Most Memorable Hoops Moments of 2007
NBADraft.net | Most Memorable Hoops Moments of 2007 By Kevin Duffy 1/4/08 Another year is in the books, and 2007 was not short on great basketball moments. Here are the 25 most memorable moments from an exciting year on the hardcourt. “*Make sure to check the links for clips of each. 25. Tyler Hansbrough’s Bloody Nose The…
NCAA Top 25 Poll
By Kevin Duffy 1/1/08 Team (Record) AP Poll Rank / ESPN/USAToday Rank The New Year is not only a time to set personal goals, but also a time for College Basketball teams to set goals of their own. While you’ll be at the gym trying to work off those heavy Christmas meals, college basketball teams…NCAA Top 25 Poll
By Kevin Duffy NBADraft.net 12/25/07 Team (Record) AP Poll Rank / ESPN/USAToday Rank It’s Christmas time, which means the polls have a special feature or two. Neither the AP Poll nor the ESPN/USA Today Poll provides you with a Christmas wish list of each ranked team, but NBADraft.net is here to provide that. Here are…
NCAA Top 25 Poll
By Kevin Duffy 12/18/07 Team (Record) AP Poll Rank / ESPN/USAToday Rank 1. North Carolina (9-0) 1 1 Tyler Hansborough and the ‘Heels put a hurt on Rutgers (91-73) last week, and unless UNC suffers a setback against Nicholls State, UC Santa Barbara, Nevada, Kent State, or Valparaiso, the No. 1 ‘Heels won’t be tested…
NCAA Top 25 Poll
By Kevin Duffy 12/4/07 Team (Record) AP Poll Rank / ESPN/USAToday Rank 1. North Carolina (7-0) 1 1 The ‘Heels have yet to play a ranked opponent, but a 7-0 record with wins against quality Kentucky, Davidson, and Ohio State teams is nothing to scoff at. After beating Penn on Tuesday night, the team wont…
NCAA Top 25 Poll
By Kevin Duffy 11/27/07 Team (Record) AP Poll Rank / Coaches Poll Rank 1. UCLA (6-0) 2 1 The Bruins took care business with Maryland, and survived a close scare against Michigan State without Darren Collison. Imagine what they’ll do when Collison returns. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute came up huge with a game clinching…
NFL Mock Draft: On Hoops
By Kevin Duffy 11/24/07 Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez and Julius Peppers did it. All three of these one-time basketball stars- gave up their tank-top jerseys and mesh shorts for a helmet and shoulder pads as they entered the world of professional football. Though Gates, Gonzalez and Peppers are the only three to successfully pull off…
2008 Big-Ten Conference Preview
By Kevin Duffy 11/10/07 The Big Ten peaked last year, as the conference routinely had two teams, Ohio State and Wisconsin, ranked in the Top 5, with the Buckeyes reaching the title game. This season will be a different story. Indiana and Michigan State start the year as Top 10 teams and have the ability…
2008 Big East Conference Preview
2008 Big East Conference Preview ByKevin Duffy NBADraft.net 11/6/07 Team By Team Analysis and Projected Order of Finish. 1. Georgetown Hoyas Last Season: 30-7 (13-3) Reached Final Four Key Losses: Jeff Green (14.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg) Key Returnees: Roy Hibbert (12.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg), Jonathan Wallace (11.4 ppg), Vernon Macklin (9.8 ppg), DaJuan Summers (9.2…
Donte Greene Interview
By Kevin Duffy 10/11/07 NBADraft.net was able to catch up with highly-touted Syracuse freshman Donte Greene. At 6-foot-10 230 lbs, Greene has the size and scoring skills to be this season’s version of Kevin Durant. The Orangemen, who missed the NCAA Tournament despite a 24-10 overall record and a 10-6 mark in the Big East…
Summer Spotlight: BJ Mullens
By Kevin Duffy 8/20/07 In three seasons at Ohio State, Thad Motta has already established himself as one of the premier recruiters in the country. The class of 2006, which featured three first-round draft picks in lasts year’s NBA Draft- Greg Oden (1st overall), Mike Conley Jr. (4th), and Daequan Cook (21st)- was easily the…Summer Spotlight: Isaiah Thomas
By Kevin Duffy 8/17/07 Upon first glance, South Kent Prep PG Isaiah Thomas (no relation to the Hall of Fame Piston’s guard and current New York Knicks GM/coach) doesn’t look the part of a star high school basketball player. The baby-faced floor general stands a diminutive 5’8” and in an era where the average college…
Summer Spotlight: Richard Hendrix
By Kevin Duffy 08/01/07 After being ranked as high as #5 in the polls early last season, the Alabama Crimson Tide stumbled to a 20-12 record, missed the NCAA Tournament and bowed out in the first round of the NIT to UMass. The club lost PF Jermareo Davidson (36th overall pick in the NBA Draft),…
Summer Spotlight: Eric Maynor
By Kevin Duffy 7/24/07 After pick-pocketing George Mason and converting two lay-ups that would close out the Colonial Conference championship and seal an NCAA bid for upstart Virginia Commonwealth, Eric Maynor raised the eyebrows of most die-hard college basketball fans. One week later the lightly-recruited sophomore guard out of Westover HS (Fayetteville, NC) torched Duke…
Summer Spotlight: Rob McKiver
By Kevin Duffy 7/21/07 In two months when Dick Vitale and Andy Katz discuss the best guards in the nation for the upcoming season, they will likely list names such as Chris Lofton, Drew Neitzel, Ty Lawson, Darren Collison and even OJ Mayo and Derrick Rose. No disrespect to any of those players (or Dicky…
Summer Spotlight: Josh Carter
By Kevin Duffy 7/15/07 Texas A+M basketball took a huge step forward last season, as the Aggies finished 26-7 and reached the Sweet 16 before being bounced out by Memphis. Repeating their success from last season will be a tall task, however. Gone are All-American PG Acie Law (the 11th pick in the NBA Draft)…2007 RBK U: Prospect Evaluations
By Kevin Duffy 7/11/07 RBK U Prospect Evaluations 1. Renardo Sidney 6’10’’ 240 PF Artesia HS (Lakewood, CA) Jr. Sidney was by far the most polished big man at the camp. He dislayed a dazzling array of post moves and showed he can knock down three-pointers on a consistent basis. At times, Sidney appeared to…2007 RBK U: Day Two
By Kevin Duffy 7/10/07 RBK U Day 2 Recap Team Allen Iverson 76 Team Rajon Rondo 68 The morning featured a match-up of the two best teams in the camp. Team Iverson prevailed behind 28 points from Brandon Jennings. Though his 28 points was the high score of the camp thus far, Jennings attempted an…