[ad_1] The Purdue men’s basketball team is in the Final Four for the first time since 1980 after wins over No. 16 Grambling State, No. 8 Utah State, No. 5 Gonzaga and No. 2 Tennessee. Purdue (33-4) takes on No. 11 NC State (26-14) tonight in the national semifinal. The Boilermakers hope to make the national championship game for the …

[ad_1] Alabama basketball looks to continue its historic season, including a berth in its first-ever Final Four game and, potentially, its first appearance in the national championship game. But to do that, the Crimson Tide will have to first take down top-seed UConn on Saturday night in the Final Four at State Farm Stadium. Tipoff is scheduled for approximately 7:49 …

[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. — The NC State Wolfpack basketball team continues March Madness against the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday in the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Tipoff between the Wolfpack (26-14) and the Boilermakers (33-4) is set for 6:09 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium, and the game will be televised on TBS. NC State is 5-1 in …

[ad_1] And then there were none. Alijah Martin on Saturday became the latest Florida Atlantic men’s basketball player to enter the transfer portal, meaning the five players who started the bulk of the games the last two seasons are likely gone. Johnell Davis, who also declared for the NBA Draft, Vlad Goldin, Nick Boyd and West Palm Beach’s Giancarlo Rosado …

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[ad_1] Lakers star LeBron James shoots in front of Cleveland center Jarrett Allen during the first half Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The opportunity began Friday night in Boston, when the Celtics hung onto the smallest threads of their lead to beat the Sacramento Kings. It continued in New Orleans when the lowly San …

[ad_1] The stage is set in Phoenix. The men’s NCAA tournament started at 68 teams and only four are left standing. One of those teams will walk away with a national championship on Monday. But first, the two semifinal games tip off Saturday with No. 1 seed Purdue vs. No. 11 NC State. The Boilermakers are led by presumptive National …

[ad_1] Though it took some panic-powered last-minute travel arrangements for some, all of the teams have arrived in Phoenix for the conclusion of the 2024 NCAA Tournament in the Final Four. Yes, No. 1 overall seed and reigning champ UConn had a later start to the week due to inclement weather, but now that the Huskies have arrived and acclimated …

[ad_1] Getty Images This is around the point on the calendar in which the best players on the NBA’s worst teams tend to call it a season. By April, almost everybody has a lingering injury or two that could feasibly keep them out, and with nothing left to play for, teams frequently choose to shut their most important players down. …

[ad_1] Brad Brownell and the Clemson men’s basketball team are losing another player to the transfer portal after the Tigers’ historic run to the Elite 8. After one season with the program, forward Jack Clark enters the transfer portal and moves on from the program. The graduate transfer joined Clemson ahead of the 2023-24 season after spending for years at …

[ad_1] NBA admits refs missed crucial foul on Jones in loss to Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings were on the receiving end of a brutal missed call at the end of a nailbiting 101-100 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday at TD Garden. With Sacramento trailing by one point with five seconds remaining in …

[ad_1] No. 4 seed Alabama and No. 1 seed UConn and No. 11 seed NC State and No. 1 seed Purdue play in Final Four NCAA Tournament gamees at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The winner of the March Madness semifinal games will advance to the National Championship game on Monday, April 8. UConn is an 11.5-point favorite in …

[ad_1] Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter has revealed the secret to winning its Final Four game against North Carolina State. OK, so it may not be that much of a secret, but here’s what he told Andy Katz coming into Saturday night’s matchup. “Don’t turn the basketball over,” Painter said. “They’ve done a great job of not turning the ball …

[ad_1] The third week of the transfer portal in the state began with a potential headlining departure. Earl Timberlake has entered and could leave Bryant after two seasons. Timberlake joins multiple projected Bulldogs starters for the 2024-25 campaign who could pursue college or professional futures elsewhere. The incomings have been outside Smithfield — one notable on the men’s side and …

[ad_1] Sixers fined for Embiid injury reporting violation ahead of his return originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers have been fined $100,000 for violating league injury reporting rules leading into Joel Embiid’s return to action vs. the Thunder, the NBA announced Friday. In a press release, the league said the Sixers “failed to accurately disclose the game availability …

[ad_1] Bo Ryan is officially a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer. Ryan, 76, on Saturday was named to the Hall of Fame, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was also a Hall of Fame finalist in 2023, but didn’t make the cut despite an impressive resume. Ryan in 2017 was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Here’s a look at …

[ad_1] Laker forward Michael Cooper raises his finger to signify the Lakers are No. 1 after Game 2 of the 1987 NBA Finals, when he made six three-point shots in the win. (Bettmann Archive) Magic Johnson answered his cell on the first ring and in a nanosecond his excitement was at a fever pitch. “My boy made it! My boy …

[ad_1] Men’s March Madness is into the Final Four tonight with two No. 1 seeds in action. The first semifinal is between No. 1 Purdue and No. 11 NC State. The second semifinal pits defending champ and top-seeded UConn against No. 4 Alabama. The Huskies are aiming to become the first team in men’s college basketball to repeat as championship …

[ad_1] Former Bulls coach Doug Collins named to Hall of Fame originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich If you watch a replay of “The Shot,” Michael Jordan’s hanging, series-deciding jumper over Cleveland’s Craig Ehlo in 1989, then you have a sense of Doug Collins’ personality. The then-Chicago Bulls coach ran around the court …

[ad_1] Apr. 6—Illinois currently has three open scholarships for the 2024-25 season even after landing Mercer transfer Jake Davis. So there’s still, clearly, more work to do for Brad Underwood and Co. in the portal. In Davis, the Illini landed a shooter with three years of eligibility remaining. Think two more guards and a big man with those remaining spots …

[ad_1] Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics, Game 1 Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups. An early cornerstone of the Toronto Raptors franchise and one of the great dunkers the game has ever seen in Vince Carter. The logo Jerry West for a third time — this as a GM/front office guru. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced a 13-person Class …

[ad_1] Apr. 6—CHAMPAIGN — This year’s Final Four has everything casual men’s college basketball fans could want. Connecticut is aiming to be the first back-to-back NCAA champions in more than 15 years. Purdue is trying to continue its redemptive path after losing to a No. 16 seed a year ago. North Carolina State — namely D.J. Burns — is capturing …

[ad_1] Legendary Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday afternoon. Ryan is part of a decorated class of 2024 that also includes Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups, Doug Collins, Jerry West (as an executive) and Michael Collins. Related: Ranking the Big Ten head basketball coaches after the 2023-24 season The Badgers legend retired …

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[ad_1] Purdue men’s basketball has had a long list of great players over the years. Joe Barry Carroll was the No. 1 pick in the 1980 NBA Draft and left Purdue as its all-time leading rebounder and second-leading scorer. Terry Dischinger was a three-time all-American and a first round pick of the Chicago Bulls. E’Twaun Moore was the Boilermakers’ third …