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si.com - Luke Joseph - UCLA Basketball Using Family Ties With Latest Recruiting Efforts
UCLA Basketball Using Family Ties With Latest Recruiting Efforts
Sports Illustrated

UCLA basketball is all in on the Betts family. Just last year, UCLA Women's basketball won its first National Championship in program history, with senior center Lauren Betts leading the way. In her senior season, Betts would average a team-high 17…

si.com - Luke Perez - Get to Know USC Trojans Basketball Newcomers
Get to Know USC Trojans Basketball Newcomers
Sports Illustrated

Heading into the 2026-2027 college basketball season, the USC Trojans pushed themselves into early contender conversation due to their offseason moves. First, coach Eric Musselman and the Southern Cal staff recruited a top-10 class – No. 3…

si.com - Hugh Straine - Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje Weights in Why He Chose Duke Basketball
Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje Weights in Why He Chose Duke Basketball
Sports Illustrated

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are bringing in the No. 1-ranked high school recruiting class for the third year in a row. The latest addition to that recruiting class is international prospect Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, who has…

si.com - Trent Knoop - Predicting Baylor Basketball's Rotation in 2026-27 With One Roster Spot Open
Predicting Baylor Basketball's Rotation in 2026-27 With One Roster Spot Open
Sports Illustrated

Baylor recently released details of its 2026-27 roster online, showing 13 players. Incoming freshman Tegra Makabu wasn't on the roster yet, but he is expected to join the Bears later on. That gives Baylor 14 total players ahead of the season…

si.com - Jackson Langendorf - Indiana Basketball Offers Trio of Five-Star Centers in 2028 Class
Indiana Basketball Offers Trio of Five-Star Centers in 2028 Class
Sports Illustrated

Darian DeVries has clearly learned his lesson. Indiana's top rebounder a year ago was Tucker DeVries, who snagged 5.3 boards per game. And it's not as though the Hoosiers were a by-committee glass-cleaning squad. Only two players averaged more than…

si.com - Kenneth Teape - Iowa State Basketball Fans Will Love Versatility of Class of 2027 Commit
Iowa State Basketball Fans Will Love Versatility of Class of 2027 Commit
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones have one of the most highly-ranked groups of players for the Class of 2027 in men's basketball in the country. In September 2024, they landed their first commit, Josiah Harrington. Earlier this year, it was Donovan Davis who…

si.com - Pat Benson - Nike Unveils Caitlin Clark's 1st Signature Basketball Shoe
Nike Unveils Caitlin Clark's 1st Signature Basketball Shoe
Sports Illustrated

The wait is over. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark's first signature Nike basketball shoe is here. Clark teased pictures this morning on Instagram before Nike's official announcement this afternoon. It is safe to say that the Nike Caitlin 1 lives…

si.com - Kenneth Teape - Iowa State Basketball Making Key Change To Recruiting Targets
Iowa State Basketball Making Key Change To Recruiting Targets
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team has turned into a perennial contender in the Big 12 under head coach T.J. Otzelberger. In five years with him at the helm, the Cyclones have advanced to the NCAA Tournament each year. An incredibly…

si.com - Aiden Checketts - Three Intriguing Conference Matchups For Colorado Basketball Next Season
Three Intriguing Conference Matchups For Colorado Basketball Next Season
Sports Illustrated

Through the 2025 season, coach Tad Boyle and the Colorado Buffaloes experienced inconsistent success during Big 12 conference play, but they could be in a position to finish near the top of the Big 12 standings in 2026. However, to make that jump…

nytimes.com - Joel Lorenzi - As Bulls welcome Tiago Splitter, developing for the future is the main priority
As Bulls welcome Tiago Splitter, developing for the future is the main priority
The New York Times

CHICAGO — In introducing new Chicago Bulls coach Tiago Splitter on Wednesday, new lead executive Bryson Graham also introduced something lost on the previous regime: alignment. There's an honesty with how both Splitter and Graham spoke about…

ketv.com - Matt Kirkle - Huskers announce full reseat for men's basketball season ticket holders
Huskers announce full reseat for men's basketball season ticket holders
ketv

Rising demand prompts Nebraska men's basketball season ticket reseat At the end of the 2026-27 season, the Huskers Athletic Fund plans to conduct a full reseating of Nebraska men's basketball season tickets. FIRE FIREWORKS ROUGHLY 10:00. BIG RED…

forbes.com - Megan Poinski - Cleaning Up The Murky Window Into B2B Marketing
Cleaning Up The Murky Window Into B2B Marketing
Forbes

Tracking the effectiveness of digital B2B marketing has always been difficult. These aren't always straightforward customer journeys, since clients may not always purchase directly from you, and vendors and partners might not have systems that can…

rockmnation.com - Sammy Stava - Commute: Mizzou Women's Basketball Schedule Notes
Commute: Mizzou Women's Basketball Schedule Notes
Rock M Nation

The Morning Commute for Thursday, June 18 Today we're talking about Mizzou WBB On Tuesday, the Mizzou Women's Basketball SEC home and road opponents were announced. In Year 2 of the Kellie Harper era, the Tigers draw Vanderbilt twice in conference…

espn.com - 2026 NBA buzz: Latest news, injuries, league intel, updates
2026 NBA buzz: Latest news, injuries, league intel, updates
ESPN

The NBA Finals are over, with the New York Knicks claiming the franchise's first title in 53 years. And with the 2025-26 regular season in the books, attention turns to the buzz around June's draft and the 2026 offseason. The league's focus is on…

espn.com - Myron Medcalf - Bet on yourself': How Yaxel Lendeborg raised his NBA stock by delaying the draft
Bet on yourself': How Yaxel Lendeborg raised his NBA stock by delaying the draft
ESPN

The most improbable tale of the 2026 NBA draft is the rise of Yaxel Lendeborg: an NCAA champion turned projected lottery pick who didn't get serious about basketball until he was 18 years old -- and will have a video game to thank when Adam Silver…

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