More Teams. More Games. Jay Williams and Jalen Rose disagree on the NBA expanding the draft, with Williams saying teams should be able to draft players and hold their rights while they’re in college. (1:40) Makur Maker has submitted paperwork exploring his eligibility for the 2020 NBA draft, a source told ESPN. “The NBA Players […]
Continue readingThere are a couple of things to note. One, this is a ranking based purely on the impact during the 2020-21 college basketball season. Not recruiting ranking, not pro potential — impact during the upcoming season. For example, North Carolina freshman Caleb Love was ranked behind teammates Day’Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler in the ESPN […]
Continue readingAs you’ll notice by the size of the “losers” section below, however, the majority of undecided players are heading back to college, including legitimate preseason All-American candidates Luka Garza (Iowa), Jared Butler (Baylor), Ayo Dosunmu (Illinois) and Remy Martin (Arizona State). Although there are questions surrounding the college season, there might be just as many […]
Continue readingBut we’re inching toward some answers. The deadline for players to withdraw from the NBA draft and maintain college eligibility is Aug. 3; there are only three ESPN 100 seniors still uncommitted; and waiver approvals are already starting to come in from the NCAA. Which remaining decisions will have the most impact on the 2020-21 […]
Continue readingFive-star senior Makur Maker announced his commitment to Howard on Friday morning, becoming the highest-ranked college basketball prospect to commit to a historically Black college or university since the ESPN recruiting database started in 2007. Maker chose the Bison over UCLA, although Kentucky and Memphis were also on his final list of four schools. “I […]
Continue readingThose were the words of high school basketball phenom Mikey Williams in a June 2 tweet, just days after a weekend filled with protests and social unrest across the country. Williams’ statement about potentially playing for a historically Black college or university garnered extensive social traction and national media attention, with the quote gaining further […]
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