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boston.com - Conor Ryan - Celtics guard Derrick White is taking a basketball job with his alma mater at Colorado
Celtics guard Derrick White is taking a basketball job with his alma mater at Colorado
Boston.com

Derrick White is once again expected to play a key role on the 2026-27 Celtics as a defensive stopper, rim protector, and 3-point threat. ​But the Celtic also has a new side gig lined up. ​On Tuesday, White's alma mater — the…

si.com - Ryan Kay - SMU Basketball News and Headlines for the end of June
SMU Basketball News and Headlines for the end of June
Sports Illustrated

HE'S HEADED HOME ‼️ With the 58th pick in the NBA Draft, the @PelicansNBA select Jaron Pierre Jr! pic.twitter.com/dWoye7SoFJ — SMU Basketball (@SMUBasketball) June 25, 2026 The New Orleans Pelicans have selected hometown native…

cbsnews.com - Eric  Christensen - Derrick White donates $2M to Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball program, accepts special role with the team
Derrick White donates $2M to Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball program, accepts special role with the team
CBS News

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White is putting his money where his mouth is and investing in the University of Colorado Boulder men's basketball program. 'Everything happens for a reason,' White said in a video posted on the team's social media…

si.com - Graham Baakko - Vanderbilt Basketball Conference Opponents For Next Season Revealed
Vanderbilt Basketball Conference Opponents For Next Season Revealed
Sports Illustrated

The 2026-2027 college basketball season is still a little over four months away, but the pieces of Vanderbilt men's basketball schedule next season continue to be revealed. Thursday, it found who and where it will play in its conference slate. Per…

sahanjournal.com - Khalid Mohamed - Hoops4Unity shows basketball's growing appeal in Somali community
Hoops4Unity shows basketball's growing appeal in Somali community
Sahan Journal

To Mohammed Mohamud, the shortage of Somali players in basketball's highest levels isn't a question of interest — it's only a matter of time. When Mohamud, now 23, moved to Minneapolis from Utah in 2014, he was in awe of the Somali…

si.com - Brandy Simms - Nate Ament Becomes Virginia High School Basketball's Latest First-Round NBA Draft Pick
Nate Ament Becomes Virginia High School Basketball's Latest First-Round NBA Draft Pick
Sports Illustrated

The former Highland School standout became the first NBA Draft pick in school history and the first player from Fauquier County, Virginia ever selected in the NBA Draft when he was taken 13th overall by the Miami Heat before being dealt to the…

si.com - Tony Liebert - Baboucarr Ann's Wisconsin Commitment Feels All Too Familiar for Gophers Basketball
Baboucarr Ann's Wisconsin Commitment Feels All Too Familiar for Gophers Basketball
Sports Illustrated

Maple Grove High School star Baboucarr Ann verbally committed to Wisconsin on Thursday. Stop me if you've heard this one before, Gophers fans, but another local prep star is heading across the border to play college basketball for the Badgers.

si.com - Wyatt Huff - Kentucky basketball's 2026-27 SEC schedule has been released
Kentucky basketball's 2026-27 SEC schedule has been released
Sports Illustrated

The Kentucky basketball roster is nearly set, with one piece still to be added. As for who they will play, we already know Kentucky's non-conference schedule, which includes a number of top 25 teams, and now, the conference schedule has been…

si.com - Ethan Niewoehner - Michigan Basketball Adapting to Rule Change
Michigan Basketball Adapting to Rule Change
Sports Illustrated

The NCAA is out fighting the fight. Trying to hold together their network of college sports which seems to be ever more quickly slipping from their grasp, the governing body recently announced a new model for player eligibility. The new system…

si.com - Hunter De Siver - Tracker: Where Will Alabama Basketball's Three Undrafted Players Land?
Tracker: Where Will Alabama Basketball's Three Undrafted Players Land?
Sports Illustrated

The 2026 NBA Draft has come to a close, and while Labaron Philon Jr. was selected No. 22 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers, three other former Alabama players, each of whom have exhausted their collegiate eligibility, were not among the 60 picks.

heavy.com - Ethan Woodie - Pacers Draft Record-Breaking Local College Basketball Star
Pacers Draft Record-Breaking Local College Basketball Star
Heavy

The Indiana Pacers didn't have a single pick in the NBA draft. They didn't let that stop them. The Pacers knew who they wanted in this draft, and they did what they needed to, securing the prospect they had circled on their board this entire time.

si.com - Cory Pappas - Derrick White Speaks Candidly on Return to Colorado as Basketball Strategy President
Derrick White Speaks Candidly on Return to Colorado as Basketball Strategy President
Sports Illustrated

The Colorado Buffaloes have named Derrick White president of basketball strategy. White is currently in the NBA as a guard for the Boston Celtics. He played one season for Colorado back in 2016-17. Derrick White was introduced as Colorado's…

nytimes.com - Jay King - Brad Stevens won't predict Celtics' future, but will it include Jaylen Brown?
Brad Stevens won't predict Celtics' future, but will it include Jaylen Brown?
The New York Times

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens could have quieted some of the Jaylen Brown chatter on Tuesday. While speaking after the first round of the NBA Draft, Stevens was asked directly whether Brown would still be on the…

si.com - Thomas Carelli - NBA Draft Round 2: Braden Smith Among Fantasy Basketball Flubs Set for the G-League
NBA Draft Round 2: Braden Smith Among Fantasy Basketball Flubs Set for the G-League
Sports Illustrated

These NBA prospects did not get drafted in Round 1. Instead, they had to wait until Day 2, Wednesday night, for their name to be called. Those who go on Day 2 are often labeled as deep stashes on their respective teams, and players hope to carve…

si.com - Thomas Carelli - Fantasy Basketball's Deep-Sleepers From NBA Draft Round 2: Bruce Thornton, 2 Others
Fantasy Basketball's Deep-Sleepers From NBA Draft Round 2: Bruce Thornton, 2 Others
Sports Illustrated

The NBA Draft has now concluded, leaving 60 players with their professional dreams just beginning. Wednesday Night, the 2nd round took place, and unlike the night prior, it found players with lesser expectations chasing their ultimate upside. Can…

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