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Mo Williams, head men’s basketball coach at Jackson State and former NBA All-Star, is set to be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Mo Williams’ journey from standout high school athlete to NBA champion and now HBCU coach has come full […]

The Kansas basketball program is getting closer to the start of the 2024-25 regular season. Bill Self will do all he can to help the team excel. Nevertheless, Self must think about which players will redshirt during the season, and he provided insight into freshman forward Flory Bidunga and guard Rakease Passmore’s decisions. “I don’t […]

St. John’s head basketball coach Rick Pitino is not a big believer in the Preseason AP Top 25 poll. As the blue-blood Kansas Jayhawks topped the No. 1 spot in Monday’s rankings, with Alabama and UConn following at No. 2 and No. 3, St. John’s did not crack the list. Pitino swiftly called the preseason […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino has more than Thursday’s charity exhibition to focus on; it’s also playing against freshman standouts Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper. Both players are projected to be lottery picks, with Bailey being a likely No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Pitino knows the significance of playing top-tier […]

Duke basketball player Caleb Foster is in awe of the freshmen that are running the floor this year. The Blue Devils guard says that the freshmen class led by Cooper Flagg will turn some heads this season. “I mean, really all of them. They all bring different aspects of the game –Isaiah Evans, Darren Harris, Cooper Flagg, […]

The Kentucky basketball team has a new head coach this season as Mark Pope has come over from BYU to lead the Wildcats. Former head coach John Calipari is still in the SEC as he is the head coach at Arkansas now. Pope is a former Kentucky basketball player, so he has formed a good […]

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey is sending a message to one of the school’s most controversial yet successful coaches. Kelsey is sending a welcome invitation to Rick Pitino to visit the school. “Obviously we’d love to have him back, and he is always welcome here,” Kelsey told reporters, per WHAS11 News in Louisville. The Kelsey […]

Villanova basketball and Vanderbilt basketball are getting some bad news as the college season is about to begin. Each team is having a player suspended for a regular season game, per CBS Sports. This is due to the players’ involvement in the Portsmouth Invitational basketball showcase, back in April. Villanova basketball is losing Eric Dixon […]

The Mountain West will remain an NCAA Division I conference after all. With the news of several key teams leaving in favor of the rebranded Pac-12 threatening its existence, the conference sought new replacement schools with one being Hawaii, which already is a part of its football division. Beginning in 2026, all Hawaii sports will […]

It’s that time of year again. November is approaching, which means the college basketball season is around the corner. The preseason AP Top 25 poll was released on Monday, which means it’s time to overanalyze something that’ll mean nothing in March. Of course, true hoop-heads can’t help themselves anyway. The official list is as follows, […]

LeVelle Moton, head coach of North Carolina Central University’s men’s basketball team, continues to show why he’s a true force on and off the court. On October 5th, 2024, Moton was honored with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, a recognition that highlights his incredible impact not only in the world of basketball but also through […]

Former Villanova basketball star Donte DiVincenzo has become one of the NBA’s top role players. He has been coveted my multiple teams in recent years, and was included in the high-profile Karl-Anthony Towns trade last month after a very good playoff run with the New York Knicks in 2024. Before DiVincenzo became an everyday player […]

Xavier basketball got some deflating news before the 2024-25 season even gets underway. Forward Lassina Traore, one of the top transfers on this Musketeers squad, suffered a season-ending knee injury at practice last Wednesday and will miss the entire season, according to head coach Sean Miller. “Last Wednesday, Lassina Traore suffered a season-ending knee injury […]

Winning at the NCAA level is a difficult task. As a result, it isn’t surprising that some NBA stars link up with their fellow college teammates in order to replicate the same magic in the NBA. Here’s a look at some college superstars who reunited in the NBA. Rui Hachimura and Corey Kispert 🎤 Corey […]

Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari is revealing his strategy for upcoming team events, including a charity exhibition game against Kansas. Calipari says some of his players won’t see the floor for the game. “I am holding some players out for precautionary reasons. They will participate in the events, but I will be holding some out […]

Cameron and Cayden Boozer are continuing their father Carlos Boozer’s legacy by playing basketball for Duke basketball. Duke coach Jon Scheyer notched another major recruiting victory on Friday, securing commitments from the Boozer twins. Cameron , ranked No. 2, and Cayden, ranked No. 21, are two of the top prospects in the 2025 class according […]

ROSEMONT IL – Coming into the 2024-25 season, the USC Trojans will have an entirely new team. The only returning player from last year’s roster is senior forward Harrison Hornery. But there are a few newcomers on the team who are expected to play a major role, specifically Desmond Claude and Saint Thomas. For head […]

Florida A&M University  has added Giovanne Woods to finalize the rattlers’ men’s basketball coaching staff for this upcoming season. In a statement secured by HBCU Pulse,  head coach Patrick Crarey II praised the addition of Woods to his staff, highlighting his coaching abilities and the importance of bringing him on board. “Gio is a big-time […]

The Minnesota Lynx fueled a historic 18-point comeback against the New York Liberty that had the whole sports world buzzing, including South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley. Staley is a huge ambassador for women’s basketball who has put several star players in the league such as 2024 WNBA unanimous MVP A’ja Wilson. Per Staley, […]

