Warriors newcomer Melton explains his defensive ‘mantra’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area New Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton loves to defend. Melton, who signed a one-year, $12.8 million contract in July, spent the majority of his availability at Warriors Media Day sharing his joy about that end of the floor and how he intends to learn and fit in …

Can you really say someone’s coaching career has ended prematurely when they are 75 years old and they’ve been doing it for 45 years? The 2020-21 basketball season would have been Steve Konchalski’s 46th and final one at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., and he was supposed to transition the head coaching job over to Tyrell Vernon. Instead, …

Oct. 2—Eric McClellan, an entertaining follow on social media, recently posted snapshots of himself and John Jakus during a Florida Atlantic basketball practice wearing T-shirts reading: “Relationships over everything.” It’s not some random cookie-cutter slogan for the two. It’s essentially the reason McClellan revitalized his playing career after transferring to Gonzaga and how he became an FAU graduate assistant under …

Warriors camp takeaways: Looney makes splash in scrimmage originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAIE, Hawaii – On their second day of training camp at BYU-Hawaii, the Warriors progressed from concepts to game play, scrimmaging full court. Effort, energy and flow is what stood out most to coach Steve Kerr on a day where three teams were created positionally …

Oct. 2—Gonzaga’s schedule release on Wednesday didn’t reveal anything new in terms of opponents, dates or destinations, but viewing the Zags’ 13 nonconference opponents on one page may have given fans and college basketball purveyors a better sense of what Mark Few’s team is up against this season. The official schedule, sent out via social media platforms on Wednesday morning, …

Memphis Grizzlies Classic Edition Jersey Shoot with Jaren Jackson Jr. No team was more ravaged by injuries last season than the Memphis Grizzlies. Steven Adams missed the entire season, Ja Morant played just nine games (he lost 48 games to a shoulder injury and 25 to suspension), Marcus Smart played in just 20 games, Desmond Bane played in just half …

How Murray can take step forward in third Kings season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – It is one of the most iconic moments in the NBA today, and one that gets Keegan Murray hyped every time he hears it inside of Golden 1 Center. Whenever Murray sinks a basket on the Kings’ home court, Golden 1 …

TJD comically reveals relatable reaction to Steph’s Olympics flurry originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Trayce Jackson-Davis reacted like everyone else when watching his Warriors teammate and Team USA superstar, Steph Curry, dominate during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Curry’s unreal shooting entranced millions of viewers, and Jackson-Davis was proudly part of the audience. At Warriors Media Day on …

Kings’ pick-your-poison offense opens more camp opportunities originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – It’s a foregone conclusion that the bulk of the Kings’ offense likely will run through De’Aaron Fox, DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis. While it’ll be a pick-your-poison type of scenarios that opponents will face when playing Sacramento in terms of deciding which member of …

Lakers coach JJ Redick at media day last month. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) JJ Redick, the Lakers new head coach, looked down at one set of the numbers to discover that one of his rookies, Bronny James had done more moving in the team’s first practice than anyone else on the roster. “I went over to Bronny before …

Certainly not ideal news to start training camp, but it could be worse. Dallas’ Luka Doncic suffered a hit to his calf that has caused bruising and he will be out for the next week of training camp, the team announced Wednesday. The Dallas Mavericks announced today that Mavericks guard Luka Dončić sustained a hit during workouts this week resulting …

Pritchard claims he’s ‘the best overall athlete’ on Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics’ new approach to training camp warmups has given the players a chance to show off their athleticism. Walking football, handball, wiffleball, and speed-walk baton pass are among the warm-up activities the Celtics have utilized to break up the monotony of practices. “Our …

NCAA Basketball The NCAA is sticking with two regionals for the women’s basketball tournament through at least 2028. Las Vegas and Philadelphia will host the two 2027 regionals and Portland, Oregon, and Washington will be the sites for the 2028 Sweet 16. The NCAA switched to a two-region format in 2023. “The selection of Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland, and Washington …

Why Warriors’ Kuminga believes he’s best served at small forward originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAIE, Hawaii – As Warriors coach Steve Kerr continually preaches open competition in the starting lineup outside of Steph Curry, and presumably Draymond Green, fourth-year pro Jonathan Kuminga is looking to firmly establish his spot while seeking a massive payday. Kuminga, for a …

One of the most-anticipated seasons in recent memory was celebrated Tuesday evening at Fifth Third Arena as the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball program held its Tip-Off dinner to donors and season ticket holders. Proceeds went to UC’s Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) collective, Cincy Reigns. The event was presented by the Herche Family Foundation. UC head coach Wes Miller helped …

BLOOMINGTON – Here goes nothing. That’s how one esteemed voter in this year’s media-organized preseason Big Ten men’s basketball poll led into their ballot this fall. And with good reason. Ballooned to 18 teams and chockablock with transfers and intriguing freshmen, I can’t remember a time when the conference was so hard to forecast. The schedule has never been more …

The Knicks made things official on Wednesday afternoon, announcing the acquisition of Karl-Anthony Towns in a three-team trade involving the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Charlotte Hornets. New York acquired Towns from Minnesota and the draft rights to James Nnaji from the Hornets, while Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Keita Bates-Diop, and a future first-round pick when to the Timberwolves. Charlie Brown, …

Dawn Staley COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina already is on the way to leading women’s college basketball in average attendance for an 11th straight season. The defending national champion Gamecocks have sold out their allotment of season tickets, a program-record 13,046 at 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena. The school said the rest of the available seats would be sold on a …

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Tuesday, March 22 Lopez played in Tuesday’s game against Charlotte, YES Network announced. He finished with 29 points, nine rebounds and six assists in the 105-100 loss. Lopez is Nets’ Most Valuable Player Despite Injury History Lopez is no stranger to missing time due to injury. He appeared in just 17 games during the 2013-14 season due to …

NBC Sports and Peacock’s coverage of Big East men’s basketball begins during the 2024-25 season with 30 total games. NBC will carry two regular season games that will also be simulstreamed on Peacock; in addition, Peacock will have exclusive rights to 25 other regular season games as well as the first round and quarterfinal double-header of the Big East Tournament. …

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Chris Jeffrey, a four-star point guard from Brooklyn, New York, verbally committed to Maryland men’s basketball on Wednesday. Jeffrey, who picked Maryland over Texas A&M and Mississippi State, announced the news on his Instagram account. Jeffrey becomes the second member of coach Kevin Willard’s 2025 recruiting class, joining Baltimore native Marcus Jackson, a 6-foot-8 forward-center. Jackson picked Maryland over Auburn …

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BLOOMINGTON – Here goes nothing. That’s how one esteemed voter in this year’s media-organized preseason Big Ten men’s basketball poll led into their ballot this fall. And with good reason. Ballooned to 18 teams and chockablock with transfers and intriguing freshmen, I can’t remember a time when the conference was so hard to forecast. The schedule has never been more …

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