Oakland All-Stars give AND 1 Tour a Bumpy Ride by Nicholas Lozito Lonnie Harrell stands amongst a small group of reporters in the Oakland Arena’s media room. The 30-year-old forward has paid his dues since graduating from Northeastern University, having spent time in the cities of Huntsville, Tampa Bay and […]

Will Rose Hill Bloom Again Under Whittenburg? by Adam Shandler He’s done it a couple of times now. Perform the impossible, that is. In 1983, as a member of Jim Valvano’s Wolfpack, he launched a desperation 40-footer just before the buzzer that was grabbed in mid-air by teammate Lorenzo Charles […]

Center Spain / Poland 7-0, 240 Maciej Lampe Notes: The Skinny: Everyone wants the next Dirk Nowitzki. Maciej Lampe could indeed be the next Dirk. At 7-0, 240 pounds, the Polish native has much of the same skill set that Dirk had at he same age (18). He runs the […]

Guard Brazil 6-4, 185 Leandrinho Barbosa Notes: The Skinny: Barbosa is generally considered the best foreign point guard in this year’s draft. Blessed with good size and quickness, he has already drawn comparisons to Gary Payton in the way he can score and distribute, as well as excel inside on […]

Guard/Forward France 6-6, 185 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 9.4 RPG: 2.8 APG: 1.6 Mickael Pietrus Notes: The Skinny: Pietrus could be the best athlete out of this year’s foreign crop. The “Michael Jordan of France” has been known for his leaping ability and scintillating dunks. He loves to take the ball […]

Guard Kansas Senior 6-3, 190 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 17.3 RPG: 3.8 APG: 3.5 Kirk Hinrich Notes: Preseason All-American, Third-team All-American, First-team All-Big 12 The Skinny: Hinrich is a combo guard who flourishes in an up-tempo game and is a winner all the way. He’s undersized for shooting guard in the […]

Guard Oregon Junior 6-2, 180 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 19.7 RPG: 3.4 APG: 6.6 Luke Ridnour Notes: Honorable Mention All-American, Pac-10 Player of the Year, Pac-10 Tournament MVP The Skinny: Ridnour is an excellent floor leader who can run an up-tempo offense or slow the pace down. He takes good care […]

Of Neuheisel, Nuances and NCAA by Dean Austin Once again I find myself fascinated; apparently this will be a continuing theme, by a current news story. This time it is the attempt by the University of Washington to fire their football coach Rick Neuheisel. Curiously the spellchecker threw up nutshell […]

Chicago Pre-Draft Camp – Lang Makes His Mark by Jed Tai CHICAGO – James Lang from Central Park Christian High School in Birmingham, Alabama was the only high school player who participated in the Chicago Pre-Draft camp at Moody Bible Institute. Due to an archaic NCAA rule regarding high school […]

Was This What They Were Looking For? by Phil Kasiecki After the college basketball season ended, we were flooded with news of early entry candidates for the NBA Draft. Most knew some players who would declare, but then many more questionable players declared for the draft, ostensibly to test the […]