The start of the long journey toward ‘One Shining Moment’ is just a couple of weeks away, and our panel of voters has weighed in to determine who gets the honor of entering the men’s basketball season as the No. 1 team. Well, that honor can be a curse in some cases, as fans of this year’s choice are well …

Why Wiggins considers Warriors ‘deepest’ NBA team after opening win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors didn’t have the splashy NBA free agency many fans hoped for, but general manager Mike Dunleavy did make several under-the-radar additions. Following Golden State’s season-opening win Wednesday night over the Portland Trail Blazers, that quiet offseason looks much more promising. Coach …

The preseason men’s basketball poll is out after the 31 coaches on the voting panel submitted their ballots. The ranking is dominated by teams from the Power Four conferences and has traditional powerhouse programs occupying most of the top positions. Like previous seasons since the advent of the transfer portal, there has been a tremendous amount of roster turnover with …

OXFORD − Ole Miss men’s basketball was ranked No. 25 in the USA TODAY Sports preseason coaches poll released Wednesday. Mississippi State was not ranked but was among the 21 other teams that received votes. The Rebels are coming off a 20-12 season where they finished 7-10 in SEC play. It amounted to a 10th place season that Ole Miss …

CLEMSON — Clemson basketball is unranked in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll released on Wednesday. The Tigers received eight points to miss the Top 25 and be ranked 11th in the receiving votes category. They are the third-highest ACC team, finishing behind No. 5 Duke and No. 10 North Carolina. One other ACC school earned votes: Wake Forest. Clemson’s preseason …

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Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, center, gets the fans on their feet before Wednesday’s game against the Suns. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The show began Wednesday night with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer standing with fans on the East side of his palace called Intuit Dome in an area known as “The Wall.” Ballmer did a frenetic dance with those …

Virginia Tech (19-15, 10-10 ACC) Mike Young led Virginia Tech to the postseason for the fourth consecutive season last spring as the Hokies advanced to the second round of the NIT. Now, entering his sixth season as the coach, Young faces arguably the biggest challenge in his more than three decades in coaching. The Hokies lost all five starters, including …

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Wiggins’ encouraging opening-night effort fueled by Kerr’s belief originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Andrew Wiggins of old was on full display in the Warriors’ season-opening win Wednesday night in Portland. Wiggins, starting at shooting guard next to Steph Curry, finished with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field in the Warriors’ historic 139-104 win over the …

In the opening USA TODAY Top 25 Preseason coaches poll, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats are ranked No. 20, just as they were in the first Associated Press poll. Coming off a 22-15 season and the NIT quarterfinals, the Bearcats are out to secure their first NCAA tournament berth under head coach Wes Miller. Miller added key transfers Dillon Mitchell …

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Dejounte Murray’s New Orleans Pelicans debut might be his only game for a while. The offseason trade acquisition fractured his left hand in the Pelicans’ season-opening win over the Chicago Bulls, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The injury appeared to occur late in the fourth quarter, when New Orleans was up 119-107. He landed off balance after Bulls guard Zach …

The 2024-25 college basketball season is nearly upon us. The SEC is hoping to have another fantastic season, led by No. 2 Alabama, who’s set to be among the nation’s top national championship contenders after making the Final Four last season. A slew of other SEC teams were also listed in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, which released …

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What we learned as Steph, Buddy lift Warriors to season-opening win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE After knocking off some opening-night rust, the Warriors raced past the Portland Trail Blazers 139-104 on Wednesday night at Moda Center to kick off the 2024-25 NBA season. The Warriors couldn’t make a shot early on and were tied with …

Expectations are high for this year’s Iowa State men’s basketball team, and it looks like coaches across the nation are also thinking highly of the Cyclones ahead of the upcoming season. The USA TODAY Sports preseason men’s basketball coaches poll was released on Wednesday. Where do the Cyclones stand in the coaches’ eyes? Iowa State coaches’ poll rankings update The …

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Charlotte Hornets v Houston Rockets If the Hornets are going to surprise people and make it into the play-in, Brandon Miller making a leap in his second season is a vital part of how that happens. It sure looks like he is ready to make a leap — this is the best dunk of NBA opening week (so far). Miller …

MADISON – The Wisconsin men’s basketball team has one believer out there. The Badgers received one point in the USA TODAY Preseason Poll, meaning one of the 31 coaches on the panel ranked the team No. 25 on his ballot. Consider it a sign of respect for a program that is a regular in the NCAA Tournament but also a …

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The Detroit Pistons weren’t good last year and aren’t supposed to be good this year. But you’d still expect them to keep track of how many players they have on the floor. A promising season opener turned into a disappointing collapse against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, with Detroit getting outscored 33-19 in the fourth quarter of a 115-109 loss. …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are only six coaches left in men’s Division I basketball that know how it feels to raise a national championship trophy. Two of them are in the Big 12 Conference. That makes Bill Self of Kansas and Scott Drew of Baylor suited to opine on the state of the game, especially after they watched …

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Dejounte Murray’s New Orleans Pelicans debut might be his only game for a while. The offseason trade acquisition is feared to have fractured his left hand in the Pelicans’ season-opening win over the Chicago Bulls, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. More testing is likely on the way before the team figures out a timetable. The injury appeared to occur late …