Just a couple of days after Louisville’s 76-70 loss to Michigan State, junior Montrezl Harrel and sophomore Terry Rozier reported they would be leaving the Cardinals to enter the NBA Draft. Harrell, a preseason All-American and exceptionally talented athletic forward, had averages of 15.1 points and 9.2 rebounds this season for the Cardinals, while Rozier [...]
March 31, 2015
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NBA Draft, NCAA
This morning The Hoop Doctors’ David Kenyon had an opportunity to chat with Greivis Vasquez in advance of his upcoming Under Armour player edition shoe launch, ‘The North Six’, this weekend (audio after the jump). The conversation began with a focus on the launch, but once the discussion moved to basketball related issues, Greivis was [...]
March 26, 2015
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Interviews
The maddest thing about March Madness isn’t the basketball — it’s the cash. The sheer amount of money about to circulate between networks, advertisers, and universities is so shocking the only way to truly appreciate it is visually. Where is all that money coming from, and where is it all going? Brace yourself. You may [...]
March 24, 2015
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NCAA
This Willie Cauley-Stein dunk is definitely the dunk of the tournament. Possibly even the dunk of the season for college hoops. Not only did Kentucky dismantle Cincinnati late in the second half of the round of 32, but to put salt in the wounds, Quadri Moore has to watch this highlight over, and over, and [...]
March 21, 2015
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Highlights, NCAA
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Arizona Wildcats both won their opening game of the 2015 NCAA tournament, setting up a Saturday night thriller between the two programs. But more importantly, it places freshman phenoms D’Angelo Russell and Stanley Johnson on the court at the same time. It’s a safe bet that scouts from a trio [...]
March 20, 2015
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Blogs, David Kenyon, NCAA
When Slingbox contacted The Hoop Doctors to take the new Slingbox M1 for a test drive, we were thrilled. We had heard good things about the device, and during March Madness we have all been in the situation where we are stuck at work, on a business trip, or are at a restaurant or bar [...]
March 19, 2015
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NCAA
Fuhgettabout March Madness. The NBA playoffs are almost here. Sure, you could watch college kids, some of them highly touted Association prospects, soak up late-winter, early spring spotlight as they sap 30 seconds off the 35-second shot clock trying to score, only to usually not score, en route to securing or losing a national championship [...]
March 19, 2015
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Power Rankings
The Dayton Flyers squeaked past the Boise State Broncos in the opening round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, surviving a last-second shot to win 56-55 at University Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Quite a bit of Dayton involved in that game, huh? Did playing on their home floor provide an unfair advantage for the Flyers, [...]
March 19, 2015
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Blogs, David Kenyon, NCAA