September 30, 2001

TOP UNSIGNED PLAYERS

There are only 32 players remaining from the College Basketball News’ top 100 as more and more players are making verbal commitments sooner and sooner. The following is a look at the unsigned players, who can expected the recruiting wars to heat up as the early signing period draws near.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS TOP UNSIGNED PLAYERS
#	PLAYER	HT	WT	POS	SCHOOL
3	Lenny Cooke	6-6	210	SF	Old Tappan (NJ) North Valley
4	Shavlik Randolph	6-9	208	PF	Raleigh (NC) Broughton
10	Sani Ibrahim	6-10	245	C	Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy
14	Sean May	6-9	269	PF	Bloomington (IN) North
16	Jason Fraser	6-9	210	PF	Amityville (NY) High
17	DeAngelo Collins	6-9	225	PF	Inglewood (CA) High
19	Hassan Adams	6-4	193	SG	Los Angeles (CA) Westchester
24	Kennedy Winston	6-7	220	SF	Pritchard (AL) Blount
27	Brad Buckman	6-8	225	PF	Austin (TX) Westlake
36	Matthew Trannon	6-7	195	SF	Flint (MI) Northern
38	Antonio Lawrence	6-4	190	SG	Fresno (CA) San Joaquin
47	J.R. Morris	6-4	210	SF	Creedmoor (NC) Christian Faith Center
52	Kevin Bookout	6-8	265	PF	Stroud (OK) High
53	Randy Foye	6-3	200	SG	Newark (NJ) East Side
54	Travis Garrison	6-8	220	PF	Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha Catholic
56	Rashad Anderson	6-5	205	SF	Lakeland (FL) Kathleen
63	Keith Butler	7-0	220	C	Philadelphia (PA) Celestial
64	Bobby Jones	6-6	186	SF	Long Beach (CA) Poly
66	Brandon Roy	6-6	196	SG	Seattle (WA) Garfield
67	Andre Iguodola	6-6	190	SF	Springfield (IL) Lanphier
70	Brandon Heath	6-2	157	PG	Los Angeles (CA) Westchester
72	Marques Hayden	6-5	240	SG	Oklahoma City (OK) Putnam City
73	Maurice Wade	6-3	185	SG	Milwaukee (WI) Vincent
76	Brandon Lincoln	6-5	184	SG	Portland (OR) Jefferson
78	Julius Lamptey	6-10	307	C	Oklahoma City (OK) Northeast
81	Greg Brown	6-1	185	SG	Milwaukee (WI) Vincent
84	Elliott Poole	6-5	220	SG	Chicago (IL) Farragut
88	Aliou Kane	6-8	228	PF	Dyke (VA) Blue Ridge School
89	Moulaye Niang	6-9	194	PF	El Cajon (CA) Christian
90	Matt Haryasz	6-10	240	C	Page (AZ) High
94	Ted Skuchas	6-11	240	C	Fort Washington (PA) Germantown
97	John Winchester	6-4	165	SG	Durham (NC) Bonner Academy

ROUNDBALL RADIO SHOW PREMIERES TONIGHT

Remember to check out Roundball Radio tonight for the premier show. I will have Chad Ford from Sports Talk.com and ESPN Insiders to discuss the latest rumors in the NBA, including the return of a certain number 23 and Mike Pegram of Peegs.com to talk about Indiana and Big Ten hoops. Jeremy Tiers of All-Star Report was expected to talk about recruiting, but he is on the injured list with a bug, so look for him next week.

Link for you live show

http://www.broadcastmonsters.com/ASX/monter.asx

September 29, 2001

COLLEGE HOOP TOURNAMENTS

The college season is rapidly approaching and one of the best parts of college hoops is the preseason tournaments. The following is a look at some of the top events and the teams that will participate. The teams listed in bold are playing in the events, but the matchups have not been determined yet.

2001-02 In-Season Events
Date Tournament (site) Teams

November 8-9 Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic (New York)

Arizona vs. Maryland, Florida vs. Temple

November 12-23 Preseason NIT

November 12 games:

Fordham at DePaul, Maine at Arkansas, Manhattan at Syracuse, UNC Wilmington at Wake Forest.

November 13 games:

Central Connecticut State at Oklahoma, Detroit at Michigan State, Montana State at Fresno State, Wyoming at Southern California.
(First and second rounds at campus sites; semifinals and finals will be played Nov. 21 and 23 in New York.)

November 13-14 NABC Guardians Classic

(Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Alabama* vs. Mississippi Valley State, Loyola Marymount vs. Samford

(Iowa City, Iowa) Iowa* vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, Boston University vs. New Orleans

(Columbia, Mo.) Missouri* vs. Tennessee-Martin, Air Force vs. Yale

(Memphis, Tenn.) Memphis* vs. Wofford, Old Dominion vs. Cal St. Sacramento

The semifinals and finals will be played Nov. 20-21 in Kansas City, Mo.

November 14-16 BCA Invitational (Raleigh, N.C.)

NC State* vs. Praire View A&M, Rutgers vs. East Carolina, Northwestern vs. Virginia Commonwealth, San Jose State vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

November 15-16 BCA Classic (Berkeley, Calif.)

