The passing of John Wooden is good a reason as any to ask why another coach, Bernard “Peck” Hickman, hasn’t been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He deserves it based on what he accomplished at the University of Louisville from 1944 through 1967. But he also played an important, but little-known, role […]

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As I understand it, the NCAA has a mechanism in place to screen high-profile athletes before they can accept a college scholarship. When this investigative committee, or whatever it is, clears a player, it’s sort of like giving him, or her, the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.
A couple of years ago, Memphis and Coach John […]

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