College Basketball Thread

[ice grillin you]

check greg oden mackin on this canadien stripper lookin ho

[phattymatty]

dude looks like he's 40, just like lebron.

[BigEd76]

Penn has a new head coach.  Some guy with a losing record from Brown....

[BigEd76]

Kyle Lowry declared for the draft but won't hire an agent...

[MDS]

temple owns the big five next year ya'al

[DH]

farg!

Quincy Douby to Enter NBA Draft
GUARD WILL NOT RETURN TO RUTGERS FOR SENIOR YEAR

May 15, 2006

PISCATAWAY, NJ - Rutgers University guard Quincy Douby (Brooklyn, NY) will forego his senior season as a member of the Scarlet Knights' basketball team and will enter the NBA Draft, head coach Fred Hill announced today.

"I wish Quincy the very best as he pursues his dream of being an NBA first round draft pick," said Rutgers head coach Fred Hill. "Quincy is an extremely talented player whose hard work has put him in position to be a first round choice. When I first had the opportunity to work with Quincy last spring, he expressed his desires and goals to me, and we put together a plan to help him achieve those goals. Quincy was extremely dedicated to that plan, preparing and training with great intensity and purpose, and it translated into an absolutely phenomenal season. We won 19 games last season and Quincy was a major reason for that success.

"He was the first Rutgers player to ever be named All-BIG EAST first team which was a tremendous accomplishment," Hill continued. "Rutgers has not had a first round NBA draft pick since 1983 (Roy Hinson) and has not had a player make the NBA since John Battle in 1985. It would be fantastic if Quincy could be the next one. I have had the fortune of coaching some great players who have gone on to play in the NBA in Andre Barrett, Sam Dalembert and Eddie Griffin, as well as a number of potential NBA players such as Randy Foye, Allan Ray and Curtis Sumpter.

"Like these great players, Quincy was a pleasure to coach, and a fierce competitor. He is a gifted young man and I wish him nothing but the best and look forward to following his future success," Hill added.

The 6-3, 175-pound Douby led the BIG EAST and was sixth nationally in scoring at 25.4 ppg. He set Scarlet Knight single-season records for scoring (839 points) and three-point field goals made (116) along with the single game mark of nine three-pointers. A First-Team All-BIG EAST selection, Douby averaged a BIG EAST-best 27.0 ppg.in league play, which was the fourth-best scoring average in BIG EAST history. He was named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press, was named to the CollegeInsider.com All-American team and was named District II Player of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).

Last month, Douby, who will depart Rutgers as the sixth leading scorer in school history (1,690 points), became just the second Scarlet Knight, and the first in 30 years, to win the prestigious Haggerty Award, given annually to the top player in the Metropolitan area.

"I'd like to thank Coach Hill and the Rutgers coaching staff for all of the hard work they have put in on my behalf," said Douby. "It's sad that I will forego my senior year but, in speaking with my family and others who I am close to about my future, we felt this was the best decision at this time. I will always be a part of the Rutgers family. The more success I have, the more I can give back to the Rutgers basketball program."

[ice grillin you]

Ten for Tuesday: Clip and save these 2007 draft predictions   
May 29, 2006
By Gregg Doyel

This week's Ten for Tuesday has a subliminal message, and that message is this: I'm good.
   
This time last spring, I predicted 10 rising juniors who hadn't entered the 2005 NBA Draft would enter in 2006. I got eight right, including an obscure Pitt reserve named Aaron Gray, coming off a sophomore year in which he averaged 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds. Being right on Aaron Gray wasn't just good. It was scary.

But that's me. Scary. Boo! (Subliminally speaking, of course.)

Anyway ... here are this year's rising juniors who will enter the 2007 NBA Draft.

1. Ronald Steele, PG, Alabama: With all the underclassmen in this year's draft -- Marcus Williams, Kyle Lowry, Rajon Rondo, Darius Washington, Will Blalock, Curtis Stinson, Daniel Gibson and Jordan Farmar, should they all stay in -- Steele (14.3 ppg, 4.3 assists as a sophomore) will be among the top point guards in college next season. That makes him prime first-round material. He averaged 21 points and six assists in 2006 NCAA Tournament games against Marquette and UCLA.

2. Darian Townes, C, Arkansas: No, he's not the most skilled guy around. But he's averaging roughly 10 ppg, five rebounds and 1.6 blocks for his career. Ratchet up those numbers just a bit -- and with Ronnie Brewer gone, Townes should get more touches -- and the NBA will be intrigued by this 6-foot-10, 255-pounder.

3. Florida's trio of C Joakim Noah, SF Corey Brewer and PF Al Horford: All could have gotten their own listings, but that would have been too easy. All three studs will enter the 2007 draft, and it's likely that a fourth UF sophomore, PG Taurean Green, will test his own stock.

4. Folarin Campbell, SG, George Mason: Like his team -- a shamefully unknown commodity entering the 2006 NCAA Tournament -- Campbell was among the most impressive players in it. He averaged 15.4 ppg and shot 50 percent on 3-pointers in five games -- vs. foes including Michigan State, North Carolina, Connecticut and Florida -- to give the Colonial (and NBA scouts) a taste of what's to come in 2006-07.

5. Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert, Georgetown: Two more no-brainers. Both have a ways to go to become good pros -- SF Green needs more perimeter skills, C Hibbert more agility -- but with their NBA size and solid tools, they'd be silly not to at least gauge their draft stock in 2007.

6. Glen Davis, C, LSU: He came back to expand his shooting range, presumably. Not sure he'll get that chance, but no matter. He's a first-round pick whenever he wants to be, and my guess is he'll want to be in 2007.

7. J.R. Giddens, SG, New Mexico: Word from Loboland says Giddens still has that phenomenal stroke and is attacking the basket more than ever. If he puts up Danny Granger-like scoring numbers, or even close, he's gone.

8. Joseph Jones, PF, Texas A&M: It's hard to believe he didn't enter the draft this year, for exploratory reasons if nothing else. He'll go next season, especially if his sophomore numbers (15.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg) approach the 20-and-10 level, which is possible.

9. Gabriel Pruitt, PG, USC: Along with classmate Nick Young, Pruitt is one of the more talented guards out West. NBA scouts expected at least one, and possibly both, to enter the 2006 draft. There's always next year.

10. P.J. Couisnard, SG, Wichita State: Physically impressive if nationally underrated, Couisnard blew up in Tennessee's face for 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the Shockers' second-round NCAA Tournament win. He averaged 10.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and three assists for the season. If his career arc stays the same, those numbers will approach 15-8-4. Which means Couisnard will approach the 2007 draft.

[PhillyGirl]

JJ Reddick arrested for DWI

[reese125]

unbelievabe--I was just reading about him going 7th to the Celtics--they want him bigtime. He might get dropped a little now but it wont hurt him. This seems to be the trend setting norm for all of these "soon to be millionare" athletes to get in trouble with the law pre-draft and still get drafted..unreal

[rjs246]

Athletes are farging idiots.

[reese125]

Athletes are farging idiots

that couldnt be the furthest thing from the truth

[MDS]

awsome. another black eye to duke.

[phattymatty]

eh, i don't see his stock falling all that much. 

DWIs, while dumb, are pretty common, christ the president has one on his record.

plus once they become millionaires they get someone else to drive them whenever they go out.

[SunMo]

Duke guards are not good drivers...this much is proven

[PhillyGirl]

plus once they become millionaires they get someone else to drive them whenever they go out.

Thats the dumbest thing you've ever said. LOL.....lets go make a list of the dumb farging millionaire athletes with NUMEROUS DUIs on their records.