Author: Jed Tai

Super Bowl Ballers

Super Bowl Ballers by Jed Tai While there is a nice slate of college basketball games on tap for this weekend, the attention of the sports world will be fixated on one event – the Super Bowl. Considering it’s the single biggest sporting event in the world, it’s no shame […]

Oregon’s Get Well Week

Get Well Week by Jed Tai It’s been tough recently for the Oregon Ducks. A loss at home to Arizona on January 2 was bad enough. The fact they had to make a scrambling second-half comeback to beat Arizona State two days later didn’t completely right things either. To make […]

Mt Zion

Plenty of D-1 Hoopsters in Portland by Jed Tai It hasn’t been an easy year so far for the famed basketball team from Jefferson High School in Portland. After a tough loss to rival Roosevelt High School on Friday night, the Democrats dropped to a disappointing 3-4 mark, and left […]

Peppered in Portland

Peppered in Portland by Jed Tai It’s been a season of streaks for the Portland Pilots. After winning their first three games of the season (not including two additional exhibition wins), the Pilots lost five in a row, and then won four of five games to finish off the non-conference […]

Jason Conley on the Move?

Conley on the Go? by Jed Tai News reports and rumors are circulating all around that sophomore scoring sensation Jason Conley of VMI is looking to transfer. Apparently he has been granted a release from the school and is shopping for a new school to attend. Why is this a […]

A Gift for Gonzaga

A Gift for Gonzaga by Jed Tai It was about time for a breather for Gonzaga. When you’re traveling across the country racking up frequent flyer miles playing one of the toughest non-conference slates in the country, there’s hardly any time to catch any rest. As Gonzaga has stepped up […]

In Memoriam 2002

In Memoriam, 2002 by Jed Tai As we say hello to 2003, we should also take this time to remember, reflect, and pay homage to those who died in 2002. A number of former coaches and players with ties to college basketball passed away in 2002, some of them even […]

Les Schwab Invitational

Live from Portland: the 2002 Les Schwab Invitational by Jed Tai From December 18-21, Portland served host to the Les Schwab Invitational, a high school tournament featuring the top Oregon basketball programs as well as top teams from all over the United States and even the world. Now in its […]

Not all about LeBron

It’s Not All About LeBron by Jed Tai Admit it, you watched. If you’re a fan of basketball, you likely tuned in last Thursday night to ESPN2’s broadcast of the St. Vincent-St. Mary’s versus Oak Hill Academy contest to catch a glimpse of LeBron James, who if you buy all […]

Pape Jam

Oregon downs Kansas in the Pape Jam by Jed Tai If only they cheered this hard for the Blazers. Portland’s Rose Garden might normally be home to the black and red of the NBA’s Trail Blazers, but for the Fifth Annual Pape Jam, it was filled with the green and […]