Off the Front Rim by Dean Austin find myself fascinated by the story of Jayson Blair, the disgraced former New York Times scribe who resigned after allegedly filing false reports. Tom Goldstein in an article well worth reading in the San Francisco Chronicle opinioned, “No breach of faith in modern […]

Follow the Bouncing Ball by Zach Van Hart There is nothing like the NBA Draft Lottery. Thirteen executives, coaches or players sitting around, hoping their little ball pops up first so their team can select the best college, or high school, or foreign player out there. Forget the playoffs, this […]

Jordan Capital Classic Recap by Phil Kasiecki This past weekend, the eighth annual St. Louis Eagles Invitational was held at three sites near St. Louis. This tournament is a small event, with just 16 teams split into two divisions (17-and-under and 16-and-under), but it featured plenty of excellent individual talent […]

Columbia’s basketball Jones by Adam Shandler Most aspiring college coaches would avoid a program like Columbia’s much like they would a patch of poison sumac. The Lions had two wins in the 2002-03 campaign and didn’t win a game in the Ivy League. The Harlem-based program gets a much-needed facelift […]

Off to the NBA . . . Maybe? by Jed Tai Who’s not going pro? With the deadline past for underclassmen to declare for the NBA Draft, that’s the question on the minds of college basketball fans. As seemingly every top underclassman has made it known that he wants to […]

2003 Kingwood Classic Recap – Part I by Phil Kasiecki Part I: Class of 2004 | Part II Texas is a state known for doing things big, and the 2003 Kingwood Classic was just that. With 329 teams participating, including 236 in the high school age ranges, it was the […]

2003 Kingwood Classic Recap – Part II by Phil Kasiecki Part I: Class of 2004 | Part II: Class of 2005/2006 Class of 2005 Take note, folks: Keith Brumbaugh (6’9″ SF-PF, Deland (FL) High) will be a player. Brumbaugh got better as the weekend went along, as the lefty is […]

Move That Line Back! by Adam Shandler I’ll even hold the measuring tape. The NCAA rules committee meets this week in Indianapolis to discuss possible rule changes to our beloved game. Among them is the question of whether to pull the 3-point line back from its current 19 feet, nine […]

NBA Draft: Dates to Remember by Jed Tai Now that the NCAA Tournament is over, the second season starts. The questions start… who will stay and who will go? That will be answered over the next couple of months as talented underclassmen ponder whether or not to continue their (basketball) […]