Cameron Boozer and Cayden Boozer have announced their college decision. For the sons of Duke basketball legend Carlos Boozer, the Blue Devil legacy is staying in the family. The Boozer twins will be attending Duke, they announced via a video posted by the Players Tribune. In the video, they listen to voicemails from members of […]

The Kansas basketball program will enter the 2024-25 season with high aspirations following their previous campaign. The Jayhawks’ 2023-24 season ended with a second-round NCAA Tournament defeat. Nevertheless, head coach Bill Self has some stout contributors returning, led by senior center Hunter Dickinson. Dickinson earned an impressive Big 12 preseason honor in early October. Dickinson […]

Will Brad Stevens coach again? Notre Dame basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry provided an intriguing response when asked that question recently, via The Field of 68. “Yes,” Shrewsberry responded. “I don’t have the inside sources or anything, but I mean he’s a coach, right? That could also be… He could be coaching his daughter’s soccer […]

Duke basketball star and projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft Cooper Flagg made headlines this summer when he was named to the Team USA select team. With the Select Team, he was able to scrimmage against Team USA stars like LeBron James, Steph Curry and Anthony Davis. Flagg and his head […]

At just 17 years old, Cooper Flagg is on the fast track to NBA stardom. The Duke forward is the consensus pick to go No. 1 overall in next June’s draft. Ahead of his freshman season, Flagg revealed when his NBA draft dreams first began to come into focus. “I think the first draft that […]

As USC star Juju Watkins gears up for her second season in College Basketball, she has landed a huge NIL deal with Gatorade that puts her in the company of Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark per a report by On3. Watkins’ move is noteworthy as she will collaborate with Gatorade to engage with the next […]

The Duke Blue Devils head into the 2024-25 college basketball season with four players projected to be selected somewhere between the back half of Round 1 and the end of Round 2 in the 2025 NBA Draft. For most programs, this would be a phenomenal achievement and a testament to the talent and depth of […]

The 2024-25 college basketball season begins in November, and a lot of eyes will be on Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg. Even before playing his first collegiate game, Flagg is already being penciled in as the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Flagg made his stock grow even more with an impressive summer […]

Notre Dame women’s basketball point guard Olivia Miles gave Fighting Irish fans an optimistic update on her return from injury as she prepares for the start of the 2024-2025 basketball season. Speaking during the ACC Tipoff media day on Tuesday, Miles expressed confidence in her recovery from a torn ACL, an injury that sidelined her […]

USC Women’s Basketball star JuJu Watkins is expected to be one of the best players in the country heading into the 2024-25 season. In addition to Watkins’ on-court success, she is also one of the most marketable and influential figures in the sports world. Watkins signed a multiyear extension with Nike that will give her […]

Before he could enter his 39th season as the head coach of DePaul’s women’s basketball team, Doug Bruno has taken an indefinite medical leave of absence. The team has not released his specific condition but announced on Oct. 7 that it occurred in September. As the program’s all-time wins leader, Bruno has been with DePaul […]

North Carolina basketball has either imploded or disappointed on the big stage in recent years, but their prestige and tradition continues to resonate with prospective recruits. The legacy that Dean Smith started to build more than half a century ago still serves as a driving force of the Tar Heels’ enduring prominence and intrigue. While […]

As Derrick Rose officially retired after 16 seasons in the NBA, stories have circulated left and right, and now, Jeff Teague and Eric Gordon shared an untold story. Gordon spoke about how he and Rose were supposed to team up. “Me and D-Rose, we were supposed to go to the same college,” Gordon said. “It […]

The Duke basketball program will enter the 2024-25 season as one of the nation’s top-ranked teams, as Jon Scheyer’s squad has a legitimate chance to bring a National Title back to Durham for the first time in ten years. According to BetMGM, the Blue Devils (+1000) currently have the second-best odds to win the Championship, […]

Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few is excited about his team’s future. Gonzaga is headed to the Pac-12 Conference after years in the WCC. Few says the opportunity to change conferences was too good to pass up for the Bulldogs. “This is rapidly becoming one of the top basketball conferences there is,” Few said about the […]

The 2025 NBA Draft class is shaping up to be one of the best ever, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN. Headlined by Duke basketball’s Cooper Flagg and Rutgers’ Ace Bailey, Givony believes there are four different players with at least 10% chance to be the No. 1 overall pick. "This is the best group […]

When it comes to the 2025 NBA Draft, it seems Cooper Flagg is the general consensus’ No. 1 overall pick. An incoming freshman at Duke, Flagg has already stood out during Team USA scrimmages against NBA players. But incoming Rutgers freshman Dylan Harper might be in the running for the top pick in the NBA […]

Since Jon Scheyer took over as the head coach of the Duke basketball program ahead of the 2022-23 season, he’s been on a pretty steady upward trajectory. Consider, the Blue Devils were bounced out of the NCAA Tournament in the second round in 2023, and then advanced to the Elite Eight in 2024. Signs of […]

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma wants Paige Bueckers to channel her inner “Diana Taurasi”, pushing her to adopt a more assertive, even selfish mentality on the court. In Auriemma’s view, Bueckers has the talent, but he believes the key to her success — and UConn’s — lies in her embracing the mindset of a […]

All eyes will be on Cooper Flagg as he prepares for his freshman season for Duke basketball. While expectations are high, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer understands that there’s a learning curve in college basketball. Especially when you enter the ranks as a 17-year-old. Flagg is still expected to play a major role in Duke’s […]