BlackAmericans.com - Black News - Black Americans - African American News

Browse by Tags

• Armstrong, B J
• Athletics and Sports
• Basketball
• Beasley, Michael
• Calipari, John
• Chicago Bulls
• College Athletics
• Draft and Recruitment (Sports)
• Mayo, O J
• National Basketball Assn
• NCAA Basketball Tournament
• University of Memphis

• N.B.A. Draft Puts Mayo In Customary Spotlight

  O. J. Mayo has been a magnet for publicity and controversy since age 14, so it seems only natural that he is now a central figure in what may be the N.B.A.’s wildest draft night in years. Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:45 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, National Basketball Assn, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Mayo, O J, Beasley, Michael, Rose, Derrick

• After Rose and Beasley at the Top, There Are Plenty of Questions to Choose From

  Analysts are calling Thursday’s N.B.A. draft a two-man event featuring Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley, with the rest of the list consisting of questionable prospects. Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 11:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: National Basketball Assn, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Beasley, Michael, Rose, Derrick, Chicago Bulls

• An Aching Reporter Feels the Pain of a Predraft Workout

  I learned the great lesson of what happens when an Average Joe runs through a basketball workout designed for a likely No. 1 pick in the N.B.A. draft — fatigue makes the mind slow. Posted Saturday, June 21, 2008 2:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Athletics and Sports, National Basketball Assn, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Rose, Derrick, Armstrong, B J

• 2007 Loss Continues to Motivate the Tigers

  With the addition of the freshman point guard sensation Derrick Rose and the evolution of the junior guard Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis has lived up to Coach Joah Calipari’s optimism. Posted Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, University of Memphis, Rose, Derrick, Calipari, John

• If the Draft Pool Is Deep, Players Think Twice Before Jumping In

  The top of this year’s N.B.A. draft is likely to be dominated by one of college basketball’s finest freshman classes in recent years. Posted Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, National Basketball Assn, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Beasley, Michael, Rose, Derrick

• On Court, Rose Has Bearing of a No. 1

  From the start, Memphis’s Derrick Rose had his way against U.C.L.A.’s Darren Collison in a battle of possible future N.B.A. lottery picks. Posted Saturday, April 05, 2008 8:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Rose, Derrick

• If the Pool Is Deep, Players Think Twice Before Jumping In

  The top of this year’s N.B.A. draft is likely to be dominated by one of college basketball’s finest freshman classes in recent years. Posted Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:44 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, National Basketball Assn, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Beasley, Michael, Rose, Derrick