Members of the 1972 Centennial Centaurs senior men’s basketball team that won the school’s only provincial championship recently reunited for a 50th reunion The Centennial Centaurs’ eighth-place finish at the recent BC High School AAAA Men’s Basketball Championships may not have lived up to the team’s second-place finish heading into the tournament. But several miles […]
The St. Gabriel the Archangel Guardians senior men’s basketball team won their second straight Division 3 Urban Championship on March 12. As they narrowly missed out on the chance to represent Chestermere at the 3A Provincial Championships this weekend, the St. Gabriel the Archangel Guardians senior men’s basketball team celebrates a second consecutive City Division […]
The University of San Francisco Dons entered the NCAA Men’s Tournament for the first time in 24 years, and while the Sweet 16 will be played at the Chase Center, the Dons are placed in a different region. The University of San Francisco Dons men’s basketball team has a proud and distinguished history – most […]
The Hawkeyes are conference tournament champions for the first time since 2006. INDIANAPOLIS — March Madness is off to a great start for the Iowa men’s basketball team. The Hawkeyes won their first Big Ten Tournament title since 2006 by defeating the Purdue Boilermakers, 75-66, in Sunday’s Conference Championship game. Sophomore forward Keegan Murray’s 19 […]
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ — On a Sabbath evening, the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team held hands in a circle at a hotel where they gathered for post-game play. Smiling, the Maccabees sing in Hebrew: “When the month of Adar begins, joy increases!” It was the start of what is called the happiest month in the […]
Victory over University of Northern British Columbia wraps up regular season Sixteen was indeed sweet for the University of Victoria Vikes in Saturday’s Canada West men’s basketball game in Prince George. The Vikes won their 16th straight game with an 89-69 victory over the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves (6-12) to wrap up the […]
KEY POINTS Juwan Howard hits out at Badgers coach for calling timeouts in final seconds of game Howard’s punch sparks on-field brawl with players from both teams involved The former NBA player had a similar event last season in the Big Ten Former NBA player Juwan Howard is known for his temper, and that was […]
PINOLE — The North Coast Section’s Division II men’s basketball quarterfinals on Saturday were a contrast of styles. American Canyon High loves running, shooting and 3 point shooting. Salesian High can also shoot 3-pointers, but play more methodically and efficiently in a half-court set. Unfortunately for Wolves, the Pride style was more successful in the […]
It had been six years since the Western Albemarle men’s basketball team last celebrated a Jefferson District basketball crown. That streak came to an end Monday night as the Warriors cruised to a 55-52 win over rival Albemarle to end the regular season undefeated in district play. Luca Tesoriere scored seven points, but it was […]
FARGO — The North Dakota State men’s basketball team opened up a 16-point lead early in the second half at Western Illinois on Thursday, lost it all and more with the patented vanishing offense du Bison, furiously hung on to send the game into overtime and ultimately won by rally in the two overtime sessions. […]
It’s not common for a Division III program to get an athlete with Division I talent, but when the Ithaca College men’s basketball team landed senior forward Luka Radovich, the Bombers added one star to their starting lineup. After spending two seasons playing college basketball at the Division I level, Radovich transferred from Fordham University […]
February is perhaps the shortest month. For the UConn men’s basketball team, it couldn’t be longer. Or busier. Or more fun. “It will be exciting,” coach Dan Hurley promised. Starting Tuesday, when they host Creighton in Hartford, the 20th-ranked Huskies will play nine games over a 26-day span that culminates Feb. 27 in Georgetown. And […]
Ahead of the Nets-Spurs kickoff, Gregg Popovich presented Kevin Durant with the 2021 USA Male Athlete of the Year trophy. Kevin Durant has been an incredible NBA talent from the moment he stepped on hardwood. During the illustrious 13-year career, KD has managed to accomplish it all – 11 All-Star caps, 9 All-NBA caps, 4 […]
After a heart-wrenching overtime loss to East Carolina, Tulane’s men’s basketball team played hard for 40 minutes against South Florida. That effort was more than enough to subdue the struggling attacking Bulls, who are set to break American Athletic Conference records for the fewest points and worst shooting percentage in a season. Up 23 in […]
