More Teams. More Games. Scottie Pippen explains why he feels Zion Williamson is the best NBA prospect since Michael Jordan, and bypasses LeBron James. (1:00) The 2018-19 college basketball landscape is littered with great players — and not just freshmen, either! As we get into the second half of conference play, we wanted to highlight […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Grant Williams hits tough shot to put Tennessee ahead, as the Volunteers prevail after a charge is called. Ole Miss’ Kermit Davis throws his jacket in disgust. (0:59) OXFORD, Miss. — No. 7 Tennessee hit a last-second shot to hang on for a 73-71 win over Ole Miss on Wednesday, but […]
Continue readingThe school announced Saturday that the 6-foot-10 Alexander had signed his letter of intent. He plans to enroll at Tennessee in June as a freshman. Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said in a statement that Alexander has “only been playing basketball for about 2½ years, but it’s clear the sky is the limit in terms of […]
Continue readingOn Friday, the top men’s and women’s players will gather in Los Angeles for the College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s, which will air live at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2. During the event, the winners of the Wooden Award (men’s and women’s), along with a variety of prestigious honors, will be named. We’re here […]
Continue readingThis season, a record 125 international players were listed on opening night NBA rosters. Mosley is coaching six of them with the Magic: Australia’s Joe Ingles, Canada’s Caleb Houstan, German brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner, Georgia’s Goga Bitadze and England’s Admiral Schofield. Additionally, reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero is of Italian descent […]
Continue readingThe 2021 class has more hype, potentially featuring names such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, Rudy Gobert and Andre Drummond. Some of those players will agree to extensions or pick up player options before ever hitting the market, while others will have plenty […]
Continue readingDenver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]
Continue readingWith scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]
Continue readingNFL Players Association team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. The sources said the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at least three […]
Continue readingAt this point in the season, it’s common to hear critics accuse college basketball insiders of overhyping teams that have failed to justify the preseason buzz about their respective programs, while also questioning the lack of attention for teams that have already surprised us. But we think we can explain some of the hits and […]
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