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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 […]

For nearly a decade now, the Florida Gators basketball team has toiled away in mediocrity, a far cry from where Billy Donovan had left the program when he departed for the NBA in 2015. Since Donovan’s departure, the Gators have a total of six NCAA Tournament wins, and perhaps even worse, not a single star […]

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers has teamed up with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to promote a new exhibition titled “Get in the Game,” exploring the intersection of sports, art and contemporary culture. The exhibit, which opens on Oct. 19, highlights the ways athleticism transcends the court, spotlighting not only Bueckers but […]

Urban Edge Network (UEN), a top supplier of live and on-demand sports programming, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) have inked a five-year contract per a press release secured by HBCY Pulse By providing free streaming of NAIA national championships, the agreement will increase the awareness of NAIA sports. An important aspect of […]

Former HBCU hoop star Joirdan Karl Nicholas signed with the Atlanta Hawks last week. The Texas Southern Star looks to continue his NBA career after spending his rookie season with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. Nicholas joined the South Bay Lakers after going undrafted in the 2023 NBA Draft. Nicholas served […]

Class of 2025 shooting guard Kiyan Anthony, son of NBA legend Carmelo Anthony, is nearing his college decision. As he gets closer to the end of the recruiting process, Anthony has narrowed his list down to three schools — Auburn, USC and Syracuse — according to Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. The New York native […]

Jon Scheyer’s net worth in 2024 is $5 million. Scheyer is the head coach for Duke men’s basketball and should be the man in Durham for a long time to come after signing a six-year contract extension in November 2023. Scheyer, 37, took over two seasons ago for legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski and led the […]

One of the most successful mid-major hoops programs is set to change conference allegiance, as Gonzaga basketball is reportedly expected to join the Pac-12, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. “Breaking: Gonzaga has agreed to join the Pac-12, sources confirm to @CBSSports,” posted Norlander Tuesday morning. Gonzaga basketball will not be joining the Pac-12 […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is providing new information about his talented transfer guard, Chris Youngblood. Oats says Youngblood should return in December, per CBS Sports. The transfer player is dealing with an ankle injury. “He’s almost certainly not going to play in November, but he’ll be back in December,” Oats said to the outlet. […]

The Mountain West Conference is expanding once more. The league is adding UTEP, per ESPN. The league was in talks to add the school from Conference USA, per ESPN. There appears to be an agreement completed to bring in UTEP at the MWC. The school is expected to notify Conference USA immediately of its plans. […]

Mike Krzyzewski, also known as Coach K, was the head coach of the Duke basketball team for over 40 years. From 1980-2022, coach K was leading the Blue Devils, but in 2004, he had the opportunity to go to the NBA and coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. The job was obviously turned down, but […]

Even if you’re not the biggest college basketball fan out there, there’s a chance you’ve heard the name Robbie Avila at some point over the last 12 months. That’s because Avila, who transferred from Indiana State to Saint Louis at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, gained a cult following last season thanks to his […]

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) tournament has announced that tickets for the 2025 showdown are now available. According to a press release, the CIAA, the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, will return to Baltimore, Maryland, for the 2025 Food Lion CIAA Men’s and Women’s Championship Basketball Tournament, scheduled for February 25 to March […]

North Carolina basketball officially has their first commitment from the 2025 class. Four-star recruit Derek Dixon decided to sign with the Tar Heels on Friday, the No. 51 ranked player in the country. Following his decision, Dixon revealed why he chose the prestigious UNC program. Via Dushawn London of 247Sports: “I want to win and […]

Notre Dame basketball is having the kind of recruiting week that can turn an entire program around. On Friday, they landed their third major commitment of the week when four-star forward Ryder Frost announced that he would be joining Micah Shrewsberry and the Irish, according to Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. “4⭐️ Ryder Frost has […]

When speaking about the hype surrounding Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg, there is no doubt it will be a massive story for any college basketball fan to follow this upcoming season. Flagg has been the talk of the basketball world as Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer spoke about the expectations surrounding the 17-year old. […]

There is no doubt that Duke basketball’s Cooper Flagg is the talk of everybody within the basketball world, especially with his freshman season starting right around the corner. After Flagg impressed as part of the Team USA select team to prepare the main team for the Olympics, he spoke to the media for the first […]