Tom Konchalski | Hockumentary | Grantland Channel - A profile of Tom Konchalski, old-school New York City high school basketball scout and talent evaluator. Link to Grantland companion piece by Rafe Bartholomew: Special Thanks: High School Basketball Illustrated is the most influential publication you’ve never heard of. It is published by Tom Konchalski, an evaluator of high school basketball talent since the 1970s. The reason you probably never heard of it is that HSBI is only available by subscription, and you can only subscribe if you’re a college basketball coach. No fans allowed. Admiration for Tom’s consistency in both purpose and product is perhaps the one thing that John Calipari and Rick Pitino can agree on, and just about every other coach in America agrees as well. When our producer Alex Evans sent out requests for quotes about Tom for this piece, we received more “5+” ratings (Tom’s top honor in his scouting reports) than we could fit into the piece. So, for the record, the other coaches who praised Tom Konchalski are listed here (you can read their unedited quotes at www.hockfilms.com/konchalski), and we thank them for their generosity of time and spirit: Mick Cronin, Cincinnati; Greg “Shoes” Vetrone, Fairleigh Dickinson; Jay Wright, Villanova; Orlando Antigua, Asst. Coach, Kentucky; Adrian “Red” Autry, Asst. Coach, Syracuse; Mike Hopkins, Asst. Coach, Syracuse; Michael Huger, Asst. Coach, Miami; Darren Savino, Asst. Coach, Cincinnati; Gary DeCesare, St. Rita’s HS; Barry “Slice” Rohrssen, Asst. Coach, Idaho Stampede; Tarik Turner, TV Analyst; Ernie Grunfeld, Pres., Washington Wizards, Pete D’Alessandro, VP Basketball Operations, Denver Nuggets. Thanks to Kenny Klein at Louisville, Jon Jackson at Duke, Tracy Pfaff and Matt Rosenberg at Florida, Mike Sheridan at Villanova, John Hayden at Kentucky and Scott Hall with the Wizards. Visit Grantland: http://www.Grantland.com Grantland on Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/Grantland33 Grantland on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Grantland33 The B.S. Report Podcast: http://espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/archive?id=2864045 Grantland Network Podcasts: http://www.grantland.com/podcastswww.hockfilms.com/konchalski), and we thank them for their generosity of time and spirit: Mick Cronin, Cincinnati; Greg “Shoes” Vetrone, Fairleigh Dickinson; Jay Wright, Villanova; Orlando Antigua, Asst. Coach, Kentucky; Adrian “Red” Autry, Asst. Coach, Syracuse; Mike Hopkins, Asst. Coach, Syracuse; Michael Huger, Asst. Coach, Miami; Darren Savino, Asst. Coach, Cincinnati; Gary DeCesare, St. Rita’s HS; Barry “Slice” Rohrssen, Asst. Coach, Idaho Stampede; Tarik Turner, TV Analyst; Ernie Grunfeld, Pres., Washington Wizards, Pete D’Alessandro, VP Basketball Operations, Denver Nuggets. Thanks to Kenny Klein at Louisville, Jon Jackson at Duke, Tracy Pfaff and Matt Rosenberg at Florida, Mike Sheridan at Villanova, John Hayden at Kentucky and Scott Hall with the Wizards. Visit Grantland: http://www.Grantland.com Grantland on Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/Grantland33 Grantland on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Grantland33 The B.S. Report Podcast: http://espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/archive?id=2864045 Grantland Network Podcasts: http://www.grantland.com/podcasts
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