The New York Knicks just suffered another devastating injury as Jalen Brunson was just reported to have suffered a fractured hand in Game 7 vs the Indiana Pacers. Brunson appeared to injure his hand late in the 3rd quarter while attempting to slow down Tyrese Haliburton on a fast break. Brunson swiped for the ball with his left hand and made direct contact with Haliburton’s knee while he was going up for a layup. Brunson has been banged up all series long but has been able to battle through it. This broken hand ended his game 7 and the season…
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The Denver Nuggets are coming off one of the worst losses in NBA playoff history, with a 45 point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday night. The Nuggets struggled to get any rhythm going on offense and were only able to muster up 70 points. Nobody struggled more than Jamal Murray, who shot 4/18 from the field and scored 10 points. Murray shot about 50 percent while averaging 20 points in the previous three games, which were all Nuggets wins. Jamal Murray is going to have to bounce back in Game 7 if the Denver Nuggets want to get past…
A wild college basketball coaching hire was just announced earlier as the Green Bay Phoenix have hired college basketball radio host Doug Gottlieb. Yes, you did read that correctly. Gottlieb is a former college basketball points guard who played professionally overseas for a few seasons before starting his career in media shortly after in 2002. Most college basketball fans are familiar with Gottlieb as he does “The Doug Gottlieb Show” and is brought on as a basketball analyst by multiple networks during March Madness. Gottlieb doesn’t have much coaching on his resume, which makes this hire by Green Bay so…
The West Coast Conference (WCC) will be welcoming two more schools to the conference starting in 2025.Seattle University and Grand Canyon University will both be leaving the WAC after this upcoming season to join the WCC. This is huge for the WCC because they had just lost BYU the year prior, and Gonzaga has been rumored to be interested in joining a power conference.bThe addition of Seattle and Grand Canyon will boost the number of schools in the WCC from 9 to 11, further helping the stability of the league. The WCC Gets Stronger http://gty.im/1853394207 After one of the more…
Coach Rick Pitino continues to turn the St. John’s Red Storm into a problem for the rest of the country with the addition of Seton Hall Pirates transfer Kadary Richmond. Richmond spend the last 3 years playing at Seton Hall following a lone freshman year at Syracuse. Richmond is a do-it-all guard who is instantly going to be one of the key contributors for the Red Storm this upcoming season. He led the way for the Pirates with 15.7 points per game last year. A Big Addition For the St. John’s Red Storm http://gty.im/2148036710 St. John’s getting Kadary Richmond is…
The Pepperdine Waves continue to be very active in the transfer portal. The Waves added former San Francisco forward Stefan Todorovic. He joins former Wake Forest Guard Aaron Clark as another addition through the transfer portal. Todorovic didn’t get much run with San Francisco last season and only averaged 3.8 points in nine minutes per game. He spent one season at San Francisco following two years at SMU. Pepperdine is in a transition stage right now after the departure of former Head Coach Lorenzo Romar. The Waves are led by coach Ed Schilling who is trying to turn things around for…
The Gonzaga Bulldogs are setting themselves up for a successful 2024-25 campaign as former Arkansas Razorbacks guard Khalif Battle says he will be joining the Bulldogs. Battle averaged 14.8 points per game last season for the Razorbacks before entering the portal this offseason after Arkansas coach Eric Musselman decided to leave for USC. Gonzaga was in a battle, no pun intended, for Battle with Villanova and Kansas State until he finally decided to commit to the Bulldogs. Battle has played for three different teams across three different conferences since 2019. But the constant with Battle has been his high-level ability…
Could there be a reunion in the works between the Golden State Warriors and future hall of famer Kevin Durant? Well, it’s looking a lot more likely than it was even just a week ago. The Golden State Warriors failed to make the playoffs this past season while Kevin Durant and the Suns just got swept in round 1 at the hands of the upstart Minnesota Timberwolves. With the success Durant and the Warriors had together from 2016 to 2019, with two NBA championships, it appears that joining forces again could be in both of their best interests. Could the…
The back-to-back defense of national champion Uconn Huskies has not yet been done. Former Saint Mary’s Gaels guard and All-WCC 1st teamer Aidan Mahaney announced on his instagram Monday morning that he would be committing to Uconn. He averaged 13.9 points in both his freshman and sophomore year for the Gaels. Mahaney put his name in the transfer portal a couple weeks ago and was visiting different campuses around the country since then. Getting Mahaney is a huge addition for the Huskies and will boost their chances for a three-peat. What Mahaney Brings to the Uconn Huskies http://gty.im/2080130417 Aidan Mahaney’s…
The 2024-25 Cal Bears basketball team continues to improve their squad this offseason as Cal adds Air Force transfer Rytis Petraitis. Petraitis averaged 15.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game last season. Mark Madsen is heading into his second season as Cal’s head coach has been cooking in the transfer portal this offseason. A day earlier, the Bears landed a four-star recruit from a year ago, Andrej Stojakovic. Cal is loading up their team with high-end talent going into their first year in the ACC next season. What the Cal Bears Are Getting http://gty.im/1956692778 Rytis Petraitis is a versatile six-foot-seven-inch…
