Why Wiggins started at shooting guard in Warriors’ season opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area PORTLAND, Ore. – The modicum of mystery about who would replace Klay Thompson as Stephen Curry’s primary sidekick in the Warriors backcourt was solved Wednesday night, 90 minutes before tipoff against the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s going to be replacement-by-committee, with Andrew Wiggins …

Auburn basketball is ranked No. 11 in the USA Today Sports Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, which was released Wednesday. It’s the latest high expectation for the Tigers coming into the 2024-25 season. The SEC coaches picked Auburn to finish second in the SEC behind instate rival Alabama, the only SEC team above them in the rankings. Johni Broome was …

Lonzo Ball underwent three knee surgeries, including a cartilage and meniscus transplant. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Lonzo Ball is officially back. After two-and-a-half seasons missed due to a litany of knee issues, the Chicago Bulls guard returned to the court in Wednesday’s season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans. It was his first game in …

UCF (17-16, 7-11 Big 12) UCF’s debut season in the Big 12 was a pleasant surprise, with guard Darius Johnson and sharpshooting transfer Jaylin Sellers leading the offense and a smothering defense helping the Knights knock off Kansas on the way to seven league wins. The Knights have added some high-level transfers to bolster depth and improve the overall talent. …

Steph debuts new shoes with nod to Olympics win for Warriors’ opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry certainly knows how to make an entrance. The Warriors star debuted some flashy new kicks before Wednesday’s 2024-25 NBA season opener against the Portland Trail Blazers, rocking new Curry 12s that celebrate his Olympic gold medal win in Paris …

NEW YORK CITY − Last year at Big East Media Day, Xavier head coach Sean Miller said it was “like putting a puzzle together” when it came to his team, which was a shell of the squad that had gone to the Sweet 16 just a few months earlier. Every year offers a new puzzle for Miller and his coaching …

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. UNC basketball recruiting target Nikolas Khamenia shocked the ACC with his recruit commitment yesterday. The four-star power forward from Harvard Westlake had North Carolina, Duke, UCLA, Gonzaga, and Arizona in his final five. Over the course of the last several days, that list was broken down to Duke, UCLA, and Gonzaga leaving Arizona and UNC on the outside looking …

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LEXINGTON — The talk surrounding Kentucky basketball, from the moment Mark Pope took over his alma mater in April, oriented around offense. Pope’s bread and butter. What became his brand at BYU with his right-hand man, assistant coach and offensive coordinator, Cody Fueger. Wednesday, the time for talk ended. And it became a reality in line with the dreams of …

James Wiseman’s career has been plagued by injuries since the Warriors selected him with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 draft. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) James Wiseman suffered a non-contact leg injury Wednesday night less than one quarter into his debut with the Indiana Pacers. The setback is the latest for the 23-year-old, whose career has been plagued …

Jan 7, 2017; Gainesville, FL, USA; Nikes basketballs are ready for practice before an NCAA men’s basketball game between the Florida Gators and the Tennessee Volunteers at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports The Florida men’s basketball team will open up the 2024-25 schedule among the top 25 teams in the USA …

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Where Kings’ G1C, Warriors’ Chase Center rank in ESPN top arenas list originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Light the beam. The Kings earned quite an impressive victory one day before their 2024-25 NBA season even begins. On Wednesday, ESPN staff collaborated to rank the league’s venues based on a five-point scale across four categories — “accessibility/location, food/concessions, amenities, …

When Coleman Hawkins first met Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang after entering the transfer portal, one thing immediately stood out. Tang was a man with a plan, and Hawkins liked what he saw. “I think really it was a basketball blueprint,” Hawkins, the Wildcats’ versatile 6-foot-10, 230-pound graduate transfer from Illinois, said in a television interview on ESPNU on …

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