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RECRUITING NOTEBOOK (4/16/2013): COMMITMENTS CONTINUE AS LATE SIGNING PERIOD NEARS

by Alex Schwartz Two of the top uncommitted players in the nation made their commitments while in Chicago for the McDonald’s All-American Game and numerous other 2013 prospects also pledged in the past several days. Elite frontcourt prospect Aaron Gordon of Archbishop Mitty (CA) announced his intentions to attend Arizona for his college ball, per multiple reports. A 6-foot-8 power forward, Gordon... [Read more]

RECRUITING NOTEBOOK (4/1/2013): RECRUITING TRAIL HEATING UP ONCE AGAIN

by Alex Schwartz There has been a lot of news in the world of high school hoops in the past few weeks, including a few talented juniors making early commitments, an elite senior ending his recruitment and some high-profile players in setting announcement dates. One of the best players in the nation, Julius Randle, declared his intentions to attend Kentucky. The 6-foot-9 power forward from Prestonwood... [Read more]

RECRUITING NOTEBOOK (3/15/2013): CATCHING UP ON THE LATEST RECRUITING NEWS & NOTES

There has been a lot of news in the world of high school hoops in the past couple weeks, including a few juniors making early commitments and some high-profile players in multiple classes setting announcement dates. First off, beginning with 2013 commitments as usual, Texas A&M landed JuCo point guard Chad Frazier, per Alex Kline of TheRecruitScoop.com. The 6-foot-4 prospect out of Gulf Coast Community... [Read more]

BIG SKY TOURNAMENT: COULD GRIZZLIES, WILDCATS MEET AGAIN?

By Raphielle Johnson   Tournament Central   Through the use of a 20-game full round-robin schedule there’s little doubt as to who the two best teams in the Big Sky are. Montana (19-1) once again won the league’s regular season title, with Weber State’s (18-2) loss at Montana State back in late January being the difference between the two teams. As a result Wayne Tinkle’s... [Read more]

BIG WEST TOURNAMENT: 49ERS LEAD COMPETITIVE FIELD

By Raphielle Johnson   Tournament Central   With the addition of Hawai’i to the Big West only the top eight teams qualify for the conference tournament, and this season’s edition should be more suspenseful than last year’s. Long Beach State won the regular season title outright for the third straight season but this group isn’t as dominant as the one led by Casper Ware in... [Read more]

MERNAGH: WILL REGAN INTRODUCES HIMSELF IN BUFFALO’S 76-61 WIN

It looked like Ball State, behind the deep shooting and attack-dribble of Jauwan Scaife, was set on continuing their hot late season run of wins. BSU was knocking down shots–Scaife had 17 at the break — and handling Buffalo’s spread offense pretty effectively in the first half last night. Everything was working beautifully for Billy Taylor’s group but their 36-30 halftime lead... [Read more]

WAC TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: BULLDOGS, PIONEERS TOP TWO SEEDS

By Raphielle Johnson   The time has come for the “final” rendezvous for the WAC, as the conference will look drastically different at the end of the current academic year. Six schools are leaving for other leagues, which could add to the intensity at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. On Tuesday Texas State and UT-San Antonio won their first round games, and as a result they’ll take... [Read more]

PAC 12 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: UCLA THE SLIGHT FAVORITE?

After ten years in Los Angeles the second edition of the Pac-12 tournament makes its move to Las Vegas, and given how unpredictable this season’s been the change in location may be appropriate. UCLA, with its mix of talented freshmen and savvy veterans found a way to win the regular season title outright but the Bruins weren’t as dominant as many expected them (and Arizona) to be during... [Read more]

MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: LOBOS HOPE TO REPEAT

By Raphielle Johnson   Mountain West tournament bracket   After a regular season that began with high expectations for UNLV and San Diego State finished with New Mexico winning the title by two games, the Mountain West is back in Las Vegas with the expectation of grabbing five NCAA tournament bids. The fun begins on Tuesday night in the 8/9 game, which matches Wyoming and Nevada. The winner will... [Read more]

LEFT COAST LAYUPS (3/6/2013): PAC 12 RACE STILL TO BE DECIDED

By Raphielle Johnson   With one final weekend of regular season play left to be completed the Pac-12 race is still up in the air, with two of the three teams involved being unexpected participants based on the preseason poll. UCLA, with its combination of elite young talent and veterans looking to make good on a second chance, is the one team expected to be a part of the title chase. After wins over... [Read more]

