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LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese is one of the most well-known and outspoken college athletes of the new NIL era. The national championship-winning forward is returning for her final college season next year instead of going to the WNBA because her time at LSU is so lucrative. When she does go pro in 2024, […]

The Pac-12’s downfall seems inevitable. They will only be left with four teams for the 2024 season and some still face uncertainty. Questions about competitiveness, profit, and even exposure have risen as some universities consider other conferences. The main storyline in the past week has been the ACC trying to acquire Stanford, SMU, and Cal. […]

The transfer portal has changed the college basketball landscape forever. For good or for bad, college basketball will never be the same again. What it has done, is given players a little bit more freedom to move around and find the right situation for them. It has helped teams reload in anticipation of the coming […]

Morgan State basketball alumnus Isaiah Burke is getting a professional opportunity overseas, as he heads to Greece to play for AE Psychiko Athens, per a statement from the university’s athletics program. The AE Psychiko Athens team, also known as Athlitiki Enosi Psychikou, is a Greek professional basketball club located in Psychiko, Greece. “It’s truly a […]

The UConn women’s basketball team is in the middle of its European summer tour that includes four games in three countries. The Huskies are visiting Croatia, Slovenia and Italy on their tour. The UConn women’s basketball team announced that star Paige Bueckers will not participate in any of the four games on the tour. Paige […]

Just under two months after being arrested on a charge of driving under the influence, former West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins is entering a 12-month diversion program, according to the Associated Press. Huggins resigned from the program just a day after the arrest, and will now enter the program to resolve the drunk […]

Former NBA player Bonzi Wells is stepping down as men’s basketball coach at LeMoyne-Own College to become a coach at Georgia Tech, per Jason Munz of Memphis Commercial Appeal. Wells will join the team as an assistant coach for the Yellow Jackets under fellow former NBA Player Damon Stoudamire. Stoudamire was hired as Georgia Tech […]

The loss of Tommy Lloyd had Gonzaga basketball fans worried. A lot of their international recruitment just so happened to have signed with the Bulldogs because of him. But, these concerns may start to wither way as Coach Mark Few landed an insanely talented international prospect named Luka. Not Luka Doncic, the Zags officially got […]

It’s been just a day since former Louisville basketball commit Trentyn Flowers announced his decision to leave the school and go pro in Australia — and the 18-year-old has already received death threats, his mother confirmed on Twitter on Monday night. I will tolerate a lot of things….fans can be unhappy with this decision, but […]

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball team made a big-time move this offseason, as WAC Women’s Hoops Player of the Year Starr Jacobs has transferred to join the Lions. Jacobs is transferring to the SWAC from the WAC’s University of Texas at Arlington, per her Twitter account. https://twitter.com/Starr4Jacobs/status/1691159338159677440?s=20 Starr Jacobs joined UT-Austin in […]

Kentucky basketball has had some down years recently as other programs have skyrocketed to elite status across college basketball. However, the Wildcats have made a major move to put themselves back into the limelight, as Kentucky basketball will be the first ever school to be sponsored by the Nike Kobe Bryant brand, reports Legion Hoops. […]

Louisville basketball suffered a major blow to their incoming recruiting class with the news that five-star small forward Trentyn Flowers has decided to go pro in Australia rather than play for the Cardinals this fall. Flowers announced his intention to play in the National Basketball League on Monday, thanking Louisville and its fans four months […]

The Stanford women’s basketball team always is a national title contender. With the 2023-2024 season coming quickly, senior Cameron Brink has everybody buzzing as one of the Cardinal stars, and she has now earned a sweet NIL deal of her own with New Balance, as the shoe company announced on Monday morning. ‘All-American. Gold medalist. […]

With former NBA player Juwan Howard at the helm as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines basketball team, the program has become a destination for potential high school recruits. It was a bit of a disappointing year though this past season for the Michigan Wolverines. They finished with an 18-16 record and went 11-9 in […]

At this late in the offseason, it’s uncommon for college teams to make any major roster additions. Most teams are already set with for the upcoming season. The transfer portal has died down by this point in the offseason as well. But the Xavier Muskateers weren’t finished adding to their roster just yet. The Muskateers […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers dealt with a bit of controversy during this offseason when longtime head coach Bob Huggins resigned from his position after a DUI incident. While Huggins has done an about face and threatened legal action saying he was forced to resign, nothing more has come from that and the Mountaineers will move […]

There’s no denying that the transfer portal has changed the college basketball landscape forever. While some may argue that it’s for the better and some may argue that it’s for the worse, what it’s done is allowed college players to enter a free agency of sorts and have a little more control over their NCAA […]

With the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductions for the Class of 2023 set to take place August 12, former NBA superstar Dwyane Wade is set to take center stage and receive recognition for his outstanding basketball career. A three-time champion with the Miami Heat, Wade was also a 13-time All-Star, an eight-time All-NBA […]

Cooper Flagg, the No. 2 ranked prospect in the Class of 2025, made plenty of noise this summer. He excelled during the Peach Jam, catching everybody’s attention. Then, he got offers from a number of programs, including Texas, Duke, and Kansas, and also visited the Blue Devils this summer. Now, Flagg is reclassifying from 2025 […]

