Massachusetts 16-Under and 17-Under AAU Recap by Phil Kasiecki MANSFIELD, Mass. – Over the past two weekends, the Amateur Athletic Union in Massachusetts called the Mansfield SportsPlex home. There, many divisions of its state tournament were held, including the 16-under and 17-under in the high school age categories. Pool play […]
Month: May 2008
UTEP: Miners’ Scoring Leader Won’t Be Prosecuted
Miners’ Scoring Leader Won’t Be Prosecuted: The El Paso district attorney has decided not to prosecute UTEP junior guard Stefon Jackson after deciding that the facts don’t support the charge. Police arrested Jackson in April and charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution because they believed Jackson knew his cousin’s whereabouts. […]
South Carolina: Grambling Hires Gamecock Assistant
Grambling Hires Gamecock Assistant: Grambling State has hired former South Carolina assistant coach Rick Duckett to be the team’s next head coach, replacing Larry Wright. After last season, the school fired Wright, who compiled an 88-160 record in nine seasons. Duckett comes to Grambling after working under recently retired South […]
Colonial Recap
Colonial Athletic Association 2007-08 Season Recap by Jay Pearlman Only in comparison to the previous two, this was a bit of a down year in the CAA; in fairness, after Mason’s Final Four run and VCU’s defeat of Duke, how could it not be? Plus, with precious few exceptions (North […]
New Proposal Is Bad All The Way Around
The NCAA is attempting once again to cut down the recruiting calendar. Proposal 2007-30-C was adopted on April 25 and is now in a 60-day override period, and let’s just say that it would be a good thing if an override occurs. There is no shortage of practical reasons for […]
New Proposal Could Mean No April Live Weekends
Next April May Not Include Live Events by Phil Kasiecki The month of April came and went this year with just two weekends for coaches to evaluate prospects at travel team tournaments. There’s a possibility the number of such weekends next April could be zero. On April 25, the NCAA […]
MEAC Recap
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2007-08 Season Recap by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. Postseason tournament appearances for Coppin State and Morgan State may have been short-lived, but both schools highlighted a memorable 2007-08 campaign to remember for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Six of the eleven teams finished above .500 in the league, […]
South Carolina: Horn Sets Inaugural Gamecock Staff
Horn Sets Inaugural Gamecock Staff: New South Carolina coach Darrin Horn has chosen his corps of assistant coaches: Scott Cherry, Cypheus Bunton and Mike Boynton. Boynton is the last addition to the staff, returning to his alma mater after working at Wofford last season. Cherry and Bunton followed Horn to […]
Indiana: Indiana Says It’s Done Enough
Indiana Says It’s Done Enough: Indiana officials said in their response to the NCAA infractions committee regarding the violations committed by former coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff that they have done enough to punish the Hoosiers program. Team officials cited the 2008-09 scholarship loss, continued recruiting restrictions and new […]
NCAA: NCAA Tweaks Goaltending Rule
NCAA Tweaks Goaltending Rule: The NCAA rules committee has decided to clarify the definition of goaltending when a ball hits the backboard en route to the hoop but made few other noteworthy changes. The committee added a clause that states that goaltending qualifies for any ball completely above the rim […]
