Mick Cronin is coming off a very disappointing year with the Bruins and could rebound this upcoming season. Last year, UCLA was projected to be one of the top teams in the Big Ten and the country. The Bruins were ranked 12th in the country and brought in players like Donovan Dent and Xavier Booker through the transfer portal to …

The NBA Summer League is in full swing in Las Vegas. The rookies that were drafted just a few weeks ago have stolen the show but teams have others on the team looking to catch on. This includes seven former Villanova Wildcats. Advertisement Here is how each former Wildcat has performed to this point of the summer: Duke Brennan, Brooklyn …

Gonzaga Bulldogs head coach Mark Few, alongside the rest of the class of 2026, will be officially enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame next month. Few was inducted in his second year on the ballot, joining a class that includes Doc Rivers, Amar’e Stoudemire, Candace Parker, Elene Della Donne, and Joey Crawford, among others. The longtime Zags head …

On Friday, the hand heard ‘round the five boroughs and the larger body it belongs to turn 29 years old. In a stunning bit of coincidence, I offer thee a list of reasons to love OG Anunoby even more than you probably already do if you’re reading this. Then again, you could be a Spurs fan; there’s been a lot …

BLOOMINGTON — Welcome to Indiana basketball season in July from Simon Skojdt Assembly Hall. It’s Christmas in July, or something like that. Tonight offers the first opportunity to see Darian DeVries’ second IU team as the Hoosiers host Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. It is a USA vs Canada game on the hardwood as IU is representing the United States (more on that below) …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Golden State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Golden State Warriors have, rather openly, been involved in the LeBron James sweepstakes ever since the NBA’s all-time leading …

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What the Knicks and Jalen Brunson did en route to the organization’s first NBA championship in 53 years was astounding, and it was made more spectacular after it was revealed that the Knicks point guard was playing a portion of the playoffs with an injury that required surgery. Now, we know when Brunson was injured. Advertisement Speaking with ESPN Radio’s …

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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. With three straight wins in Las Vegas after consecutive wins to close the California Classic, the Lakers are have quickly become …

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A year ago, there were reports that Jonas Valanciunas wanted to negotiate a buyout with Denver so he could sign with Greek side Panathinaikos, except that the Nuggets didn’t want to let their primary backup to Nikola Jokic walk. A few weeks ago, the Nuggets bought out Valanciunas, and that has opened the door for the veteran big man to …

Joey and Jesse Buss, the youngest sons of former Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss, have placed multiple bids for NBA Europe ownership through their new business venture, Buss Sports Capital, and are also interested in an ownership stake in Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres, according to reports from The Athletic this week. The Buss brothers, who were …

Big Blue Nation is starting to get very excited about this 2026-27 team Mark Pope has put together. I believe this team is going to be great this year, but this will be dependent on some Wildcats hitting their upside. Players like Malachi Moreno, Alex Wilkins, and Kam Williams are all examples of players who could be elite this season, …

The NBA’s second apron has to go. It won’t, though, because the league likes what it does. The second apron, set at $221,686,000 for the 2026-27 season, effectively works as a hard salary cap. Exceed that figure, and team-building essentially becomes impossible, because the restrictions are so severe on a franchise’s ability to operate in the draft, free agency and …

Returners? Check. Transfer portal star? Check. And how about a loaded freshman class, just for good measure? That’s a big check. The Illini have all the pieces to put together a historic campaign in 2026-27 – which is why they’re poised to enter the season with the highest expectations the program has entertained in more than two decades (even higher …

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Who: Summer Suns (2-1) vs. Summer Pistons (1-2) When: 3:00 pm Arizona Time Where: Thomas & Mack Center — Las Vegas, Nevada Watch: Arizona Family Sports, ESPNU Three games into Vegas and the Summer Suns are winning ugly, defending with malice, and crashing the glass. We’ve got some dogs. Advertisement Phoenix erased a 14-point halftime hole against Portland with a …

2027 4-star forward Kager Knueppel was the first recruit in the class that Duke offered, and he later became the first addition to the Blue Devils’ 2027 recruiting class. The younger brother of former Blue Devil and current Charlotte Hornet, Kon Knueppel, Kager is one of the biggest risers in the entire 2027 recruiting class. Obviously, Duke had the family …

The mid-July trap is in full effect. The cool air pumps through the Thomas & Mack Center, stakes are non-existent, and our brains begin their annual trick of convincing us that an undrafted point guard is John Stockton’s second coming. Truthfully, 90% of what takes place in Summer League is a hoax. Massive point-getters barely crack the NBA roster if …

Two seasons ago, the Ole Miss Rebels finished 24-12 and made it all the way to the Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. 2025 was a different story. The Rebels took two steps back this past season. Chris Beard’s squad would need a miracle run in the SEC Tournament to make the Big Dance, and they almost did. The …

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LAS VEGAS — Free agency is not over and some potential difference makers are still out there — hello, LeBron James — but we’ve seen enough to do our NBA Power Rankings for the summer. If I were doing this in tiers, right now the top four would be true title contenders, and four through 10 would be the second …

MADISON – University of Wisconsin athletic director Shawn Eichorst has officially been on the job for less than a week, but he clearly has won over men’s basketball coach Greg Gard. “I couldn’t be more excited and more happy,” Gard said. “You know you got a guy that’s really got your back and understands what this is all about and …

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