SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Chris Paul admits it — he viewed his trip to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame last week as a bit of a nuisance. After all, he lives in Los Angeles now, and with the final precious days of the offseason ticking down, a cross-country trip here was not atop his to-do
Thursday, September 15, 2016 OVER 30 HALL OF FAMERS AND LEGENDS TO ATTEND VALLEY CHARITY EVENT Phoenix, Ariz. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will host its fifth annual Jerry Colangelo Golf Classic, presented by NIKE and IOA, on September 22nd and 23rd at The Wigwam in Litchfield Park, Arizona. This year’s field will
RIO DE JANEIRO — Not long after Team USA won Olympic gold for the third consecutive time, downing Serbia 96-66 on Sunday at Carioca Arena I to finish 8-0 in these Games, the program’s managing director threw down the gauntlet on the rest of the basketball world. When asked by an international reporter about the
By Logan Newman | Aug 18, 2016 RIO DE JANEIRO — Jerry Colangelo stepped off the USA men’s basketball team bus and into the Flamengo Club practice facility a couple blocks off the Atlantic Ocean in Rio de Janeiro. He walked in before any of his hand-selected players. Donning a Team USA jacket and a gold
By Christopher Devine | July 28, 2016 The United States men’s basketball team will be favored to claim yet another Olympic gold medal in Rio, but managing director Jerry Colangelo welcomes such high expectations. Colangelo took up his current role in April 2005, eight months after his country had suffered a shocking defeat to Argentina in the semifinals
BY JIM LITKE | July 28, 2016 Nearly every time coach Mike Krzyzewski and USA Basketball boss Jerry Colangelo stage a reunion in their hometown, there’s plenty of backslapping, a trophy gleaming in the background and the only thing they have to protect is their cocktails. This time around, it’s about safeguarding the Olympic legacy
Jerry Colangelo, director of USA Basketball, joins A to Z guys Jeff Zillgitt and Sam Amick in Las Vegas to talk about the U.S. team as we get closer to the Rio Olympics. Colangelo breaks down the team, discussing the defensive ability and scoring. They talk about Carmelo Anthony’s decision to rejoin the team and how
BY MARC J. SPEARS | July 22, 2016 With all of their NBA stars on hand, the USA Basketball team will have one of the brightest spotlights at the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympics. Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson are among the 10 NBA All-Stars on the team who already have worldwide
by Keith Pompey, STAFF WRITER PHOENIX – It was 10 a.m. on a typical warm May morning, and Jerry Colangelo cruised down North Central Avenue in his all-black Mercedes-Benz with tinted windows. “I always have Sinatra on,” Colangelo said. “The Italian neighborhood [near] Chicago I’m from, the two big names way back were Frank Sinatra
by Brian Seltzer Sixers.com Reporter Posted: Jan 06, 2016 Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry Colangelo has been with the 76ers nearly a month, and since his term as Chairman of Basketball Operations formally began on December 7th, the organization has steadily built momentum. Collaborating with President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Sam Hinkie,