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The Miami Hurricanes got a huge boost following the team’s historical Elite Eight postseason run this past year. After declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft, Isaiah Wong has decided to “run it back” with the Hurricanes. The star sophomore tweeted his decision Wednesday morning. Let’s run it back 💯 pic.twitter.com/EbNE47hx1M — Isaiah wong (@zaywong21) June […]

The Gonzaga Bulldogs will be happy to hear that their star senior is sticking around for another year. Rasir Bolton is not joining the 2022 NBA Draft class. He tweeted his decision to compete in the NCAA for another year Tuesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/rasir_45/status/1531721548121493506?s=20 This is a pretty surprising announcement, since Bolton previously alluded that the […]

The Texas Longhorns have enjoyed a solid last couple of seasons, making it back to the NCAA Tournament in each year after failing to make the Big Dance in the previous two campaigns. However, the Longhorns bowed out in the first two rounds in their most recent appearances. With point guard Marcus Carr and forward […]

Indiana Hoosiers star big man Trayce Jackson-Davis has made a big decision on his future, and Hoosiers fans will be excited. Jackson-Davis is pulling his name out of the 2022 NBA Draft and returning to Bloomington. The 22-year-old took to Twitter with his announcement: 23’ pic.twitter.com/yJt4w2oJJ1 — TJD (@TrayceJackson) May 20, 2022 The Hoosiers star […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes invested big money into their biggest teams this offseason, extending contracts with football coach Ryan Day and basketball coach Chris Holtmann. Day received a two-year extension, making him the Buckeye’s head coach through the 2028 season. The deal increases his salary from $7.6 million to $9.5 million each year. Fox Sports […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be the subject a movie set to come to big screens. Shooting Stars, a film adaptation of the 2009 biography written by James and Buzz Bissinger, is expected to release in 2023 and will feature five-star Oregon basketball commit Marquis Cook playing the role of James, according to […]

The Tennessee Volunteers enjoyed another successful season, securing their fifth straight campaign with a winning record while making it to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in that span. However, their recent success didn’t stop them from making a recruiting splash, as they landed a huge commitment from five-star recruit Julian Phillips out of […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson didn’t play a single game in the 2021-22 season because of his foot injury, but it was clear by the end of it that he was getting pretty close to full health again. Zion was seen on multiple occasions throwing down dazzling dunks in warmups and practice, leaving some […]

The Michigan State Spartans’ basketball program lost one of their own on Monday. Former star Adreian Payne, who played four years in East Lansing before becoming a first-round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, has tragically passed away at just 31-years-old. Via Chris Solari: Confirmed the former MSU star big man […]

North Carolina basketball’s Twitter tweeted out Friday asking who people’s favorite UNC point guard of all-time is. Lakers star LeBron James responded with his: Ed Cota — LeBron James (@KingJames) May 6, 2022 Ed Cota played for UNC in the late 1990s and into the 1999-2000 season. That’s right when James began tearing up the […]

The rich just got richer. The North Carolina Tar Heels, who made it to the NCAA championship game this past season, just made recruiting waves on Wednesday. Five-star recruit GG Jackson, who was also considering the rival Duke Blue Devils, has announced his commitment to the Tar Heels, as reported by 247 Sports. #BREAKING: 5⭐️ […]

NCAA President Mark Emmert announced Tuesday that he will be stepping down from his position effective June 2023. Major college news: NCAA President Mark Emmert has announced that he’ll step down in June of 2023. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 26, 2022 His duties will last until the end of June 2023 or until a […]

Last Wednesday, news broke that Jay Wright was retiring as the head coach of the Villanova Wildcats. The coach had a remarkable career with two NCAA Division I Tournament wins and four Final Four visits in 21 seasons. While he’s enjoying retirement now, Wright hasn’t completely closed his future off to coaching. The former Wildcats […]

Naasir Cunningham is the No. 1 recruit in ESPN’s Class of 2024, and he’s signing a groundbreaking deal with Overtime Elite. While Cunningham is joining up with OTE, he’s forgoing a salary and will maintain his college eligibility in case he wants to go play college basketball. The prized prospect can still make money off […]

The Kansas Jayhawks program got a massive boost historically, winning the NCAA Championship in the greatest comeback in tournament final history. They erased a 16-point deficit in beating fellow blue blood program North Carolina. The biggest reason for the team’s success last season was the play of Ochai Agbaji. In a heartfelt message, the Kansas […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels have their hearts set on returning to the National Championship Game.  After Armando Bacot and RJ Davis decided to stick with the Tar Heels, all eyes turned to Caleb Love. With an average of 15.9 points per game during the regular season and 18.8 points per game during the NCAA […]

On the heels of a National Championship victory, Kansas Jayhawks star Christian Braun made a key reveal regarding his basketball future on Sunday. Braun took to Twitter to reveal his intentions to declare for the 2022 NBA Draft, though he will be maintaining his eligibility at Kansas, meaning he hasn’t fully ruled out a return […]

Wednesday night, Jay Wright announced his retirement as head coach of the Villanova Wildcats. Two days later, the tenured coach held his official retirement press conference. During the conference, Wright explained his reasoning for stepping down after such a successful career. He said that he’d been thinking about retirement “for a few years,” but knew […]

The 2022 NBA Draft is slowly approaching as the playoffs are officially underway. However, many scouts around the league are doing their due diligence on scouting the incoming rookie class. The Duke Blue Devils have some notable names eligible to enter the league and Wendell Moore has made his final decision. According to Jon Rothstein, […]

