Archive for 2021
Houston heads to NCAA Final Four
The first ticket to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Final Four has been punched. Second-seeded Houston is in the Final Four for the first time in nearly 40 years. Back in the days of Phi Slama Jama in the early 1980s, Houston made three-straight Final Fours from 1982-84, with back-to-back national championship appearances those final two trips. Since…
Read MoreNBA sets July 29 for its draft
The NBA announced Monday that the draft will be held on July 29, the draft lottery on June 22, and the draft combine June 21-27, as the league adjusts to its temporary schedule because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The NBA typically holds the lottery and combine in mid-May, the draft in late June, and…
Read MoreCSKA coach suspends Mike James again
CSKA Moscow announced that head coach Dimitris Itoudis had suspended guard Mike James for an unspecified number of upcoming games. James is leading the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in scoring with 19.3 points per game as CSKA heads into the last double-round week of the regular season with games against Russian rivals Zenit St Petersburg on…
Read MoreBasketball Africa League will tip off in May
Today, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) announced that the league’s historic inaugural season will tip off Sunday, May 16, at the Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, with 12 teams from across Africa competing in the new professional league. The BAL, a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), builds…
Read MoreMilwaukee Bucks to sign veteran guard Jeff Teague, per report
The Milwaukee Bucks have been somewhat of an afterthought in the Eastern Conference playoff race. After all, the Philadelphia 76ers own the best record in the East. Secondly, the Brooklyn Nets have tinkered with their roster as well. This includes the recent additions of Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge. In spite of these trends, the…
Read MoreMike Woodson takes over at Indiana University
Mike Woodson is taking over as the new men’s basketball coach at his alma mater, Indiana University. Indiana University athletics director Scott Dolson announced the news on Sunday. Woodson, who is leaving his current job as a New York Knicks assistant, will take part in an introductory news conference on Monday. The 63-year-old Woodson is…
Read MoreTahjere McCall on move to Orleans
Tahjere McCall (193 cm; SG) is on the verge of joining France ProA club Orleans. The Philadelphia native, who competed for Niagara (2012-14) and Tennessee State (2015-17) during his college career, helped the Lakeland Magic capture the NBA G League Finals title earlier this month. In the title-clinching game, McCall had 11 points against the…
Read MoreUCLA advances to Elite Eight
UCLA defeated the University of Alabama 88-78 in overtime on Sunday and reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight for the first time since 2008. For the Bruins, the storied program of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), Bill Walton and legendary coach John Wooden decades ago, it was a huge upset. Eleventh-seeded UCLA knocked off the No.…
Read MoreUnstoppable Gonzaga moves on the Elite Eight
Gonzaga is three wins away from an undefeated season. The No. 1 overall seed Bulldogs had absolutely no problems with No. 5 Creighton in the teams’ West region Sweet 16 matchup on Sunday. Gonzaga won 83-65 after putting the Blue Jays away early in the second half with a 19-9 run over the first nine…
Read MoreHow to Learn How to Play Basketball from Scratch
Basketball is one of the most fun sports out there that you can play. As well as being an exciting sport, it is also great exercise (you can get a full-body workout from playing basketball) and it can be an excellent social activity. Many friendships have been forged on the basketball court! If you are…
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