Month: July 2003

Early 2003 LSI Preview

Early 2003 LSI Preview by Jed Tai It’s only July, but the folks at Promax Events are already planning for this upcoming high school season in the state of Oregon. The field has been set for the 8th annual Les Schwab Invitational, to be held December 19-22 at the Chiles […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Monday, July 14th Clemons released, jailed: As reported previously, Missouri guard Ricky Clemons was released from University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri yesterday, where he had been undergoing treatment for a punctured lung and broken ribs. He then reported to the county jail within his two-hour allotment, […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Friday, July 11th Once again, Hoopville senior writer Jed Tai gets a mention in Mike Sullivan’s The Sporting News column. Kudos, Jed! Taking the Metro Out: Georgetown has granted the request by freshman guard Brandon Bowman to be released from his scholarship. Bowman, from Santa Monica, […]

Virginia Tech Credibility

Let’s Criticize the Right School by Phil Kasiecki The ACC expansion mess reached a new point in the final days of June. After nearly two months of action on this front, including four campus visits by conference officials, the ACC decided to invite only Miami and Virginia Tech. While it […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, July 9th Keem ’em Separated: The NCAA Tournament selection committee announced that they are considering changing the method by which the top teams are seeded. Under the proposal, no longer will the top two teams be in the same bracket, as Arizona and Kentucky were […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, July 8th Clemons Update: As reported yesterday, Missouri guard Ricky Clemons crashed an ATV at a party hosted by Missouri president Elson Floyd, but the fallout is just beginning. Clemons, who was on a work release assignment as part of his sentence for an assault […]

Ivy League 2002-03 Season Recap

Ivy League 2002-03 Season Recap by Phil Kasiecki The Ivy League was fresh off a big season last year, and with much of the league’s talent returning, expectations were sky high this season. Three teams saw postseason play in 2001-02 as the conference finished 13th in the RPI ratings, and […]

Patrick Dennehy Coverage

All the News That Isn’t Fit to Print by Dean Austin I write this today on our Nation’s birthday (although it will be posted later) and my thoughts turn to our rights, of the First Amendment, our right to privacy, the presumption of innocence and the right of due process. […]

High School Tournament Finals

2003 AND 1 High School Basketball Championship Finals by Phil Kasiecki As the dust settled on the regional action the previous two weekends, eight teams were left standing and headed to Philadelphia for the AND1 High School Basketball Championship at St. Joseph’s. All rounds were played on Saturday, save for […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Thursday, July 3rd No Morning Dish tomorrow – everyone have a good Independence Day holiday weekend! We’ll be back Sunday with all the assistant coaching moves. Another Update: A few new cast members have been added to the Patrick Dennehy drama. Longtime Dennehy friend Daniel Okopnyi, […]