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My college hoops All-America ballot — so far

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 […]

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Cassius Winston headlines AP preseason All-America team

He is joined by high-scoring Marquette senior guard Markus Howard, Louisville junior forward Jordan Nwora, Seton Hall senior guard Myles Powell and Memphis freshman James Wiseman on the five-player team. “He is the straw that stirs the drink and I think deserves all the attention he’s been getting because he is a special player,” Michigan […]

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Spartans’ Cassius Winston highlights Wooden Award preseason list

Michigan State senior guard Cassius Winston highlights the list of 50 preseason candidates for the 2020 Wooden Award that was announced Tuesday. Winston, one of five finalists for the 2019 award and the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, leads a Michigan State team that was voted No. 1 in the preseason AP poll […]

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Matt Coleman, ranked No. 26 in ESPN 100, picks Texas

More Teams. More Games. Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu and Payton Pritchard reflect on both being named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 as well as who has the better uniforms between the two teams. (2:14) Gonzaga sophomore forward Filip Petrusev was among five new names added to the midseason watch list for the 2020 Wooden […]

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Predicting college basketball’s top awards: Who will win besides Zion?

On 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 […]

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‘We’re going to try to go after it’: Shaka Smart is ready to win again at Marquette

Smart, who arrived at the Big East school in March after six seasons at Texas, is not unlike those freshmen. Although he grew up in the town of Oregon, Wisconsin, about 90 miles west of Milwaukee, he’s still finding his way around his new town. He’s proud that he and his wife, Maya, have found […]

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NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023

Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]

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Austin Rivers steals show in 4th quarter, carries Denver Nuggets to Game 3 win

On Thursday night, Rivers was at the forefront of a pivotal NBA playoff game, scoring 16 of his 21 points in a supercharged fourth quarter to help power the Denver Nuggets to a 120-115 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3. The win gave the Nuggets a 2-1 series lead. “I sat there […]

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Big East 2020-21 predictions: UConn’s return, and Villanova’s hunt for more hardware

Player of the Year Medcalf: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Borzello: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Gasaway: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Lunardi: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Newcomer of the Year Medcalf: Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall Borzello: D.J. Carton, Marquette Gasaway: R.J. Cole, UConn Lunardi: Dawson Garcia, Marquette Myron Medcalf, senior college basketball writer: When UConn left, the focus was on the […]

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