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  • Former city hoop stars arraigned on robbery charges

    Former city hoop stars arraigned on robbery charges

    July 27, 2010

    Kevin Phillip and Jamie Harris, the Drexel University basketball players from New York City accused of breaking into a fellow student’s apartment last week with guns intending to...

  • Police: Ex-NYC hoop stars notch a steal

    July 27, 2010

    Drexel basketball players and New York City products Jamie Harris and Kevin Phillip face robbery and weapons charges after an alleged armed robbery of a student's West...

  • Drexel basketball players with NYC roots face armed robbery charges

    Drexel basketball players with NYC roots face armed robbery charges

    July 26, 2010

    Drexel University basketball players and New York City products Jamie Harris and Kevin Phillip face robbery and weapons charges after an alleged armed robbery of a student’s...

  • Woman lied in attempt to get millions from Rick Pitino: prosecutors

    Woman lied in attempt to get millions from Rick Pitino: prosecutors

    July 26, 2010

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman charged with trying to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino lied repeatedly in an attempt to squeeze millions from the coach,...

  • Pitino trial starts today

    July 26, 2010

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It started as a fling between a former model and a famous college basketball coach at an Italian restaurant after closing time. Now the woman, Karen Cunagin...

  • Ex-Hall coach Gonzalez pleads not guilty in shoplifting case

    Ex-Hall coach Gonzalez pleads not guilty in shoplifting case

    July 21, 2010

    Former Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez pleaded not guilty Wednesday to shoplifting a satchel at an upscale shopping mall last month. Gonzalez spoke during the...

  • Seton Hall signs 6-11 English center

    July 14, 2010

    English center Aaron Geramipoor has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Seton Hall. Pirates coach Kevin Willard announced the signing on Wednesday, saying the...

  • Williams enjoying success, time at Tennessee

    Williams enjoying success, time at Tennessee

    July 13, 2010

    Brian Williams has seen and been an integral part of the continued success of the Tennessee men’s basketball program. When he arrived three years ago, the Volunteers were coming...

  • NCAA unveils tournament changes

    July 13, 2010

    INDIANAPOLIS -- March Madness is about to get a little bit bigger. The NCAA unveiled its plans for the newly expanded 68-team men's basketball tournament yesterday: Beginning...

  • New format for NCAA tournament

    July 12, 2010

    INDIANAPOLIS -- March Madness is about to get a little bit bigger and perhaps it will be better, too. The NCAA unveiled its plans for the newly expanded 68-team men’s basketball...

  • Sheppard also remembered by Giants, St. John's

    July 12, 2010

    He was the voice of Yankee Stadium -- but for years, Bob Sheppard also was the public-address announcer for Giants football and St. John's basketball. Yesterday, Sheppard was...

  • Manhattan-bound big man makes history for his high school

    July 10, 2010

    No matter what Roberto Colonette does at Manhattan College this coming season, as soon as he pulls on a Jaspers uniform it will be a significant achievement. The Queens native...

  • Well-traveled Baker making a home at Northwestern State

    July 09, 2010

    Devon Baker had only returned home from college for a short time when his phone rang with a challenge. On the other end was Derrick Lawson, the Northwestern State guard’s friend...

  • 'Momo' excited about Arizona's potential

    'Momo' excited about Arizona's potential

    July 09, 2010

    Lamont (Momo) Jones holds much of the near future of the Arizona men’s basketball team in his hands. With Nic Wise graduating, the Harlem native will likely start the coming...

  • Harlem product pleased with Division II stardom

    July 08, 2010

    Dominique Jones was playing at Dyckman on Wednesday night. No, not the former South Florida star who was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies two weeks ago and subsequently traded to...

  • Former Seton Hall coach Gonzalez in bust for shoplifting

    Former Seton Hall coach Gonzalez in bust for shoplifting

    July 07, 2010

    Bobby Gonzalez would tell anyone who would listen, and even those who wouldn't, that at the age of 18 he vowed to one day become a coach in the Big East. And he fulfilled the...

  • Former Seton Hall coach Gonzalez arrested for shoplifting

    Former Seton Hall coach Gonzalez arrested for shoplifting

    July 06, 2010

    Former Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez is in trouble again. Fired in March for his antics on and off the court, Gonzalez has been arrested on charges of shoplifting...

  • Mike Glover could make new college choice this week

    Mike Glover could make new college choice this week

    July 05, 2010

    Well-traveled Bronx native Mike Glover could commit to a Division I school as soon as Tuesday, according to summer coach and advisor Bingo Cole. Neither Glover nor Cole would say...

  • Iona's Machado excited about second go-around with Cluess

    Iona's Machado excited about second go-around with Cluess

    July 03, 2010

    Scott Machado believes he is getting a second chance with coach Tim Cluess, an opportunity to make up for the time they missed together at St. Mary’s HS on Long Island. “I felt...

