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si.com - Justice Sandle - Miami Basketball Lands National Championship Winning Guard For the Future
Miami Basketball Lands National Championship Winning Guard For the Future
Sports Illustrated

The Miami Hurricanes and Jai Lucas return to the Big 10 to add another key piece to their roster. However, it likely won't be this season, but the year after, as the Hurricanes land the commitment of LJ Cason from the transfer portal. The former…

si.com - Thomas Carelli - Jalen Duren's Latest Free Agency Update Points Upwards in Fantasy Basketball
Jalen Duren's Latest Free Agency Update Points Upwards in Fantasy Basketball
Sports Illustrated

The Detroit Pistons remain in their pursuit of retaining restricted free agent Jalen Duren. The speculation runs deep regarding his 2026-27 landing spot. Duren has implied that he wishes to play for the Sacramento Kings. The Pistons, however, have…

si.com - Erin Mulligan - Colorado Basketball Hosting Four-Star Recruiting Target
Colorado Basketball Hosting Four-Star Recruiting Target
Sports Illustrated

Continuing to gain national recognition, four-star small forward recruit Isaiah Santos visited Boulder on July 19 after adding the Colorado Buffaloes to the list of offers that he has received, according to 247Sports' Dushawn London. As a member of…

si.com - Kenneth Teape - Iowa State Basketball Class of 2027 Commits Highly Regarded
Iowa State Basketball Class of 2027 Commits Highly Regarded
Sports Illustrated

Under head coach T.J. Otzelberger, the Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team has always fared well on the recruiting trail, whether it be the transfer portal or bringing in talent from the high school ranks. He and the coaching staff have done…

lex18.com - Sierra Newton - Meet the Wildcats: Get to know the 2026-27 UK Women's Basketball roster
Meet the Wildcats: Get to know the 2026-27 UK Women's Basketball roster
LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX)

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The University of Kentucky Women's Basketball team had a record-breaking four Wildcats selected in the 2026 Draft, finished the season with an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, and a 25-11 record. With Head Coach Kenny…

si.com - Dan Raley - UW Basketball Pursues Teen Who Led Upset of U.S. Team
UW Basketball Pursues Teen Who Led Upset of U.S. Team
Sports Illustrated

All Deng Ngor had to do to get noticed as a basketball player was beat the United States in a championship game, something Canada had never done before on a youth level. Yet in June, the 6-foot-8, 200-pound forward from Erie, Ontario, by way of…

si.com - Aaron Mendoza - Three Takeaways from BYU Basketball's 2026-27 Non-Conference Schedule
Three Takeaways from BYU Basketball's 2026-27 Non-Conference Schedule
Sports Illustrated

Believe it or not, we are nearly 100 days away from BYU's first game of the season. With the non-conference schedule now released, let's review some key takeaways. BYU will open exhibition play against Fred Hoiberg's Nebraska Cornhuskers on October…

si.com - Josh Henschke - Everything Michigan Basketball Head Coach Mike Boynton Jr. Said on the Defend the Block Podcast
Everything Michigan Basketball Head Coach Mike Boynton Jr. Said on the Defend the Block Podcast
Sports Illustrated

Michigan basketball head coach Mike Boynton has made his first public comments after having the interim tag removed, speaking on U-M's Defend the Block podcast this week. Here's everything Boynton had to say. Man, so much has happened since then.

nunesmagician.com - Kevin Wall - Syracuse men's basketball: Gerry McNamara takes the keys to another Orange residence
Syracuse men's basketball: Gerry McNamara takes the keys to another Orange residence
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

The Syracuse real estate market has been heating up with the anticipation of Micron's move to the area and people will tell you that houses are going quickly and for prices above listing. Which is why it wasn't that shocking when we learned that…

nytimes.com - Devon Henderson - Naismith Hall of Fame honors Stephen Curry with exhibit: 'Something I don't take lightly'
Naismith Hall of Fame honors Stephen Curry with exhibit: 'Something I don't take lightly'
The New York Times

It's well known that Steph Curry is a lock for induction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame once he's eligible. And why not? He's a four-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP (including being the league's first unanimous) and the greatest…

boston.com - Khari A. Thompson - Grant Hill explains why he picked Derrick White and Jrue Holiday over Jaylen Brown for 2024 Olympics
Grant Hill explains why he picked Derrick White and Jrue Holiday over Jaylen Brown for 2024 Olympics
Boston.com

Team USA took home the gold medal in basketball during the 2024 Olympics, but the way the roster was constructed raised eyebrows in Boston and beyond. Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White were all on the roster. Fellow…

hammerandrails.com - Casey Bartley - Notes from Purdue Basketball Summer Practice 7/21: Vancouver Prep
Notes from Purdue Basketball Summer Practice 7/21: Vancouver Prep
Hammer and Rails

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nytimes.com - Austin Meek - What's next at Michigan when Warde Manuel leaves behind both trophies and turmoil?
What's next at Michigan when Warde Manuel leaves behind both trophies and turmoil?
The New York Times

When athletic director Warde Manuel steps down at the end of the year, it will mark a true changing of the guard at Michigan. Manuel is the last man standing from a decade that will go down as one of the greatest — and strangest — in…

cbssports.com - Isaac Trotter - Peach Jam takeaways: Beckham Black, Lewis Uvwo deliver; latest buzz as college coaches evaluate top recruits
Peach Jam takeaways: Beckham Black, Lewis Uvwo deliver; latest buzz as college coaches evaluate top recruits
CBS Sports

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Peach Jam is designed to drain. The heat in one gym makes national championship-winning coaches spin on a heel and exit stage left. The blasting air conditioning in others has some decked with sweatsuits from head to toe…

reviewjournal.com - Donovan Hicks - A'ja Wilson's marketability grows as WNBA expands: Covers Index
A'ja Wilson's marketability grows as WNBA expands: Covers Index
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Since the WNBA was founded in 1996, the league has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, fueled by a new generation of stars led in part by Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson. Alongside Wilson, recent draftees Caitlin Clark, Paige…

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