Chicago, IL – America was introduced to Loyola last year when the Ramblers upended Miami, Tennessee, Nevada and Kansas State in the NCAA tournament on their way to an appearance in the Final Four. Turning the page to the current season, Marques Townes, Cameron Krutwig and Clayton Custer, the three returning starters from that Final […]
Drake Coasts to Win Over Bradley
Peoria, IL – It isn’t often that two mid-major schools hook up in a conference game in January each with a December tournament championship on its resume, but that was the case on Wednesday night when the Drake Bulldogs traveled to Peoria, Illinois to take on the Bradley Braves in a Missouri Valley game. Drake […]
Caribbean Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team
The All-Tournament team for the 1st annual Caribbean Tip-Off Classic has been announced. The Most Outstanding Player is Alonzo Gaffney (Brewster Academy/Ohio State) The rest of the All-Tournament team includes: Kobi Antwi (Crestwood Prep) Sammy Hunter (BC Christian Prep/Ole Miss) Ville Tahvanainen (Helsinki Basketball Academy/Bradley) Jair Currie (St. Thomas More) Miguel Tomley (Rise Academy/Santa Clara) […]
Bradley Takes Down Missouri State
Peoria, IL – Bradley Coach Brian Wardle did not like what he saw from his team as the last five minutes of the first half of its game with Missouri State on Tuesday night played out. The Braves’ first-half lead that had expanded to 12 points at one time was down to one at 29-28 […]
Four USA Players Honored By Four Nations Tournament
The Four Nations Tournament recently concluded in China. The event matched the national teams of China, Slovenia and Denmark with the NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars. Games were played in Chenzhou, Jiahe, Shenzhen and ZaoZhuang, China to capacity or near-capacity crowds. The USA team came on strong to win their final three games to finish the […]
NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars End Tour With Romp Over Denmark
Zao Zhuang, China – The NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars closed out play on their tour with a resounding 111-82 romp over Denmark. The game was played in a small, filled to capacity gymnasium in Zao Zhuang in front of enthusiastic fans who have never had an international basketball game in their city. This is the […]
USA Ends Play in Shenzhen With Win Over China
Shenzhen, China – The NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars closed out play in Shenzhen with a 78-70 win over host China before 4,588 fans at the Bao’an Gymnasium in Shenzhen. It was the Americans second straight win over China. The Americans played with only eight players again with Andrew Warren not getting a rest until the […]
USA Tops Denmark With High-Energy Effort
Shenzhen, China – The NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars came out with energy, took control early and defeated Denmark 89-73 at the Bao’an Gymnasium in Shenzhen. The Americans played without second leading scorer Tyrone White who sat out with a back injury. That tightened up the rotation and put 7’0 Teeng Akol in the starting lineup. […]
Slovenia Tops USA With Efficient Shooting
Shenzhen, China – Slovenia used crisp passing and solid three-point shooting to defeat the NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars 98-82 at the Bao’an Gymnasium in Shenzhen. The Slovenians shot 13-of-35 on three-pointers compared to 4-of-17 for the Americans. Slovenia was coming off a 22-point win over Denmark in their last game and are playing the best […]
