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The rivalry between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark continued off the court during the 2023 ESPYs. Iowa basketball fans were quick to shade on the LSU basketball national champion. This is after she won the Best Breakthrough Athlete Award at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Angel Reese had long been entrenched in the […]

Angel Reese has been known as the feisty go-getter for LSU women’s basketball. Her on-the-court production with crashing the boards, setting good screens, and scoring are a welcome addition to a great personality. She gained a lot of fame during this year’s fight for the NCAA National Championship. Notably, her dramatics against Iowa basketball’s Caitlin […]

The Bob Huggins era for the West Virginia Mountaineers is over following the former West Virginia basketball head coach’s resignation last June via a statement released by the school. However, Huggins is now challenging the legitimacy of that statement, saying that he did not pen such a letter. This hard stance from Huggins could eventually […]

There is not much that Hunter Dickinson achieved after his transfer out of Michigan basketball. However, the transfer portal star is already looking for smoke along with his Kansas basketball squad. He is nothing more than thrilled when it comes to facing other teams because he enjoys having a target on his back. The new […]

West Virginia basketball has been through a lot. This all comes after Bob Huggins’ drunk driving controversy. It was once reported that he resigned from the position but recent news has argued that the coach never made such a move. Bob Huggins finally released an official letter to clear his side of the story. The […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers received unfortunate news last month when head coach Bob Huggins was arrested for DUI. Following the incident, Huggins resigned from his position as head coach leaving the team in a state of flux. Not only did they lose Huggins, but West Virginia also experienced a mass exodus of players entering the […]

With Bob Huggins resigning from his role as West Virginia men’s basketball head coach, there has been a mass exodus of players leaving the program. North Carolina has been the latest team to benefit off of West Virginia’s misfortune, landing one of the more exciting players in the transfer portal. James Okonkwo has transferred to […]

Florida A&M women’s basketball coach Shalon Pillow announced her resignation on Thursday after two seasons in charge of the Rattlers. Pillow was the head coach for three years but Florida A&M opted not to play during the 2020-2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rattlers went 9-48 in their two seasons under Pillow, posting […]

DeMar DeRozan’s No. 10 jersey hangs in the rafters at Galen Center and is retired at the USC Men’s basketball program, but DeRozan has given Dennis Rodman’s son, DJ Rodman, his blessing to wear No. 10 for the 2023-2024 college basketball season, the program announced on Twitter. With the blessing of @DeMar_DeRozan, whose jersey hangs […]

The summer is here, but the college basketball transfer portal season has yet to stop. Now, Rodney Terry and the Texas Longhorns basketball program have added UCF grad transfer Ithiel Horton, per Joe Tipton of On3. ‘Former UCF guard Ithiel Horton has committed to Texas, he told On3. The 6-foot-5, 200-pound graduate transfer averaged 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.6 […]

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark has a lot on his hands. The departures of the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are huge as the two are staple teams when it comes to his conference. However, he does not seem so worried about expansion or other losses they may incur. Brett Yormark will have to discuss […]

Alabama basketball added a traditional big man to its roster via the transfer portal on Wednesday, getting the commitment of former West Virginia forward Mohamed Wague, according to Joe Tipton. Wague is the fifth player to transfer out of West Virginia since the end of last season after the resignation of head coach Bob Huggins. […]

The Pro-Am is taking place at the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, IL, and Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark is participating, with many Iowa fans on hand to follow her, according to Michael Voepel of ESPN. Ready to watch ⁦@CaitlinClark22⁩ in her *other* sport, golf, as she plays today in […]

The exodus from the Bob Huggins resignation at West Virginia has continued even though they did get some good news recently regarding sharpshooting guard Kerr Kriisa. Their losses have been other teams’ gains, however, and one of the most significant additions of the offseason has been Tre Mitchell committing to Kentucky. Texas Tech has been […]

Washington basketball has landed a big name on the transfer portal, adding former Rutgers guard Paul Mulcahy ahead of the 2023-24 season. The rising fifth-year senior announced his decision to join the Huskies on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. West Coast 💜 @UW_MBB pic.twitter.com/gdYGxGVQJM — Paul Mulcahy (@paulmulcahy_) July 4, 2023 A 6’7 point guard, Mulcahy averaged […]

Bronny James, the eldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, and Shareef O’Neal experienced a taste of the limits of family fame when they were unceremoniously rejected from rapper Saweetie’s exclusive Hollywood party. The incident occurred as the pair attempted to enter the popular nightclub, Poppy, for Saweetie’s birthday celebration, according to TMZ. If im […]

San Diego State and the Mountain West Conference have had a tumultuous relationship over the past months. The Aztecs initially intended to leave the conference in pursuit of better opportunities. However, the tides changed for Gloria Nevarez’s conference as the team approached the deadline of their decision. The exit of San Diego State from the […]

The transfer portal has changed college basketball forever. It’s almost like a free agency for the NCAA and it’s created more of a level playing field for mid-majors to be able to compete with high-majors. It’s also helped players with a way out of situations that are out of their control. Take Dexter Akanno for […]

Maybe it should have been expected, given the nature of the world as we know it today, but with the once beloved Bronny James has now become the target of increasingly vocal doubters and detractors. Of course, there will always be a chorus of people in the peanut gallery that want Bronny to fail simply […]

Kentucky basketball is heating back up after an initially disappointing offseason that included many transfer portal misses for John Calipari. Things got a lot better when 4-star big man Somto Cyril committed to the Wildcats on Wednesday. The physical 6-foot-10 center is the No. 44 prospect in the class of 2024, and will add an […]

