Edey, a 7-foot-4 center from Toronto, withdrew from the NBA draft on deadline day last May to return to the Boilermakers for his senior season. He was the perceived front-runner a year ago for essentially the entire season, establishing his candidacy at the Phil Knight Legacy in late November and finishing the season averaging 22.3 […]
Continue readingBut Scheyer has put his stamp on Duke’s program in his second season as head coach. With a recent commitment from five-star prospect Cooper Flagg, a potential No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, the 36-year-old head coach showed he can position Duke to continue competing for more national titles. That’s significant. With an […]
Continue readingIt’s eight days delinquent, but welcome to the unofficial start to college hoops season. The Champions Classic always feels like the real start to the season (and should be the actual tipoff event), with four of the biggest brands in the sport playing in a doubleheader. Let’s get to the picks. Odds courtesy ESPN BET […]
Continue readingA top-five team (Michigan State) loses at home to the Sun Belt favorite (James Madison) in overtime A matchup between two top-12 teams (Duke and Arizona), a game that went down to the final seconds A battle between a top-25 team (Baylor) and a borderline top-25 team (Auburn) that went down to the final minute […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. channel their inner splash bros as they drop a combined 32 points in the first half for the Jayhawks. (1:32) LAWRENCE, Kan. — Hunter Dickinson had seven points, two rebounds and a block in the first 90 seconds of his Kansas career Monday night, then […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Check out some of Kevin McCullar Jr.‘s top moments with Kansas from last season. (2:03) Bill Self likes to remind his team that the faces might change at Kansas but the expectations within his program never do. Expectations outside the program? Turns out they are as high as possible this year. […]
Continue readingThe buzzer sounded on UConn’s win over San Diego State in the men’s college basketball national championship game exactly six months ago — but the entire landscape of the sport has changed in that time. Rick Pitino is back in the big time; Bob Huggins is no longer coaching. Arizona will be headed to the […]
Continue readingKansas is my preseason No. 1. Bill Self continues his mastery of college basketball, and with the return of Kevin McCullar Jr., and the addition of Michigan transfer Hunter Dickinson, the Jayhawks have one of the most talented rosters. Of course, don’t forget about top defenders Dajuan Harris Jr. and K.J. Adams Jr., who will […]
Continue readingHield scored 19 points and Gordon had 12 for the Bahamas, which is preparing for the upcoming FIBA World Cup. The Jayhawks, who had not lost an exhibition since 2012, routed a select team from Puerto Rico to begin a three-game tour of the Caribbean last Thursday. Their new-look lineup led by Michigan transfer Hunter […]
Continue readingThe NBA eligibility rules that made those Wildcats and Blue Devils teams possible are still with us. One-and-done is still here, as demonstrated most recently by players like Brandon Miller, Jarace Walker and Jalen Hood-Schifino. The most talented 18-year-old players in the world are still required to play one more year somewhere other than the […]
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