Month: June 2003

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, June 8th: It’s our Sunday assistant wrap-up. Enjoy with your toaster strudel. Columbia: Formally announced Jim Engles, Mike Bramucci and Chris Parsons as assistant coaches on Joe Jones’ staff. Engles, who spent the last six seasons with Rider, previously was an assistant at Wagner, and […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, June 7th: New Top Titan: Cal-State Fullerton yesterday named their new head coach. The winner of the Titan lottery is former JuCo coach Bob Burton, who was an assistant for Ray Lopes last season at Fresno State. Burton, who had a 507-167 record over 21 […]

Day 3

Chicago Pre-Draft Camp – Day 3 Dispatch by Jed Tai CHICAGO – The intensity picked up on Day Three of the NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Chicago. Once again before the day’s three games on the schedule, the players repeated the same shooting and scrimmage drills from the previous day. In […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Friday, June 6th: The Sporting News columnist Mike Sullivan gave props to Hoopville senior writer Jed Tai in his latest column (third item). Thanks, Mike! Neuheisel in Trouble: Washington football coach Rick Neuheisel is in hot water over a basketball pool. Neuheisel was questioned yesterday by […]

Horizon League 2002-03 Season Recap

Horizon League 2002-03 Season Recap by Zach Van Hart During the regular season, it was a three-team race for first place – Butler, UW-Milwaukee and Illinois-Chicago. While the upstart Panthers and Flames made great runs, the veteran Bulldogs came away with the regular season crown. However, during the conference tournament […]

Day 2

Chicago Pre-Draft Camp – Day 2 Dispatch by Jed Tai CHICAGO – Day Two of the NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Chicago saw games get underway for the hordes of NBA personnel and media on hand. Before the three games between the six teams started however (games consisting of two halves […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Thursday, June 5th: Staying Longer in Ohio: Kent State University announced yesterday that they have extended head coach Jim Christian’s contract through the 2009-10 season. This 7-year extension comes after Christian guided the Golden Flashes to a 21-10 record, a Mid-American Conference East Division crown, and […]

Day 1

Chicago Pre-Draft Camp – Day 1 Dispatch by Jed Tai CHICAGO – Tuesday evening marked the start of the 2003 NBA Pre-Draft Camp, held on the campus of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. The first evening consisted of various drills and scrimmages, as actual games will not be held until […]

Bob Gibbons Tournament Part 2

Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions Recap – Part 2 by Phil Kasiecki Part I: Class of 2004 | Part II: Class of 2005/2006/2007 Class of 2005 Barney Anderson (6’6″ PF, Jersey City (NJ) St. Anthony’s HS) Good inside player is very mobile and knows where the basket is, as he […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, June 4th: Herdsman Leaving: Marshall head coach Greg White unexpectedly resigned yesterday after seven seasons at the helm of the Thundering Herd. White, who cited family reasons as the motivation for leaving Huntington, accepted the head coaching position at the University of Charleston (West Virginia), […]