By Terry Boehmkersports journalist NKyTribune Conner’s boys’ basketball team won three games at a vacation tournament in Louisville this week to win the championship trophy and take their record to 10-3 early in the New Year. Junior guards Daniel Campbell and Landen Hamilton were double-digit scorers in all three wins. In a first round victory […]
The accolades continue to accumulate. USA Basketball announced on Friday that Kevin Durant has been named the 2020 Male Athlete of the Year. It was the third time KD has won the honor, having won it in 2010 and 2016. No other male player has won. the price three times. Durant also becomes the second […]
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (BRPROUD) – The LSU men’s basketball team has partnered with the Boys and Girls Club to help spread the holiday cheer. “We did it every year, I was a head coach, except last year, because of Covid. This is something our guys are looking forward to. Darius Days actually asked me, “Are […]
The Cal Maritime men’s basketball team defeated Bushnell of Oregon, 96-89, on Sunday in a non-conference game at the PEAC Main Gymnasium. Led by Eric Norton with 22 points, four Cal Maritime players scored in double digits to lead the team to a season-high point total. Norton was named the California Pacific Conference Player of […]
Canadian basketball fans have long envisioned a squad filled with their best male players who, when fully assembled, have the potential to compete on the world stage. For now, the program must rely on a low-key but talented squad of non-NBA players to qualify for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Last week, Canada beat the […]
There are a lot of questions to be answered early in the season for the boys at Salina South. After earning seven senior degrees, including all five starters, the Cougars will discover each other early when they speak against Salina Central on Friday at South Gym. South, who finished 16-5 a year ago, sends just […]
Former Maryland men’s basketball star Kevin Huerter is an established NBA player, proven when he signed a $ 65 million 4-year extension for rookies in October, but he continues to prove his worth for the Atlanta Hawks with the 2021-22 season in its entirety. swing. On Tuesday, Huerter scored 19 points on 8 of 11 […]
As the Ithaca College men’s basketball team got off to a 3-1 start, several students worked behind the scenes to make sure the team was performing well. Student managers have several roles including obtaining equipment, setting up the dashboard, assisting with exercises and filming practices so that the team can review them later. Juniors James […]
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) – The Yeshiva University men’s basketball team are on a 44-game winning streak stretching back to 2019. Now, just in time for Hanukkah, the YU Maccabees are finally getting a official recognition. A poll of the top Division III men’s college basketball teams ranked the Macs first, well ahead […]
It’s still not without its flaws, but the Wichita State men’s basketball team may have found a way to get Morris Udeze back on track. After Udeze finished last season with a solid finish, scoring a career-high 22 points in an NCAA tournament loss to Drake, the 6-foot-8 junior center was stuck in a rut […]
The comets may have been undersized in terms of height, but not in terms of core and restlessness The Comets men’s basketball team beat Cabrillo College in their first home game of the season on Tuesday night, improving their overall record to 4-0 in what has been an uphill battle between the teams. “This game […]
Duke guard Michael Savarino, trainer Mike Krzyzewski’s grandson and freshman star Paolo Banchero face DWI charges after Savarino’s arrest early Sunday morning. According to court records obtained by The (Raleigh) News & Observer, Savarino, 20, was arrested for DWI and Banchero, 19, was charged with complicity in DWI. Savarino was arrested early Sunday morning after […]
The players gathered to discuss the game plan. Photo courtesy of Jon Musselwhite. After a shortened 2020-21 season, the Howard Bison men’s basketball team returned to action Monday, November 8 against the District of Columbia Firebirds. Highlights for the upcoming season include actor Michael B. Jordan’s Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic in Newark, New Jersey (December […]
History links TROY, NY – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men’s basketball team, which begins its season on Friday, will be led through the 2021-22 campaign by four student-athletes. Serve as captain for the head coach Marc Gilbridethe team are seniors Dom Black, Cam Bleibtrey, Patrick mahoney and Mason Memmelaar. RPI is returning to action […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes’ basketball season is just around the corner. While expectations aren’t as high as last year, the possibility of a successful season still exists. Over the next week, we’ll take a look at the players in the Iowa roster and what kind of season we might expect from them. Upcoming: three presumed starters […]
