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Full capacity crowds to return to NBA in 2021-22: report
Working with a biometric screening company, the NBA is forging ahead with the expectation of having full capacity crowds for the 2021-22 season. The NBA’s league-wide partnership with CLEAR is to be formally announced this week, according to an ESPN report this week. CLEAR is involved in the screening of travelers at hundreds of airports…
Read MoreGrant Hill to be USA Basketball’s next managing director
Grant Hill will succeed Jerry Colangelo as USA Basketball managing director, it was announced on Saturday. The 81-year-old Colangelo is retiring after the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The former Phoenix Suns owner became managing director in 2005. Hill, the No. 3 pick in the 1994 Draft, played 19 seasons in the NBA. Hill retired in…
Read MoreLegendary North Carolina coach Roy Williams retires
North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball coach Roy Williams announced his retirement Thursday after 33 seasons as a Division I head coach. Williams, 70, won three NCAA Tournament titles at North Carolina, his alma mater, and finishes his career with 903 victories (third all-time). He advanced to the Final Four nine times and was inducted…
Read MoreNorthwest Missouri State wins 2021 NCAA DII championship again
It was a familiar end to the most unfamiliar season in recent memory. No. 2 Northwest Missouri State dominated No. 1 West Texas A&M, 80-54, to win the 2021 DII men’s basketball championship on Saturday afternoon. It’s the second-consecutive title for the Bearcats and their third in the last five years. Ryan Hawkins led all scorers with…
Read MoreWhat are the odds of predicting NCAA March Madness brackets?
As the single-elimination tournament that decides the NCAA Division I national basketball championship, March Madness always has the potential to spring plenty of surprise results. Despite winning the last NCAA Tournament Championship in 2019, not to mention being one of the top college basketball programs in the country, Virginia was sent packing in the First…
Read MoreOklahoma City Thunder now has 34 NBA Draft Picks over the next 7 Years!
The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to set themselves up for the future with Thursday’s trade of George Hill. The three-team trade that also featured the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks helped the Thunder add second-round picks in 2025 and 2026. It gives the Thunder an obscene number of draft picks over the next seven…
Read MoreDanny Green donates one million to endow UNC men’s basketball scholarship
Three-time NBA champion and 2009 NCAA champion Danny Green, who played in more wins than any Tar Heel, is making a $1 million gift to the University of North Carolina to endow a scholarship in his alma mater’s men’s basketball program. Green, a 12-year veteran of the NBA and currently starting small forward for the Philadelphia…
Read MoreShawnee State Captures First NAIA National Title in Men’s Basketball Program History
In a battle from start to finish, Shawnee State (Ohio) came away with the national title at the historic Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday night. The Bears shot just shy of 40 percent from three-point range in a 74-68 win in the 83rd Annual NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship. Shawnee State went back and forth with Lewis-Clark…
Read MoreRudy Gobert pulls down career-best 28 rebounds
Rudy Gobert commanded attention in the paint from start to finish in the Utah Jazz’s road game against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in San Francisco. The hard-working French center grabbed a career-high 28 rebounds (eight offensive boards) and scored 24 points in 32 productive minutes, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Jazz…
Read MoreGonzaga University enters NCAA Tournament with 26-0 record
Top-ranked Gonzaga University, continuing its quest for an unbeaten season, prepares for the upcoming NCAA Tournament with a 26-0 record. The Bulldogs defeated BYU 88-78 in the West Coast Conference Tournament final on Tuesday. Zags coach Mark Few’s team overcame a 12-point halftime deficit en route to victory. “We needed a game like that,” Few…
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