Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: Under the rise of Evan Mobley, the Cavaliers are contenders again] Fact or Fiction: Home-court advantage is dead The NBA’s home team …

3 things to watch as Kansas State continues season against Cleveland State (Photo by © Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports) Kansas State men’s basketball will continue their season on Saturday afternoon against Cleveland State. Cleveland State opened their season on Monday with a 101-53 loss to Michigan. The Wolverines shot 68.4 percent from the floor and 55.6 percent from three-point range …

We say this every year, and we’re probably never correct, but it certainly feels as though there have been a lot of injuries thus far. Ranging from players being day-to-day to those ruled out for an extended period of time, fantasy football managers are already being forced to dip their toe into the pool that is the waiver wire. Whether …

Marquette is keeping this one on campus. Friday night’s game against George Mason is a students-only game at the Al McGuire Center. It’s the first game Marquette has played at “The Al,” which seats 3,700, since 2022. Season-ticket holders will have to watch the game at home like the rest of us, although that’ll be a bit tricky. This is …

Week 4 of the NBA season includes the start of group play in the Emirates NBA Cup, with games for that in-season competition scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays. In addition to this scheduling wrinkle, there are more injuries for fantasy managers to take into consideration as they scour their waiver wires for potential value additions. Let’s dive into this week’s …

Mar 16, 2024; Washington, D.C., USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis during the second half against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The college basketball season is officiall underway as the first week of games is almost complete. But not before a big top 10 showdown in Lawrence, …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show The 2024-2025 NBA season is around its 9-game mark as of Thursday night, so Kevin O’Connor is joined by Tom Haberstroh to share 9 observations about the league and its trends at this roughly 10% completion point in the season. Can the Philadelphia 76ers survive …

This story was updated to correct information. Another night, another University of North Florida victory over an opponent from South Carolina. Three days after making program history with their first-ever triumph against a Southeastern Conference opponent, 74-71 over South Carolina, the Ospreys had an easier time dispatching Charleston Southern on Thursday in their home opener. True freshman forward Josh Harris …

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Kyle Neptune VILLANOVA, Pa. — The once mighty Nova Nation was scaled down to a block party as the final seconds ticked off of the latest and easily most ignominious defeat of the last three seasons for Villanova. The smattering of fans who turned up rushed for the Pavilion exits with about 3 minutes left and with no indication that …

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Oregon’s Keeshawn Barthelemy celebrates a play against UC Riverside at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. The first week of the Oregon men’s basketball season continues Friday with a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Montana at Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks (1-0) are coming off an impressive opening night win against UC Riverside on Monday when four players scored in double …

Charlotte’s starting wing and third-leading scorer this season, Miles Bridges, is going to be out for at least two weeks with a bone bruise in his knee, the team has announced. OFFICIAL: MRI results today on forward Miles Bridges revealed a bone bruise in his right knee. The injury occurred after Bridges hyperextended his right knee late in the fourth …

Darlinstone Dubar remains questionable for Tennessee basketball as it heads into its first major nonconference game. The Vols guard has been dealing with a personal matter, which has had the Hofstra transfer sidelined as the No. 12 Vols (1-0) prepare to play at Louisville (1-0) on Saturday (noon ET, ACC Network). Bishop Boswell is trending toward returning from concussion protocol, …

Bronny James is headed to the G League. (Photo by Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) The Los Angeles Lakers have assigned Bronny James to their G League affiliate in South Bay, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania. James is expected to join South Bay for its game with Salt Lake City on Saturday, which has already sold out. However, he will …

Nov 4, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans forward Harrison Hornery (30) and forward Jalen Shelley (9) battle for the ball with Chattanooga Mocs guard Parker Robison (55) in the second half at Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images USC basketball started its season with a bang on Monday in a blowout of Chattanooga. The second game …

Pritchard’s Sixth Man quest among four Celtics early-season surprises originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics will reach double digits in games played with Friday’s visit from the Brooklyn Nets. Three weeks of regular-season basketball seems to be a large enough sample size to pluck some early-season surprises for a team coming off such a dominant season that …

Nov. 8—Lineups Illinois (1-0) Starters P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown G Kylan Boswell Jr. 6-2 5.0 Champaign G Kasparas Jakucionis Fr. 6-6 11.0 Vilnius, Lithuania G Tre White Jr. 6-7 5.0 Dallas F Ben Humrichous Gr. 6-9 14.0 Tipton, Ind. C Tomislav Ivisic Fr. 7-1 14.0 Vodice, Croatia ➜ FYI: Jakucionis’ seven assists in the season opener against Eastern …

Nicholas Kerr seeking a second-year leap as Warriors’ G League coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Everything changed for the NBA, and the world at large, on March 11, 2020. The Warriors that morning decided they’d play their home game against the Brooklyn Nets scheduled for March 12th without any fans at Chase Center after San Francisco Mayor …

We’ve done it. We’ve made it to the end. Through 28 games, I have Missouri sitting at 19-9 overall and 8-7 in SEC play. Let’s finish up the regular season with matchups against Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and Kentucky. Fun, I get to do this twice for the final version of the story. I broke down Vanderbilt’s roster here in the first …

The Atlanta Hawks had one shot to change their trajectory: the NBA Draft Lottery on May 12. Hawks brass knew this would be the last time in a while when it could have control of its future, in large part because of a June 2022 trade that sent Dejounte Murray from San Antonio to the Hawks for a bunch of …

Kansas Jayhawks guard Zeke Mayo (5) looks to score a three-pointer against Washburn in the second half of the game inside Allen Fieldhouse Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. On Friday, an enormous early-season matchup in college basketball will take place as the No. 1 team in the country, Kansas, plays host to No. 9 North Carolina in a matchup featuring two …

Nov. 8—GRAND FORKS — UND men’s basketball coach Paul Sather had one clear takeaway from the Fighting Hawks’ 82-56 season-opening loss to Colorado State in Fort Collins on Monday. “We didn’t do a lot of things well,” he said. The loss shined a light on areas UND needs to address — from players’ roles to communication in-game. “I felt like …

Wisconsin basketball improved to 2-0 on the young season with a victory over Montana State on Thursday. The win was highlighted by the efficiency of Greg Gard’s team, as it shot 45% from the field, 50% from three-point range and 95% from the free-throw line. Those shooting rates helped the team avoid the same slow start it experienced in its opening …

Eddie House uses LeBron example to defend Tatum’s mindset vs. Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston For Boston Celtics fans, Wednesday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors was Jayson Tatum’s chance to exact “revenge” on Steve Kerr for benching him twice at the 2024 Paris Olympics. For Tatum, however, it was just another Wednesday. The Celtics star shut …