It’s officially November, which means the Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team returns this month. With all the buzz around the Wolverines, especially with their talented squad and coaching staff, the Maize and Blue have everything they need to be successful this season. Ahead of Game 1, let’s take a closer look at Michigan’s schedule and […]
Holland College’s men’s basketball team dominated the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association championship for seven consecutive years. But this race ended in the 2019-2020 season. The Hurricanes lost in the semifinals of the championship tournament just before it was canceled due to COVID-19. With a return to the game this fall after a canceled 2020-21 season, […]
Wisconsin Badgers goalie Chucky Hepburn (23) and UW-Whitewater forward Carter Capstran fight for a loose ball in the second half. The University of Wisconsin hosted UW-Whitewater at the Kohl Center in Madison on Friday, October 29, 2021. Photo Steve Apps for the State Journal. Steve’s apps University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard said […]
For many returning to the Wichita State men’s basketball team, the best moment of their basketball career came the last time they played a game at Koch Arena. Unexpectedly, the Shockers overcame years of adversity in one season to win their first American Athletic Conference championship in their home regular season final. It was the […]
The Michigan Wolverines Men’s Basketball Scouting Class of 2021 is one of the most talented in school history, headlining prospects with NBA potential like Caleb Houstan and Moussa Diabate. Thanks to the depth of Michigan’s roster, several of the 2021 class players are flying under the radar with all the media attention surrounding Houstan and […]
Twelve players will represent the Bruins in the NBA this season, with everyone from rookies and sixth men to future Hall of Famers ready to appear in league arenas. With the season starting Oct. 17, the NBA rosters have been set and former UCLA men’s basketball players will prepare to represent the Blues and Golds […]
As a member of the Horizon League, the UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball team is loosely considered a Division I mid-major. Reasonable size? It’s a whole different story. Thanks to two off-season transfers as well as several leftovers from last year’s squad, the 2021-22 Panthers could hold on to many NBA teams when it comes to overall […]
Team: DePaul blue demons Review 2020-21: 14-10, 11-5 Great East Arrival of the Grand Est 2020-21: Fourth, a game behind Seton Hall in the winning column. Final ranking of statistics for his hoop 2020-21: # 98 Playoffs? After being rejected from the Big East tournament in their first game by Villanova in overtime, the Blue […]
Michigan Wolverines center Hunter Dickinson is really good at basketball. I don’t have to write more than 1,000 words to tell you that, because the great All American man burst onto the scene last year as a freshman. The 2021-22 Michigan men’s basketball team cap is as high as Dickinson wants it to be. If […]
Boise State men’s basketball head coach Leon Rice announced on August 25 that Lexus Williams, a former Boise State student-athlete, will return to Bronco Athletics as assistant head coach . “I am forever indebted to Coach Rice and the rest of this staff. He’s been trying to get me back since I left and I […]
The NBA preseason kicked off this week and former Maryland men’s basketball star Aaron Wiggins got off to a good start in his preseason debut as a rookie. Wiggins was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder last June in the second round with the 55th pick overall. On Tuesday night, Wiggins had 12 points on […]
College athletes don’t have to be star players to enjoy their NIL (name, pictures, or likeness), and Wyatt Wilkes proves it. Wilkes is a fifth-year player on the Florida State University men’s basketball team. He doesn’t have high hopes for the NBA, but he makes NCAA history. The FSU athlete will be the first active […]
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WATE) – Former Tennessee center Major Wingate, team captain and major contributor in coach Bruce Pearls’ first year with the Flights, has passed away. He was 37 years old. Wingate and the 2005-06 Vols went 22-8, won the SEC Eastern Division regular season title and seeded No. 2 in the NCAA tournament, seeded […]
