College Basketball

[ad_1] Duke basketball forward Kyle Filipowski will enter the 2024 NBA Draft, he announced Friday afternoon. “This has been a lifelong dream of mine, and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to pursue it,” Filipowski said in a post on his social media accounts.  “Thank you, Duke Nation. Your unwavering encouragement and belief in me have fueled my determination …

[ad_1] Donovan Clingan has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. The 7-foot-2 sophomore from Bristol announced his decision on social media Friday after it was originally reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, just four days after winning a second consecutive national title with the UConn men’s basketball team. Clingan was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 15.3 points, 8.3 rebounds …

[ad_1] Zach Freemantle will use his additional year of eligibility to return to the Musketeers next season. As expected, Zach Freemantle will return to Xavier for the 2024-25 season. Freemantle will use his extra year of eligibility to return to the Musketeers after missing all of last season, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein and confirmed by …

[ad_1] Getty Images UConn star Donovan Clingan has declared for the NBA Draft, ESPN reports. Clingan played a pivotal role in helping the Huskies become college basketball’s first repeat national champions since 2007. The 7-foot-2 center is a defensive menace who stepped into an elevated role in the 2023-24 season and thrived as an efficient interior scorer and shot-blocking machine. …

[ad_1] Duke guard Jared McCain is entering the NBA Draft after earning a spot on the ACC All-Rookie Team, he announced Friday. McCain arrived in Durham as the Blue Devils’ top-ranked prospect from the 2023 recruiting cycle and blossomed into a potential first-round selection this summer. McCain started all 36 games for the Blue Devils and was a focal point …

[ad_1] Rick Pitino applauds during a first-round college basketball game between New Mexico and Clemson in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Pitino is the father of New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino. Clemson won 77-56. | Brandon Dill Mark Pope is following in the footsteps of his mentor Rick Pitino, and “Slick Rick” couldn’t be …

[ad_1] Former Kentucky men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino gave a glowing endorsement of new coach Mark Pope. Pitino posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, to recognize Pope, who was the captain of Pitino’s 1996 “Untouchables” championship team. “What a special day at the University of Kentucky. The leader, the captain of ‘The Untouchables,’ is coming home to lead the …

[ad_1] Brigham Young Cougars guard Dallin Hall (30) drives during the Big 12 conference championship against UCF in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. BYU won 87-73. Let the BYU basketball roster shakeup begin. Cougar point guard Dallin Hall is reportedly in the transfer portal, according to a post from Verbal Commits on X. The report comes just …

[ad_1] BYU coach Mark Pope speaks with Jaxson Robinson during game against Baylor, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Provo, Utah. On Thursday, news broke that the BYU coach is taking the head coach job at Kentucky. | Rick Bowmer, Associated Press A year ago at this time, Mark Pope’s seat was beginning to warm a little bit at BYU after …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE — When the Big 12 Conference announced its Big 12 Mexico initiative last year, it included putting Kansas’ men’s and women’s basketball programs at the forefront. The two Jayhawks teams would face their Houston Cougars counterparts in Dec. 2024 in Mexico City. They’d all play a part in Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark’s desire to grow the conference’s brand, …

[ad_1] CLEMSON — Despite reaching the Elite Eight for the first time in 44 years, Clemson basketball’s roster next season will look drastically different as junior forward RJ Godfrey entered the transfer portal Friday, according to a report from On3sports. Godfrey’s decision to enter the portal is the Tigers’ biggest offseason surprise so far because he was presumed to take on a …

[ad_1] Duke guard Jared McCain is entering the NBA Draft after earning a spot on the ACC All-Rookie Team, he announced Friday. McCain arrived in Durham as the Blue Devils’ top-ranked prospect from the 2023 recruiting cycle and blossomed into a potential first-round selection this summer. McCain started all 36 games for the Blue Devils and was a focal point …

