NBA Key Dates

2010 Jan. 5 10-day contracts may now be signed Jan. 10 All contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season Feb. 12-15 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend Feb. 18 Trade deadline (3 p.m. ET) Feb. 21-28 NBA Heritage Week 2009-10 March 31 McDonald’s All American Game (Columbus, OH) April 3-5 NCAA Final Four (Indianapolis, IN)…

Inside the College Game

By Brian Cerone Long Shot Ignites a Program     Cleveland State Shocker   Syracuse tied the game at 69-69 with only 2.2 seconds left in regulation and Cleveland State coach Gary Waters figured it was time to prepare for overtime. Cedric Jackson had other ideas. Jackson launched a 60-footer as time expired at the…

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Inside the College Game

By Brian Cerone Usual Suspects: Tarheels and Blue Devils Make Big Statements     Ty Lawson   When the ACC-Big Ten Challenge started in 1999, Michigan State was arguably the best program in the country and Ohio State was a Final Four contender, so it seemed like a good idea to have preseason match-ups between…

European Stock Watch

By Borko Popic Spanish Star Switch-eroo Ricky Rubio 6-3 175 PG DKV Joventut (Spain) 1990 Big news this week is undoubtedly the return of Rubio, while he only played 3 minutes in an easy Euroleague win, his playing time and production should both increase with each outing. It will be interesting to see how fast…

Inside the College Game

By Brian Cerone The Zags are Legit Mark Few has done a remarkable job with the Gonzaga Basketball program since taking over in 1999. The Zags have become regulars in all the top 25 polls as well as the NCAA tournament. Few has accomplished something that wasn’t supposed to be possible for small schools. What…

Maui Invitational: Day 3 Report

By Aran Smith In the final, North Carolina proved to be too much for a legitimate top 10 team in Notre Dame soundly beating the South Benders 102-87.     Tyler Hansbrough   The Irish were not at full strength with their star Luke Harangody sick, although the Heels aren’t at full strength either missing…

Maui Invitational: Day 2 Report

By Aran Smith The losers bracket covered the morning session. St Joes made Indiana look extremely young and inexperienced. Not one Hoosier scored in double digits and just one player (Tijan Jobe – 1-1) shot over 50% from the floor. It’s difficult to win when that happens and Indiana lost by 26. Senario Hillman was…

Maui Invitational: Day 1 Report

By Aran Smith It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. Hoops in paradise, what more could a basketball junkie like myself ask for?     Maui Invitational Day 1   Seeing big boy basketball played in essentially a high school gym (the Lahaina Civic Center) is comparable to seeing a mega-superstar such as…

No Sleeping Allowed!

By Matthew Maurer The No Sleeping Allowed! series began two years ago as a quick snapshot of Division II, III, and NAIA prospects who caught my eye and could potentially garner NBA interest. Four players on last year’s 2007-08 No Sleeping list earned spots in the NBDL draft. A host of others were spotted in…