WARSAW, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) – Igor Milicic has been named the new head coach of the Polish men’s basketball team, the Polish Basketball Association announced at a press conference in Warsaw on Friday evening. . The Croatian replaced Mike Taylor after the association decided to end cooperation with the American at the end of September. […]
The Kansas men’s basketball team unofficially begins its season with Friday’s Late Night in the Phog. The Jayhawks are expected to make the top five in most preseason polls as KU coach Bill Self as he enters his 19th season. Self reshuffled its roster during the offseason, adding eight new scholarship entrants. But it also […]
As the West Virginia men’s basketball fall practice opened last week, head coach Bob Huggins noted that he hadn’t seen many of his team during his sessions. limited summer training with the coaching staff. The recruiting, as well as the summer fundraising circuit, had taken him on the road for long periods of time, as […]
With the talks with Mater Dei’s footballers over, it was time to take a look at what was going on inside the school gymnasium. “Doesn’t this kid look like Shaq?” Gary McKnight asked, entering his 40th season as the coach of the Mater Dei boys’ basketball team. It’s easy to see what McKnight was talking […]
The Siena Men’s Basketball Program announced today that junior forward Kyle Young has decided to retire one year from basketball and will not be on the squad this season. Head coach Carmen Maciariello said he had a “heart-to-heart” conversation with Young after summer training and told Young to talk to his parents. “I spoke with […]
The 2020-21 USD men’s basketball season was the most memorable for what didn’t happen. The Toreros have not played 14 games due to COVID restrictions. They did not play or practice for 42 days due to three 14-day stops. And they haven’t won many games, going 3-11. Combined with a 9-23 record the previous season, […]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – The Florida men’s basketball team hit the field Tuesday for their first practice of the 2021-22 season, and there’s a lot of promise, but still a lot to work out. For starters, the burning question concerns the health of Keyontae Johnson, last season’s SEC preseason Player of the Year, who collapsed […]
Badgers assistant coach Kyle Blackbourn, left, and coach Greg Gard react to a call during a 2020 game in Iowa City, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press Kyle Blackbourn hadn’t anticipated that he would specialize in recruiting or scouting during his college coaching career, but he’s up for the challenge with the ever-changing recruiting landscape. The […]
Entering the third year in the tenure of Nebraska men’s basketball head coach Fred Hoiberg, Hoiberg raved about one thing in particular, one thing his other teams lacked: depth. In a press conference given by Hoiberg on Monday ahead of Nebraska Basketball’s opening night, team depth is one of the biggest issues the coach faces […]
NBA player JaVale McGhee made golden history this summer at the Tokyo Olympics with the Team USA men’s basketball team. It was the Phoenix Suns center’s first appearance at the Games, and the first time a son and mother duo have won a gold medal at the Olympics. JaVale’s mother, Pamela McGhee, is a former […]
Austin Claunch is 31, 800 miles from home and lying in a dorm bed at 2 a.m., waiting for students to chat outside his door to go to bed. It’s a scene he never could have imagined a month ago, but Claunch agrees. Well, most of the time. “I was tired as hell this morning,” […]
Lots of off-season surgeries / health issues for Iowa Mike Hlas Sep 20, 2021 3:50 PM, Update: Sep 20, 2021 4:50 PM Iowa forwards Keegan Murray (15) and Patrick McCaffery (22) defend Darius Beane (24) of northern Illinois as he looks to shoot during a men’s basketball game at the Carver- Hawkeye Arena on December […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Well in advance, they knew this was coming, another terrible storm heading for Louisiana, projected to make landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. This one was named Hurricane Ida. Everyone understood that this was potentially devastating, if only because these things are almost always, these days, potentially devastating. But, at […]
If there’s one thing the DePaul 2021-22 men’s basketball team have in mind to enter their first full season since the start of Covid-19, it’s victory. After checking in after their summer training camp ended, no player had their own individual goals other than doing their part to help the team win. In the words […]