  • Lawrence hopes to be another Kansas State success story

    Lawrence hopes to be another Kansas State success story

    July 03, 2010

    Omari Lawrence is looking at Curtis Kelly as his blueprint for success. Two years ago, Kelly, a Bronx native like Lawrence, transferred from a Big East school, UConn, and landed...

  • Grading the NBA Draft

    June 26, 2010

    The NBA Draft produced one glaring question that is blinding Knicks fans like a cop shining a flashlight in their eyes: Will the Bulls and Pat Riley continue to haunt the...

  • Lavin learned much from Wooden's wizardry

    Lavin learned much from Wooden's wizardry

    June 26, 2010

    For more than an hour and a half, Steve Lavin, alternating between humor and admiration, spoke about his mentor, John Wooden. He fondly recalled three of the "meals of wisdom"...

  • Brooklyn's Mitchell one of two Seton Hall players indicted

    June 25, 2010

    Two former Seton Hall University basketball players have been indicted on charges stemming from an armed robbery in northern New Jersey. Prosecutor Robert Laurino said Friday...

  • Calipari ecstatic for Kentucky 1st

    Calipari ecstatic for Kentucky 1st

    June 25, 2010

    John Calipari said he viewed last night as the greatest moment player-wise in the storied history of University of Kentucky basketball. The Wildcats' John Wall was the top...

  • Fordham hires former Seton Hall star Morton as assistant

    June 22, 2010

    Former Seton Hall star John Morton has been hired as an assistant to new Fordham coach Tom Pecora. Morton was an assistant at St. Peter’s for the past four seasons. The Peacocks...

  • Top California recruit visiting St. John's

    June 19, 2010

    Remi Barry had his heart broken Thursday night. Which gives St. John's a golden opportunity to give the Sacramento prep school star a new love? Barry is a diehard Rajon Rondo...

  • Big East denies expansion report

    June 18, 2010

    The Big East Conference flatly denied a bogus Florida TV report stating that the league would issue invites to Central Florida and Memphis to join the league. WKMG made the...

  • Big East eyes Memphis, Central Fla.

    June 17, 2010

    The Big East will issue invitations to Central Florida and Memphis as early as next week, WKMG, a Florida TV station reported last night. With two more schools, the Big East...

  • Gonzalez slams Seton Hall's lack of 'dignity'

    June 06, 2010

    Bobby Gonzalez was quiet for almost three months. It sounds like he was just thinking up ways to rip Seton Hall. Gonzalez was fired by Seton Hall following an NIT loss to Texas...

  • Wooden left his imprint on game of life

    Wooden left his imprint on game of life

    June 06, 2010

    I've long envied the blessed legions that played for John Wooden and bonded with him for so long. I've always been jealous of Bill Walton and Gail Goodrich and Jamaal Wilkes...

  • NBA pays tribute to Wooden tonight

    NBA pays tribute to Wooden tonight

    June 06, 2010

    LOS ANGELES -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers has two autographed pictures on his desk at home -- one of John Wooden, one of Boston patriarch Red Auerbach. Rivers got the Wooden...

  • Even the best could learn from this coach of coaches

    June 06, 2010

    Gene Keady, the former great Purdue coach, can't understand why more of John Wooden's assistants didn't see the genius of the UCLA coach's way. Wooden's first practice session...

  • 'Woodenisms' stand test of time

    June 05, 2010

    A quaintessential American life ended inside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center last night. John Wooden was blessed by achievement and he was blessed by longevity, winning 10...

  • Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden dead at 99

    Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden dead at 99

    June 05, 2010

    John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach who won 10 national titles and a record 88 consecutive games, died last night of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical...

  • Players, coaches revere John Wooden

    Players, coaches revere John Wooden

    June 05, 2010

    LOS ANGELES -- Lakers forward Luke Walton couldn't get away from John Wooden's preachings even in high school. Luke's father, Bill Walton, who played for Wooden at UCLA, made...

  • Leading scorer leaving Manhattan to play overseas

    June 04, 2010

    All-MAAC guard Rico Pickett is leaving Manhattan after one season to play professional basketball overseas. Pickett, from Decatur, Ala., led the Metro Atlantic Athletic...

  • Coaching legend Wooden treated for dehydration

    June 04, 2010

    LOS ANGELES -- Former UCLA basketball coach and Hall of Famer John Wooden has been hospitalized for dehydration since May 26, school officials said Friday, but they did not...

  • Wooden hospitalized, in 'grave' condition

    June 04, 2010

    LOS ANGELES -- Former UCLA basketball coach and Hall of Famer John Wooden has been hospitalized in Los Angeles, according to Bill Walton. The former UCLA star said last night...

  • Rutgers basketball signs junior college guard

    June 03, 2010

    Junior guard Tyree Graham has signed a scholarship agreement to play basketball at Rutgers. New Rutgers coach Mike Rice announced Thursday that Graham, from Durham, N.C., will be...

