Roy Williams Has Vertigo: North Carolina coach Roy Williams has announced that he is suffering from vertigo. During a news conference, Williams said this is his first bout with the disease, which causes a dizzying, tilting sensation, in two years. [7/22/07]
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Iowa State: Cyclones Dismiss Leading Scorer
Cyclones Dismiss Leading Scorer: Senior guard Mike Taylor, Iowa State’s leading scorer last season, has been dismissed from the team. Taylor, who averaged 16 points a game last season and also led the team in three-pointers, assists per game and steals, was suspended from the team in March after he […]
Summer League Notes
Summer League Notes From Jersey City by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Getting to Hamilton Park for a mid-July officiating assignment, I was greeted as always by league director Pat Devaney. “Ray you will be working with Carmen (Valencia),” he said. “She’s from New York, she’s pretty good and […]
Duke: Duke’s Leading Scorer Has Surgery
Duke’s Leading Scorer Has Surgery: Duke senior guard DeMarcus Nelson had surgery this week to repair a broken wrist. Nelson led the Blue Devils in scoring, averaging 14.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, two assists and 1.3 steals per game last season. He broke his wrist during tryouts for the Pan American […]
Joe Brown Memorial Tournament Recap
Host Team Takes Two Titles in Inaugural Joe Brown Memorial Tournament by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The results of the first Joe Brown Memorial Classic would surely have made the man after whom the event is named a happy camper. The host team won two of the three […]
White Plains Summer League 2007
Stahn And Company Return To Ferris Ave. For Hoops Tourney by Zach Smart WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Their schedule is barely halfway through, but Sean Stahn already has a pretty thorough method of attack for his White Plains summer basketball league team. Stahn acknowledges that there’s a mindset his team […]
Rbk U Notes
Rbk U Brings in a New Look in a New Location by Phil Kasiecki PHILADELPHIA – Reebok wanted to do something different this year in July. With Sonny Vaccaro having moved on and taking the ABCD Camp name with him, Rbk U was born and so was a move south […]
Oklahoma State: Sutton Lays Down the Law With Dove
Sutton Lays Down the Law With Dove: Citing repeated attempts to correct behavior, Oklahoma State coach Sean Sutton has indefinitely suspended senior forward Marcus Dove for violating team rules. Sutton said he has made every effort to take care of the situation without punitive action, but “the message is not […]
Ball State: Thomspon Saga Ends at Ball State
Thomspon Saga Ends at Ball State: Ball State coach Ronny Thompson has resigned after one season leading the Cardinals. Thompson, son of legendary coach John Thompson and brother of Georgetown coach John Thompson III, led Ball State to a 9-22 record in his only season at the helm. He also […]
Eastern Invitational Notebook
News and Notes From Eastern Invitational by Ray Floriani EWING, N.J. – Long before there was an ABCD, Rbk U or LeBron James Skills Academy, you had Eastern Invitational. Today, the Eastern Invitational camp is still going strong. It is run by the Hoop Group and directed by coaches Lamar […]