Second-Chance Draft by Jed Tai On June 26, 2003, many college players held their breath, waiting to see if their name would be called on the stage of Madison Square Garden in New York City, announcing their induction into the National Basketball Association. Unfortunately, only 58 young men – from […]
Columns
George Plimpton
A Tribute to George Plimpton by Zach Van Hart Why do sports writers do what we do? Sure, we have literary ability. We like to travel. We enjoy seeing our name in print. But honestly, the real reason is we wish we could be the ones on the field playing. […]
Conversation with Philip Raisor
A Conversation with Outside Shooter Phil Raisor by Adam Shandler We all know how the movie Hoosiers ends. Tiny Hickory does the impossible, defeating the larger South Bend in the state title game. Gene Hackman and the Huskers celebrate, dancing under the setting Indiana sun, their crew cuts as golden […]
National Letters of Intent
Letters of Intent by Phil Kasiecki In late July, the National Letter of Intent Steering Committee announced that Kris Humphries would be allowed to play for the Minnesota Golden Gophers this winter, just a few months after he was released from the national letter of intent he signed at Duke […]
Coaching Changes
Tracking the Coaching Changes by Michael Protos With over 300 Division I programs in college basketball, coaching changes are a fact of life. Situations may differ – some coaches retire, some are fired, some move on to better jobs, some move on to more challenging jobs. This year, 45 programs […]
989 Sports Final Four 2003
Review: NCAA Final Four 2003 by Dean Austin Title: NCAA Final Four 2003 Publisher: 989 Sports Platform: Playstation 2 Score (out of 10): 6 Help support Hoopville. Click to purchase through Amazon.com Seconds to go in this tight MAC Championship. Top seeded Central Michigan with the ball and down […]
Conversation with Kathryn Tappen
A Conversation with Kathryn Tappen by Adam Shandler Let’s talk dream jobs. Zamboni driver has to be one of them. So does professional beer taster, massage tester, and video game player. (I guess “Hoopville writer” narrowly missed the list – this year.) And I bet if you polled a hundred […]
John Chaney and Villanova
Big mess amidst the Big Five by Michael Protos For college basketball fans in Philadelphia, the Big Five round-robin means just as much in pride as it does in the standings. The Big Five schools – Villanova, Temple, Penn, La Salle and St. Joseph’s – do not earn any national […]
Conversation with Gary Stewart
A Conversation with Gary Stewart by Adam Shandler You’ve heard of the University of California-Davis, I know you have. Perhaps you caught a glimpse of the campus during last year’s edition of MTV’s Sorority Life. (Yes, I admit it. I watched the show. Happy now?) On that reality-based program, cameras […]
Abar Rouse
Can it get any more Wacko in Waco? by Dean Austin Ever read the Phil Taylor column on si.com? You should; intelligent, provocative and never boring, Taylor is the epitome of today’s top sportswriter. He’s also flat out wrong when it comes to the case of Baylor whistleblower Abar Rouse. […]
