Category: NCAAB
On the same day Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway suddenly fired four staff members, the university confirmed the existence of an anonymous letter alleging serious NCAA violations within the Tigers’ program. Letter alleges Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway’s personal involvement in potential recruiting, academic violations According to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, the letter alleges […]
The NCAA Men’s Final Four is heading to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2031 after the COVID-19 pandemic nixed the city’s previous bid four years ago. The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee announced Thursday that the Final Four will return to Atlanta for the first time since 2013, and the event will take place […]
Gonzaga forward Steele Venters will miss his second consecutive season after tearing his left Achilles tendon this week, the men’s basketball program announced Tuesday. Gonzaga wing Steele Venters averaged 13.5 points, 3.0 rebounds per game with Eastern Washington In 84 career NCAA games (67 starts) with Eastern Washington, Venters averaged 13.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 […]
Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft class, has signed a shoe endorsement deal with New Balance. Flagg, 17, joins a New Balance brand that is headquartered near his home state, including a Skowhegan, Maine, manufacturing factory that is 25 miles from his childhood home in Newport. […]
UConn and the Big 12 were reportedly in talks early Friday morning about the Huskies potentially joining the conference in all sports, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. UConn athletic director David Benedict, board chair Daniel Toscano met with Big 12 athletic directors in person in Dallas No vote has occurred for a potential Huskies membership, […]
Police arrested a suspect Thursday in the theft of exclusive shoes from the home of University of Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway. Ronald James, 42, was charged with theft of property, Memphis police spokesman Officer Joseph Hibler told ESPN. Per a Memphis police report obtained by ESPN’s Myron Medcalf, a man was captured on […]
Frank Selvy, an All-America guard at Furman who scored an NCAA Division I-record 100 points in a single game and later played nine NBA seasons (1954-64), died Tuesday at the age of 91. A cause of death was not revealed. Selvy’s family announced that he died at his home in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Frank Selvy […]
Kyle Guy is retiring from basketball at the age of 26 to join the men’s basketball staff at the University of Virginia (UVA) as Athlete Development Mentor and Special Assistant, Dean and Markel Families Head Coach Tony Bennett announced on Wednesday. Kyle Guy returns to the University of Virginia to work on head coach Tony […]
USC freshman guard Bronny James, the eldest son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, will enter the 2024 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility and will also enter the NCAA transfer portal, he announced Friday on Instagram. James was sidelined for five months after suffering cardiac arrest in July due to a congenital […]
The sixth-seeded Duquesne men’s college basketball team defeated fifth-seeded VCU 57-51 at Barclays Center to earn their first NCAA tournament bid in 47 years. It was the Dukes’ first invite to March Madness since 1977. Duquesne colored red, white and blue streamers fell from the rafters with the Dukes leading by 15 in the second […]
