Category: College Headlines
Mike Dunleavy Sr. has reached a deal to become the next basketball coach at Tulane, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. Dunleavy Sr., 62, has been a head coach in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers. He stepped down as the Clippers’ coach in 2010 […]
Washington’s Marquese Chriss and Dejounte Murray are declaring for the NBA and hiring agents, sources told ESPN. Source: Jeff Goodman of ESPN on Twitter
Florida State freshman Malik Beasley will enter the 2016 NBA Draft, head coach Leonard Hamilton said Monday. “Malik is a wonderful young man and we are very happy for him and his family,” said Hamilton. “He enjoyed a great freshman year and we are looking forward to watching him as he realizes his dreams. He […]
Yale PG Makai Mason (16 ppg) plans to declare for NBA draft, his dad tells @SInow. New rule allows players to test waters and return. Source: Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated on Twitter
Who’s ready for some March Madness? The regular season is finished and the NCAA Division I men’s selection committee has revealed the 68 teams who have made the 2016 men’s basketball tournament. Source: NCAA Click here to see the full Tournament breakdown.
LSU freshman Ben Simmons has not been certified by his school in order to be eligible for the Wooden Award, with a source telling ESPN on Saturday that it’s for academic-related reasons. “From what I was told, he didn’t meet all of the requirements,” Tigers coach Johnny Jones told ESPN. “He wasn’t certified by the […]
After Michigan State beat Michigan on senior day in 2000, Mateen Cleaves grabbed a microphone and declared: “We will win the national title.” Told after the game about that speech, (Denzel) Valentine decided to follow suit. “Maybe I can say that now,” Valentine said. “National championship guarantee, right now.” “Yeah,” Valentine said. “I mean, we […]
Duke senior forward Amile Jefferson will miss the remainder of the 2015-16 season. Team doctors have determined that he will not be able to return due to a right foot fracture sustained in December. Source: Official Athletics Site – GoDuke.com
Oklahoma honored former star Blake Griffin by raising his jersey to the rafters in a ceremony at halftime of the Sooners’ game against Baylor on Tuesday night. Griffin was named the AP National Player of the Year in 2008-09 after averaging 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds per game and leading the nation in rebounding and […]
College basketball underclassmen will have more flexibility to test their NBA draft status without jeopardizing their eligibility under rule changes approved Wednesday at the NCAA annual convention. Players will be allowed to enter the draft multiple times and participate in the combine and one NBA team tryout per year. They also will be allowed up […]