  • Rutgers women sign Australian

    June 01, 2010

    The Rutgers women’s basketball team will include a forward from Australia next season. Coach C. Vivian Stringer announced Tuesday that Juliana Paunovic has signed a letter of...

  • Seton Hall's Pope released from hospital

    June 01, 2010

    Seton Hall forward Herb Pope is back home resting after a nearly monthlong stay in a hospital following his collapse during a training session in late April. Pirates athletic...

  • Hicks, Dunlap round out St. John's basketball coaching staff

    June 01, 2010

    St. John's coach Steve Lavin expects to round out his staff this week by announcing the additions of former Rice High School coach Mo Hicks and former Arizona and Oregon assistant...

  • UConn not keep Calhoun down

    UConn not keep Calhoun down

    May 29, 2010

    From the Georgetown neighborhood in Washington to South Orange, N.J.; from Providence, R.I., to Jamaica, Queens, you can hear the cynical laughter and snide remarks like the...

  • UConn coach Calhoun cited in NCAA violations

    May 28, 2010

    STORRS, Conn. -- The NCAA has accused the storied men’s basketball program at the University of Connecticut of eight major rules violations, saying coach Jim Calhoun didn’t do...

  • St. John's to play in Great Alaska Shootout

    May 26, 2010

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- St. John's, under new head coach Steve Lavin, will play in the 2010 Great Alaska Shootout. Steve Cobb, athletic director for tournament host...

  • Farewell to byes at Big East tournament

    May 25, 2010

    The Big East almost surely will do away with the double-bye format at its conference tournament. Beginning with the 2011 tournament, no team will have a bye, with the No. 1 seed...

  • Hofstra assistant leaving for Rutgers

    May 25, 2010

    The fierce recruiting battles in the metropolitan area just got revved up a notch. Van Macon, a longtime assistant to Tom Pecora at Hofstra and now Fordham, is leaving to take an...

  • Hire authorities: Post grades area's sideline selections

    Hire authorities: Post grades area's sideline selections

    May 23, 2010

    Two months ago The Post warned of an eruption in the college basketball coaching profession in the metropolitan area. It happened in even more spectacular fashion than could have...

  • Seton Hall signs former Banneker player Okoloji

    May 21, 2010

    Forward Anali Okoloji, formerly of Banneker High, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Seton Hall. Pirates basketball coach Kevin Willard announced the signing...

  • St. Benedict's guard signs with Rutgers

    May 20, 2010

    St. Benedict's Prep guard Mike Poole has a signed a national letter of intent to play for Rutgers. New coach Mike Rice announced the signing Thursday. Poole, a Springfield...

  • Rice, Rutgers lands junior college transfer

    May 20, 2010

    New Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice isn't wasting any time in Piscataway, landing his second commitment within a week. Junior college shooting guard Tyree Graham announced on...

  • Manhattan lands guard from Norway

    May 19, 2010

    Barry Rohrssen is going global. Known in college basketball circles as perhaps the best recruiter of New York City talent, the Manhattan College coach stepped out of his comfort...

  • Rutgers names associate head coach

    May 18, 2010

    Mike Rice is filling out his Rutgers’ basketball coaching staff with former working buddies. Rice reached back to his days at Pittsburgh on Tuesday and named David Cox as the...

  • Lawrence transfers from St. John's making room for recruit

    May 17, 2010

    The Knicks aren't the only New York team that needed cap space. If St. John's was going to sign California swingman Remi Barry, coach Steve Lavin needed to find another...

  • Calipari: I'm staying at Kentucky

    Calipari: I'm staying at Kentucky

    May 15, 2010

    LEXINGTON, Ky. -- John Calipari is reassuring Kentucky basketball fans that he plans to coach the Wildcats next year, despite speculation he is being pursued by the NBA. ...

  • Report: Rutgers to nab Georgetown assistant

    May 13, 2010

    New Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice will name Georgetown's David Cox to be his top assistant, NJ.com reports. The report says Cox, a Hoyas assistant under John Thompson III for...

  • Seton Hall names Holloway to staff

    May 12, 2010

    Former Seton Hall guard Shaheen Holloway was named to new coach Kevin Willard's staff today, according to NJ.com. Holloway, who was an assistant under Willard at Iona, joins Dan...

  • New Rutgers coach adds assistant

    May 11, 2010

    Mike Rice has started filling out his basketball coaching staff at Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights’ new coach announced Tuesday that Jimmy Martelli will follow him to Rutgers from...

  • St. John's lands top recruit

    May 09, 2010

    One down, one to go. St. John's yesterday received a letter of intent from Los Angeles high school star Dwayne Polee Jr. and now the hope is that is his signing will help land...

  • Star guard Pickett to stay at Manhattan

    May 08, 2010

    Manhattan College received a double dose of good news yesterday, as one player elected to stay with the Jaspers, while another decided to join them. Junior guard Rico Pickett,...


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