Duke guard Jared McCain has declared for the NBA Draft after making the ACC All-Rookie Team. McCain, who was Duke’s top recruit from the 2023 class, has developed into a potential first-round pick. He started all 36 games for the Blue Devils and played a key role in their run to the Elite Eight. McCain…
Photo: Indiana Pacers/X Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton shares that the team’s focus is on making the playoffs without worrying about potential matchups. (via Indiana Pacers): Reporter: “The standings are posted over there on the wall, are you somebody that peeks at that? Maybe after a game, looks at the scoreboard? How do you…
When Nick Saban retired as the Alabama coach early in the year, it set off a chain reaction of coaching changes in college football. This ripple effect also impacted the basketball coaching carousel world, with John Calipari leaving Kentucky to take the vacant job at Arkansas. Multiple events led to Calipari’s surprising departure, starting with…
Photo: Matas Buzelis/Twitter Matas Buzelis, who plays for G League Ignite, has announced his decision to enter the 2024 NBA Draft as an Early Entry Candidate. Although he was raised in the United States, he represents Lithuania in international competitions. During his time with 32 starts in 34 games, the 6-foot-10 forward averaged 14.1 points,…
Kentucky has named BYU coach Mark Pope as the successor for John Calipari, the school announced on Friday. Pope, a former Kentucky star who played under Rick Pitino from 1994-96, is returning to Lexington after five seasons at BYU. He will take over for Calipari, who spent the last 15 seasons with the Wildcats before…
Photo: Sacramento Kings/X As the Los Angeles Lakers jostle for play-in position in the Western Conference, tied with the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, NBA legend Paul Pierce weighs in on the preferable matchup for the purple and gold. With the Lakers, Warriors, and Kings vying for play-in seeding, Pierce believes that facing Sacramento…
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Kentucky has hired BYU coach Mark Pope to become its next men’s basketball coach, the school announced Friday. Pope and Kentucky quickly engaged on Thursday in the hours after Baylor’s Scott Drew and UConn’s Dan Hurley both turned down Kentucky’s overtures. Pope was offered a five-year deal at an average of $5.5 million per season,…
Photo: Peter Baba Former NBA player Kwame Brown has refuted the popular belief that LeBron James is the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in basketball. In a recent statement, Brown asserted that NBA players do not genuinely view LeBron as the greatest, attributing his GOAT status to media influence rather than peer consensus. “People say…
Speaking in front of 8,000 fans at Iowa for a season-end celebration, NCAA star Caitlin Clark expressed her gratitude for the honor of having her number 22 jersey retired by the school. “You’ve all inspired me as much as I’ve inspired you, allowing me to live my dream every day. I am very thankful,” Clark…
