Dick Hoops Weiss

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Court Documents Allege Payments to Zion Williamson while at Duke

Zion Williamson’s college basketball career at Duke only lasted one year. But the former McDonald’s All American...

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National High School Player of the Year Chet Holmgren Chooses to Play for Gonzaga

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Creighton Blue Jays Look Like House of Cards

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Arizona Hires Tommy Lloyd to Lead Wildcats

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Collin Gillespie Will “Run it Back” with Villanova Next Season

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Bearcats Show Brannen the Door

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Hartford Hawks Experiencing the Best and Worst of Times

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Arizona Parts Ways with Sean Miller

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Dick "Hoops" Weiss is a renowned, award-winning sportswriter and columnist who has covered college football and college and professional basketball for the Philadelphia Daily News and the New York Daily News for 40 years. Weiss has been the president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, and the College Football Writers of America. He has also co-written several books with legendary college coaches Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Dick Vitale and authored a tribute book on Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Dick Weiss’ true love for the game of basketball began during his days in Philadelphia where he covered Big 5 college hoops at the Palestra for the Philadelphia Daily News for 19 years. He takes pride in the fact that for a period of 7 to 8 years while he covered college basketball in Philadelphia during its heyday, he never missed a game in the arena he is credited with coining as the “The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball.” Dick Hoops Weiss is featured in articles and shows on big ten tv. Coach George Raveling, Blue Star Media and American and Big East Conference.

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Arizona Hires Tommy Lloyd to Lead Wildcats

Arizona has hired Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its new head basketball coach, replacing Sean Miller. The Wildcats chose the 46...

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/ 1 month ago

Collin Gillespie Will “Run it Back” with Villanova Next Season

Just recently Villanova’s Jay Wright was selected as a Finalist for the Naismith Hall of Fame, and it appears to be...

By Dick Weiss
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/ 1 month ago

Bearcats Show Brannen the Door

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Cincinnati has parted ways with men’s basketball coach John Brannen. UC AD John Cunningham made the...

By Dick Weiss
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/ 1 month ago

Hartford Hawks Experiencing the Best and Worst of Times

PHILADELPHIA – Just three weeks ago, the University of Hartford men’s basketball team was enjoying its first trip ever to the...

By Dick Weiss