Tag: NCAA
Shooting guard Frank Jackson, the No. 14 player in the ESPN 100 for the Class of 2016, told ESPN he will attend Duke. “On my visit I just had a different feeling,” Jackson said. “I trust Coach K. He is all about winning and I am all about winning.” The 6-foot-4, 195-pound combination guard from […]
Point guard Payton Pritchard, the No. 43 player in the ESPN 100 for 2016, has told ESPN that he will attend Oregon. The 6-foot-1 prospect from West Linn, Oregon, initially committed to Oklahoma in November but changed his mind and reopened his commitment July 6. Pritchard chose coach Dana Altman and the Ducks over OU, Michigan […]
Five-star point guard Alterique Gilbert has committed to Connecticut. Gilbert, a 6-foot-1 Miller Grove (Ga.) product, chose the Huskies over Louisville, Illinois, Syracuse and Texas. He had trimmed his list to five schools in May, and UConn was the first and only school to which he took an official visit. “I love the relationship me and […]
The North Carolina Tar Heels extended the contract of coach Roy Williams for two years through the 2020 season, it was announced Friday. The school announced terms of the deal Friday. The deal will pay Williams a base salary of between $408,169 this fall and $595,409 in 2019-20, and supplemental compensation ranging from $1.55 million this fall and […]
Elite prospect Thon Maker will now graduate with the Class of 2016 after announcing in the winter he planned on moving up to the 2015 class. “I’m definitely going to stay and play it out,” Maker told reporters at the NBPA Top 100 Camp. Source: Jeff Borzello of ESPN
Kentucky (Wildcats) coach John Calipari is on the verge of receiving a contract extension that will pay him $8 million for the 2021-22 season, a source close to the program told Sporting News. Calipari received a contract extension one year that pushed his total package to seven seasons at a total payout of $52.5. Under […]
Jaylen Brown, the top player left on the board in 2015, has committed to the Cal Golden Bears, his AAU coach told ESPN.com. Brown, a 6-foot-7 small forward from Wheeler High School (Ga.), is the No. 4-ranked prospect in the ESPN 100 for the 2015 class. via Jeff Borzello of ESPN
With Malik Newman’s commitment to Mississippi State, the SEC now features three of the top four projected picks in the 2016 NBA Draft next season according to DraftExpress.com. Kentucky’s Skal Labissiere is projected as the No. 1 pick, with LSU’s Ben Simmons at No. 3 and Newman at No. 4. “Newman will be rated as the top […]
Ohio State freshman D’Angelo Russell has decided to go pro, declaring for the NBA draft Wednesday. “This was a hard decision because I knew I could come back and play with my teammates who I love, and to be coached by coach Thad Matta again would have been awesome, but at the same time I wanted to pursue […]
Yahoo Sources: Providence guard Kris Dunn, a possible lottery pick, plans to return for his junior season. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