San Diego State is likely going to be without their defensive anchor from the last four seasons in guard Lamont Butler. Butler, the reigning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, announced Wednesday night he would be entering the transfer portal. This comes a few weeks after Butler announced he would be putting his name in the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility. It seems there are three options for Lamont Butler, and at this time he himself might not even know where he will be playing basketball later this year. Is he going to go to the NBA?…
The Golden State Warriors dynasty as we know it might have officially just ended in front of our eyes Tuesday night. The Sacramento Kings knocked out the Warriors of the Play-in tournament with a resounding 118-94 win over their Northern California foe. For the first time in the Big 3 era of Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson being on the court, the Warriors failed to make the playoffs. It’s been 12 years and four championships since these guys took the floor for the first time together, was tonight the last time they all wore the Warrior uniform? The…
The Indiana Hoosiers have made another splash in the transfer portal. Former Arizona Wildcats center Oumar Ballo announced today that he would be taking his talents to Bloomington, Indiana to join the Hoosiers. Ballo has been rated as the top-ranked player in the portal this offseason. Ballo joins the 17th-ranked transfer Myles Rice to join Indiana through the portal this year. A Huge Addition for the Indiana Hoosiers https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1780300719653871622?t=cTsZvPY5-ZkfpyCfHIxP-A&s=19 Landing Oumar Ballo is a massive win for Indiana. Ballo was at Arizona for the last 3 years and averaged 12.9 points and 10.1 rebounds while making All-Pac 12 First Team…
USA Basketball has just finalized its roster for the 2024 Olympics in Paris this year. After years of having the top American players sit out of national competitions, that is not going to be the case at all this summer. Seeing players like Lebron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant playing on the same team and playing for a gold medal is going to be must-watch TV. Superstar Loaded Team At long last, we got a superstar-loaded USA basketball team in an international tournament. This has been long overdue. For Steph Curry, Lebron James, and Kevin Durant, these 2024 Summer…
Another member of the Oregon Ducks backcourt has just entered the transfer portal. Today via his Instagram page, Ducks guard Kario Oquendo (7.2 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1 APG) announced he would be entering the transfer portal. It was a short stay in Eugene, Oregon for Oquerndo, as he was only there for one season following his transfer from the University of Georgia the year prior. Another Oregon Ducks Guard in the Portal https://www.instagram.com/p/C5o2gFTAiXk/?img_index=1 Oquendo joins guard Brendan Rigsby as the two players thus far from the 2023-24 Oregon Ducks campaign to enter the transfer portal. Rigsby made his announcement on…
Baylor Bears head basketball coach Scott Drew announced per his X account Thursday morning that he will be staying at Baylor for his 22nd season. Drew was thought to be the top candidate for the Kentucky head coach opening after Alabama coach Nate Oats announced his return to Alabama earlier in the week. Another top candidate Kentucky was targeting has taken themselves out of consideration for the job, so they will have to regroup and go in a different direction now. Baylor Keeps Their Guy http://gty.im/2076718050 Scott Drew has done incredible things in Waco, TX for the Baylor Bears basketball…
The San Francisco Dons are going to be without one of the starting members of their backcourt from last season. Sophomore Mike Sharavjamts has just entered the transfer portal and will be looking for a new home for the 2024-25 season. “Mongolian Mike” as his fans called him, is the first Mongolian citizen to earn a Division 1 scholarship. He had a short stay in San Francisco and just played there one season. What Are The San Francisco Dons Losing? https://twitter.com/jamieshaw5/status/1778138455635075526?s=46&t=pHJc0NBEKAet8IdI2qIjzw Mike Sharavjamts was a 4-star recruit coming into college two seasons ago. He spent his freshman year at Dayton…
Former DePaul basketball head coach Tony Stubblefield is heading back to the Oregon Ducks as an assistant coach. Stubblefield was previously at Oregon as an assistant from 2010-2021 before taking the DePaul head coaching job in the 2021 offseason. DePaul and Stubblefield parted ways during the 2023-24 season. A Great Addition for the Oregon Ducks http://gty.im/1940924999 Tony Stubblefield was on the Oregon Ducks coaching staff from 2010-2021 under current head coach Dana Altman. In the three years when Stubblefield was gone, Oregon failed to make the NCAA tournament twice. The Ducks qualified for the NCAA tournament 7 times and won…
The Arizona Wildcats took a hit to their 2024-25 campaign as former 5 star guard, sophomore Kylan Boswell 9.6 PPG) has just put his name in the transfer portal. This is another portal loss for Arizona, as big man Oumar Ballo (12.9 PPG) also put him name in the portal last week. Now, let’s unpack this all and what it means. Why the move from Boswell? https://twitter.com/CBKReport/status/1777742885917450348 Seeing Ballo and now Boswell, 2 of Arizona’s best players, enter the portal was very surprising to see. Especially with Arizona being one of the top programs in the country. Boswell had a…
Another big blow for the FAU Owls as Center Vlad Goldin has just entered the transfer portal. Goldin was a key piece to the Final Four team from a year ago and averaged 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game this past season. This continues what has been a disappointing offseason for the Owls, starting with Coach Dusty May leaving for Michigan last week. Landing Spots for Goldin? Right after seeing this headline today, you’d have to think there is a high probability Goldin will follow Dusty May to Michigan. Michigan is going through its own rebuild after the…