The Alabama basketball team has just made a significant addition in the transfer portal. North Dakota State transfer Grant Nelson has chosen to play for the Crimson Tide in the 2023-2024 college basketball season, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. The Alabama basketball team could sure use an additional scorer like Grant Nelson, given the talent […]

Former Villanova basketball star Cam Whitmore has found a new home with the Houston Rockets, but the journey to that destination was anything but smooth sailing. Whitmore was a projected lottery pick in this year’s NBA Draft, with many experts expecting to see him in the top-10. But on draft night last Thursday, Whitmore tumbled […]

Two former New Mexico State basketball players settled a hazing lawsuit filed in April, according to ESPN and the Associated Press. The lawsuit claimed three NMSU teammates ganged up on and sexually assaulted two players, Deuce Benjamin and Shak Odunewu. It also said Aggies’ coaches knew about the assaults and said or did nothing about […]

Caitlin Clark took the basketball world by storm in the last college basketball season when he led the Iowa women’s basketball squad all the way to the national championship game. Although the Iowa Hawkeyes fell short of completing their run with a title, Clark has won individual awards since. In fact, another one has been […]

LSU baseball brought home the program’s seventh National Championship Monday night in a blowout victory over Florida in the College World Series finals. The Tigers join LSU’s women’s basketball team as champions in 2023, and Angel Reese loved every minute of it. LSU is now the only school in history to win Division 1 championships […]

The Kentucky Wildcats have just scored a big win on the transfer portal front, as they landed former West Virginia Mountaineers forward Tre Mitchell. The move came after the resignation of Bob Huggins from his head coaching job for the Mountaineers, and one that gives the frontcourt of Kentucky basketball a major boost. Mitchell announced […]

Former West Virginia forward Tre Mitchell committed to the Kentucky Wildcats basketball program, he announced via a Monday tweet. “Tre is from Pittsburgh and I’ve known him for years,” Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari wrote in a Monday tweet. “This was a unique situation, but as soon as he put his name in the portal, he […]

After an impressive run to the Elite Eight in March Madness, Texas basketball has added an intriguing talent to their squad ahead of the upcoming season. Per 247 Sports, The Longhorns have secured the signature of former Kansas Jayhawks commit Chris Johnson, one of the top players in the state and currently a four-star recruit. […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide were already going to look very different next season. They lost Brandon Miller, Noah Clowney and Charles Bediako to the NBA Draft and Nimari Burnett and Jaden Bradley to the transfer portal. They added quite a few new players in the transfer portal themselves but they were counting on a select […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers sure got a shock this offseason when longtime head coach Bob Huggins abruptly resigned following his arrest for DUI. Huggins had been the head coach at West Virginia since 2007 and had amassed a record of 342-203. Unsurprisingly, West Virginia experienced a mini exodus of players in the transfer portal following […]

Angel Reese continues to garner accolades in her young career, with the LSU basketball star even being named the BET Sportswoman of the Year on Sunday. However, the 21-year-old was “sad” about it. It’s not because she won or she has issues with the award, but rather because she wasn’t able to attend the awarding […]

West Virginia has a new basketball coach after the departure of Bob Huggins, with assistant coach Josh Eilert getting elevated to an interim role for the 2023-24 season. The school announced the decision on Saturday night. “I spoke with knowledgeable basketball people around the country over the last week, including coaches, professional basketball executives and […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are coming off a disappointing season in which they finished 16-16 overall and 5-13 in Big 12 Conference play. Tasked with improving their roster, they turned to the transfer portal as most college teams do nowadays. They picked up a big commitment from former Arizona State big man Warren Washington […]

It’s not everyday that college basketball players get to play for a former NBA player. But that was the situation Romelle Mansel found himself in when he transferred to HBCU Jackson State last season. Mo Williams had just accepted the head coaching job for the Tigers at the beginning of the 2022-23 season, Mansel’s first […]

The Gonzaga Bulldogs were looking to reload this season after losing Drew Timme, Malachi Smith, and Julian Strawther to the NBA Draft and Hunter Sallis to the transfer portal. They were hoping to do so with a strong incoming class and the transfer portal. They did well in the portal with the additions of Graham […]

Fallout from Bob Huggins’ resignation continues for West Virginia basketball. Less than a week after the Hall-of-Fame coach stepped down as Mountaineers coach following his arrest for DUI, two of the team’s top expected players for 2023-24 are set to enter the transfer portal. Kerr Kriisa, who only just committed to West Virginia in April […]

After 16 seasons at the helm, Bob Huggins has stepped down as the head coach of West Virginia men’s basketball. Athletic director Wren Baker seems to have now narrowed down West Virginia’s search for Huggins eventual replacement. Baker sat down with assistant coaches Ron Everhart and Josh Eilert on Thursday. Furthermore, he is having a […]

The Indiana Pacers made four picks in the 2023 NBA Draft, coming away with Houston forward Jarace Walker, Belmont wing Ben Sheppard, G League Ignite guard Mojave King, and Miami (FL) guard Isaiah Wong. A quartet of skilled players that can all make an impact in the league, the Pacers came away from Thursday’s draft […]

The 2023 NBA Draft led to another milestone for Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari, who extended his own record with 16 straight seasons with a first round draft pick. His point guard Cason Wallace was taken 10th overall by the Dallas Mavericks, furthering Calipari’s record to unbelievable heights. His Kentucky program has become synonymous with […]