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Honest Assessment of UCLA Basketball's Preseason Expectations
Mick Cronin is coming off a very disappointing year with the Bruins and could rebound this upcoming season. Last year, UCLA was projected to be one of the top teams in the Big Ten and the country. The Bruins were ranked 12th in the country and…
Basketball: A local legend is back home as Knox AD - Salisbury Post
SALISBURY — When Marvin Dixon arrived in Northern Ireland to play for the Belfast Star in the 2001-02 season, a lot of stunned fans and overwhelmed opponents thought he was the best basketball player they'd ever laid eyes on. Dixon, usually…
Popular Gators Walk-On Departs from Basketball Program
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-- A popular walk-on from the Florida Gators ' men's basketball program has departed from the program. Rising senior guard Cooper Josefsberg, who joined the team ahead of the 2023-24 season, revealed on Sunday that he was no longer…
Miami Basketball's Interest Returns to the Big 10 Market for Another Star Guard
The Miami Hurricanes have one more roster spot to fill, and a new option has popped up on the radar for Jai Lucas. Former Michigan guard L.J. Cason has entered the transfer portal, and Miami is the biggest school to look for. Cason averaged 8.4…
Texas Longhorns Basketball Expectations Grow Higher After Latest SEC Rankings
All the attention in Austin at the moment is on the Texas Longhorns football program. However, it's never too early to talk basketball either. After a Cinderella-like run to the Sweet 16 this past season, head coach Sean Miller has more than an…
Two concerns for the 2026-27 Kentucky basketball team
Big Blue Nation is starting to get very excited about this 2026-27 team Mark Pope has put together. I believe this team is going to be great this year, but this will be dependent on some Wildcats hitting their upside. Players like Malachi Moreno…
Tyler, The Creator Remixes Classic Converse Basketball Shoes
Converse has been on a run lately. Between the two-part UNDEFEATED collaboration honoring the Dodgers and now the Converse 1908 series, the brand is proving it knows exactly which parts of its own history are worth digging back up. The Converse Pro…
Projecting Illinois Basketball's Best Case-Scenario for the 2026-27 Season
Returners? Check. Transfer portal star? Check. And how about a loaded freshman class, just for good measure? That's a big check. The Illini have all the pieces to put together a historic campaign in 2026-27 – which is why they're poised to…
Milwaukee start-up, huupe, creates AI-powered cameras to turn any basketball hoop into a smart hoop
WAUWATOSA — Could the future of basketball be AI-driven smart basketball hoops? Maybe. One Milwaukee company hopes so, at least. With this new technology, anyone can track shot angle, shot quality, shot charts, whether or not you're…
Ole Miss Basketball Could Be Facing Make-or-Break Year in the Upcoming Season
Two seasons ago, the Ole Miss Rebels finished 24-12 and made it all the way to the Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. 2025 was a different story. The Rebels took two steps back this past season. Chris Beard's squad would need a miracle run in…
How the Gillion Brothers Built One of High School Basketball's Fastest-Rising Programs
This is the final installment of our seven-part series on Northern Virginia's Gillion Academy, which is among the country's premiere national high school basketball programs after only its first year of existence. Earlier pieces in the series…
Sports obituary: Diane Horton Deal was one of South's first basketball stars - Salisbury Post
CHINA GROVE – Before she married Larry Deal, a long-running and blessed union that would lead to two athletic children and five athletic grandchildren – Deals and Chrismons – Diane Horton was a basketball star at South Rowan…
Inside the Frenzy After One Court Ruling on Age-Based Eligibility Upended College Basketball
Much of the college basketball coaching world spent the weekend in Las Vegas, there primarily to watch high school talent during the penultimate live period of the recruiting cycle. But while there, their attention often wavered from the…
Tyler Tanner Has Put March Madness Heartbreak Behind Him As He Chases Vanderbilt Basketball History
NASHVILLE— The visual still occupies some space in Tyler Tanner's head. It was pitch black, straight out of a nightmare. But, if he looked up, he'd feel the nearly insurmountable weight of the moment. And, for a few seconds, he couldn't…
Great Mills Legend Tubby Smith Elected to National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Long before he became a national championship-winning coach at Kentucky, Tubby Smith was a standout basketball player at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland and later returned to his alma mater as a teacher and coach. Now one of Maryland's…
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