Forward Creighton Senior 6-7, 210 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 17.8 RPG: 6.4 APG: 3.1 Kyle Korver Notes: Second-Team All-American, Missouri Valley Player of the Year The Skinny: Korver did it all as a senior, repeating as Missouri Valley Player of the Year while leading Creighton into the polls for most of […]

Guard Croatia 6-2, 215 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 7.2 RPG: 1.8 APG: 2.8 Zoran Planinic The Skinny: Planinic is a versatile player who has excelled in Europe at any one of the three perimeter positions. While he is probably best suited at shooting guard, there is talk that he could fit […]

Center Central Park Christian HS 6-10, 305 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 24.0 RPG: 16.0 James Lang The Skinny: Lang took a chance as the only high school player to appear in camp, but he acquitted himself well. He showed up in relatively good shape, ran the floor like only he could, […]

Guard Pittsburgh Senior 6-0, 183 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 11.2 RPG: 3.5 APG: 6.3 Brandin Knight Notes: Honorable Mention, All-American, Two-time All-Big East The Skinny: Knight plays a lot like his brother, and as a junior he broke out, making a tremendous improvement. He has above average quickness, knows how to […]

Forward Westbury Christian HS 6-9, 195 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 23.3 RPG: 11.6 Ndudi Ebi The Skinny: At times, this athletic big man can take over games with his shot-blocking and running the floor. He is very long and active, and plays stronger than he looks, using his long arms to […]

Guard Mississippi State Senior 6-3, 195 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 8.8 RPG: 4.1 APG: 5.6 Derrick Zimmerman Notes: Two-Time Third-Team All-SEC The Skinny: If athleticism were all it took to be an NBA player, Zimmerman would be a sure-fire first rounder. Absolutely nobody could contain Zimmerman’s quickness, and his spectacular leaping […]

Guard Texas A&M Senior 6-5, 195 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 17.0 RPG: 4.0 APG: 5.6 Bernard King Notes: Second-Team All-Big 12, All-Time Big 12 Leading Scorer The Skinny: King is your prototypical “scorer not a shooter”, as he doesn’t shoot very well from long range. He is a good scorer, but […]

2003 AND 1 High School Basketball Championship: East Regional II by Michael Protos Day 1 District Heights, MD – Located about fifteen minutes from Washington, D.C., the Run N’ Shoot Basketball Complex is a baller’s dreamhouse. Inside the massive facility in Prince George’s County, Md., there are a dozen basketball […]

A Look Back at the 2002 Draft by Zach Van Hart With the 2003 NBA Draft merely days away, it’s time to revisit how the First Round draft picks from the 2002 NBA Draft held up during their rookie seasons. To finish off, we will honor our choices for All […]

Guard France 6-9, 220 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 5.8 RPG: 4.7 APG: 3.06 Boris Diaw The Skinny: Diaw (or Diaw-Riffiod, depends on who you ask) is in the draft for the third year in a row, having withdrawn the previous two years. This year it seems that he’ll stick in as […]