Courtesy of LehighSports.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Former Lehigh men's basketball great and current Portland Trail Blazers' standout C.J. McCollum '13 has been selected to compete in the 2016 Taco Bell® Skills Challenge as part of NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto. All-Star Saturday Night is set for this Saturday at 8 p.m. ET with the Skills Challenge slated as the second event. … [Read more...] about McCollum selected for Skills Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend
DeMarcus Cousins
Road Less Traveled: Sacramento survives West-heavy opening schedule
(This article originally was published at The High Screen on Dec. 12, 2014) By: Joe Mags The NBA is correctly labeled as the major professional sports league with the least amount of parity, as there is little variance, year to year, of true-blue championship contenders. In a league where the majority of its teams make the playoffs each season, and 30 teams play 82 games … [Read more...] about Road Less Traveled: Sacramento survives West-heavy opening schedule
West Virginia – Kentucky: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: The Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York is the place for the East Regional final as Bob Huggins and his No.2 seed West Virginia Mountaineers (30-6) tip it off with John Calipari and the No. 1 seed Kentucky Wildcats (35-2). Plot: Big East clashes with the SEC for a spot in the Final Four. The Mountaineers seek their first trip to the Final Four in 50 … [Read more...] about West Virginia – Kentucky: Tale Of The Tape
College Basketball Splinters | February 22, 2010
By Paul Gotham On the lighter side Leading off with a funny one from the folks over at The Big Lead. Not that Kentucky was caught in a close game with Vanderbilt or anything (The 'Dores missed a chance to tie the game at the buzzer), but obviously, whatever the sideline reporter was scribbling on her pad was more important to DeMarcus Cousins than what Coach Calipari was … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | February 22, 2010