Author Archives: Sagar Parikh

ATLANTA, Ga. ““ Between them, they average 25.4 points and 17.7 rebounds per game. They shoot a combined 61.3 percent from the field. They are both sons of former professional athletes, and are both expected to be NBA first-round lottery picks. Welcome to Florida’s front line of juniors Joakim Noah and Al Horford. “Do you […]

ATLANTA “”mdash; All season, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute’s father had given his son a promise. If the Bruins made it to the Final Four, Luc’s father, Camille Moute a Bidias, would travel from Cameroon to Atlanta to see his son play for the first time. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, that will no longer […]

SAN JOSE “”mdash; Josh Shipp said Kansas was the best team the Bruins had faced all year. Darren Collison and Arron Afflalo agreed. In response, all they did was hold the No. 1-seeded Jayhawks to a season-low 55 points and 41 percent field goal shooting in the game. It was the type of defensive performance […]

SAN JOSE “”mdash; His first 3-point shot was an air ball. His third 3-point shot was blocked by Kansas’ Brandon Rush. His last eight shots were right through the net. The total ended up being 24 points for junior guard Arron Afflalo, the NCAA West Regional MVP and the team’s defined captain and team leader. […]

SAN JOSE “”mdash; He was said to be the best of the three. "Lil’ Rush," as he was known to everyone, was one of the top recruits in the country coming out of high school. He is expected, like his brothers JaRon and Kareem Rush, to go the NBA. Problem was, Brandon never thought he […]

SAN JOSE “”mdash; Big East basketball moved 2,000 miles west. At least it seemed that way Thursday night. In a matchup of two extremely physical, defensive-minded teams, No. 2-seeded UCLA beat No. 3-seeded Pittsburgh (29-8) at its own game in a gut-wrenching 64-55 victory at HP Pavilion. The victory advances the Bruins to their second […]

Coach Ben Howland has made plenty of recruiting trips during his time as a college basketball coach. In 1999, Howland reached to the far ends of the U.S. to make one he’ll never forget. During that trip to Hawaii, Howland was able to convince friend and former colleague Jamie Dixon to join him as an […]