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October 28, 2010 – Allen Moll Of course the highlight of every school’s Midnight Madness is the annual dunk contest. We have seen creativity taken to a whole new level this pre-season with a number of amazing jams and throw-downs, most namely Andre Dawkins skying over a freshman at Duke and Pepperdine’s Keion Bell setting [...]

The 2010-2011 season is finally here. Time to take a look at how these new look teams stack up against each other heading into the new season. [...]

October 26, 2010 – Allen Moll After the highly successful Lute Olson led era of Arizona Wildcats basketball came to an un-ceremonial end following the ‘06-’07 season amidst recruiting violations and Olson’s deteriorating health concerns, the once proud program was in need of a fresh start. And after two lackluster seasons under interim coaches Kevin [...]

October 25, 2010 – Allen Moll Even though elite level, high school baller LeBryan Nash (#2 ranked player by Rivals, #10 by ESPN) is new to the national spotlight, there’s no doubting that after his press conference to announce his college choice, that the rising HS senior in addition to dominating on the basketball court, [...]

October 22, 2010 – Allen Moll Baylor Bears men’s basketball coach Scott Drew is on a role lately. Fresh off taking last year’s squad on a program defining Final Four run, Drew has hit recruiting gold for the the next few seasons by getting commits from a number of top tier recruits. The fruits of [...]

October 21, 2010 – Allen Moll Pepperdine University’s rising junior Keion Bell is quietly one of the most athletic and high flying point guards in the country. Ever since high school, he was turning heads back in Pasadena, California with his highlight reel dunks. If it wasn’t for a transfer violation in his junior HS [...]

October 20, 2010 – Allen Moll The 2010-2011 version of the Duke Blue Devils are almost unanimously the odds on favorites to repeat as National Champions. After all, Coach K has national Player of the Year candidate Kyle Singler back for his senior season, in addition to the ever improving junior Nolan Smith, and incoming [...]

October 18, 2010 – Allen Moll In a stroke of bad luck, Purdue’s senior leader Robbie Hummel has sustained another ACL tear to his surgically repaired right knee, forcing him to miss his entire senior year with the Boilermakers. The news comes on only the first day of official practice, with the Boilermakers predicted as [...]

October 11, 2010 – Kevin Burke A few months ago, The Hoop Doctors brought news to you surrounding some hot water that the University of Connecticut men’s basketball program is in regarding eight alleged NCAA recruiting violations. Then came news that the university sent a formal response to the NCAA addressing said allegations. Now, there [...]

October 11, 2010 – Allen Moll Oh how a few months have changed things. As recently as August, University of Memphis’ highly touted freshman recruit Will Barton was sitting on the sidelines, after the NCAA Clearinghouse ruled him academically ineligible for the upcoming season. Now that he is newly cleared to participate in team activities, [...]