Category: College Basketball
Florida State head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton is now facing a lawsuit brought on by six former players over NIL pay. It begins with a promise—one that should have changed lives. A pledge of opportunity in the new frontier of college athletics, where the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era offered athletes a chance to […]
Former college basketball star Mike Babul passed away on Monday after suffering a heart attack at the age of 47. The University of Massachusetts Amhurst (UMass) said in a heartfelt statement that the Minutemen fanbase is grieving the loss of a legendary member of the community. Mike Babul earned All-Conference, Gatorade Player of the Year, […]
Greg Gumbel, the trailblazing sportscaster and longtime CBS anchor, passed away at the age of 78. His death follows a private battle with cancer, leaving behind a storied legacy in sports broadcasting. Gumbel’s career spanned decades, but he was most celebrated for anchoring CBS’s NCAA Tournament coverage, bringing March Madness into millions of homes. Greg […]
No. 14 Gonzaga vs. No. 22 UCLA highlights our college basketball best bets in a big-time top-25 matchup. It’s a Saturday showdown, a matinee that carries the weight of tradition and the thrill of the present. Mark Few’s Gonzaga Bulldogs, ranked No. 14, face Mick Cronin’s No. 22 UCLA Bruins in a clash of West […]
Miami basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga abruptly announced his intent to retire in the middle of the season, citing exhaustion due to new NIL rules. Jim Larrañaga, the architect of Miami men’s basketball’s greatest moments, has stepped down. The 75-year-old coach announced his decision Thursday afternoon, concluding a remarkable 14-year tenure in Coral Gables. Assistant […]
Georgetown basketball is in search of its first winning season since 2018. Are the Hoyas officially back in year two under head coach Ed Cooley? When Ed Cooley announced he was leaving Providence for Georgetown, the college basketball world was stunned. Cooley had spent 12 seasons revitalizing the Friars, guiding them to seven NCAA tournaments, […]
We often hear scouts harping on the value of ‘intangibles’ in draft scouting. It can be challenging to measure what that actually means and its value. But NBA players must harbor a certain mentality and attitude to play in the pros. I often conceptualize it through the lens of a player’s ‘wiring.’ Is a prospect […]
The traditional “big board” has been a staple of draft coverage across sports. NBA fans love rankings and debating between prospects, but this often isn’t a prudent manner to analyze the draft. Ordinal rankings are often exciting and flashy but present quite a few problems when it comes to accurate analysis. Every draft features steep […]
Even as the NBA continues to supersize and run through taller players, elite guards will always carry value. The proliferation of taller initiators has opened pathways for guards who aren’t on-ball specialists to thrive in the pros. The 2025 Draft class features one of the deeper crops of guard prospects in quite some time. The […]
What’s in a handshake? Not a whole lot, at least not anymore, according to Rick Pitino. The St. John’s men’s basketball head coach took to X/Twitter Thursday morning to share that his team will refrain from engaging in the post-game handshake line that has been tradition in college basketball. “I certainly have great respect for […]
