Category: College Headlines
North Carolina freshman Nassir Little has decided to declare for the 2019 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. “I am declaring for the 2019 draft with the intention to start my NBA career,” Little told ESPN. “I am going to work extremely hard throughout the pre-draft process and my entire career to continue to grow as a […]
Sources: Auburn’s Chuma Okeke has a torn ACL in left knee, surgery scheduled for upcoming week. Absolutely devastating for Auburn and an emerging player. Sources: Auburn’s Chuma Okeke has a torn ACL in left knee, surgery scheduled for upcoming week. Absolutely devastating for Auburn and an emerging player. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 30, 2019 […]
Jontay Porter’s NBA stock has taken a turn for the worse. Porter, the Missouri power forward who missed his sophomore season after tearing ligaments in his right knee during a preseason scrimmage against Southern Illinois, recently re-tore his right ACL while in Denver, multiple sources told The Star. The Missouri basketball team confirmed the injury. […]
The NBA has submitted to the National Basketball Players Association a formal proposal that will lower the draft-eligible age to 18 from 19, a person with knowledge of the proposal told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss discussions between the league and the union. The NBPA […]
NEWS: Zion Williamson was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right knee sprain. He is progressing as expected, and his status is day-to-day. NEWS: Zion Williamson was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right knee sprain. He is progressing as expected, and his status is day-to-day. pic.twitter.com/H8YUZGnOyc — Duke Basketball (@DukeMBB) February 21, 2019 Source: Duke Basketball […]
Missouri sophomore Jontay Porter will miss the entire upcoming season after tearing his ACL and MCL on Sunday, the school announced. Porter suffered the injuries during a closed scrimmage against Southern Illinois. He is the younger brother of Michael Porter Jr., the former top recruit who missed the majority of his lone season at Missouri […]
The NBA G League today announced a Select Contract as part of a comprehensive professional path that will be available, beginning with the 2019-20 season, to elite prospects who are eligible to play in the NBA G League but not yet eligible for the NBA. The contracts, which will include robust programmatic opportunities for development, […]
The NCAA adopted a sweeping series of policy and rules changes Wednesday that it hopes will clean up college basketball, which has been engulfed by an FBI investigation and other corruption over the past two years. Among the significant changes that were adopted by the NCAA’s board of governors and Division I board of directors […]
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association’s conversations on eliminating the one-and-done entry rule have centered on lowering the minimum age requirement no sooner than the 2020 draft, league sources told ESPN. NBA commissioner Adam Silver and NBPA executive director Michele Roberts have discussed scenarios to end the requirement for American players to wait one […]
DEAR SPARTAN NATION… DEAR SPARTAN NATION…❤ pic.twitter.com/iZaijMnfL0 — Jaren Jackson Jr. (@therealjnari_) April 2, 2018 Source: Jaren Jackson Jr. on Twitter
