Illinois basketball has Final Four and national championship aspirations this coming season, and Providence transfer Stefan Vaaks is a big part of them with fall camp on the horizon. Vaaks, a 6-foot-7, 205-pound guard/forward from Estonia, played in the Big East during his freshman season with the Providence Friars, scoring 15.8 points per game and shooting 35% from three-point range. …

It turns out the Lakers are not in a hiring freeze. After spending the summer searching, the team has hired its second assistant general manager. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the team is hiring Eric Amsler from the Miami Heat. Advertisement Amsler served as the vice president of player personnel in Miami. Amsler held a number of roles in …

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Tar Heel Nation, you’re now officially one step closer to the start of college basketball season. On Wednesday, UNC released its 2026-27 ACC opponents, officially completing its schedule. North Carolina still is waiting on game times, but those are bound to come in the near future. The Tar Heels now know who and where they’re playing, all the way from …

Former Purdue men’s basketball star Trey Kaufman-Renn can, for now, pursue returning for a sixth season of college basketball. Clark County Circuit Court No. 6 Judge Kyle P. Williams on Wednesday granted Kaufman-Renn’s motion for a temporary restraining order against the NCAA. Per the ruling, the NCAA cannot deny Kaufman-Renn eligibility based on his five years in college and four …

Sixers pre-camp questions: What role will Jaylen Brown play on his new team? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers‘ new era is on deck. With LeBron James and Jaylen Brown on board and training camp set to begin in late September, we’re taking a look at key questions for the 2026-27 Sixers. Advertisement We first asked: Just how …

As former Purdue basketball star Trey Kaufman-Renn’s college career potentially gained new life Wednesday, he said goodbye to his Boilermaker tenure.  In an Instagram post, the former first team All-Big Ten big man confirmed that if granted permanent eligibility, he will not return to Purdue. The post began, “Thank you, Purdue.”  Advertisement “Four truly unforgettable years,” Kaufman-Renn wrote. “Grateful for …

As you guys recently saw, we were looking to add to our staff here at Silver Screen & Roll as we head into a new season. We’ve found some exciting folks — whose bylines you might have seen popping up this wekk — who will be joining the site, some of which you may not know about and one you …

Back in June, Trey Kaufman-Renn heard his name called at the 2026 NBA Draft. By the time November rolls around, there’s a good chance he’ll be playing college basketball somewhere. Kaufman-Renn, a former forward at Purdue who was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2025, was granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA by an Indiana judge on Wednesday, …

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The Los Angeles Lakers are not lacking for offensive firepower throughout their perimeter rotation. Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves are among the NBA’s foremost backcourts overall, especially offensively. Collin Sexton is a dynamite scorer off the bench. Quentin Grimes is a valuable floor-spacer who capably attacks closeouts. To compete for home-court advantage and a top-four seed out West, though, they …

Bleacher Report recently ranked the top-99 North American sports teams of all time, including both professional and collegiate sports. A powerhouse in college basketball, Duke had two of their teams recognized. No. 67: 2000-01 Duke Blue Devils Beginning with the 2000-01 team, they were a dominant group under Coach K. During the regular season, they went 35-4 behind the great …

Trey Kaufman-Renn accomplished just about everything a men’s college basketball player fcan do during his five seasons on the Purdue Boilermakers’ roster. Kaufman-Renn came off the bench as a redshirt freshman for the Boilermakers in the 2023 NCAA tournament when they became the second No. 1 seed to ever lose to a No. 16 seed in the first-round. The next …

Our best wishes go out to current Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell, who announced on Wednesday that he is battling cancer. He did not reveal what type of cancer that he has, saying instead that he went to the doctor a few months ago after not feeling 100 percent. Advertisement He indicated in his statement that he plans on …

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The Border War is back. No. 23 Missouri travels to Lawrence on Friday night to face Kansas, and after what happened last season, the Jayhawks should have plenty of motivation. Kansas jumped out to a 21-6 lead against Missouri last year before completely losing control of the game. The Tigers came back to win 42-31, extending their advantage in one …

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Things are going well for the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason, so I think it’s safe to touch on a topic from a time when things were much more…turbulent. The reason? Former Sixers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo has been hired as an advisor by Italian professional club BC Roma. First off, it’s nice for Bryan to still get the …

Two impact guards. Two sharpshooting forwards. An extremely versatile power forward. A 7-foot-2 center. And 3-5 players off the bench who can play. Those are the ingredients necessary to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, and you’ll find them associated with the best teams in the Big Ten every season. Funny, that’s exactly what the Minnesota Golden Gophers …

Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason. Today, we look at Jarred Vanderbilt. It might be hard to believe, but with the massive overhaul of the Lakers roster this offseason, Jarred Vanderbilt is now …

While we are at the start of the college football season, it won’t be long until the start of the college basketball season is underway. For North Carolina, they are in the first year of the Michael Malone era, taking over for Hubert Davis. So far, Malone has built his roster, done some recruiting and is preparing for the upcoming …

As if they needed any burnishing after shepherding the New York Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years, Jalen Brunson’s “King of New York” superstar bona fides are about to get another boost: the kind that can only come from standing at home base to deliver a monologue at Studio 8H at 11:30 p.m. ET. That’s right: The …

An annually in-state rivalry will return again this year, with Oakland officially announcing they’ll play at the Breslin Center in late December this season. Michigan State men’s basketball has yet to release their schedule for the upcoming season, but teams throughout the country have been doing so over the last month. That included Oakland on Wednesday, who announced they’ll play …

Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell revealed he has cancer. Pikiell announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9 he was not feeling 100% a few months ago and visited the team doctors, and after undergoing testing, he learned he has cancer. He did not disclose what type of cancer it was. Advertisement “I am incredibly grateful to my team of doctors at …