Class of 2024 four-star forward James Brown from St. Rita (IL) recently took an official visit to the UNC basketball program and was impressed with his time in Chapel Hill The 6-foot-9 forward recently announced a top-10 list but up to this point, he has taken official visits to five programs. Those include North Carolina, Illinois Notre Dame, Missouri and …

The Brooklyn Nets announced today the club will not hire suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka after a number of internal and external forces pushed back against the hire and instead are promoting interim head coach Jacque Vaughn. Ahead of Boston’s game Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons, current Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was asked about the ongoing news cycle …

The Colorado men’s basketball program entered the national spotlight on Wednesday when one of the nation’s top 2023 recruits announced his commitment to the Buffs. Arizona product Cody Williams, a five-star small forward and the No. 5 player nationally at his position, immediately became one of the top all-time recruits in the history of CU. Looking back at the past 23 …

For a while there, it certainly seemed like suspended Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka was going to be named as the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets following the departure of Steve Nash earlier this month. It was reported that Udoka had emerged as a “strong frontrunner” to land the job, and he was reportedly the top choice of both star …

Friday is the 11-year anniversary of when Michigan State lost to North Carolina on the flight deck of a Naval aircraft carrier in San Diego. The Spartans will give it another try on Veterans Day when they battle No. 2 Gonzaga on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego harbor in the Armed Forces Classic. Michigan State …

Charles Oakley: ‘Mike does not want to be your friend, Isiah’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Ex-Pistons guard Isiah Thomas made note of his disapproval of “The Last Dance,” a documentary focused on the Bulls and Michael Jordan. In return, Charles Oakley swooped in to discredit Thomas and protect Jordan, the latter of which he was notorious for in the …

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 07: Xavier Booker dunks the ball during the Pangos All-American Camp on June 7, 2022 at the Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images) EAST LANSING – As Tom Izzo prepares for a major test Friday against No. 2 Gonzaga, he does so knowing …

Good afternoon sports fans, it’s Chris Bengel back with you. For those of you that don’t bet on hockey, Tuesday may have been a rough night, but fear not as the NBA returns for a massive 13-game slate on Wednesday. We’ve got some NBA picks on tap tonight along with even more MACtion in our lives, which is never a …

The Davidson Wildcats (1-0) and the Wright State Raiders (0-0) clash in a non-conference bout on Wednesday night. These teams had a successful 2021-22 campaign, as they both secured NCAA Tournament appearances. Davidson went 27-7, while Wright State recorded a 22-14 record. The Raiders also won the Horizon League and secured their first tournament win in school history.  Tip-off from …

ORLANDO, Fla. — No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero will miss his first game of the season on Wednesday as the Orlando Magic host the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced. Banchero suffered a sprained left ankle on Monday in a loss to the Houston Rockets. He appeared to land awkwardly on the foot after driving to the rim and drawing …

College basketball fans may feel as though the Bellarmine Knights and Louisville Cardinals are two programs heading in different directions when they open the season against each other on Wednesday night. The Knights are coming off an Atlantic Sun championship last season, while the Cardinals will be led by new head coach, Kenny Payne. Bellarmine finished last season 20-13, but …

Something just doesn’t seem right about a team led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis struggling through a 2-8 start to an NBA season, but that is the situation the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in heading into Wednesday. The Lakers have lost their last three games, the most recent of which was a 23-point defeat to the Utah Jazz …

No. 3 Houston to throw tough defense at Saint Joseph’s Third-ranked Houston will look to continue to show why it owns its highest preseason ranking since the 1983-84 season when the Cougars face Saint Joseph’s in the Veterans Classic on Friday in Annapolis, Md. The Cougars dominated visiting Northern Colorado in a season-opening, 83-36 win on Monday. Marcus Sasser, whose …

CAMDEN, N.J.–Philadelphia 76ers wing player Matisse Thybulle has earned his reputation as one of the top defenders in the league making the All-Defensive Second Team two years in a row. He is still working on adding a jump shot to his game, but the Sixers know the value he brings to the table. Thybulle is one of the top defensive …

No. 4 Kentucky likely will be without All-American Oscar Tshiebwe again when they host Duquesne on Friday in Lexington, Ky. Tshiebwe, the reigning Naismith Award and Associated Press Player of the Year, sat out Monday’s season-opening, 95-63 win over visiting Howard to continue his recovery from minor knee surgery on Oct. 13. “If he wants to play Friday, I’m going …

NEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets made Jacque Vaughn their head coach Wednesday, promoting Steve Nash’s replacement instead of hiring suspended Boston coach Ime Udoka. Vaughn has gone 2-2 as acting coach since the Nets and Nash parted ways on Nov. 1. His first game as the head coach will be Wednesday night at home against the New York Knicks. …

Replacing a head coach with more than 500 victories, four trips to the Final Four and two national championships would be a daunting challenge for some people. Not for Kyle Neptune. In Neptune’s first game in place of Hall of Famer Jay Wright, No. 16 Villanova cruised past La Salle 81-68 on Monday. The Wildcats (1-0) will now face another …

The Oklahoma City Blue — the G League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder — were able to win their home opener against the Santa Cruz Warriors — the G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors by a score of 124-102. The Blue are now 2-0 in the first season under new head coach Kam Woods. Thunder players Ousmane …

The 2022-23 college basketball season tipped off Monday night and all of the top teams took care of business early on and won easily. The Jon Scheyer era started at Duke with a 71-44 win over Jacksonville, and the Blue Devils will face their first big test Nov. 15 in Indianapolis for the Champions Classic as they square off against …

We’re almost midway through the fourth week of the NBA season, and I decided to take a quick tour around the league to discuss some of the early fantasy takeaways for all 30 teams. We discussed the Eastern Conference last week; now, let’s move out west. Luka Doncic is playing like the real-life MVP and the fantasy MVP. He ranks …

All 25 ranked teams played on college basketball’s opening day, and while there were no marquee matchups, there were still insights to glean. You can’t win the national championship in early November, but the journey must start somewhere and even early-season tune-ups will wind up on your NCAA Tournament résumé months down the road. College basketball featured immense personnel turnover …

DeMarcus Cousins: Would love to help Sacramento get back to the playoffs 🙏🏿Source: Twitter @boogiecousins More on this storyline Dane Moore: Chris Finch said he feels the best way to grow the chemistry around a two-big lineup is to get the two bigs on the same page and then have the surrounding players build off that. Finch was in Denver …

Who’s Playing American @ Marist What to Know The Marist Red Foxes and the American Eagles are opening their 2022-2023 seasons against one another at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday at McCann Center. Last year was nothing to brag about for Marist (14-16), so the squad is looking forward to a new start. American struggled last year, too, ending up 10-22. …

Jamal Murray has been on a tear over his last four games and his Denver Nuggets (7-3) have won their last three ahead of Wednesday’s matchup at the Indiana Pacers (5-5). Indiana has won its last two games and four of its last five to make an early charge up the Eastern Conference standings. Murray has averaged 19.3 points with …

Who’s Playing Monmouth @ Seton Hall What to Know The Monmouth Hawks and the Seton Hall Pirates will face off at 8 p.m. ET November 9th at Prudential Center to kick off their 2022 seasons. Monmouth was on the positive side of .500 (21-13) last season and is hoping to kick off an even more successful year. Seton Hall went …