to give me the answer? Here are a few hints: it wasn’t Wilt, it wasn’t Russell and it […]
