UCLA vs. Houston

Q: What are your fondest memories of the NCAA basketball tournament? KAJ: My fondest memory of the NCAA Tourney was our victory over Houston in 1968.  They had beaten us earlier in the season and were considered at tourney time to be the #1 team in college ball. After we lost to Houston in February Read More »

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Talking “On the Shoulders of Giants” with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

by Jon Teitel collegehoops.net In his most recent interview CHN writer spent some time with the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to discuss the recent video release of his documentary “On the Shoulders of Giants“. The documentary focuses on the Harlem Rens, a professional basketball team during the 1920s and ’30s that ranked among the best in the Read More »

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On the Shoulders of Giants: Film Review

by Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter The Bottom Line Rousing basketball documentary celebrates jazz-age African-American sports and culture. Opens: VOD through March 31 Director: Deborah Morales Screenwriters: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anna Waterhouse Featuring and co-written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the doc sets the record straight about the Harlem Rens, the first African American professional basketball team to win Read More »

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