FSU’s Head Coach Leonard Hamilton Faces Lawsuit from 6 Former Players Over NIL Pay

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 […]

Colin Lynch  •  02 Jan 2025
Former UMass Basketball Star Mike Babul Dies At 47

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, […]

James Foglio  •  31 Dec 2024
NBA Draft 2025: Introducing a Better Way to Order Prospects

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 […]

benpfeifer  •  20 Dec 2024
NBA Draft 2025: Analyzing an Elite Crop of Future Star Guard Prospects

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 […]

benpfeifer  •  20 Dec 2024
NBA Draft 2025: Why Cooper Flagg is still the Clear Number One Pick

Entering the 2025 draft cycle, most scouts and draft outlets considered Cooper Flagg the clear top prospect. Many scouts (myself included) consider Flagg a special prospect, capable of developing into an NBA superstar. Some other prospects, notably Dylan Harper, have crept towards the conversation. But I’d argue that Flagg’s start to the season only adds […]

benpfeifer  •  18 Dec 2024
College Basketball Best Bets: Tuesday, November 19 – Purdue, Marquette Highlight Big Tuesday

College basketball is back in full swing, and we’re back with our college basketball best bets.  It’s officially college basketball season, as week three kicks off. We’ve gotten our first looks at the top teams in the country, and teams from across the nation have finally seen some game action in the 2024-2025 season. We’re […]

Colin Lynch  •  19 Nov 2024
College Basketball Best Bets: Wednesday, November 13

College basketball is back in full swing, and we’re back with our college basketball best bets.  It’s officially college basketball season, as week two kicks off. We’ve gotten our first looks at the top teams in the country, and teams from across the nation have finally seen some game action in the 2024-2025 season. We’re […]

Colin Lynch  •  13 Nov 2024
Grand Canyon Declines West Coast Conference Invite to Join Mountain West Conference

Grand Canyon University (GCU) will join the Mountain West Conference (MW) by at least 2026, the school and conference announced Friday. The decision comes six months after GCU said it would join the West Coast Conference (WCC) in 2025. Grand Canyon will compete in 17 conference-sponsored sports in the Mountain West Conference “We want to […]

James Foglio  •  02 Nov 2024
NCAA Study Unveils Widespread Online Abuse of Athletes, Coaches

The NCAA has partnered with Signify Group to investigate online harassment of college student-athletes, and the organization released its first online harassment study on Thursday. NCAA partnered with Signify Group using its Threat Matrix service powered by artificial intelligence The NCAA released the complete summary analysis from the Division I championships pilot study, which monitored […]

James Foglio  •  11 Oct 2024