College Basketball

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball will be represented in The Basketball Tournament again this year by its alumni team, Mass Street. The roster already includes a number of familiar faces, according to a TBT release. Those are Silvio De Sousa, Dedric Lawson, Lagerald Vick, Malik Newman, Frank Mason III, Jamari Traylor, Kevin Young, Thomas Robinson and Mario Little. And Mass Street, coached …

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Jun. 25—Trey Perry won’t be going far away for college basketball. The Lakota East guard announced Tuesday night he has verbally committed to Miami University. “RedHawk Nation, let’s get it!” he posted on social media to share the news. Listed at 6-foot-1, Perry led the Greater Miami Conference in scoring last season when he poured in 22.9 points per game …

Kentucky men’s basketball returns to the CBS Sports Classic this December when the Cats face Ohio State at Madison Square Garden, Dec. 21 at 4:30 p.m. CT in New York City. The Wildcats and the Buckeyes will be the second leg of the doubleheader, with UCLA and North Carolina getting the action started at 2 p.m. CT. Fans interested in …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Four-star wing Jaylen Harrell has finished his visits, polished off his period of reflection and is ready to make a commitment. The Massachusetts-based standout has scheduled a July 1 announcement and seems locked in to the school of his choice as we speed toward decision day. Harrell, who was originally set …

Getty Images The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft is in the books. The night was defined by its international flair, with three of the top six selections hailing from France, but of course the majority of the 30 players selected in the first round hail from the states and were on our radar as prospects.  Here’s a look …

The NBA draft projections for USC’s Isaiah Collier were in the 10-14 range right after the NBA draft lottery in the middle of May. Then they started moving toward No. 17, then to No. 19, then to No. 21 in a recent College Sports Wire projection. As it turned out, even those final few projections before the 2024 NBA draft …

HOOVER — Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl said in May the Tigers were going to play the toughest nonconference slate of his tenure for the 2024-25 season. With a trip out west already set for the Maui Invitational − which features Auburn, Colorado, Dayton, Iowa State, Memphis, Michigan State, North Carolina and UConn − and a matchup with Duke as …

Syndication: Iowa City Press-Citizen IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Randi Henderson, the head coach at Division III Washington University, and North Carolina assistant Sean Sullivan have been hired as women’s basketball assistants at Iowa, coach Jan Jensen announced Wednesday. Henderson was 103-54 with four NCAA Tournament appearances in seven seasons at the St. Louis school. She also led the Bears …

A big trade Tuesday brought Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks, reuniting him with three teammates from the 2016-17 Villanova team that went 32-4. Two of those losses came to Wisconsin and Marquette, including the 65-62 upset to the Badgers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were ranked No. 1 in the country during both …

Sixers draft profile: Jared McCain has 3-level scoring potential originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers selected Jared McCain with the 16th overall pick. Below is our pre-NBA Draft profile, originally published on May 30, on the guard from Duke. Follow along for more on the pick. A scouting report on NBA draft prospect Jared McCain: McCain is the …

A big trade Tuesday brought Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks, reuniting him with three teammates from the 2016-17 Villanova team that went 32-4. Two of those losses came to Wisconsin and Marquette, including the 65-62 upset to the Badgers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were ranked No. 1 in the country during both …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Zach Edey’s rapid rise as a basketball superstar now takes the 7-foot-4 center to a new destination. The Memphis Grizzlies franchise selected Purdue basketball’s Edey with the No. 9 overall pick in Wednesday’s first round of the NBA draft. Edey began playing organized basketball seven years ago. After Edey’s basketball upstart in Toronto, he attended IMG Academy …

The OSU men’s basketball team secured a commitment from West Virginia transfer Patrick Suemnick on Wednesday. Suemnick is a 6-foot-8 forward who began at the junior college level, spent one season at Robert Morris and then spent the past two seasons with West Virginia. He averaged career highs of 4.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in 14 minutes per game last …

Over his 15-year run as the Kentucky basketball coach, John Calipari defined himself and the Wildcats’ program as a destination for future NBA players. His 2024 draft class, his last as the Wildcats’ coach, is a group led by a familiar name: Reed Sheppard, who was perhaps the most integral player on what would be Calipari’s last team at Kentucky. …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue women’s basketball added defending NCAA champion South Carolina to its 2024-25 non-conference schedule, the school announced Wednesday. The Boilermakers will play South Carolina at the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Saturday, Nov. 30 after playing Middle Tennessee on Thanksgiving in Suncoast Arena. Purdue will also host Kentucky at Mackey Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Boilermakers finished …

HOLT – The 19th Moneyball Pro-Am kicked off Tuesday night. The annual summer showcase allows Michigan State basketball fans to see the upcoming roster compete against each other and other current and former college players in a relaxed but competitive environment. MSU has five newcomers — three incoming freshmen and two transfers — joining the roster, as well as several …

Jun. 26—Will Riley was considered the top prospect out of Canada when he committed, and then signed, with Illinois. A five-star wing projected as a first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. So it stands to reason Riley will also be one of the top Canadians in college basketball during the 2024-25 season. Here’s five more now that Zach Edey …

Wisconsin basketball is back on the court in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 season. The season is one of intrigue for many reasons. First, the program hasn’t reached the Sweet Sixteen since 2017 and is in desperate need of offseason success. Second, the Badgers saw starters Chucky Hepburn (portal), A.J. Storr (portal) and Tyler Wahl (graduation) all depart after the …

You can add another visit to the UNC basketball recruiting calendar. After two players already set official visits for the month of September, North Carolina will host another recruit on campus. But this time, it’s right away. Five-star shooting guard Jasper Johnson is on North Carolina’s campus Wednesday per Inside Carolina’s Sherrell McMillan. Johnson’s family confirmed that the recruit is …

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The Memphis basketball team — such as it is presently — is into its fourth out of eight weeks of summer workouts. The Tigers have nine scholarship players (although Baraka Okojie is hurt) and one walk-on on campus. While there are at least three open scholarships and Tigers coach Penny Hardaway remains steadfast in his pursuit of reinforcements, being relatively …

With the Missouri Valley Conference not having a policy for how schools announce their attendance at sporting events, member schools differ in their methods when their figures are released. There are several different methods Valley schools announce their figures leading to permissible inflated numbers and some that look lower when avoiding estimates. The NCAA allows schools to announce their attendance …

The 19th Moneyball Pro-Am got underway on Tuesday evening at Holt High School, featuring six different teams that include two Michigan State basketball players on each roster. The annual summer showcase will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays with games at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. until the final game on Aug. 1. There will be no games during the …