Power forwards aplenty in 2010 draft
Chad Ford...Varnado Sr. Mississippi State A few others, including Clemson's Trevor Booker, Georgia Tech's Gani Lawal, UTEP's Arnett Moultrie, Cincinnati's Yancy Gates, Seattle's Charles Garcia, Florida State's Xavier Gibson, Purdue...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009
Stealthy mid-major programs have NBA talent
Chad FordEvery year NBA GMs hand out lots of love to players from the big conferences. The overwhelming majority of players drafted in the first round come fro...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
What many are thinking, but won't say publicly
Doug GottliebCollege basketball is an interesting clique. There are some dysfunctional elements to the game (like the path some travel to recruit players through i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
New NCAA rules: The Good, the Bad, the Goofy
Jay BilasSeveral new NCAA rules have been passed or proposed recently. Here are my thoughts on a few of them: Phone Call Sensibleness: The NCAA is on the way ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009
Team preview: Kentucky
Blue Ribbon YearbookBlue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009
Memphis may have company atop C-USA
Andy Katz...doesn't matter what they do, the news follows them. And nothing done by Houston, Tulsa or UTEP -- arguably the three schools that could make a strong case to be tabbed as favorites this season...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009A Basketball Camp in Switzerland
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...a college coaching friend of mine, Rus Bradburd, who was an assistant at New Mexico State and UTEP for 14 years. "I know what you need," said Bradburd, who treated his own burnout...
Blog | June 08, 2009The Calculus of a Crossover
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Over and over again, he'd watch Tim Hardaway's crossover dribble, commonly referred to as the "UTEP Two-Step." (Hardaway had gone to UTEP.) He watched Isiah Thomas's unique version of the same...
Blog | December 01, 2008As summer ends, heat is on in Toledo point-shaving case
Mike Fish and George J. Tanber, ESPN.comAs the University of Toledo prepares for its 2007 football season opener on Saturday, the heat is on in the federal probe into point-shaving charges. ESPN.com's Mike Fish and George Tanber investigate.
Story | Conversation | August 23, 2007Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...and candidates for Seattle's coaching spot include P.J. Carlesimo, Rick Carlisle, and Dwane Casey.Former UTEP assistant coach Rus Bradburd, who went on to write a book about coaching in Ireland, is speaking...
Blog | June 05, 2007Meet Trey Johnson
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopAs I mentioned the other day, David Thorpe saw Trey Johnson on TV and started raving about him. Jonathan Givony confirmed that Johnson is a player wel...
Blog | January 23, 2007Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...look easy. Here's a good article about him. He scored 49 points on 28 shots against UTEP. 30 points on 17 shots another time. Wish I could find some video of him... Clay Bennett...
Blog | January 19, 2007Paddy on the Hardwood
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to make you look like Jud Buechler). But Paddy on the Hardwood, the autobiographical tale of former UTEP and New Mexico State Assistant Coach Rus Bradbird's coaching foray into deepest Ireland, got the call...
Blog | December 15, 2006How to Recruit Basketball Players to Your University
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopInteresting how-to article by UTEP's Chris Croft outlines the basics of recruiting NCAA talent. My first reaction? Looks like a lot...
Blog | August 01, 2006The first lottery draft still rates the best
David Schoenfield, Page 2As we celebrate the 25th draft under the lottery system, Page 2 looks back and grades the previous 24 drafts.
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