The UConn Huskies were playing with house money. So we thought… After thrashing St.John’s to the tune of a 16-point runaway win during their first game without Hall of Fame game general Jim Calhoun (who was advised by his doctor… Continue Reading
One team with a torrent of young talent on the AAU circuit is the Sports University All Stars. The New Jersey-based All-stars feature a bevy of top-stratum Division-I recruits from St. Anthony’s and St. Benedict’s, perennial powers in the Garden… Continue Reading
One cheetah-quick guard who has upped his stock this spring is Corey Wright Jr. Wright Jr., he of the court vision beyond his years and penchant for rapidly changing speeds, has emerged into one of the most highly sought after… Continue Reading
Amherst, Mass.–The Metro Boston Select AAU were winning, but Shabazz Napier wasn’t happy. A superior team which should have jumped out of the gates sizzling, Metro Boston was playing down to the low-tide level of their opponents–a less talented Rhode… Continue Reading
Tim Welsh recalls hounding down Geoff McDermott when the Division-I stock of the 6-foot-7 forward from New Rochelle High School was mounting. The kid from a rich basketball bloodline was finally fleeing from the tunnel of obscurity. McDermott was evolving… Continue Reading
As the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team retreated to the weight room to field a barrage of questions from the media, Hasheem Thabeet jokingly gave A.J. Price a stare down. “You took my seat again. Why do you always… Continue Reading
The stage is set for a supreme dogfight between UConn and Providence at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs Saturday. The No.2 Huskies, who’ve won eight straight after a listless home loss to Georgetown–their lone loss of the season–hope… Continue Reading
Providence—During his high school days, Geoff McDermott was known as rifle-toting Geoff McDermott. Then a quick-strike 6-foot-6 quarterback, McDermott helped lead perennial power New Rochelle to back-to-back state championships. He was a dual-threat who fired bullet passes to a talented… Continue Reading