2014 Basketball Guide
Virginia prepares to defend ACC championship, earn respect
Think Atlantic Coast Conference basketball. It’s Duke and Mike Krzyzewski. It’s North Carolina and Tobacco Road. In the past two years, it’s added Jim Boeheim… Read more »
Eye of the tiger
When Antoine Mason walked across the stage at Niagara’s graduation in 2014, he knew he had a choice to make. The nation’s second-leading scorer could… Read more »
Taking note
Days before Quentin Hillsman’s team would play Chattanooga in the first round of the 2014 NCAA tournament, he watched Jim Boeheim run a practice. Hillsman’s… Read more »
Diamond in the rough
Diamond Henderson’s mother, Crystal, stayed in the family’s silver Ford Expedition reading books with a small flashlight as Diamond played with her father, Chris, and… Read more »
Tall order
The time has come for Rakeem Christmas to come out of his shell. Slowly, the transformation is happening. He’s graduated from the depths of Jim… Read more »
Fresh again
Kaleb Joseph took off his basketball sneakers and scrolled through his phone, crouching in front of the same locker point guard Tyler Ennis occupied a… Read more »
Steady as he goes
He heaves shots — hundreds of them — at a hoop, alone, in a gym. Any gym will do, and even just a hoop and… Read more »
