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Tom Konchalski

Legendary Scout Tom Konchalski

The Consigliere: Tom Konchalski on Duke Recruits

By Andrew Slater on April 11, 2013

Tom Konchalski is a 6’6″ sexagenarian who can walk into a basketball gym from South Side of Chicago to Harlem and South Florida to Maine and be enthusiastically greeted by coaches at all levels, anxious players, and grateful parents. Modest, focused, loyal, industrious, pious, honest, and generous, Mr. Konchalski embodies all of the qualities that [...]

Posted in BDN Premium Articles, Duke Basketball | Tagged Andrew Slater, Blue Devil Nation, Duke Basketball Recruiting News, Isaiah Briscoe, Jabari Parker, Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, Kevon Looney, Malachi Richardson, Matt Jones, Semi Ojeleye, Theo Pinson, Tom Konchalski, Trey Lyles, Tyus Jones

Tom Konchalski of the HSBI Report, Photo by Kevin Armstrong

The Last Honest Man In The Gym: Tom Konchalski

By Andrew Slater on April 10, 2012

Tom Konchalski has been evaluating high school basketball players for nearly forty years. In a business filled with fly-by-night operations, charlatans, non-athletes, and simpletons, he’s the exception. Mr. Konchalski is a disciplined, compassionate, learned man of faith who keeps his eyes open and his ears to the ground. In an age of social media, where [...]

Posted in Duke Basketball Recruiting News | Tagged Amile Jefferson, Andrew Slater, Beejay Anya, Blue Devil Nation, Duke Basketball Recruiting News, Duke Recruiting, Jabari Parker, Jahlil Okafor, Julius Randle, Noah Vonleh, Rasheed Sulaimon, Shabazz Muhammad, Stanley Johnson, Theo Pinson, Tom Konchalski, Tony Parker, Wayne Selden

Duke got a stud in Austin Rivers pictured here at Coundown to Craziness with Quinn Cook.  Join BDN Premium to check out our interview with Rivers and gain full site access.  BDN Photo, Rick Crank

Signing Day – BDN and Tom Konchalski break down Duke’s 2011 class

By Mark Watson on November 10, 2010

The Duke Blue Devils Men’s Basketball team landed a stellar class for the 2011 season including ESPN’s top rated prospect Austin Rivers.  The Florida native told BDN last evening, “I’m looking forward to playing for Duke and want to sign as soon as possible, so I’ll send my letter of intent first thing in the [...]

Posted in Duke Basketball, Duke Basketball Recruiting News | Tagged Andrew Slater, Blue Devil Nation, Duke Basketball Recruiting News, Duke Signing Day, Mark Watson, Marshall Plumlee, Michael Gbinije, Quinn Cook, Tom Konchalski

Austin Rivers

BDN Exclusive – Tom Konchalski shares his thoughts on Duke prospects

By Andrew Slater on May 11, 2010

Tom Konchalski, the publisher and editor of High School Basketball Illustrated, has been covering high school basketball for more than thirty-five years. The 6’6″ sexagenarian, with an eidetic memory, is a McDonald’s All-American voter and a ubiquitous presence on the summer AAU circuit. He generously spoke with Blue Devil Nation recently about one dozen Duke [...]

Posted in BDN Premium Articles | Tagged Andrew Slater, Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers, Duke Basketball Recruiting News, Quincy Miller, Tom Konchalski

Duke bound Kyrie Irving earns rave remarks

Veteran talent analyst Tom Konchalski talks Duke Basketball Recruits

By Andrew Slater on February 2, 2010

At 6’6,” Tom Konchalski would stand out in any crowd, but, even among the pituitary cases dotting the hardwood courts, he is revered and respected for his candor, integrity, kindness, and eye for talent. His vise-like handshake and words of encouragement are a rite of passage for nearly every major U.S.-born high school basketball player. [...]

Posted in BDN Premium Articles | Tagged Duke Basketball Recruiting News, Konchalski rates Duke prospects, Kyrie Irving, Tom Konchalski

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BDN’s Slater gets talent guru Tom Konchalski’s thoughts on Duke committments

By Andrew Slater on January 27, 2009

Tom Konchalski has been the editor and publisher of the highly respected High School Basketball Insider Report for more than thirty-five years. Currently, more than 225 colleges subscribe to his service. He is one of the select McDonald’s All-American voters. After a weekend at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts, Mr. Konchalski sat down with [...]

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