Yearly Archives: 2024

Brown: For Louisville basketball and others transfer portal has forever changed recruiting

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — The COVID-year waiver enters its final season, and the average age on NCAA basketball rosters will take a precipitous dip upon its departure. The premium on recruiting freshmen, however, won’t return in its absence. Maybe it will for John Calipari, but now that he’s at Arkansas, that’s no longer Kentucky’s problem. The days of depending on …

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Clemson gives men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell new contract after run to Elite Eight

NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament West Regional-Alabama vs Clemson CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell received a new, five-year contract worth $20 million after leading the Tigers to the Elite Eight this past season. A panel of the Clemson board of trustees approved Brownell’s enhanced contract, along with new deals for men’s soccer coach Mike Noonan and baseball …

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Why Brown is glad Kings contract extension got done before season

Why Brown is glad Kings contract extension got done before season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Mike Brown gladly can focus on Kings basketball during the 2024-25 NBA season after officially inking a three-year, $30 million contract extension Wednesday. Of course, Brown reportedly agreed to the deal over six weeks ago, and before then, there reportedly was a …

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Meet new Michigan State basketball freshman Jesse McCulloch

Michigan State basketball freshman have reported to campus, and the freshman are ready to make their mark on the storied program that Tom Izzo built in East Lansing. Jesse McCulloch, a freshman from Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the freshman that will be new in East Lansing in 2024-25. With the Spartans basketball season looming, the social media team has …

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Kerr reveals roles for new Warriors assistants Stotts, Stackhouse

Kerr reveals roles for new Warriors assistants Stotts, Stackhouse originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Though Steve Kerr has been the Warriors’ coach for a decade, his staff has experienced constant turnover. This offseason, Golden State hired two new assistant coaches to support Kerr on the bench — former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts and former NBA player …

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Warriors’ Hield humbly accepts stark new reality as Steph’s teammate

Warriors’ Hield humbly accepts stark new reality as Steph’s teammate originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Buddy Hield has always been the best shooter on each team he’s been on in his eight-year NBA career. But that’s no longer the case, as the sharpshooter’s recent move to the Warriors has made him teammates with Steph Curry. “No,” Hield told …

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What we learned as Boogie Ellis makes Kings roster case in loss

What we learned as Boogie Ellis makes Kings roster case in loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings were missing one of their top scoring and play-making options for Thursday’s Summer League game and it showed, as Sacramento sputtered and repeatedly misfired in a 73-69 loss to the Washington Wizards at Thomas & Mack Center in Las …

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