Four members of the Pac-12 are betting on Andrew Luck’s father to help them navigate the increasingly choppy waters of conference realignment. Oliver Luck, a former NFL quarterback and NCAA executive who was once athletic director at West Virginia, has been hired as an advisor to Oregon State, Washington State, Stanford and Cal. “Luck declined […]

Delaware State University unveils a new athletics logo ahead of the 2023 football season, per a statement released by the University on Thursday. The university decided to upgrade both its athletics and academic logo due to its emerging success and increase in infrastructure and enrollment. The logo features a contemporary version of the Hornet mascot. […]

Before Matt Painter took over for Purdue basketball, it was Gene Keady that paved the way for the Boilermakers’ success. His greatness netted him six national Coach of the Year awards and seven Big Ten Coach of the Year honors. He has produced countless NBA-level talents and even dabbled to coach the 2000 Team USA […]

The mania surrounding Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark hit another level this week when a butter sculpture of Clark was submitted to the Iowa State Fair. Clark has already become one of the most famous college athletes and NIL stars, but her reign on the court received a different kind of recognition in the […]

The Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) recently announced the 2023-2024 men’s & women’s basketball schedule for Hampton University. Hampton is starting their second season in the conference after joining in July 2022. Specific dates have yet to be announced for either team but the schedule features nine home and away games against CAA opponents. Both men’s […]

Conference realignment has been a really hot topic in recent days. The Pac-12 is taking the most hits after they were just left four teams in the 2024 season. It is still unclear how they plan to keep the competition afloat or if there are talks about disbandment going on. Although, there a new challenges […]

The Nike Basketball Academy is being held this week at the company’s headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. The event runs from Aug. 7 until Aug. 8 and features some of the top high school and college basketball players in the country for both men and women. For many of the high school prospects, this is a […]

Cooper Flagg could become the face of Duke basketball in the next several years. The five-star forward from Montverde Academy in Florida put on a show at the Nike Academy on Wednesday. The 6’8″, 195-lb Flagg ramped up the intensity on the offensive end by making shots from various distances. Flagg was so good, ESPN […]

It has been 369 days since UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers tore her ACL, and she took to Instagram to announce that she has been fully cleared to play live basketball. “All cleared and ready for takeoff🚀 369 days… GOD DID!” Paige Bueckers said in the caption of her Instagram post. Getting Bueckers back […]

The Overtime Elite has become a much bigger deal, especially after Amen and Ausar Thompson both got selected in the top 10 of the 2023 NBA Draft. The 2024 NBA Draft has a few Overtime Elite players who are projected to go pretty high, so more and more players are considering joining the league. However, […]

The Big Ten and Big 12 decimated the Pac-12 through conference expansion. The Mountain West could potentially finish the Pac-12 off. The Mountain West is exploring its own path to expansion. Washington State and Oregon State are logical targets for the conference. The Mountain West released a statement Wednesday, acknowledging that it is looking at […]

The Pac-12 is currently in absolute shambles as eight universities have left the conference this summer. Washington State is one of the four remaining Pac-12 schools, and president Kirk Schulz opened up on the difficulty of dealing with this entire saga, reports ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “It’s like a breakup; it’s awkward. No one wants to […]

The Howard University women’s basketball will make an appearance in the second annual Bad Boy Mowers Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament, as reported by HBCU Sports. The tournament is set to take place from November 18th-November 20th at the Imperial Arena in Atlantis Paradise Island. Howard is set to make history as the first HBCU […]

As USC incoming freshman Bronny James continues to work his way back to full health after suffering cardiac arrest late last month, he and father LeBron James — a superstar forward for the Los Angeles Lakers — were recently spotted in Minnesota, with many linking their appearance around the local Mayo Clinic to their desires […]

USC basketball is beginning their summer tour without Bronny James as he recovers from cardiac arrest. Despite not having Bronny James, the squad should be ready to go and get in some good hoops as they travel internationally for some friendly exhibitions. When and Where does USC basketball play? The USC basketball summer tour will […]

The landscape of the NCAA is dramatically changing quickly because of conference realignment. Amid the Big Ten and Big 12 practically crippling the Pac-12 with their own conference expansion, NCAA President Charlie Baker indicated that he’s troubled by recent events. The additions of Oregon and Washington are set to give the Big Ten 18 teams. […]

The Pac-12 is getting absolutely tethered across the sports world after programs opted to leave for the Big 12 and Big Ten. Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is the latest to torch the conference, responding to a Pac-12 athlete who explains why she chose the conference and why she is now upset. “I chose […]

Jackson State University‘s Head Women’s Basketball Coach Tomekia Reed has been appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee, per a press release by the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The committee ensures that NCAA Division I women’s basketball is supervised properly, while also working to improve the public image and […]

There are only a few weeks left before college basketball season resumes en route to March Madness. Recruitment is still ongoing for most schools as blue-blood universities get the most attention from prospects. Jon Scheyer’s Duke basketball program is doing just that as they aim to get Jared McCain or Cooper Flagg a running mate […]

In an early 2024 NBA Mock Draft, The Athletic draft analyst Sam Vecenie made an intriguing pick for the No. 1 pick, selecting not 18-year-old G League Ignite forward Ron Holland or UCLA freshman center Aday Mara, but Kentucky freshman wing Justin Edwards. Edwards, a five-star high school recruit out of Imhotep Institute in Philadelphia, […]