Thursday Shooting Report

Strategy Session

Finally the NCAA makes a smart move! According ot this AP story at FoxSports.com, the NCAA Rules Committee (not Ways and Means Cmte?) passed a measure to move the three point line back one foot, to 20 and 9, from 19 and 9. The Oversight cmte has to approve this on May 25 before it moves on. The other option would be to move it to the international line (20 and 6), but that would just make too much sense :) The NBA three ranges from 22 to 23 and 9 depending on location, location, location... This would affect all three divisions of men's college hoops, but not women's hoops or prep hoops... If it passes, this would take effect in the 2008-2009 season.

Does this affect recruiting? You bet! Long range shooters will now be at a higher premium. Both coaching and recruiting strategies will have to change to accomodate this. Some coaches has been stockpiling shooters either as the 13th scholarship or as high profile walk-ons (eg Pitino), but if this passes, you will probably see more scholarships for pure shooters.

Rick Majerus gets his first recruit at Saint Utah (ooops Saint Louis). He got a 6'7" Juco (foxsports story), Barry Eberhardt of Coffeyville College (Kansas)

According to the Hodge Report at CSTV the following teams added new players: Wichita State, Louisiana Tech, Saint Louis (see above), VMI and a couple of other mid-majors.

Updates on one of the best available centers at A Sea of Blue, 7-footer Beas Hamga (former Iowa-Alford commit), and you might be surprised at how soon he may be able to play. Read all about it!... Also the in-state fallout from the (non)recruitment of Steffffpppphhhhon Pettigrew... Also a dairy poster says that Sanchez may be committing to Arkansas.


TV Schedule

Mark your calendars! Two college basketball rated one hour shows will air on Sunday May 13 on CBS and ABC. CBS will air the postponed "Greatest College Basketball Shooters" documentary, while ABC will air the "EA Sports All American Show" featuring the best high-school talent in football, basketball, baseball, soccer, golf. Check local listings for airtimes as local affiliates may shift them around.

Also if you miss the 2nd annual King James Shooting Stars Classic final, you can catch the repeat on Fox College Sports on Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights. The game feature the Georgia All Stars versus the D1 Greyhounds. Super Scout Dave Telep is a guest analyst during the broadcast.

Also on Tuesdays at 430pm PT/730pm ET, Fox College Sports will be rerunning the six-part series "Pistol Pete Diaries", covering the life and career of Pistol Pete Maravich. The first four episodes are in studio with author Mark Kriegel of "Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich", while the last two feature black and white footage from Pistol Pete's games... More books and features on Pistol Pete Maravich can be found in an older post here