California* vs. Princeton, Eastern Washington vs. St. Joseph’s

November 15-16 NABC Classic (Lexington, Ky.)

Kentucky* vs. Western Kentucky, George Washington vs. Marshall

November 15-18 Top of the World Classic (Fairbanks, Alaska)
Alaska-Fairbanks* vs. Washington, Bowling Green vs. Mississippi, Butler vs. Radford, Delaware vs. Wichita State

November 16-17 Florida International Tournament (Miami)

Florida International* vs. St. Peter’s, Maine vs. Texas-San Antonio

November 16-17 Hawaii Nike Classic (Hawaii)

Hawaii* vs. Norfolk State, Drake vs. Sam Houston State

November 16-17 Mohegan Sun Classic (New Britain, Conn.)

Brown vs. Vermont, Bucknell vs. Central Connecticut State

November 16-17 Pepsi Marist Classic (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)

Marist* vs. Drexel, Columbia vs. Northeastern

November 16-17 Red Raider Classic (Lubbock, Texas)

Texas Tech* vs. William & Mary, Northern Iowa vs. San Diego State

November 17-18 Battle of Baltimore (Baltimore)

Loyola (Md.)* vs. Maryland-Baltimore County, Coppin State vs. Towson State

November 17-20 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)

Nov. 17 UAB vs. Eastern Michigan, Clemson vs. Morris Brown

Nov. 18 La Salle vs. Morris Brown, Miami (FL) vs. Eastern Michigan

Nov. 19 Clemson vs. La Salle, Miami (FL) vs. UAB

November 19-21 Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Hawaii)

Chaminade* vs. South Carolina, Ball State vs. Kansas, Duke vs. Seton Hall, UCLA vs. Houston

November 19-21 Las Vegas Classic (Las Vegas)

Oklahoma State vs. Austin Peay, Providence vs. Siena, Texas Christian vs. Northwestern State, Texas-El Paso vs. Arkansas-Monticello

November 21-24 Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage)

Alaska-Anchorage* vs. Indiana, Gonzaga vs. St. John’s, Marquette vs. Tennessee, Oregon State vs. Texas

November 22-24 Fresno State Classic (Fresno, Calif.)

Fresno State*, Cal State-Northridge, Marshall, Southern Utah

November 22-24 Las Vegas Invitational (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Eastern Illinois, Georgia Tech, Hartford, Illinois, Iowa State, Pennsylvania, Saint Louis, Southern Illinois

November 23-24 Hispanic College Fund Tour (Albuquerque, N.M.)

New Mexico* vs. Pacific, Southern Mississippi vs. West Virginia

November 23-24 Red Auerbach Colonial Classic (Washington, D.C.)

George Washington* vs. Yale, Binghamton vs. Stony Brook,

November 23-25 Big Island Invitational (Hilo, Hawaii)

Hawaii-Hilo* vs. Wisconsin, Louisiana State vs. Weber State, Mercer vs. Hawaii, South Carolina State vs. Colorado State

November 23-24 RMC Thanksgiving Shootout (Moon Township, Pa.)

Robert Morris*, UC Irvine, Hofstra, Illinois State, Kent, Oakland, Pittsburgh, South Florida

November 23-26 Hawaii Pacific Thanksgiving Classic (Honolulu)
Hawaii-Pacific* vs. Notre Dame, Akron vs. Monmouth, Hampton vs. Vanderbilt, Liberty vs. UT Chattanooga

November 29-30 Phoenix Classic (Hartford, Conn.)

Hartford* vs. Central Connecticut State, Niagara vs. Winthrop

Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Boilermaker Invitational (West Lafayette, Ind.)

Purdue* vs. William & Mary, Akron vs. Oakland

Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Coca Cola Classic (Milwaukee)

Marquette*, Northern Illinois, Sam Houston State, Texas Southern

Nov. 30-Dec. 1 First Merchants Classic (Muncie, Ind.)

Ball State*, Austin Peay, Binghamton, Elon

Nov. 30-Dec. 1 McCaffery Classic (Fresno, Calif.)

Fresno State* vs. UC Riverside, Air Force vs. Montana State

Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Gazette Hawkeye Challenge (Iowa City, Iowa)

Iowa* vs. Alabama State, LaSalle vs. Southern Methodist

Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Spartan Classic (East Lansing, Mich.)

Michigan State* vs. Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne, Lamar vs. Maine

Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Tribune Cyclone Challenge (Ames, Iowa)

Iowa State* vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Nebraska-Omaha vs. San Jose State

December 2-3 BB+T Classic (Washington, D.C.)

George Washington* vs. Connecticut, Maryland vs. Princeton

December 6 Fab Four (Inglewood, Calif.)

Fresno State vs. Gonzaga, USC vs. Pepperdine

December 7-8 Jim Thorpe Classic (Louisville, Ky.)

Louisville* vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Murray State vs. Virginia Tech

December 7-8 Pizza Hut Classic (Springfield, Mo.)