[ad_1] Duke star Kyle Filipowski has declared for the NBA Draft after earning All-American honors during a standout sophomore season, he announced Friday. The 7-foot center is a versatile big man and potential lottery pick with the mobility and skill to flex his game out to the perimeter on both ends of the floor. Filipowski proved durable during his two …

[ad_1] When Alabama coach Nick Saban retired less than two weeks into the calendar year, it created a ripple effect throughout college football that led to multiple high-major coaching changes. With John Calipari leaving his post in Kentucky to take the vacant job at Arkansas, it’s expected to have a similar domino effect in the basketball coaching carousel world. Multiple key …

[ad_1] Kentucky has tabbed BYU coach Mark Pope to succeed John Calipari, the school announced Friday. Pope, the former Kentucky star who played under Rick Pitino at Kentucky from 1994-96, is returning to Lexington after spending the last five seasons at BYU. Pope will replace Calipari, who spent the last 15 seasons with the Wildcats before taking the vacant job …

[ad_1] Kentucky has tabbed BYU coach Mark Pope to succeed John Calipari, the school announced Friday. Pope, the former Kentucky star who played under Rick Pitino at Kentucky from 1994-96, is returning to Lexington after spending the last five seasons at BYU. Pope will replace Calipari, who spent the last 15 seasons with the Wildcats before taking the vacant job …

[ad_1] Kentucky hired Mark Pope to replace John Calipari. That should be fine. No, really. The optics, yes, are bad, when the school flogged its job in front of Dan Hurley and Scott Drew and a fistful of other higher-profile coaches, only to be told no. But Pope is a good coach who’s steered BYU to three top-20 KenPom finishes …

[ad_1] Kentucky has hired BYU coach Mark Pope to become its next men’s basketball coach, the school announced Friday. Pope and Kentucky quickly engaged on Thursday in the hours after Baylor’s Scott Drew and UConn’s Dan Hurley both turned down Kentucky’s overtures.  Pope was offered a five-year deal at an average of $5.5 million per season, before incentives, sources said. …

[ad_1] Apr. 12—CHAMPAIGN — Men’s college basketball has reached a stage where teams with national championship aspirations clearly have to be well versed in portal-ese. Just look at this year’s Final Four. Every player in North Carolina State’s NCAA tournament rotation started their college careers elsewhere. The Wolfpack’s two leading scorers — DJ Horne (Illinois State/Arizona State) and D.J. Burns …

[ad_1] Duke freshman sharpshooter declares for next step with Instagram message Jared McCain takes a shot during a game this past season. (Rob Kinnan/USA Today Sports Images) Jared McCain is headed to the NBA in an expected departure after one season at Duke. McCain announced his decision Friday morning, a day after Duke’s end-of-season banquet. The 6-3, 197-pounder finished second …

[ad_1] NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament First Round-Duquesne vs Brigham Young LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has hired BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach, bringing home a member of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari. The school announced the 51-year-old Pope’s hiring but did not mention any contract details. Pope replaces Calipari, a Hall of Famer who …

[ad_1] Mark Pope replaces John Calipari, who left Kentucky this week to take over the head coaching job at Arkansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Mark Pope is the new Kentucky men’s basketball coach, the school announced on Friday. Pope, 51, signed a five-year contract to coach the Wildcats after spending the past five seasons at BYU. “Mark Pope not …

[ad_1] Kentucky is zeroing in on hiring BYU coach Mark Pope to succeed John Calipari as the next head of the men’s basketball program, CBS Sports Matt Norlander reported on Thursday. Pope, the former Kentucky star who played under Rick Pitino at Kentucky from 1994-96, is returning to Lexington after spending the last five seasons at Brigham Young. Pope will …

[ad_1] Arkansas head coach John Calipari will bring most of his assistants from the 2023-24 season at Kentucky with him to Fayetteville, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. The list includes Orlando Antigua, Ronald “Chin” Coleman and Chuck Martin, plus James “Bruiser” Flint as a special assistant and Calipari’s son, Brad, in a development role. HawgBeat has also reported …

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