Month: July 2006

Colorado: Colorado Coach Cleared

Colorado Coach Cleared: A Colorado investigation has cleared coach Ricardo Patton of racial harassment but found he violated school policy by failing to report a sexual harassment allegation against an employee. Conclusions of the investigation were released after a three-month investigation into comments Patton reportedly made to players and into […]

NCAA: Boise Swaps With Spokane in 2009

Boise Swaps With Spokane in 2009: Boise State will host first- and second-round NCAA tournament games in 2009 instead of 2010. Spokane will then host the games in 2010. Although Spokane was originally scheduled to host in 2009, the NCAA made the switch so Spokane would not have to host […]

ABCD Camp Notes

Have You Heard The One About… by Jesse Ullmann TEANECK, N.J. – After a long All-Star day of top quality high school hoops in Teaneck, the finale at Reebok ABCD 2006 was only fitting. For everyone in attendance – fans, coaches, scouts, media – the underclassmen went to overtime and […]

Closing Out the Reebok ABCD Camp

Closing Out the Reebok ABCD Camp by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – The final day at ABCD called for two sets of games beginning sharply at 9:30 A.M. Attendance was sparse at tip-off, but by the end of the first quarter the coaches who would attend this early session were […]

Reebok ABCD Camp, Day Four

Reebok ABCD Camp: Final Day by Phil Kasiecki TEANECK, N.J. – The 2006 Reebok ABCD Camp is in the books. Plenty of players showed what they can do, some made statements and the beginning of the craziest month of basketball each year was marked by this event and the other […]

Knicks’ Puzzling Selection

Balkman A Questionable Pick To New Yorkers by Zach Smart NEW YORK – It wasn’t a thread short of obvious which team made the most questionable pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. With a point guard you could build your system around in Marcus Williams and other card shop-names still […]

Towson: Jim Meil Heads Back to Baltimore

Jim Meil Heads Back to Baltimore: Jim Meil is returning to Towson, where he served as an assistant coach for 15 years, Towson coach Pat Kennedy said. Meil, a Baltimore native, coached at the school from 1982 to 1997. During that period, Towson posted six straight winning seasons and their […]

Reebok ABCD Camp, Day Three

Love and Youth Mark Day Three at ABCD Camp by Phil Kasiecki TEANECK, N.J. – The old adage seems to apply: the more things change, the more they stay the same. Most notably, day three at the Reebok ABCD Camp saw Kevin Love still stand out above the rest of […]

News & Notes From ABCD Camp

News & Notes From ABCD by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – A quick rundown of some of the action of the first two days at ABCD. The players are represented on 14 teams. Each team plays a game in the afternoon and one in the evening. The schedule allows for […]

Reebok ABCD Camp, Day Two

Reebok ABCD Camp – Day Two by Phil Kasiecki TEANECK, N.J. – Day two of the 2006 Reebok ABCD Camp had more of what we saw on the first day. The actual play at times left a little to be desired, as it tended to be sloppy, and it was […]