Sergei Monia Team: CSKA Moscow Position: Guard/Forward Size: 6’8″, 220 Stats (per game): 7.7 points / 4.1 rebounds The Skinny: At 6-8, Monia has tremendous size for an NBA shooting guard. He’s got tremendous shooting skills and has been working on getting aggressive taking the ball to the basket. Physically, […]

Viktor Khryapa Team: CSKA Moscow Position: Forward Size: 6’9″, 210 Stats (per game): 6.5 points / 3.6 rebounds / 1.1 blocks The Skinny: It’s easy to forget him because he’s not an international early entry, but Khryapa is still a legitimate factor in this year’s draft. He’s got good size […]

Seung-jin Ha Team: Yonsei University (Korea) Position: Center Size: 7’3″, 305 Stats (per game): 12.6 points / 8.6 rebounds / 1.6 blocks The Skinny: Want size? Ha has plenty of it. At 7-3, 300+ pounds, he’s one of the biggest players in the draft. He’s also one of the least […]

Andris Biedrins Team: BK Skonto Riga (Latvia) Position: Forward Size: 6’10”, 240 Stats (per game): 18 points / 8.9 rebounds / 1.9 blocks Notes: Named Latvian League Newcomer of the Year for 2002-03. The Skinny: Even with all the players that withdrew, Biedrins was one of the international players that […]

Brandon Bender Team: Robert Morris College (Illinois) Position: Forward Year: Junior Size: 6’10”, 250 Stats (per game): 14.4 points / 10.9 rebounds The Skinny: Bender was a highly-touted prospect entering college, but the minute he got to Louisville is when it all went downhill. He hardly got off the bench […]

Jermaine Bell Team: Notre Dame Prep, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Position: Center Year: High School Senior Size: 6’11” Notes: Withdrew from NBA Draft. The Skinny: The book on Bell is that he has plenty of talent and is very long, but has had no shortage of off-court problems. He’s bounced around schools […]

LaMarcus Aldridge Team: Dallas (TX) Seagoville HS Position: Center Year: High School Senior Size: 6’11”, 292 Stats (per game): 28.9 points / 13.4 rebounds Notes: Withdrew from NBA Draft. Signed to play for Texas. The Skinny: Very athletic post player finishes inside and has some finesse post scoring ability, and […]

Chris Acker Team: Chaminade Position: Guard Year: Junior Size: 6’1″, 185 Stats (per game): 5.0 points / 2.0 assists The Skinny: According to Aaron Griess, Acker’s head coach at Chaminade, “It’s a poor decision for him to leave school… it’s not realistic to think he’ll play in the NBA.” Acker […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, July 27nd Clemons Applies at Livingstone: Former Missouri point guard Ricky Clemons has formally applied for admission to D-II Livingstone College (Salisbury, North Carolina). Clemons, who appeared in an exhibition game at the school and scored 25 points last week, was rumored to be attending […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, July 26th Jimmy V Field Set: The matchups for the Jimmy V Classic have been set, and it looks like a dandy. Memphis will square off against Pittsburgh, while Oklahoma State will face Syracuse. In the first game, 2003 National Champion Syracuse faces last season’s […]