RECRUITING NOTEBOOK (3/6/2013): JUSTON JACKSON POPS FOR NORTH CAROLINA

by Alex Schwartz While the last few days have not had too much news, some of what has happened has involved a few of the nation’s top players and high-major programs. First off, beginning with 2013 commitments as usual, Texas A&M landed JuCo point guard Chad Frazier, per Alex Kline of TheRecruitScoop.com. The 6-foot-4 prospect out of Gulf Coast Community College (FL) selected the Aggies over... [Read more]

WCC TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: NO. 1 GONZAGA THE CLEAR FAVORITE

By Raphielle Johnson   Before the 2012-13 season began there was a feeling that the Gonzaga Bulldogs would return to their perch atop the WCC after Saint Mary’s took over the top spot last season. But while Mark Few’s team did as expected, it’s tough to think that the masses expected the program that has carried the WCC banner for more than a decade would ascend to the top of the... [Read more]

RECRUITING NOTEBOOK (3/1/2013): RIP JOSH LEVEL

by Alex Schwartz Before getting into the recruiting news, we want to send our condolences to the family and friends of Josh Level. A standout basketball player from North Carolina in the junior class, Level sadly passed away last week, far too young. The guys over at Ball is Life put together a nice “Josh Level Tribute Mix,” which can be found Here. On the trail, one of the biggest pieces of news... [Read more]

2014 PF QUADRI MOORE IS WIDE OPEN IN HIS RECRUITMENT

Quadri Moore is a prime recruiting target for many current BIG EAST programs and his recruitment is expanding, much like his game. The 6-foot-8, 230-pound power forward out of Linden (NJ) High School is learning this season that simple is sometimes better as he faces more and more attention from the opponents who try to slow him down. “I am starting to now improve on beating double teams and... [Read more]

LEFT COAST LAYUPS (2/27/2013): NEW MEXICO TAKES CONTROL OF MOUNTAIN WEST RACE

By Raphielle Johnson   During the preseason much was made about the talent at schools such as UNLV and San Diego State, and with good reason. Both reached the NCAA tournament in 2012, and with their respective hauls on the recruiting trail joining some talented returnees both the Rebels and Aztecs had the look of teams capable of not only winning the Mountain West but also make waves nationally.... [Read more]

RECRUITING NOTEBOOK (2/20/2013): RECAPPING THE LATEST RECRUITING HIGHLIGHTS

While the recruiting world focused its attention on football’s National Signing Day recently, things have also been quite active on the hoops recruiting trail as well. Rutgers landed its second commit of 2013, as JuCo prospect Craig Brown of Broward College (FL) popped to the Scarlet Knights, per Jerry Carino of NJ Hoops Haven. Brown is a 6-foot-5 class of 2013 small forward who began his college... [Read more]

LEFT COAST LAYUPS (2/20/2013): DON’T LET PAST HISTORY CLOUD VIEW OF NO. 3 GONZAGA

By Raphielle Johnson   On Saturday afternoon Mark Few’s Gonzaga Bulldogs picked up their first win at San Francisco since 2009, outlasting the Dons by the final score of 71-61. While beating the Dons certainly isn’t a result that many will use as evidence of Gonzaga’s ability to get to the Final Four the Bulldogs made the tough plays they needed to make down the stretch, things... [Read more]

LEFT COAST LAYUPS (2/13/2013): MONTANA – WEBER STATE MATCHUP ONE TO WATCH THURSDAY

  By Raphielle Johnson     The Montana Grizzlies had some issues during the non-conference portion of their schedule, due in large part to the broken foot that sidelined senior guard Will Cherry for much of the slate. But once the reigning Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year shook off the rust the Grizzlies have taken off, winning 14 straight games heading into their showdown at second-place... [Read more]

MERNAGH: NOEL LATEST EXAMPLE OF WHY NBA NEEDS TO STEP UP

Sad day today. Thoughts go out to Nerlens Noel. I hope he can return and get back to the form that will allow him to see the millions of dollars he’s now no doubt worrying about never making. Terrible situation. For those of you unaware, Noel’s knee buckled and slammed into the basket support in Gainesville last night after he chased down a sure layup and turned it into another block. Noel’s... [Read more]

LEFT COAST LAYUPS (2/6/2013): BRACKETBUSTERS GIVES ST. MARY’S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

By Raphielle Johnson   One big reason why the Ramada BracketBusters event is in its final year of existence is the fact that there are few opportunities for mid-major teams to truly enhance their at-large profiles. What’s meant to be a game in which both teams can possibly benefit turned into an elimination game of sorts, with the loser finding itself in a precarious position with just a couple... [Read more]

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