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.
Read More »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 …
Read More »Auburn basketball assigned marquee matchup for second year of ACC/SEC Challenge | Report
AUBURN — The 2024-25 Auburn basketball schedule is slowly coming together. The Tigers, who won 27 games last season, will play at Duke in the second edition of the ACC/SEC Challenge, according to a report Wednesday from Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. The in-season series between the two conferences began last year, and coach Bruce Pearl’s team took care of …
Read More »Remembering Jerry West: LeBron James, Adam Silver and others honor the NBA icon
Getty Images Jerry West, a former NBA champion who was immortalized in the NBA logo, died at the age of 86 this week. West will go down as one of the largest contributors to the game of basketball after making his mark on the sport for several decades. The Hall of Fame guard won nine NBA titles during his time as …
Read More »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. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Where Are Purdue Basketball’s 2025 Targets In The Updated Rivals150?
The updated Rivals150 dropped on Wednesday afternoon, which featured a pair of in-state Purdue basketball targets in the class, Trent Sisley and Braylon Mullins. The Indiana Elite teammates, along with fellow four-star Malachi Moreno, have helped their AAU squad to a perfect record during the spring and will be one of the favorite for next month’s Adidas 3SSB Palmetto Road …
Read More »NBA’s Best Guard Blocks | 2018-19 NBA Season | #NBABlockWeek
Check out the best blocks by guards from the 2018-19 NBA Season! #NBABlockWeek Subscribe to the NBA: http://bit.ly/2rCglzY … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCDS52lH9ic Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read More »Jason Kidd claims he was ‘just making an observation’ with Jaylen Brown comment: ‘It wasn’t mind games’
In between Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals, Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd called Jaylen Brown the Boston Celtics’ “best player.” If this was an attempt to create tension between Brown and Jayson Tatum, it was too transparent to work. That same day, Brown and Tatum both told reporters that they had “no reaction” to the quote and …
Read More »Coach K: Duke loses ‘one of its greatest treasures’ with death of Bob Harris
Bob Harris, the legendary and longtime radio voice of Duke basketball for more than four decades, died Wednesday in Durham. Harris was 81. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Harris,” Duke athletics director Nina King, said in a school-issued statement. “We send our heartfelt condolences to Phyllis and the entire Harris family. Duke, the Atlantic …
Read More »2024 NBA Draft: Ranking the top power forward prospects, led by Duke’s Kyle Filipowski
Yahoo Sports is breaking down the top players in the 2024 NBA Draft by position this week. On Monday, we ranked the best point guards in this class, Tuesday we broke down the top centers, and today we’ll take a look at the top power forwards. With the way the NBA game is extending outside the paint, NBA scouts and …
Read More »2024 NBA Mock Draft: Zaccharie Risacher leaps Alex Sarr for No. 1 pick, injury drops Nikola Topic from top 10
Zaccharie Risacher … Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2024-nba-mock-draft-zaccharie-risacher-leaps-alex-sarr-for-no-1-pick-injury-drops-nikola-topic-from-top-10/ Author : Kyle Boone Publish date : 2024-06-12 15:55:35 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read More »Jerry West dies at 86: Successful college basketball career at West Virginia helped produce an NBA legend
Before Jerry West ever became a 14-time All-Star, title-winning NBA executive and the logo of the league, he was a high school star in rural West Virginia with modest career aspirations. West, who died Wednesday at the age of 86, joined the basketball program at West Virginia University in 1956 as a physical education major with eyes on becoming a …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Knicks Mailbag: Club in a ‘good place’ to retain both OG Anunoby and Isaiah Hartenstein?
SNY’s Ian Begley will be responding to Knicks questions from readers. Here’s the latest… Realistic offseason for the Knicks would be re-sign OG & I – Hart , cash in some picks and add around the periphery? – @MikeRee60259113 How content do you think the Knicks will be running back the current squad if a clear star is not available …
Read More »How Jerry West became the NBA’s logo, and why the league never officially admitted it was him
Officially, the NBA’s logo is blank. It is an anonymous, faceless player dribbling a ball against a red and white background. That’s the NBA’s story and it’s sticking to it. Unofficially, however, the logo is well known to be the silhouette of one of the league’s first true icons: Jerry West, who died Wednesday at age 86. In 1969, the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Good Morning, Illini Nation: Potential destinations for Coleman Hawkins
Jun. 12—Coleman Hawkins visited Kansas State this past weekend. He’ll spend this coming weekend at LSU. And SMU is reportedly still a potential landing spot for the top-ranked remaining transfer in the portal. But which program would constitute the best fit from a roster perspective? Kansas State The upside of landing in Manhattan, Kan., is the other work Jerome Tang …
Read More »Hall of Famer Jerry West, who won two titles with Warriors, dies at 86
Hall of Famer Jerry West, who won two titles with Warriors, dies at 86 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jerry West, the Hall of Fame player who won two NBA titles with the Warriors, died Wednesday at the age of 86. The Los Angeles Clippers announced that West died peacefully at his home. West was an NBA MVP, …
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