Coach assistant Scott Greenman was appointed associate head coach of men’s basketball at the American University. The University announced the promotion on Wednesday in a press release. According to the press release, as an assistant coach, Greenman helped recruit the all-time top scorer and 2020 Patriot League Player of the Year Said Nelson. He has […]
The Ohio State football team won’t be the only top-five domestic group at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. As the Buckeyes host Oregon for their first home game in front of fans since the 2019 season, the men’s basketball team will also host all four verbal pledges for the Class of 2022. Roddy Gayle, Bowen Hardman, […]
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CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) – Members of the UC Clermont men’s basketball team have no plans to play this season as they have said they are collectively against the vaccination mandate COVID-19 from the university. The team’s players have said they are looking forward to a successful season, but from now on they will be […]
Perhaps the biggest concern when college sports entered the NIL era this summer was how each player, including the lesser-known and the extras, got a piece of the pie. The Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team was successful. This morning, Kentucky Sports Radio and ProCamps U announced a one-season NIL deal with the entire UK roster. […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Former Loyola player Jerry Harkness, one of the ABA’s early Indiana Pacers and a civil rights pioneer who played in college basketball’s 1963 Game of Change, has passed away. He was 81 years old. Harkness embodied the history of America itself. It came from nothing. What he did meant everything. He gave Jackie […]
Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks are gearing up for a 2020-21 season that should begin fairly soon, if the pandemic permits. Rich suggestion [email protected] Laurent Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self assembled his players and assistant coaches for an organizational team meeting on Sunday night ahead of Monday’s start of the 2021-22 school year on the […]
This week, we’re shining the spotlight on the Knights, Richmond’s own basketball team. Established in 2009, the Knights have grown into one of the largest junior basketball development programs in the UK, coaching over 1,500 players each week. The team trains at the Waldegrave School in Twickenham and is on a mission to provide opportunities […]
After a somewhat rough start, the 2020 US Men’s Olympic Basketball Team rebounded and made it through the remainder of the 2020 Olympic Men’s Basketball Tournament to claim gold. The United States lost to France in their first group game but went on to beat Iran (120-66) and the Czech Republic (119-84). The Americans then […]
NORWALK – Starting next spring, the Norwalkers won’t need to travel for professional basketball games, with a minor league basketball team ready to call the city their home. the Connecticut Cobras will be part of the Basketball League, a national minor league basketball organization, and plans to participate in the March 2022 season, said Anthony […]
Syracuse, NY – Former Syracuse basketball player Alan Griffin will play for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Summer League, according to a report. Griffin, a 6-foot-5 goaltender, entered his name in the NBA Draft despite a year of eligibility remaining. Griffin was not selected in the NBA Draft Thursday night. But Griffin will […]
Some moments that seem powerful then become even more meaningful in retrospect, as shown in the opening scene of this week’s episodes of “The Last Dance,” the 10-part ESPN documentary examining the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s. At the end of last week’s episodes, the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls faced continuing turmoil, with general manager […]
Kobe Bryant was a five-time National Basketball Association champion who retired in 2016 before adding an Oscar to his massive trophy two years later. In sport and in life, Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41, was a person whose tirelessness and competitiveness were as remarkable as his versatility […]
LOS ANGELES (CNA) – Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Sunday. Bryant, a father of four, was 41. Bryant’s daughter, Gianna, 13, was also killed in the helicopter crash – along with another teenager and her parent – and the helicopter pilot. They would have gone to a […]
IOWA CITY – Roy Marble joined the Iowa men’s basketball program in 1985 and became the school’s all-time leading scorer when he quit four years later. But for Marble, his basketball accolades on the court were only a small part of his life story. Marble, 45, arrived in Iowa City from Flint, Michigan as a […]