Longhorn Transfer Must Wait a Year for Cincy Debut: Cincinnati forward Mike Williams will miss the upcoming season because he ruptured his Achilles’ tendon. The injury occurred during workouts last week. Williams played for the Longhorns for two seasons, averaging 2.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, before leaving the […]
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UCLA: UCLA Rewards Howland’s Success
UCLA Rewards Howland’s Success: UCLA coach Ben Howland took the Bruins to back-to-back Final Fours for the first time since legendary coach John Wooden was sitting on the sidelines. The university recognized Howland’s success by giving Howland a new seven-year contract worth $1.5 million per season and $2 million in […]
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Officials Reduce Fields’ Charges
Pittsburgh Officials Reduce Fields’ Charges: He’s not clear of the law yet, but Pittsburgh point guard Levance Fields is not in as much trouble as he first appeared to be after a nightclub incident in September. Prosecutors will only charge with Fields with simple assault and drop the charges of […]
Lawrence Academy Open Gym
Great Work Ethic Could Lift Lawrence Academy Again by Phil Kasiecki GROTON, Mass. – Lawrence Academy was a great example of winning the old-fashioned way last season. Not blessed with eye-popping talent or depth, they nonetheless walked away with a NEPSAC Class C title, knocking off a good St. Mark’s […]
St. Mark’s Open Gym
Big Men Impress at St. Mark’s by Phil Kasiecki SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. – The gym looked like it was the middle of July, as opposed to the end of September. Exactly a third of the ACC’s head coaches were there, as were a couple of Big East head coaches. UCLA head […]
Basketball X-perts Showcase
Good Start for Basketball X-perts Showcase by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, not far from Northeastern where Reggie first became a basketball star in the Boston area, was the scene for Saturday’s Basketball X-perts Showcase. The event brought together about 80 players, mostly from […]
Princeton’s Early Recruiting Success
Huc Gives Princeton Two Early Commitments by Phil Kasiecki New Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson has already made inroads into the New England prep school scene in his early recruiting work. Most recently, he got a verbal commitment from Max Huc, a 6’2″ point guard at Wolfeboro (NH) Brewster Academy […]
Hoop Group Fall Jam Fest Recap And Notes
Fall Jam Fest Recap and Notes by Ray Floriani PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The official name is “Louis Brown Athletic Center”. To all, the name is the “RAC”. Even the exit sign on route 18 signifies “Rutgers RAC”, the three-decade home of the Scarlet Knights. The RAC was one of the […]
South Kent School Workout
Is This South Kent’s Year? by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH KENT, Conn. – South Kent will have a decidedly different look when it comes to personnel this year. A year after having a roster full of big bodies and a little thin on guards, head coach Raphael Chillious has a guard-oriented […]
Louisville: Cardinal Center Has Heart Surgery
Cardinal Center Has Heart Surgery: Louisville freshman center Clarence Holloway had open heart surgery to treat a problem in the wall of his aorta and aortic valve. Doctors identified the problem during a routine physical exam last week and followed through with the procedure in 24 hours. Holloway, a 7-1 […]