Chet Holmgren led the Gonzaga Bulldogs to a solid 2021-22 season. The Bulldogs ended the season atop the AP poll and made it to the Sweet 16 behind Holmgren. The seven-foot-tall star will officially be a one-and-done and enter the 2022 NBA Draft. He thanked the Gonzaga program and fans in a Twitter post declaring […]

Jay Wright is stepping down from his post as the Villanova Wildcats’ head coach. The legendary head coach officially announced his retirement from coaching after 21 seasons with Villanova and seven with the Hofstra Pride. Villanova became one of the best programs in the country under Wright. The Wildcats won two national championships, made the […]

It’s been a busy week for the Kentucky Wildcats. First, star forward and National Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe made his decision to return to the program next year in an effort to improve his NBA Draft stock. That wasn’t the biggest news to come out of Kentucky. Freshman Shaedon Sharpe made a huge […]

For 21 seasons, Jay Wright paced the sidelines for the Villanova Wildcats as their head coach. Wright became known for his well-coached Wildcat teams and for his impeccable style. However, Wednesday officially marked the end of an era, as Wright shockingly announced his retirement from coaching, ushering in assistant Kyle Neptune as the new head […]

For over two decades, Jay Wright called the shots for the Villanova Wildcats. That will not be the case anymore, starting next season after Wright surprisingly announced his retirement from coaching Wednesday night. Wright is considered an all-time great in college basketball coaching and that’s clearly backed up by the accolades he’s been getting since […]

The reports on Jay Wright seriously considering retirement came as a shock to the basketball world. After all, it seemingly came out of nowhere, especially since the legendary tactician has been a stabilizing force on the sidelines for Villanova for 21 years. However, Wright has a really good reason to retire now and stop from […]

Villanova head coach Jay Wright is reportedly considering retirement, but before fans even talk about him potentially coaching in the NBA, latest information highlights that such move is unlikely. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, there has always been huge NBA interest in Wright over the past years. However, his reported plan to retire is […]

After 21 seasons as Villanova’s head coach, Jay Wright is reportedly considering stepping down and walking off into retirement, according to Shams Charania. Shams reports that Wright is discussing the decision with his family and expected to have a final answer on his future with the program in the coming days. Just in: Villanova’s Jay […]

Paolo Banchero shined in his lone season with the Duke Blue Devils. He helped lead the team to the Final Four in Mike Krzyzewski’s last season while winning the ACC Rookie of the Year Award. The Seattle-born forward entered the 2021-22 college season as a top prospect in the 2022 NBA Draft and will leave […]

With the 2022 NBA Draft approaching in the next couple of months, more and more players are making the decision to either stay in college or take their talents to the professional level. After a solid junior year where he led the UCLA Bruins in scoring, Johnny Juzang announced that he will declare for the […]

The Kentucky Wildcats didn’t make the splash they were hoping to in the NCAA Tournament this year, but they’ll have a very good chance at winning the whole thing next year. Especially after the announcement from reigning National Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe, who just announced his key decision on his future with the […]

Illinois Fighting Illini star center Kofi Cockburn announced Wednesday that he will be entering the 2022 NBA Draft and will hire an agent, ending a legendary college career in Champaign. Cockburn took to social media with his announcement, featuring a lengthy message: NEXT CHAPTER 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/Wz6xzAUl51 — King Kofi (@kxng_alpha) April 20, 2022 With the […]

Jaime Jaquez Jr. is coming back to UCLA. The Bruins’ star wing announced Monday that he will return for his senior season. In a video he posted to his Twitter account, Jaquez cited “unfinished business”. UCLA made it to the Final Four as an 11-seed in 2021. In 2022, with high expectations, the Bruins bowed […]

With the NCAA Basketball season over, the focus for many in the world of college basketball will shift to the 2022 NBA Draft, where some of the nation’s finest prospects will enter the draft to begin their professional careers. One such prospect is Memphis Tigers star center Jalen Duren, who announced his intention to enter […]

Coach Penny Hardaway’s squad at Memphis is set to sustain a significant loss ahead of the 2022-23 college basketball season. On Saturday, star forward Emoni Bates announced his decision to enter the transfer portal, just one year after joining the program as one of the nation’s most coveted five-star recruits. Bates announced his decision to […]

After a magnificent season with the Baylor Bears, Jeremy Sochan had the decision to go back for his sophomore season or declare for the NBA Draft. The 18-year-old has now made his decision. According to Jonathan Givony of ESPN, Sochan will be declaring for the 2022 draft. He averaged 9.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.8 […]

Longtime Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski signaled the official end of an era when he announced retirement plans following the 2021-22 season. Krzyzewski naturally impacted the lives of many student athletes and others involved in the program during his 42 seasons pacing the sidelines. On Thursday, the longtime Blue Devils coach took the […]

NCAA basketball just isn’t the same without Dick Vitale, however, the man, the myth, and the living legend made some noise on Thursday after announcing he’s defeated cancer. The March Madness tournament was missing Vitale, but maybe he returns next year? Dick Vitale posted his massive accomplishment on social media. The legendary analyst and announcer […]

The first season for the North Carolina Tar Heels under head coach Hubert Davis was unbelievably successful. They beat the Duke Blue Devils in Mike Krzyzewski’s last home game and in their first-ever matchup in the NCAA Tournament. As an eighth seed, they made it to the National Championship Game behind incredible performances from several […]

Even before the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced Frank Vogel’s firing on Monday, Juwan Howard already emerged as a potential candidate as his successor. It has now been revealed, however, that the Lakers might need to look elsewhere with Howard virtually taking himself out of the race. In an article for the Los Angeles Times, […]