Category: Wirenews
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson had 29 points and 16 rebounds and guard Kemba Walker notched a triple-double as the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Orlando Magic 91-80 on Friday night, reducing their magic number to two as they look to clinch a playoff spot for just the second time in franchise history. The Bobcats […]
Creighton senior forward Doug McDermott won the Wooden Award as the national player of the year on Friday. McDermott led the nation with an average of 26.7 points per game this season. He shot 52.6 percent, including 44.9 percent from 3-point range, and led the Bluejays to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. […]
Kentucky center Willie Cauley-Stein has not ruled the possibility of playing in Saturday’s national semifinal game against Wisconsin despite an ankle injury that kept him out of the Wildcats’ victory over Michigan on Sunday. “I’m not really sure [if I’ll play],” Cauley-Stein said Friday, according to ESPN.com. “I will say that it is getting better […]
Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash said he will play in Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, but that is likely to be his final game of the season, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Friday. Nash, 40, has battled a nerve issue in his back all season, and if he plays Friday as expected, […]
Wichita State sophomore guard Ron Baker is staying in school, according to ESPN.com. Baker sent in an NBA draft evaluation form last week, but sources told ESPN.com that Baker decided to stay put. Baker has established himself as one of the top guards in the country and has been a big part of the Shockers’ […]
Creighton senior forward Doug McDermott won the Wooden Award on Friday. McDermott led the nation with an average of 26.7 points per game this season. He shot 52.6 percent, including 44.9 percent from 3-point range, and led the Bluejays to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. He also went over the 3,000 career […]
The Philadelphia 76ers signed guard Casper Ware to a second 10-day contract Friday. Ware signed his first 10-day contract on March 24. Ware has played five games with the Sixers this season, averaging 3.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14.2 minutes. After graduating from Long Beach State in 2012, Ware played in Italy. […]
After two seasons as Tulsa’s coach, Danny Manning was hired by Wake Forest to take over its program on Friday. Manning, who starred as a player at Kansas in the 1980s and spent 15 seasons in the NBA, brings name recognition to the Demon Deacons. The 47-year-old was hired Friday after interviewing for the job […]
DALLAS — In the NCAA Tournament and Final Four where college basketball becomes the game of guards, there is a reason these Gators are smiling. Florida is coached by a former point guard, Billy Donovan, and his extension on the court, Scottie Wilbekin, enters Saturday’s national semifinal against Connecticut having not committed a turnover in […]
LOS ANGELES — A sense of deju vu crept into the heads of the Dallas Mavericks during Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. “It looked like it was going to go the same way again, but they couldn’t make the comeback all the way,” Dallas guard Jose Calderon said. “Today, I think everyone […]
