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KU’s Self: No “shock” Alexander went undrafted by NBA
June 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Kansas coach Bill Self held a conference call with reporters late Thursday night after Kelly Oubre was drafted by the Washington Wizards and Cliff Alexander went undrafted. Here’s a sample of his comments on Alexander, the highly touted recruit who ended his freshman season at KU benched because of an invesitgation by the NCAA for […]
UConn hoops: From Boatright, to Gibbs and Adams
June 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Happy NBA Draft day. UConn fans, I honestly don’t expect Ryan Boatright to be selected tonight but the second round is always full of surprises. Boat is a great person with a big heart and a motor for the game. I hope he gets a chance, one way or the other. Teams may pass on […]
Taking a “Leap of Faith” with FanRagSports.com
June 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Best I can tell, there are no more “great” days in sports journalism. But today was “pretty good” for this old scribe. For the first time in two years, my original content (fancy way of saying my work) has a steady and consistent home. I wrote my first piece today for FanRagSports.com. Never heard of […]
Renewal of Georgetown series highlights UConn schedule
June 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Games against Georgetown, Maryland, Ohio State and Texas – in addition to the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament – highlight the 2015-16 non-conference schedule announced by the UConn men’s basketball program on Tuesday. The Huskies have set a 13-game non-conference schedule. UConn’s 18-game American Athletic Conference schedule will be released a later date. The return of […]
Gibbs, Miller, Larrier officially join UConn hoops
June 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn officially announced the addition of transfers Sterling Gibbs, Shonn Miller and Terry Larrier to the men’s basketball program. Monday night’s announcement is an indication the three have signed financial aid agreements with the university and enrolled. Gibbs, from Seton Hall, and Miller, from Cornell, are graduate students who have already completed degree work at […]
Ollie, UConn add another transfer to hoops roster
May 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Year of the Transfer continues at UConn, but the latest addition to the men’s basketball program won’t be eligible to play until the 2016-17 season. Terry Larrier, a wing player from the Bronx, N.Y., who considered UConn out of high school, said Thursday he has decided to transfer to Storrs from Virginia Commonwealth. Evan […]
KU coach Bill Self among HOF Mannie Jackson award winners
May 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Kansas coach Bill Self has been named one of three winners of the 2015 Mannie Jackson – Basketball’s Human Spirit Award, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday on NBA TV. Self is joined by former Reebok CEO Paul Fireman and 14-year NBA veteran Steve Smith. The three winners will be recognized Sept. 10 at […]
UConn lands 2016 power forward Diarra
May 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
As Kevin Ollie and his staff continue to pursue players for the upcoming college basketball season, UConn received its first commitment from the Class of 2016 on Friday. Mamadou Diarra, a 6-foot-8 power forward who will play at Woodstock Academy next season, announced his decision at a press conference at the school’s library and donned […]
American announces schedule pairing for men’s hoops
May 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The first part of the 2015-16 men’s basketball conference schedule fell into place Wednesday when the American Athletic Conference announced team pairings and the dates for the 2016 championship. American members will play an 18-game conference schedule. Each team will play eight of 10 opponents twice and the other two opponents once – one at […]