The NCAA’s Draft Day Losers by Nicholas Lozito If anybody happens to be vacationing in Starkville this summer, please make sure to send my condolences to Mississippi State head coach Rick Stansbury. As a result of early entrees in the 2003 NBA Draft, Stansbury’s basketball program suffered a tremendous blow […]

Message Sent to US Players. Was it received? by Phil Kasiecki Heading into Thursday’s NBA Draft, there was much anticipation about the role of international players. Some projections had the number of such players drafted in the first round in double figures, and this continues to be the subject of […]

Together Forever, On Different Teams by Phil Kasiecki When their schools met in Trenton, New Jersey in February of 2002, it was an epic matchup at the time. The previous year, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia powerhouse Oak Hill Academy narrowly defeated St. Vincent-St. Mary’s from Akron, Ohio, a school that […]

2003 Global Games Preview by Jed Tai Now in its fourth year, the Global Games – the preeminent international basketball tournament played in the United States – will be held once again held this year in Dallas, TX from June 29 to July 5. Featuring teams from all over the […]

Watching the 2003 Draft Telecast by Zach Van Hart Thursday night I had two choices – stay home and watch the NBA Draft, live at Madison Square Garden in New York, or go see Finding Nemo at the movie theater. Both were set to start at 7:30 p.m., with some […]

The NBA Draft – Up Close and Personal by Phil Kasiecki The talk was that international players would be all the rage, and that high school players would be sent a message. The former happened – though it looked for a while like it might not – but the latter […]

Guard Detroit Senior 6-4, 204 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 22.6 RPG: 4.9 APG: 2.5 Willie Green Notes: Horizon League Player of the Year The Skinny: While he really didn’t do much in camp except for score, Green had a decent time in Chicago. After starting out rather slow, Green found his […]

Forward Washington Junior 6-6, 215 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 12.4 RPG: 5.8 APG: 1.9 Doug Wrenn Notes: Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year 2001-02 The Skinny: Wrenn is a very athletic wing who has always had talent, but got into his share of trouble in high school and at Connecticut before returning […]

Center San Diego Senior 6-10, 290 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 18.0 RPG: 9.1 APG: 1.1 Jason Keep Notes: First-Team All-West Coast Conference, WCC Tournament MVP The Skinny: Keep was a man amongst boys in the lane, and bullied his way around for points – and fouls – all camp long. He […]

Guard Arizona Senior 5-10, 191 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 14.8 RPG: 4.0 APG: 4.9 Jason Gardner Notes: Frances Pomeroy Naismith Player of the Year, Second-Team All-American, 3-Time All-Pac-10 The Skinny: Gardner is a very quick guard who handles well in an up-tempo style, but can settle the team in the halfcourt […]