The last time Cuonzo Martin coached Missouri State basketball, he threw his arms into the air in celebration as the Bears won their first Missouri Valley Conference title. Thirteen years later, as Martin returns to the Bears’ sideline, expectations are much lower as his program plays its final season in the Valley. The Valley released its preseason poll on Wednesday …

Zero Wisconsin men’s basketball players earned a spot on the 2024-25 preseason All-Big Ten team on Tuesday. The first-team includes Indiana center Oumar Ballo, Iowa forward Payton Sandfort, Minnesota forward Dawson Garcia, Northwestern guard Brooks Barnhizer, Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton, Oregon guard Jackson Shelstad, Penn State guard Ace Baldwin Jr., Purdue guard Braden Smith, Rutgers guard Dylan Harper and …

FAYETTEVILLE — DJ Wagner left New Jersey’s Camden High School with unenviable expectations. Now a sophomore with Arkansas basketball, Wagner ranked as the No. 4 recruit in the country by ESPN and 247Sports when he enrolled at Kentucky in 2023. He was thought of as a potential top-five draft pick, but Wagner was up-and-down offensively in his only season with …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball will enter the 2024-25 season as one of the favorites to win a national championship, if not the favorite. The Jayhawks are led by head coach Bill Self, who has won a pair of national titles already during his tenure at KU. They have a trio of high-profile returning starters in graduate center Hunter Dickinson, senior …

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Even if John Calipari wins big at Arkansas, he cautions that he might not win quickly. “It normally takes my programs two or three years to really get stuff established the way you want it,” Calipari said Tuesday. The former Kentucky coach arrived in April, sending shockwaves across college basketball. Only days before he showed up, …

The Las Vegas Aces and reigning league MVP A’ja Wilson may be in trouble. Though Wilson kept the Aces in it down the stretch, it wasn’t enough to get past the New York Liberty on Tuesday night. The Liberty, powered by another huge outing from Breanna Stewart and a clutch finish from Sabrina Ionescu, fended off Wilson and the Aces …

Oct. 1—Four former Gonzaga basketball players from across the spectrum of the program’s rise to national powerhouse gave the school high marks for its decision to join the Pac-12 Conference in 2026-27. The former Zags said the Pac-12 should represent a sizable step up in competition, beef up the home conference schedule, boost the school’s ability to generate revenue, including …

Oct. 1—After more than four decades in the West Coast Conference, Gonzaga’s athletic programs will have a new home beginning in the fall of 2026. The Bulldogs accepted an invitation to the Pac-12 Conference on Tuesday morning, adding a strong basketball presence to the newly-formed league that now has eight members and seven full-time football members. Gonzaga is joining a …

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Oct. 1—Gonzaga was at the epicenter of the conference realignment world on Tuesday, formally joining the reconstructed Pac-12 Conference as its eighth member, and only nonfootball member. With its future secured, it could be a while before Gonzaga’s name resurfaces in conference realignment and expansion conversations — a drastic change from the past decade-plus, when the Spokane school and its …

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Gonzaga head coach Mark Few yells from the sideline during the first half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against Purdue in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 29, 2024, in Detroit. | Duane Burleson With an announcement Tuesday, the national perspective on the Pac-12, the burgeoning new/old conference that it is, shifted. Dramatically for some, less so for others. …

What Edwards learned from Steph during Paris Olympics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Anthony Edwards learned a lot during his time with Team USA at the Paris Olympics, particularly from Warriors star Steph Curry. Speaking to reporters on Minnesota Timberwolves Media Day, Edwards explained his Olympic experience. “The best thing I learned was from Steph,” Edwards said. “I …

Draymond makes physical prediction for first game vs. Klay originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors star Draymond Green and his former teammate Klay Thompson will be friends for life, even after the sharpshooter left Golden State for the Dallas Mavericks. But things might not be as amicable on the court during the 2024-25 NBA season. “I’m running through …

Three takeaways from Kings’ first training camp practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – The first day of school has come and gone for the Kings, and the new kid in town quickly is getting acclimated to his new class. DeMar DeRozan spoke to media first after practice Tuesday, still a bit winded from one of the …

Victor Wembanyama is to make a leap this season and, to quote him after winning silver in the Paris Olympics, “I’m learning, and I’m worried for the opponents in a couple of years.” Maybe a few specific, well-known opponents in particular. Speaking to CBS Sports’ Ashley Niclole Moss Wembanyama laid out the three players he most would like to dunk …

Steph stresses importance of extension, staying ‘Warrior for life’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Plenty has changed over the past few seasons for the Warriors and franchise legend Steph Curry. Longtime Splash Brother Klay Thompson is with the Dallas Mavericks, former general manager Bob Myers no longer is with the organization and Curry now enters his 16th NBA …

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Steph has hilarious self-aware recounting of Olympics dagger shot originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry had a hilarious response when asked about his late-game heroics in Team USA’s gold medal game against France during the Paris Olympics. Speaking to reporters during Warriors Media Day on Monday at Chase Center, Curry was asked if he saw that Kevin …

Cameron and Cayden Boozer, the twin sons of former NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer, and Memphis high school basketball standouts will take the Harding Academy floor Friday and Saturday for Platform Basketball’s Mid-South Basketball Classic. Since 2018, the classic has brought together national teams to compete with some of Memphis’ top talents, attracting the likes of Bronny James — son and …

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The NBA season is just a shade over three weeks away. Preseason basketball starts this Friday. Fantasy basketball diehards and mock drafters are already in full swing, however. Players’ average draft positions (ADP) can change significantly this early in the process. Below are six significant fantasy players that have seen their ADPs change meaningfully as of late. Fantasy basketball risers …