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While a college basketball loving nation still has a full year until it happens, the 2020 Legends Classic lineup at the Barclays Center is now known. Reporter Jon Rothstein swooped in from the heavens with the scoop. Sources: UConn, Notre Dame, USC, and Vanderbilt will headline the 2020 Legends Classic at the Barclays Center. Matchups […]

ESPN college basketball personality Jay Bilas might be one of the smartest minds in all of collegiate sports coverage. It’s why so many outlets run to him for comment whenever something off the hardwood is happening. With SB206 being signed, a name, image and likeness bill that allows players to profit off their NIL, it’s […]

JaDun Michael, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Louisville Cardinals. A few different people appear to have gotten in on the scoop. For the sake of citing someone for it, we shall go with 247Sports (paywall). It’s not exactly shocking to see Chris […]

Syracuse Orange freshman Joseph Girard left high school as New York’s all-time leading scorer. It’s resulted in some relatively large college basketball expectations being hurled on the young man’s shoulders. With the Orange losing 55 percent of last season’s offense, coupled with the young man joining four other freshman on Syracuse, there’s good reason to […]

Tennessee Volunteers talent Lamonte Turner was lost a bit in the team’s hype last season, playing in the shadows of two NBA-level players. Heading into the 2019-20 college basketball season, though, this is clearly his team. He’s ready for the chance to show why. “This is something you work for all your life,” the 6-foot-2 […]

Syracuse Orange coach Jim Boeheim has seen it all as his time as a college basketball coach. Heading into the 2019-20 season with a lot of freshmen on his roster won’t actually shake the legend. After the team’s summer trip to Italy, the veteran head coach explained the entire process of getting so many youngsters […]

Bryce McGowens, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, will be checked on by the Xavier Musketeers. The Big East Conference program is sending an assistant to see him on Saturday. This information was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Stockrisers and Rivals grassroots guru Jake […]

The Syracuse Orange lost 55 percent of its offense after last season ended. In turn, it’s not then shocking to hear Jim Boeheim talking about the flexibility his rotation might have when the 2019-20 college basketball campaign begins. With five freshmen on the roster, some of whom are expected to see a good chunk of […]

The UCLA Bruins are entering a new era ahead of the 2019-20 college basketball season. Prince Ali, a talented senior guard, wants to help get it off to a good start. While shouldering far too much blame for last year’s woes, Ali discussed his place as the Mick Cronin era begins. “Last year didn’t really […]

Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas are hoping to stir some echoes in the Big East Conference during the 2019-20 college basketball season. At the league’s media day on Thursday, plenty of coaches had much to say about just about everything. Ed Cooley talked about NIL rights, Kevin Willard spoke about Seton Hall’s expectations, so […]

Marquette Golden Eagles standout Markus Howard is one of the best and most electrifying college basketball players in the country. In turn, he’s expected to be up for numerous individual awards for the upcoming 2019-20 campaign. If he ask the nifty guard, though, as he was at Big East Conference media day, he much rather […]

After last season, many people assumed Seton Hall Pirates talent Myles Powell would leave the school to go to the NBA or some other professional ranks. Instead, he’s returned and is helping the program enter the 2019-20 college basketball season with a high set of expectations attached to it. At Big East Conference media day, […]

Ty Berry, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Northwestern Wildcats. How do we know this? Well, tickle me glad you asked. He took to the mean streets of Twitter to make the announcement himself by way of a nifty tweet. https://twitter.com/Ty_Berry23/status/1182084390010183687 Here’s where things […]

Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self isn’t happy with the narrative going around that the college basketball coach is trolling the NCAA. Following the governing the governing body of college sports sending the school and coach a formal notice of allegations, the official Kansas Jayhawks Twitter account tweeted the following: Big Late Night in the Phog […]

DJ Gordon, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Prior to the commitment, the youngest had a final list of six schools left in the mix for his services. For the sake of context, those programs were the Pittsburgh Panthers, VCU […]

Jaden Springer, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has narrowed his potential landing spots list to just three programs. Those schools are the Memphis Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers and Michigan Wolverines. This news was broken by reputable reporter and writer Adam Zagoria on his nifty website ZagsBlog, which is obviously named […]

Former Connecticut Huskies coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sex discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph. For those unaware, that is where the Hall of Fame coach is currently applying his trade. The AP was one of the many outlets to relay the story to the masses. […]

N’Faly Dante, a former five-star college basketball prospect, is apparently still waiting to get cleared to play for the Oregon Ducks this season. For those unaware, the young man was originally a member of the 2020 recruiting class, but then decided to join the 2019 grouping instead. According to head coach Dana Altman, the entire […]

