Few of us doubt that Michael Jordan is the greatest player ever to play the game of basketball. Of course this is impossible with a born talent, but that isn't sufficient. Jordan was also the hardest worker, with an impressive…

During my five week apprenticeship as a coach in College Basketball in the USA, I had plenty of interaction with the NBA too. Besides the NBA games, I had the chance to meet and discuss with these interesting coaches, on…

Saturday evening, Saint Joseph's University will play at home against Creighton, with a certain Doug McDermott on their roster. Doug Mc Dermott  (born 1992, 2m03) is probably the best senior player in NCAA basketball. Playing on the 3-4 spot, his…

On Wednesday, my host university of Saint Joseph's played their first home game of the season against Marist College (close to New York). As already mentioned in a previous post, SJU's headcoach is for the 19th year in a row…

This weekend, I was on the road with the men's basketball team of the University of Delaware. They opened their season on Friday night in Richmond (Virginia, Google maps) and a first home game on Sunday in their own Bob Carpenter…

A couple of days ago, I was invited by headcoach Brett Brown to his practice with the Philadelphia 76'ers. Despite being announced as one of the weakest NBA teams this season, I have already witnessed two astonishing and unexpected victories…

Today headcoach Phil Martelli walked into our office at Saint Joseph's University and asked if I was related to Rob Meurs, which was the first foreign coach he had ever met. Obviously I am not related, but it is not…

Being a former student of Saint Joseph's University, dr. Jack Ramsay (°1925) was the headcoach for the SJU Hawks in the period 1955-1966. During this decade, he would lead the Hawks to 7 Big Five crowns, including one appearance in…