NCAA Division 2 All-America

Court Side Newspaper is proud to bring you the 2016/2017 season NCAA Division 2 All-America Team. We base our selection process only on the advanced statistic of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a player’s positive accomplishments, subtracts…

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NCAA Division 2 Statistical Team Leaders

The 2016-17 season is now in the record books. Northwest Missouri State walked away with the NCAA Division 2 championship. On their way to the top, they bested many teams, which in their own right, are worth mentioning for their noteworthy accomplishments. There are other winners. Teams that broke records and were the best in…

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NCAA Division 3 All-America

Court Side Newspaper introduces the 2016/2017 season NCAA Division 3 All-America Team. We base our selection ONLY on the advanced statistics of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a player’s positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns…

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Perfect season over for Gonzaga

Perfection is a rare sight in a college basketball season. Gonzaga took a whack at it but came up one game short. Going into Saturday night’s game, Gonzaga held a 29-0 record and had an opportunity to make history. The night looked good for the Bulldogs with them playing at home and facing a BYU…

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West All-Stars win 2017 All-Star Game 182-192

The 2017 NBA All-Star weekend hit its climax with the much anticipated All-Star game on Sunday. The West defeated the East, 182-192. As a game that’s primarily a show for the entertainment of the crowd in attendance and the millions tuned in from all over the world, you can’t expect a lot of defense to…

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Buddy Hield grabs wrong balls, gets ejected

New Orleans Pelicans guard, Buddy Hield was fighting through a screen when he accidentally hit Sacramento Kings’ center, DeMarcus Cousins below the belt. Hield was called for a flagrant 2 foul and ejected from the game after 14 minutes on the court.

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ABA: Partizan upsets Crvena Zvezda, ends their win streak

The Eternal Derby recently marked another major landmark game between the rival clubs. Both teams clashed in the Adriatic or ABA League last night and it was a game of epic proportions. It was of grave importance not only because of the team pride at stake, but because it was one for the history books,…

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Greenville College highest pace team on earth

Greenville College (NCAA Div III) is the highest pace team on the planet. Thanks to basketball analytics and advanced statistics it is now possible to determine which pace (tempo) a team plays. Greenville uses an average 108,3 possessions per game which rank them the highest of any team in the world. So far Greenville has…

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What a comeback!

History was made on Saturday night for the University of Nevada. Coming into play, Nevada had never won a game against the University of New Mexico at The Pit, one of the toughest venues in all of college basketball. Nevada would end that streak in the most dramatic fashion possible. Trailing by as many as…

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Dennis Rodman attempts comeback at age 55

Don’t look now, but it appears that basketball fans are in for a throwback of epic proportions. A 55-year-old Dennis Rodman is attempting a comeback (of sorts) to professional basketball. The former elite rebounding machine of the Chicago Bulls has reportedly signed on to play for Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexico-LNBP) this 2016-17. The eclectic forward…

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