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Jerry Colangelo and Mike Krzyzewski announced the names of the 15 players who will participate in the final Team USA training camp in preparation for the FIBA World Championship in Turkey. The roster lacks bigs, but is loaded with athleticism. [...]

July 29, 2010 – Allen Moll For a team that has only 1 NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, the IUPUI Jaguars thought they finally had a star in the making in top tier recruit Steven Jamison, who could help make them perennial Summit League contenders and earn some national respect for their hoops program. [...]

July 28, 2010 – Allen Moll In a move that just makes sense, the US Basketball Writers Association, who annually hand out an award to the best Freshman player during each NCAA season, has decided to name the prestigious award after former Oklahoma stand-out Wayman Tisdale. Why not, since Tisdale was once the first freshman [...]

July 28, 2010 – Allen Moll In some rather concerning news, former University of Memphis standout and 13 year NBA veteran Lorenzen Wright has apparently fallen off the face of the Earth. Friends and family have been unable to locate the 6‘11 big man, who played for 5 different NBA franchises including the LA Clippers, [...]

July 26, 2010 – Allen Moll Could it be? Has current New Orleans all world point guard Chris Paul developed a case of Lebron-itus and be having thoughts of forcing a trade out of the floundering Hornets franchise and to a contender? The answer is definitively yes, although some reports suggest that Paul is just using [...]

July 23, 2010 – Allen Moll Even as arguably Villanova University’s best all-time player, Scottie Reynolds never seemed to get much respect. He even kept all of the press clippings and news articles that criticized his game and pinned them on his wall that he aptly called his “wall of disrespect.” All he did in [...]

July 23, 2010 – Kevin Burke As a basketball enthusiast on both the collegiate and pro levels, it’s always interesting to watch a guy elevate from an amateur in college and be able to watch him throughout his career in the NBA.  On the other hand, I’m always amazed by guys who prove to be [...]

July 21, 2010 – Allen Moll The man, the myth, the legend, and world renowned trick shot artist Dude Perfect, is back at it again and using his amazingly creative skills to once again entertain the masses with his unique talents in creating some sweet new trick shot videos. Over the past few years, TheHoopDoctors.com [...]

July 20, 2010 – THD Podcast This week on THD Podcast, Kevin Burke recounts some of the events he attended at the ESPY’s and the Gatorade AOY Luncheon. Of course Kevin covers all the latest transactions in NBA Free Agency… If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors Podcasts, get them [...]

July 20, 2010 – Allen Moll While most of us were focused on Lebron James’ egomaniacal self promoting “Decision” to play for the Miami Heat for the next few seasons, there have been some good hardcourt action going on in the 2010 NBA Orlando and Las Vegas Summer Leagues. With GM’s and head coaches on [...]