On the opening night of the 2020-21 NCAA basketball season, the third-ranked Villanova Wildcats defeated Boston College 74-67 on Wednesday evening in the opening round of the Empire Classic in Uncasville, Connecticut. For Villanova, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl was the key performer. He had 14 of his 18 points in the second half. As a result, the […]
Marc Gasol is joining the reigning NBA champion Los Angele Lakers, according to published reports. The three-time All-Star and the club have finalized a two-year deal. The 35-year-old big man played for the Toronto Raptors for the past 1 1/2 years. Gasol spent the majority of his career with the Memphis Grizzlies before being traded […]
Facundo Campazzo made his final game with Real Madrid a memorable one. The Argentine guard, who accepted a two-year offer from the Denver Nuggets earlier in the week, contributed 20 points, five steals, four assists and two rebounds in Real Madrid’s 100-78 rout of Baxi Manresa on Sunday at Wizink Center. With the win, Real […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves made Anthony Edwards the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft on Wednesday. The University of Georgia shooting guard averaged 19.1 points per game as a freshman in 2019-20 before declaring for the draft. Edwards, a 6-foot-5 guard, was the top scorer among NCAA Division I freshman last season. NBA commissioner […]
Olimpia Milano improved to 8-0 in the Italian Serie A with a convincing victory over Cantu on Sunday. The unbeaten league leaders received strong performances from several players in an 89-71 win. Spanish point guard Sergio Rodriguez paced Olimpia Milano with 24 points and six assists. Trailing 44-43 at halftime, coach Ettore Messina’s club dominated […]
Veteran center Izzet Turkyilmaz has finalized a contract to play for Turkish League club Balikesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor. The 30-year-old previously played for rival Bursaspor, and the 50th overall pick (Denver Nuggets) in the 2012 NBA Draft averaged 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds last season. The 213-cm Turkyilmaz, who competed for Turkey at EuroBasket 2011, has […]
Tom Heinsohn, a bruising, intense forward on the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1950s and ’60s who later had success as the team’s coach, passed away on Tuesday. He was 86. Heinsohn was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (1986) and as a coach (2015). He played on eight […]
The Basketball Africa League will delay its inaugural season until 2021 due to the global pandemic, according to basketball insiders. An announcement is imminent. Which means details will emerge about the new league’s plans for next year. The NBA- and FIBA-backed BAL was to begin play with 12 teams in March, but the COVID-19 pandemic […]