Southwest Missouri State* vs. Southern, Idaho State vs. Texas-San Antonio

December 17-22 Las Vegas Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Cincinnati vs. Richmond, Illinois-Chicago vs. Purdue, Louisiana-Monroe vs. Mississippi State, Texas A&M vs. Southwest Missouri State (First-round games to be played at campus sites; semifinals and finals to be played in
Las Vegas)

December 18 Jimmy V Classic (East Rutherford, New Jersey)

Duke vs. Kentucky, Temple vs. Alabama

December 18-19 Stanford Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.)

Stanford* vs. Belmont, Portland State vs. Santa Clara

December 19-22 Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic (Honolulu)

Hawaii* vs. Portland, Arkansas State vs. Georgia, Boston College vs. Miami (Ohio), Holy Cross vs. Iona

December 20-21 Carrier Classic (Syracuse, N.Y.)

Syracuse* vs. South Forida, TBD vs. TBD

December 20-22 Pearl Harbor Classic (Laie, Hawaii)

BYU-Hawaii* vs. Columbia, Montana vs. Navy, Buffalo vs. Tulsa, Valparaiso vs. New Mexico State

December 20-22 San Juan Shootout (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

Puerto Rico-Mayaguez*, Baylor, Coppin State, Florida International, Jacksonville, Niagara, Oral Roberts, Texas-Pan American.

December 21-22 Costner Brothers Tournament (Rock Hill, S.C.)

Winthrop* vs. Tennessee-Martin, South Carolina State vs. TBD.

December 21-22 Sierra Providence Sun Classic (El Paso, Texas)

Texas-El Paso* vs. Mississippi Valley State, Indiana-Purdue vs. Mississippi.

December 21-22 Tournament of Champions (Charlotte, N.C.)

North Carolina vs. College of Charleston, Georgia State vs. St. Joseph’s.

December 27-28 ECAC Holiday Festival (New York)

Fordham vs. Manhattan, Iona vs. Seton Hall

December 27-28 Florida International Tournament (Miami)

Florida International* vs. Vermont, Long Island vs. Ohio University

December 27-28 Minnesota Winter Jam (Minneapolis)

Alcorn State, Morgan State, Norfolk State, Texas Southern

December 28-29 Arizona State Tournament (Tempe, Ariz.)

Arizona State* vs. Canisius, Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Northwestern

December 28-29 Cable Car Classic (Santa Clara, Calif.)

Santa Clara* vs. Maryland-Baltimore County, Detroit Mercy vs. UC Santa Barbara

December 28-29 Poinsettia Classic (Greenville, S.C.)

Furman* vs. Macalester, Gardner-Webb vs. Yale

December 28-29 Golden Bear Classic (Berkeley, Calif.)

California* vs. Harvard, Coppin State vs. Penn State

December 28-29 Gossner Foods Classic (Logan, Utah)

Utah State* vs. Centenary, Birmingham Southern vs. Idaho State

December 28-29 Hoosier Classic (Indianapolis)

Indiana* vs. Eastern Washington, Butler vs. Samford

December 28-29 Koch Islander Invitational (Corpus Christi, TX)

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi*, Arkansas State, Missouri-Kansas City, Wayland Baptist

December 28-29 Lobo Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.)

New Mexico* vs. St. Mary’s, Dartmouth vs. Southeastern Louisiana

December 28-29 Oneida Bingo and Casino Classic (Green Bay, Wis.)

Wisconsin-Green Bay*, Boston University, UC Irvine, Lipscomb

December 28-29 South Florida Tournament (Tampa, Fla.)

South Florida* vs. Bucknell, Hofstra vs. Illinois-Chicago

December 28-29 Spider Invitational (Richmond, Va.)

Richmond*, Cornell, James Madison, Virginia Military

December 28-29 State Farm Good Neighbor Classic (Charleston, S.C.)

College of Charleston* vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Holy Cross vs. Radford

December 28-30 Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic (Tucson, Ariz.)

Arizona* vs. Pepperdine, Valparaiso vs. West Virginia

December 29-30 Bobcat Classic (Bozeman, Mont.)

Montana State* vs. Troy State, Hampton vs. San Diego

December 29-30 Dr Pepper Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

UT Chattanooga* vs. Weber State, Bradley vs. Sam Houston State

*Host school

September 28, 2001

UCLA’S GLOGER TRANSFERS BACK TO PRINCETON

6-7 forward Spencer Gloger has decided to transfer back to Princeton. He originally signed a grant-in-aid to attend UCLA, but changed his mind and enrolled at Princeton. Gloger went onto tie the Ivy League record with ten three-pointers in a game and set the Princeton freshman record of 34 points in a game. He started 28 games, averaged 12.0 points and 3.4 rebounds and earned honorable mention All-Ivy League. However, he decided that he wanted to become a Bruin and transferred back home. Gloger was expected to give UCLA another strong outside shooter to go along with Billy Knight and Jason Kapono. There was talk that the addition of Penn State transfer Jon Crispin might have concerned him, since he is also a good outside scorer. However, Knight will graduate after this season and Kapono may elect to turn pro.

Crispin averaged 7.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game as a sophomore for th