Connecticut Feels a Draft: Connecticut junior forward Josh Boone will enter the NBA Draft without the aid of an agent to determine his value. Boone was part of the Huskies’ vaunted frontcourt, but he did not put up spectacular numbers this past season. He averaged nine points and seven rebounds. […]
Month: April 2006
Purdue: Purdue Gives Painter a Mulligan
Purdue Gives Painter a Mulligan: Despite a 9-19 record this past season, Purdue extended coach Matt Painter’s contract by one season, keeping him in West Lafayette until 2011. The Boilermakers struggled this past season as several key players missed most of the season because of injury or suspension. Painter completed […]
Lehigh: Mountain Hawks Forfeit 13 Games
Mountain Hawks Forfeit 13 Games: Lehigh has decided to forfeit 13 wins from the 2004-05 season because the Mountain Hawks used an ineligible player. Joe Knight apparently was not eligible to play for Lehigh after transferring from High Point, but he played in 13 of the team’s 14 wins that […]
Portsmouth Invitational, Day Two
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament – Day Two by George Rodecker Day two began with the two losing teams from the first days battles squaring off in the double elimination tournament. With losers go home as the mantra, Jose Juan Barea dished out 12 assists and scored 14 points as seven members […]
2006 NBA Draft Early Entrants
LaMarcus Aldridge* (6’11”, 237, So. PF-C, Texas) 2005-06 stats: 15.0 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.0 bpg Phil Kasiecki’s take: No surprise here, as Aldridge projects to go high in the lottery. The Longhorns will survive, as the coach remains and a solid class is coming in, but Aldridge is no small […]
Playaz Spring Fling Recap
2006 Playaz Spring Fling by Phil Kasiecki The 2006 spring travel team circuit got going this weekend with the Playaz Spring Fling in northern New Jersey. Whereas in past years teams would stretch as far south as Washington, D.C. and perhaps North Carolina, this year’s tournament featured two teams from […]
UAB: Davis Comes Home
Davis Comes Home: According to the Birmingham News, Alabama – Birmingham has brought Mike Davis back to his home state, hiring the former Indiana coach who announced his resignation in February. Davis completed the season with the Hoosiers, leading the team to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and […]
Seton Hall: Gonzalez Steps Into the Hall
Gonzalez Steps Into the Hall: Seton Hall officials have hired Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez to replace former Pirate coach Louis Orr. Gonzalez has led the Jaspers to a spot among the most feared mid-major programs. Just ask national champion Florida, which lost to Gonzalez’s Jaspers in the first round of […]
SMU: Mustangs Dump Tubbs
Mustangs Dump Tubbs: SMU officials fired coach Jimmy Tubbs as part of the school’s response to NCAA violations. An internal investigation uncovered several violations under Tubbs, who led the Mustangs to a 27-30 record in two seasons. He had been an assistant coach at SMU for 12 seasons. The details […]
Nevada: Fazekas to Explore Draft Potential
Fazekas to Explore Draft Potential: Nevada junior forward Nick Fazekas will throw his name into the NBA Draft, at least for now. Fazekas said that if he is not projected to be a first-round pick, he will return to the Wolf Pack for his senior season. All first-round picks receive […]
