By KEN DAVIS Shame on Syracuse University. On the day college basketball turned on the ignition and pressed its foot on the accelerator to start the annual hoop celebration known as March Madness, Syracuse’s administration deflected the spotlight off the court and made headlines by announcing coach Jim Boeheim will not return as coach of […]
Boeheims address Buddy’s suspension
March 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By KEN DAVIS Right off the top, let’s just agree there was nothing good abuut the Buddy Boeheim situation at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Buddy threw a punch, it wasn’t caught by the officials during the game. It was replaced over and over on ESPN. The ACC ultimately suspended him for the next Syracuse […]
John Thompson: In his own words
September 3, 2020 by Leave a Comment
By Ken Davis Hall of Fame basketball coach John Thompson Jr. was many things to many people. He was never just about basketball. If you thought that about the man, you were missing the big picture. Thompson was a coach, a teacher, a counselor, a man of convictions and principle, extremely intelligent, extremely large, secretive […]
Big East welcomes home UConn, but football may go independent
June 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
BY KEN DAVIS A week of rumors, speculation, breaking news, sourced confirmations, presidential votes, and trustee meetings ended with a press conference Thursday at New York’s Madison Square Garden. University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst tied it all together with one brief and rather memorable statement. “We feel like we’re home,” Herbst said. Home meaning […]
Tarin Smith making his impact with UConn
November 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Ken Davis Dan Hurley is being scrutinized, judged and graded with every move he makes during the early stages of the UConn basketball season. Coaches understand that comes with the territory, especially in the first season of a new job. The evaluation cranks up to another level Thursday night in New York City when […]