Alex Tchikou, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The youngster made the announcement of the offer himself on the mean streets of Twitter. https://twitter.com/tcalex0/status/1181393416007163907 The 6-11 power forward, who attends Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, is drawing plenty of interest, recently […]

Gethro Muscadin, a four-star big man out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is slated to be seen by the Kansas Jayhawks on Thursday. In fact, it will be head coach Bill Self who will see the young man. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals […]

Duke Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski made a lot of noise on Tuesday when discussing player rights, but the college basketball legend also discussed the ACC in a way that shouldn’t go unnoticed. With the Blue Devils embracing one-and-done players more and more over the years, Coach K acknowledged roster turnover, pointing to a very […]

GaQuincy McKinstry, a five-star cornerback prospect in the 2021 college football recruiting class, has been offered a basketball scholarship by the Florida Gators. Yes, we know, that’s a bit to take in. In a tweet relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten, it was revealed […]

Mike Aresco, the commissioner of the American Athletic Conference (AAC), didn’t hold back when asked about college sports moving in a direction where athletes were able to profit off their name, image and likeness. The man partially responsible for the Big East Conference becoming a basketball-only league again, as he was busy chasing college football […]

Things between Kennedy Chandler, a five-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, and the North Carolina Tar Heels appear to be heating up. According to a report from Stockrisers and Rivals reporter Jake Weingarten, UNC has reached out to the young man, showing heavy interest and wanting to set up a visit […]

Moses Moody, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has scheduled an official visit with the Arkansas Razorbacks. The visit will begin on October 18 and run for a few days. News of this recruitment happening was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers […]

DaRon Holmes, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Virginia Cavaliers. How do we know this? An announcement was made on the mean streets of Twitter to let the general public know about the information we’re now presenting to you. 2019 is great! Congratulations […]

Kerwin Walton, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, was checked on by a Texas Longhorns assistant coach. This all went down on Monday. This report was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten. Recently, the North Carolina Tar Heels hurled […]

According to those in the know, JJ Traynor not only had a visit with the Louisville Cardinals recently, but said visit went extremely well. How do we know Chris Mack made it all sorts of appealing to the young man? Well, tickle me glad you asked, as it was reported on the mean streets of […]

Kendall Brown, a five-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has lined up an official visit with the Marquette Golden Eagles. The visit will begin on October 25 and will run through the 27th. News of this official visit was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Stockrisers […]

If you had Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway comparing James Wiseman to Chris Bosh in your college basketball offseason pool, go collect your money. Also, for good measure, the man who wants all the smoke wanted to credited John Calipari for how one-and-dones are coached. Penny Hardaway tells me that Chris Bosh is the best […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are set to visit with 2020 5-star guard Nimari Burnett on Tuesday, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard and assistant coach Ulric Maligi will meet with the 6-3 combo guard, who currently attends Prolific Prep in California. Burnett announced his top four back in […]

Isaiah Todd, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is down to just the Kansas Jayhawks and Michigan Wolverines. He’s projected to be an NBA-level player. The kid broke the news himself on the mean streets of Twitter by way of a nifty tweet: https://twitter.com/zaytodd/status/1181166896512667648 Obviously, as the picture indicates, he’ll […]

Jakobe Coles, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Butler Bulldogs. This is a relatively important get for the program, as Coles isn’t only a talented kid who can probably help immediately, but should end up being in school for four years. With the double-draft […]

Terren Frank, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the TCU Horned Frogs. This news was actually broken by several different people, and inevitably the young man himself. For the sake of crediting someone, Rivals and Stockrisers grassroots guru Jake Weingarten did relay the information to […]

Jaden Jones, a wing prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, will be checked in on by Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller. This will go down on Monday. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten. The 6-foot-7 talent is […]

Dallan Coleman, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has finished a visit with the Florida Gators. Mike White had the youngster on campus in an unofficial capacity; though it’s worth noting he’s also already offered the young man a scholarship. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean […]

Jalen Green, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is getting heavy late interest from the UCLA Bruins. Mick Cronin is attempting to get the youngster to come to campus for an official visit despite Green’s current scheduled visits having been wrapped up after a visit with the Memphis Tigers. This […]

Kaleb Washington, a 4-star forward in the 2021 recruiting class, has received an offer from Leonard Hamilton and Florida State basketball. The 6-7 small forward, who attends Pebblebrook High School in Georgia, continues to be a top priority for schools around the country due to his impressive skill set. Arkansas, Clemson, Georgia, and Georgia Tech […]

Kadary Richmond, a 4-star guard in the 2020 recruiting class, has picked up an offer from Jim Boeheim and Syracuse basketball, according to ESPN’s Adam Finkelstein. The 6-5 combo guard, who attends Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, continues to be a priority target for many power conference programs around the country. UConn, Oregon, Seton Hall, […]