Category: College Headlines
After leading the Oregon men’s basketball team to an unprecedented six consecutive 20-win seasons and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, University of Oregon head coach Dana Altman has been rewarded with a new seven-year contract totaling $18.45 million that will extend him through the 2022-23 season. Source: The University of Oregon Official Athletics
Jaren Jackson, the No. 26 overall prospect in the ESPN 100 rankings, has committed to play at Michigan State. Ranked the No. 5 power forward in the Class of 2017, Jackson chose the Spartans over Georgetown, Maryland, Notre Dame and Purdue on Thursday, his 17th birthday. Source: Paul Biancardi of ESPN
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is barring NBA teams from scouting his program’s practices this season – except for two pro days scheduled in October, league sources told The Vertical. NBA executives were extended invitations to pro days on Oct. 19 and 25 at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the second of which coincides with the opening night […]
Michael Porter Jr., the No. 4 player in the Class of 2017, has committed to play at Washington. Porter has a long-standing relationship with Huskies head coach Lorenzo Romar, who is his godfather. Michael Porter Sr., who was recently hired by Romar on his coaching staff, played with Romar in Athletes in Action during the […]
University at Buffalo coach Nate Oats has hired former Detroit Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter to his staff. Hunter won two NBA championships during a 17-year career before eventually getting into coaching. He was the Phoenix Suns’ interim coach in closing the 2012-13 season and then spent the following year as an assistant coach with the […]
Jarrett Allen, the last remaining five-star prospect in the 2016 class, is headed to Texas, he confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Allen has been quiet throughout the recruitment process, but the Longhorns and Houston had waged a recruiting battle for him for several months. Kentucky and Kansas were also in the mix at various points, but […]
Forward Justin Jackson is withdrawing from the NBA Draft and will return to school for next season. “I’m glad I had the chance to enter the Draft and attend the Combine where I was able to meet with a number of NBA executives and test my game against some of the top players in the […]
It was a good experience going through this process but I’m looking forward to focusing on graduating next year and becoming a great leader. Source: Kris Jenkins on Twitter
Washington State juniors Conor Clifford, Josh Hawkinson and Ike Iroegbu declared for the NBA draft Friday. All three said they will not hire agents, which allows them to withdraw before the May 25 NCAA deadline to return to school for their final seasons of eligibility Source: ESPN
With their coach’s blessing, Villanova’s Josh Hart and Kris Jenkins will go thru the NBA’s draft evaluation process. Source: Joe Juliano of the Philadelphia Inquirer on Twitter
