Forward Kansas Senor 6-9, 255 2002-03 Stats: PPG: 18.5 RPG: 10.0 APG: 2.2 Nick Collison Notes: NABC National Player of the Year, First-Team All-American The Skinny: A highly polished scorer similar in some respects to Raef LaFrentz, Collison won’t wow scouts or fans with highlight-film plays, but he always comes […]
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Interview with Dereck Whittenburg
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 […]
Oakland
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 […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, June 19th: Today’s the day for underclassmen to stay in the NBA Draft or return to school – assuming that they haven’t signed an agent. Coming Back: Morehead State announced that guard Ricky Minard has decided to return for his senior season, thus opting out […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, June 18th: Rough Knight: Rutgers University slapped itself on the wrist to the tune of two years’ probation and a loss of 20 scholarships in 10 sports for violations of NCAA rules regarding financial aid rules and eligibility. The NCAA accepted the school’s self-imposed punishment […]
NBA Draft Early Entrants
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 […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, June 17th: Thomas Staying: Notre Dame star Chris Thomas has decided to remove his name from the list of NBA Draft eligible players, returning to South Bend for his junior year. Thomas averaged 18.7 points and 7 assists per game last season. Thomas, who received […]
James Lang Makes His Mark
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 […]
Neuheisel, Nuances, and the NCAA
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 […]
Luke Ridnour Profile
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 […]
