We are now in September, and that means we are closing in Midnight Madness and the start of the NCAA season.  The Early Preview series continues now with the Paradise Jam at the University of the Virgin Islands.  The field this season has a nice selection of teams, and potential NBA Draftees, including Alabama (JaMychal […]

    As we get closer to the November start of the NCAA Basketball schedule, I continue my early looks at the November Tournaments which college basketball fans love so much.  Next up is a newer tourney, the Legends Classic. The Legends Classic is another one of the tourneys which is set up to guarantee […]

As we get closer to the November start of the NCAA Basketball schedule, I continue my early looks at the November Tournaments which basketball fans love so much.  Today I am taking my early preview of the 2K Sports Classic which benefits Coaches Vs. Cancer (If you are a basketball fan, but don’t know about […]

My look at the Early-Season NCAA Tournaments continues with a look at the NIT Season Tip-Off.  With its Final Four playing at Madison Square Garden, the Season Tip-Off (formerly the Pre-Season NIT) has been the site for some great November basketball moments.  The winner of this tournament usually has great momentum heading towards the beginning […]

  Another day, another early season tournament to take a sneak peek at.  Today we will look at a newer entry into this field, and the tournament I hope to get to this season, the Charleston Classic.  The great thing about this tournament is that it is filled with up and coming teams, including Wofford, […]

The NBADraftBlog.com early look at the November NCAA tournaments motors on with a look at Orlando’s Old Spice Classic.  Now in its fifth year, the Old Spice always provides great match-ups and many NCAA Tournament breakthrough teams started their seasons at the Old Spice Classic.  Teams with the potential to do that this season who […]

  The NBADraftBlog.com early preview of the November NCAA tournaments continues with one that has become a favorite of mine since its inception in 2007 – The Puerto Rico Tip-Off.  This year promises to be the best tournament yet with a stacked field, including 2010 Final Four Team West Virginia, North Carolina and its trio […]

    I continue my early look at the potential draftees in the Early Season NCAA Tournaments with the 76 Classic from Anaheim.  An interesting field in this event, with all of the main teams coming off of major player losses with the exception of Virginia Tech.  With Tech’s problems getting some NCAA tournament love […]

After yesterday’s look at the Maui Invitational, we move over to Kansas City and the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic.  While not a tournament in a tradiitonal sense, as the top 4 seeds are guaranteed of being in the semi-finals, there are some top teams participating that make it worth watching.  Defending National Champion Duke headlines […]

With the lack of college basketball news in the month of August, its a pleasure to get any information that becomes available.  Last week, the NCAA early-season tournaments revealed their brackets, so I thought it would be a good time to take an early look at the players to watch for these teams.  Of course, […]

The NBA Draft Blog review of the NBA off-season continues with a trip to the ATL.  Jordan Craword parlayed his well-known Summer camp dunk over Lebron James into a stellar sophomore season at Xavier and became the Atlanta Hawks first round pick (in a swap for picks Damion James and Tibor Pleiss.)  Does Crawford have […]

With the Bobcats coming off their most successful season as a NBA franchise, the team has undergone a larger than normal turnover for a playoff team.  Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton are gone, DJ Augustin will get his chance to show he is a starter, and the team added some toughness in Erick Dampier and […]

The NBA Draft Blog look at the NBA off-season continues with the in-state rivals of the summer’s biggest winner.  Where do the rookies stand in terms of playing time with the veteran Orlando Magic?       Off-season Recap – Orlando Magic       Players Lost   Matt Barnes – F – Free Agent […]

After a short hiatus, NBA Draft Blog is back and fully rested.  For the next 10 days or so, I will be looking at each of the NBA teams’ off-seasons to date.  Now you may be wondering why a “draft” blog would spend time looking at what the NBA teams do- that should be left […]

With the Summer League behind us, it is now time to start looking towards next June and the 2011 NBA Draft.  So, what does NBADraftBlog.com have in store for the next 11 months?   1)      Scouting Reports – The primary focus of this site – everything you need to know about the players coming out […]