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The Atlantic 10 has developed into one of the better conferences in the country, and much of its success is due to the quality coaching we’ve seen in the league, especially this season. Picking the A-10 Coach of the Year is not easy, but the vote here would go to Jim Crews of St. Louis. Hired as an [...]
There are times when he seems to be marching to a different drum beat but let’s be honest: Khalif Wyatt is having some kind of a season. The 6-foot-4 senior from Norristown is averaging nearly 20 points a game, has a knack for making difficult shots, and has frequently just taken over a game in the waning moments to wrap up [...]
If you are among the many of us who think the 10-second rule is one of the worst ever designed, I have some good news. The rule, as you probably know, allows a player to stay in the backcourt for under 10 seconds, call timeout if he gets in trouble, and then be awarded 10 more seconds to [...]
By JACK SCHEUER Philahoops Columnist Twitter: @Philahoops Saturday at the packed Palestra, it’s LaSalle, riding a wave, and looking for its first Big 5 title since 1990. Its opponent is Saint Joseph’s, struggling, but hoping to turn things around against a longtime city rival. Much time has passed since the Explorers have had this many fans at the Palestra, and [...]
By JACK SCHEUER Philahoops Columnist Twitter: @Philahoops By popular demand, or for people not in agreement with the first installment of the best high school players to come out of Philadelphia last week, here are five more of the most talented youngsters ever to come out of the city. For you younger people out there, be reminded that we [...]
The discussion was about the best high school players ever to come out of Philadelphia, which seems to be a good idea for some controversy, so here are my picks: (The dumb rule is in effect, only 5 players.) 1. Who else but Wilt Chamberlain, from Overbrook, and to list his accomplishments would take up too much space. [...]
Saturday was a great day for Philadelphia basketball even if you weren’t at the jam-packed Palestra, where 8,722 plus a few in the aisles saw St. Joe’s defeat Penn in a Big 5 tussle. The game wasn’t much after 10 minutes when the heavily favored Hawks put it on cruise control over the hustling, but young Quakers. What was [...]
This week’s assignment is to pick the top five Drexel players over the last 50 years, and only the first two are easy. 1) Malik Rose. The 6-foot-7 strong man averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds in his four years. The school’s all-time leading rebounder, he led the nation in 1995-96, and sparked the Dragons [...]
