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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“Left knee injury management.” That is the official, listed reason that Joel Embiid has sat out the entire Philadelphia 76ers preseason and will not play Wednesday night when the Sixers season officially tips off against Milwaukee in a nationally televised game (he is out for two more games over the weekend, also). Does the 76ers’ reasoning violate the league’s player …

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. The University of Arizona Wildcats checked in at No. 9, Grand Canyon and Arizona State did not crack the Top …

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Draymond believes Klay views his Warriors ending as ‘stain’ on career originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green believes Klay Thompson looks at his Warriors ending as a blemish on his NBA career. In Monday’s episode of his “Draymond Green Show” podcast, Green further discussed Thompson’s departure to new co-host Baron Davis. “I hope and pray that [Thompson] …

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Arizona State (14-18, 8-12 Pac-12) The Sun Devils are expecting a rebound from a disappointing 2023-24 season after coach Bobby Hurley brought in one of his best recruiting classes for the program’s move to the Big 12. Arizona State will have several newcomers to play with guard Adam Miller and big man Shawn Phillips Jr. as it tries to return …

Kawhi Leonard’s prognosis has gone from bad to worse. The Los Angeles Clippers All-Star said in September that he planned to play in Wednesday’s season opener following the revelation that he underwent an offseason knee procedure. Last week, news broke that Leonard would be out indefinitely with lingering knee inflammation that sidelined him during the playoffs last season. On Wednesday, …

NEW YORK — Providence College could be set to both move forward and turn back the clock if its women’s basketball season plays out as predicted. The Friars were selected third on Wednesday morning at the league’s annual media day, which was held at Madison Square Garden. Perennial power Connecticut was the unanimous favorite while Creighton picked up a lone …

The 2024-25 NBA season is here. At the end of an uneventful offseason, we take our annual trip too close to the sun, daring you to stand the swelter of these views. This is Hot Takes We Might Actually Believe. The Milwaukee Bucks are teetering on dissolution. For whatever reason we do not feel comfortable talking about it. We like …

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – MARCH 31: Head coach Rick Barnes of the Tennessee Volunteers talks with Zakai Zeigler #5 against the Purdue Boilermakers during the first half in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 31, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) Rick Barnes enters his tenth season as …