Yearly Archives: 2024

Wisconsin basketball hires new director of recruiting and scouting

Wisconsin basketball announced the hire of director of recruiting and scouting Isaac Wodajo on Wednesday. Wodajo was most recently a special assistant to the head coach at Northern Kentucky, that after spending 2022-23 as the head coach at Wabash Valley College (JUCO). The young assistant began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under current Marquette head coach Shaka Smart …

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Jerry West Career NBA Highlights

In honor of Jerry West’s legacy and impact on the game of basketball, take a look at his best career highlights from his Hall of … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFhMOjUGE7U Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Young claims Steph was ‘near tears’ when KD won 2018 Finals MVP

Young claims Steph was ‘near tears’ when KD won 2018 Finals MVP originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 2018 NBA Finals between the Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers was a competitive neck-to-neck race, but not between the two teams playing each other. Instead, Steph Curry and former Warriors teammate Kevin Durant showcased performances worthy of winning the NBA Finals …

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Louisville basketball adds a local; St. X grad Cole Sherman walking on for Pat Kelsey

Pat Kelsey is adding a local player to his inaugural Louisville men’s basketball roster. Cole Sherman, a St. Xavier High School graduate who began his collegiate career at Northern Kentucky, announced Wednesday on social media he’ll be joining the Cardinals as a walk-on. “He’s a lifelong Card fan,” his father, Mike Sherman, wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. …

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How Jerry West’s silhouette came to be the NBA logo

NBA great Jerry West died on Wednesday — but his legacy lives on as his likeness appears on the basketball league’s iconic logo. West, 86, was an undoubted legend. Known as “Mr Clutch,” he was not only a 14-time All-Star, a co-captain of the 1960 gold-medal-winning US Olympic team, and a coach, but his silhouette also became a symbol of …

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Louisville basketball ‘working really hard’ to schedule series vs. Memphis

Louisville men’s basketball is trying to renew its rivalry with Memphis under new head coach Pat Kelsey. U of L assistant Brian Kloman made it known Tuesday night, during an interview with Cardinal Companion on X, formerly Twitter. “We’re working really hard on a four-year series with Memphis,” said Kloman, the longest-tenured member of Kelsey’s staff. “No promises, but we are …

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Are NBA Finals ‘losable’ for Celtics if Porzingis can’t play?

Are NBA Finals ‘losable’ for Celtics if Porzingis can’t play? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Only five teams in NBA Finals history have rallied from a 2-0 series deficit to win a championship. So on paper, the Boston Celtics are sitting pretty as the 2024 Finals shift to Dallas for Game 3 on Wednesday night. But if the Mavericks …

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NIL-driven Las Vegas college basketball event set with Alabama vs. Houston among marquee matchups

The Players Era Festival, a one-of-a-kind revolutionary regular-season men’s basketball event to be held in Las Vegas this November, was formally announced Wednesday. Its selling point is based on the major factor that has drastically altered college sports over the past three years: name, image and likeness compensation for players. Alabama, Creighton, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon, Rutgers, San Diego State and Texas A&M …

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Recruiting Rumor Mill: Busy June Nears The Midpoint

So much news has come out through the weekend of official visits and into the early part of the week that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. MORE RECRUITING RUMORS: Top prospects return home from big visits BEST OF THE RIVALS CAMP SERIES: Top 10 quarterbacks | Top 10 …

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NBA legend West dies aged 86

Jerry West was the NBA Finals MVP in 1969 [Getty Images] Jerry West, the basketball legend whose silhouette inspired the iconic NBA logo, has died aged 86, the Los Angeles Clippers have confirmed. West featured in nine NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning the title once in 1972. He was also an NBA All-Star in every season of …

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Memphis basketball getting Louisville back on the schedule? ‘We’re working really hard’

Louisville is trying to reignite a once-heated rivalry with Memphis basketball, according to first-year Cardinals assistant coach Brian Kloman. During an interview with Cardinal Companion on X, formerly known as Twitter, Kloman − who came to Louisville with coach Pat Kelsey from the College of Charleston − was asked about the program’s non-conference schedule for the upcoming season. As part …

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Adam Silver, LeBron James, Michael Jordan react to death of Jerry West: ‘He was the silhouette for a reason’

On Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced the death of basketball legend death of basketball legend Jerry West. Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86. His wife, Karen, was by his side. pic.twitter.com/iMwOXmCT2B — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) June 12, 2024 Throughout …

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