Eugene, OR – The No. 10-rated UConn Huskies flew out west to face the Oregon Ducks in a matinee contest on Martin Luther King Jr. day. The Huskies have been playing short-handed with sophomore All-America Paige Bueckers out after suffering a tibial plateau fracture in a non-contact injury vs. Notre Dame last month. They are […]
Yurtseven, Nurse NetScouts Basketball International Players of Week
Omer Yurtseven of NC State is the NetScouts Basketball International Men’s Player of the Week for games through January 21st. The 7-footer from Turkey contributed heavily in both games last week in a win over Wake Forest (72-63) and in a loss to Miami (86-81). The sophomore big man started the week strong with 22 […]
PK80 Invitational Lives up To Hype
Portland, OR – After some lackluster games on Thanksgiving Day, the PK80 Phil Knight Invitational, celebrating Nike founder Phil Knight’s 80th birthday, lived up to its hype with some exciting contests, great individual performances and solid crowds on Friday. In the final game of the day at the Moda Center, Florida outlasted Gonzaga 111-105 in […]
UConn Edges LMU For 1st Win of Season
Los Angeles, CA – The Connecticut Huskies (1-2) got their first victory of the new season by defeating the Lions from Loyola Marymount (1-2) 65-62. LMU had a chance to send the game into overtime after Jalen Adams missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with six seconds left but Brandon Brown’s 3-point attempt from […]
Harrell, Brimah Named NetScouts Basketball Players of Week
Montrezl Harrell had a pair of double-doubles this week as Louisville defeated Indiana and UNC-Wilmington. The Tarboro, North Carolina native has been named NetScouts Basketball’s National Player of the Week for games from December 8th through December 14th. Harrell started the week with 21 points and 11 rebounds on 10-of-13 shooting in a 94-74 win […]
Napier Leads UConn to NCAA Championship + Game Notes
Shabazz Napier capped his stellar career at Connecticut with his second national title. After leading the seventh seeded Huskies to an improbable crown on Monday, Napier has been named NetScouts Basketball’s NCAA Championship Player of the Game. The 6-foot-1 guard scored a game-high 22 points while shooting 8-of-16 from the floor and 4-of-9 from three-point […]
Six Basketball Tournaments in Six Days
My annual east coast trip for the start of the college basketball season is over. I covered six tournaments in six nights traveling between New York City and Rhode Island and made it back home by Thanksgiving despite a major rain and wind storm. The first event on Thursday night was the 2K Sports Classic, […]
Six Basketball Tournaments in Six Days: Part One
My annual east coast trip for the start of the college basketball season is half over. I am covering six tournaments in six nights traveling between New York City and Rhode Island. The first event on Thursday night was the 2K Sports Classic, benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project, at Madison Square Garden. The semi-final round […]
Prep Tourney a Showcase for Future Stars
Mark your calendar for the weekend of Feb. 2-5 if prep school basketball is your passion. The 2012 National Prep School Invitational will take place that weekend at Rhode Island College. Thirty teams from all over the United States and one from the Canary Islands will battle for bragging rights and the attention of 100 […]
