Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
Basketball Insiders’ six things series continues with the league’s most surprising team, the Phoenix Suns.
Guard Devyn Marble scored all 17 of his points in the second half to propel the No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes to an 81-74 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday night at State Farm Arena in Champaign, Ill. The Hawkeyes, coming off a 71-69 loss at home to Michigan State on Tuesday night, opened […]
Matt John looks at the Eastern Conference’s brightest futures.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Veteran forward Zack Randolph scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds, leading the Memphis Grizzlies to an 86-81 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Rookie point guard Nick Calathes, who has replaced injured Mike Conley in the starting lineup, had 12 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals for […]
The Los Angeles Lakers could have moved Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill, but did not. What other potential trades were botched Thursday?
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sunday was senior day for Ohio State guards Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. The rosy-cheeked Craft, a three-time Academic All-American and the Big Ten career steals leader, is recognized as one of the greatest and most popular student-athletes in school history. Smith has been a part of 100 victories in his […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A year ago, point guard Trey Burke led Michigan to the NCAA championship game. On Saturday, he gave himself a taste of March Madness from the professional stage. Burke hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds remaining and forward Richard Jefferson scored 21 points as the Utah Jazz edged the Orlando […]
In Part 1 of a two-part exclusive interview, Warriors GM Bob Myers discusses the Warriors’ approach to building a contender.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – One day before the real thing, Duke and Syracuse played college basketball’s version of the Super Bowl. Saturday night’s game featured the two most successful coaches in Division I history (Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim), two of the nation’s top freshmen (Duke’s Jabari Parker and Syracuse’s Tyler Ennis), and an […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Georgia Tech guard Trae Golden looked at the Carrier Dome rim from the foul line six crucial times in Tuesday night’s 67-62 Yellow Jackets’ win over the No. 7 Syracuse Orangemen and saw a place and time many miles and years away. He locked in on how his dad, Robert, practiced pressure […]