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nytimes.com - Brendan Marks - Top recruit Marcus Spears Jr. reclassifies, commits to Texas basketball for 2026
Top recruit Marcus Spears Jr. reclassifies, commits to Texas basketball for 2026
The New York Times

Marcus Spears Jr. — the top-ranked men's basketball recruit for the Class of 2027 — reclassified Thursday to the Class of 2026 and announced on social media that he has committed to Texas. That means the five-star forward will suit up…

nytimes.com - Ralph D. Russo - Ohio judge grants injunction to basketball players challenging new NCAA eligibility rules
Ohio judge grants injunction to basketball players challenging new NCAA eligibility rules
The New York Times

Ohio judge Christopher Wagner granted a temporary injunction on Thursday to 15 Division I college basketball players whose eligibility ran out after this past season, allowing them an opportunity to return for another year after they argued the…

espn.com - Zach Kram - Project B names ex-Hawks GM Fields head of men's basketball
Project B names ex-Hawks GM Fields head of men's basketball
ESPN

Project B, the new global women's and men's basketball league, has named former Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields as its head of men's basketball. The league made the announcement Thursday morning, adding that Fields will oversee men's…

si.com - Matt Giles - Jon Scheyer Sits Courtside for Future Duke Basketball Talent
Jon Scheyer Sits Courtside for Future Duke Basketball Talent
Sports Illustrated

Fifth-year Duke basketball leader Jon Scheyer and assistant Emanuel Dildy were at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday evening to check out 2027 Blue Devil recruiting pledge Kager Knueppel and potential commit Beckham Black in talent-stacked…

yahoo.com - Ian Casselberry - NCAA announces Wichita to join Dayton as hosts for opening-round men's basketball tournament games in 2027, 2028
NCAA announces Wichita to join Dayton as hosts for opening-round men's basketball tournament games in 2027, 2028
Yahoo!

Wichita, Kansas, will be a new home for the opening round of the expanded Division I men's basketball tournament in 2027 and 2028, the NCAA announced on Thursday. With the men's tournament expanding to 76 teams for the upcoming season, the 'First…

adweek.com - Richard Lowe - Reebok Ties Its Basketball Comeback to a Class of Rising Stars
Reebok Ties Its Basketball Comeback to a Class of Rising Stars
ADWEEK

As soccer takes over the global conversation, ADWEEK House: Sports Summit will unpack how brands can win across fandom, media, culture, and live moments. Meet Us in NYC, July 16. In January 2025, Reebok announced its first performance basketball…

fansided.com - Christopher Kline - Marcus Spears Jr. and other sons of famous athletes college basketball fans need to know
Marcus Spears Jr. and other sons of famous athletes college basketball fans need to know
FanSided

The college basketball world received major news on Thursday afternoon, with Marcus Spears Jr., ESPN's No. 1 recruit in the class of 2027, reclassifying to the class of 2026 and joining head coach Sean Miller at Texas. He will play two seasons of…

thenation.com - The Nation - I Quit College Basketball to Transition. This Is What the Debate About Trans Athletes Misses.
I Quit College Basketball to Transition. This Is What the Debate About Trans Athletes Misses.
Home 7/5 | The Nation

Bluesky I was 17 when I received a news alert on my phone: Donald Trump had announced that he was running for president. That was in 2015, and I was graduating high school. I remember thinking to myself, “Surely, Trump will never be a viable…

si.com - Hugh Straine - Predicting Duke Basketball's 3 Most Impactful Players Next Season
Predicting Duke Basketball's 3 Most Impactful Players Next Season
Sports Illustrated

Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have built arguably the deepest rotation in all of college basketball heading into the 2026-27 season. It's a pretty good problem for the Duke Blue Devils to have. There's a real case to be made that if you took…

si.com - Russell Heltman - Bearcats Basketball Schedules Home-And-Home With Big Ten Team
Bearcats Basketball Schedules Home-And-Home With Big Ten Team
Sports Illustrated

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball is adding even more strong opposing firepower to its 2026 and 2027 non-conference schedules. Bearcat Journal's Keegan Knickoson reported on Thursday that Cincinnati is facing Minnesota in a home-and-home setup over…

si.com - Graham Baakko - Vanderbilt Basketball to Play in Revolutionary Preseason Event
Vanderbilt Basketball to Play in Revolutionary Preseason Event
Sports Illustrated

Vanderbilt men's basketball will get an opportunity the program has never done before later this offseason. Per a report from the Field of 68's Jeff Goodman, Vanderbilt will play an exhibition game in Charleston, South Carolina against Virginia at…

si.com - Thomas Carelli - Fantasy Basketball's Latest Sleeper is Found in Mo Bamba's Agreed Deal with the Jazz
Fantasy Basketball's Latest Sleeper is Found in Mo Bamba's Agreed Deal with the Jazz
Sports Illustrated

When we hear the name 'Mo Bamba,' our thoughts go in many directions. Some fans think of the popular Sheck Wes song. Some fans think of his one-year career with the Texas Longhorns. Others think of his actual NBA career. 9 years deep, Bamba is…

cbssports.com - David Cobb - After Dusty May's leap to the NBA, which college basketball coach could be next?
After Dusty May's leap to the NBA, which college basketball coach could be next?
CBS Sports

Dusty May rocked college basketball in June when he became the first college basketball coach to leave for an NBA job since John Beilein also left Michigan for the professional ranks in 2019. Coming off a national title with the Wolverines, May…

si.com - Jacob Davis - Ronnie Brewer's Hall of Honor Induction Is About More Than Razorback Basketball
Ronnie Brewer's Hall of Honor Induction Is About More Than Razorback Basketball
Sports Illustrated

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Every generation of Arkansas fans have that one player. For a junior high kid in El Dorado, Ark. playing basketball for the Union Cyclones in the early 2000s, Ronnie Brewer was that player to me. There were the posters…

reviewjournal.com - Ed Graney - Sin City Select basketball team tearing up summer courts
Sin City Select basketball team tearing up summer courts
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Derek Thomas says he has had more talented basketball teams to coach. Ones with more natural ability. But perhaps none with the chemistry of this latest edition. Perhaps none that plays as well together. Thomas, the longtime coach and former UNLV…

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