Numbers, they say, never lie. And truth is stranger than fiction. Where those two maxims converged, we can finally say with certainty, was Nov. 20 in Grinnell, Iowa. Jack Taylor, a 5-10 transfer shooting guard, scored a single-game record 138 points with a line you have to see to even try to bend your mind around: In 36 minutes he was 52-of-108 from the field and 27-of-71 from three-point, throwing in 7-of-10 free throws. And now we have video of some of his record-setting highlights. Joe Johnson, step aside: Grinnell presents the “Iso-Jack” offense. Read More »

Maybe the adidas adiZero Crazy Light really is the lightest basketball shoe ever. I mean, Grinnell College junior Griffin Lentsch laced ‘em up on Saturday and dropped 89 points. Yes, you read that correctly. 89 points. And for those of you keeping score at home, that breaks the Division III single-game scoring record. Read More »

With the NCAA season over, and the NBA Draft on deck, there is one player that you should know about but probably have never heard of: John Grotberg. Read More »