Henry Weltman and the Lakeland Hornets had been anticipating a performance of this ilk from Chris Fazio. It was a time bomb, just a matter of ticks before the high-volume scoring guard/forward’s explosion was felt by the Section I masses.… Continue Reading
Matt Townsend’s emergence as one of the county’s elite forwards on the hardwood has run parallel with his immense success in the classroom. The Greeley junior is averaging 18.1 points on the New York State Section I/Class A circuit and… Continue Reading
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
Kemba Walker can admit it. The kid they call EZ Pass hasn’t been operating UConn’s offense the way CT folks envisoned the Rucker Regular would the past few weeks, and UConn’s three-headed monster of Walker-Stanley Robinson-Jerome Dyson hadn’t been leading… Continue Reading
All day word hung around mid-town about the eyeball-to-eyeball matchup featuring Bishop Loughlin’s JayVaughn Pinkston and Half Hollow Hills’ Tobias Harris, two of the nation’s elite. It was a heavily-billed blood-feud, with high expectations, hype and hearsay about the two… Continue Reading
Is it really ‘nothing personal?’ Mike D’Antoni claims Nate Robinson’s permanent perch in the D’Antoni Doghouse during a 14-game span in December was not personal. The decision to ditch Robinson in the doghouse, to bury him on the bench while… Continue Reading
Jabarie Hinds: A Knight To Remember Posted using ShareThis The latest product of Money Earnin’ Mount Vernon–Westchester County’s rich hoops real estate–is blink-quick 5-11 guard Jabarie Hinds. After cooking cats to the recipe of 37 points per during Bob Gibbons… Continue Reading
Ater Majok’s name is littered all over college basketball websites and magazines canvassing who’s who in the Big East. UConn’s 6-foot-11, 23-year-old freshman center was very much a mystery to the NCAA last year. Majok briefly tested the NBA waters… Continue Reading
As 2009 slowly winds down, I witnessed the jumpoff-turned-dumpoff of the century at the famed Westchester County Center in White Plains, N.Y. tonight. It was a wild washout few could have envisioned. White Plains, a reputable Section I program which… Continue Reading
Having piloted the Lakeland High (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) program through a period of of lady hoops prosperity, Hornets coach Steve Fallo has groomed a torrent of talent. He references key players from Lakeland’s 2007 state championship team, as well as… Continue Reading