Category Archives: News and Notes

Season preview: Dayton JR SF Kendall Pollard

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Jon Teitel

If you want to know how to go far in the postseason, Kendall Pollard is a good person to ask.  As a high school player at Simeon Career Academy, he teamed with Jabari Parker to win 3 straight Illinois 4A … Continue reading →

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Season preview: Davidson SR PG Brian Sullivan

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Jon Teitel

Brian Sullivan is such a good long-range shooter that he has already put up the best 3-PT stats in not 1 but TWO different conferences…and is not even playing in either of those conferences anymore!  As a freshman at Miami … Continue reading →

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Season preview: Lafayette JR PG Nick Lindner

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Jon Teitel

Although he has only played 2 years at Lafayette, PG Nick Lindner has already accomplished more than most 4-year players.  As a freshman he played in all 31 games, was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team, and set a school … Continue reading →

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Season preview: UAB assistant coach Turner Battle

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Jon Teitel

It is all about cause and effect: UAB hired former Buffalo basketball star Turner Battle to be 1 of their assistant coaches last year, and the result was the Blazers’ 1st-ever Conference USA tourney title, a trip to the NCAA … Continue reading →

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Season preview: Iowa coach Fran McCaffery

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Jon Teitel

Fran McCaffery became a D-1 head coach at Lehigh in 1985 and he has not stopped winning for the past 3 decades. He made the NCAA tourney during his final year with the Mountain Hawks, then made it back with … Continue reading →

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Jon Teitel’s Interview with Kennesaw State Head Coach Al Skinner

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Chad

North Florida coach Matthew Driscoll was named Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year last March after leading the Ospreys to their 1st NCAA tourney in school history.  However, he will have some new competition in the conference this year because … Continue reading →

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