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The Consigliere: Tom Konchalski on Duke Recruits
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 [...]
The Last Honest Man In The Gym: Tom Konchalski
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 [...]
Signing Day – BDN and Tom Konchalski break down Duke’s 2011 class
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 [...]
BDN Exclusive – Tom Konchalski shares his thoughts on Duke prospects
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 [...]
Veteran talent analyst Tom Konchalski talks Duke Basketball Recruits
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. [...]
BDN’s Slater gets talent guru Tom Konchalski’s thoughts on Duke committments
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 [...]