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At 7:05 a.m. May 18, before many of us had made it to their first cup of coffee, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports was lucid enough to tweet this: “Only 176 days until the 2020-21 college basketball seasons officially begins … #countdown.” Among the responses that arrived to that declaration was one from a Gil […]
Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato In a passionate message in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said “it’s time” for America to address and solve systemic racism. Through a message released via Twitter on Friday afternoon, Krzyzewski said America had chosen the […]
As the first major American basketball event to take center stage during the coronavirus pandemic, The Basketball Tournament is set for its biggest year yet. It’s not just about the storylines — Carmen’s Crew seeking a repeat before Aaron Craft retires or Overseas Elite looking for revenge — but also about the new stars set […]
Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Best Virginia, one of the 24 teams in this year’s version of The Basketball Tournament, has withdrawn from the event after one of its members tested positive for COVID-19. The team anchored by former West Virginia standouts, including Juwan Staten and Da’Sean […]
Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Potential No. 1 NBA draft pick Cade Cunningham announced Monday he was sticking with his commitment to Oklahoma State despite the NCAA giving the Cowboys a postseason ban for next season. Cunningham had considered other options over the last couple of weeks, including […]
Basketball is officially back on July 4. No, it’s not college hoops or the NBA, but The Basketball Tournament will return with a fully quarantined, 24-team bracket that will be played over 10 days in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State’s alumni team, Carmen’s Crew, will look to defend its title as the No. 1 seed, and […]
(REUTERS) – National Basketball Association (NBA) teams will be tested every other day for the coronavirus beginning June 23 as the league prepares to resume the season, according to multiple reports. The league reportedly sent a memo to teams on Saturday (June 13), informing them that players and essential team personnel who will be involved […]
Ordinarily, the announcement of a transfer by player who averaged 8.6 points for a team that finished second in the Atlantic Sun Conference would not generate much attention. These are not ordinary times, though, and Asia Todd made a profound statement regarding her reason for entering the NCAA transfer portal. Wearing a “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt, […]
National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State With new player rankings comes excitement, as well as important new names to know at the top of the ESPN 100, ESPN 60 and ESPN 25 rankings. Though the name of […]
GUANGZHOU (XINHUA) – The 13-year-old one-armed boy Zhang Jiacheng had a glimpse into his dream of becoming a professional basketball player. Invited to visit the CBA champions Guangdong Southern Tigers club, the boy, shy as he is, displayed his brilliant skills and determination as he stepped onto the court. ‘Who is the kid?’ The 13-year-old, […]