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stltoday.com - Tom Timmermann | Post-Dispatch - SLU's Robbie Avila signs with Lakers for summer basketball, training camp
SLU's Robbie Avila signs with Lakers for summer basketball, training camp
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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…

si.com - Jordan Epp - Texas A&M Men's Basketball Announces SEC Opponents for 2027 Season
Texas A&M Men's Basketball Announces SEC Opponents for 2027 Season
Sports Illustrated

With 11 conference wins last season, the Texas A&M Aggies tied for the second-best conference record over the last decade. In his first season with the team, Bucky McMillan led the program to its sixth double-digit win campaign in conference play…

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 - Austin Veazey - Lakers Sign Star FSU Basketball Guard After Going Undrafted
Lakers Sign Star FSU Basketball Guard After Going Undrafted
Sports Illustrated

The 2026 NBA Draft has now concluded, which saw two former Florida State Seminoles get drafted: Baba Miller (who finished his career at Cincinnati) went 36th overall to the LA Clippers, and Lajae Jones went 54th overall to the Golden State…

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…

nypost.com - Dylan Svoboda - Caitlin Clark not getting respect from WNBA because 'she's a straight white basketball player': Boomer Esiason
Caitlin Clark not getting respect from WNBA because 'she's a straight white basketball player': Boomer Esiason
New York Post

Boomer Esiason thinks Caitlin Clark should consider taking her talents elsewhere. After another night of hard fouls, questionable officiating and growing frustration around how Clark is being treated in the WNBA, the WFAN host and ex-NFL…

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…

ndtv.com - FACT CHECK: Did Barack Obama Call The 1990s 'Peak Basketball' Because Of His Michael Jordan Fandom?
FACT CHECK: Did Barack Obama Call The 1990s 'Peak Basketball' Because Of His Michael Jordan Fandom?
NDTV

Barack Obama has never hidden his love for the Chicago Bulls, so his latest basketball comments did not surprise many fans. Speaking on the All the Smoke podcast, the former US President described the 1990s as “peak basketball,”…

si.com - Dalton Trigg - Southern Miss Basketball Player Profile: Anthony Igiede Aiming to Be 'Total Package' SG
Southern Miss Basketball Player Profile: Anthony Igiede Aiming to Be 'Total Package' SG
Sports Illustrated

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – When it comes to Southern Miss men's basketball, the vibes have been on a constant upward trajectory since the end of last season. Despite battling through injuries, the Golden Eagles finished the 2025-26 season with a…

si.com - Will Horstman - Why Former Penn State Basketball Player Josh Reed Is Suing the NCAA
Why Former Penn State Basketball Player Josh Reed Is Suing the NCAA
Sports Illustrated

The eligibility rules for college basketball are changing, as the NCAA's Division I Cabinet adopted an age-based eligibility model that permits athletes to play five seasons over a five-year period. It will have a profound effect on college…

si.com - Patrick Andres - The Big 12's NBA Draft Dominance Proves Its Commitment to Basketball Excellence is Paying Off
The Big 12's NBA Draft Dominance Proves Its Commitment to Basketball Excellence is Paying Off
Sports Illustrated

On paper, the Big 12 should not work. The fate of Arizona men's basketball should be of no concern to the denizens of Cincinnati. Utah and UCF's programs have almost nothing in common apart from the influencers infesting their home cities. And yet!

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…

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