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Ayo Dosunmu: Most Improved Player? Wouldn’t be the first time we’ve said that about the Illinois legend in his NBA career, but this year it looks legit. After a 21-point outburst in the Bulls’ win over the Hawks on Monday, Chicago is 3-0 and Ayo is red-hot to start off year five. He’s averaging 16.7 […]
My name is Tanner McGrath, and I’m the new America East beat writer for Mid-Major Madness. I’ve been covering the league for about five years, mainly for The Action Network. However, given that this site is the premier one for mid-major hoops coverage, I’ve decided to take my talents to these virtual pages for the […]
Kentucky men’s basketball continues to climb the ranks after an impressive exhibition win over No. 1 Purdue, jumping from a preseason No. 9 to No. 2 in The Athletic’s latest poll, released Monday by CJ Moore. Only the Michigan Wolverines stand ahead of the Wildcats in the national rankings. The early signs of Kentucky’s potential […]
If you want to understand the subtle but significant shift happening within Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope, don’t just watch the ball. Watch the bench. Watch the huddles. Watch the reactions after a missed shot or a bad call. A meticulous focus on body language, spearheaded by assistant coach Alvin Brooks III, is quietly reshaping […]
ACC Team of the Week : Wake Forest – for a 13-12 win over SMU 17. Boston College (1-6, 0-5) Last Week: 17 Boston College gave a credible effort against Louisville, but now must face a Notre Dame team trying to get into the playoffs. 16. North Carolina (2-5, 0-3) Last Week: 16 North Carolina … Continue reading »
ACC Team of the Week : Wake Forest – for a 13-12 win over SMU 17. Boston College (1-6, 0-5) Last Week: 17 Boston College gave a credible effort against Louisville, but now must face a Notre Dame team trying to get into the playoffs. 16. North Carolina (2-5, 0-3) Last Week: 16 North Carolina … Continue reading »
The Kentucky Wildcats are about to get their season underway as they get prepped for their final exhibition game on Thursday night. That has not stopped Mark Pope and his staff from hitting the recruiting trail, though, as they look to land their first commitment in the class of 2026. As they wait out several […]
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review Week 8 and preview Week 9 with Virginia fan @WillsWorldMN , of accnation.net. It’s always great to have Will on the show. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 568 @CFBWhatNot2Wear tells about himself … Continue reading »
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review Week 8 and preview Week 9 with Virginia fan @WillsWorldMN , of accnation.net. It’s always great to have Will on the show. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 568 @CFBWhatNot2Wear tells about himself … Continue reading »
The UCF Men’s Basketball team suffered its second exhibition loss in as many tries Sunday, falling 75-68 to the LSU Tigers. The Knights lost to Duke 96-71 in their first exhibition game the previous Tuesday. Neither game will count towards the Knight’s regular season record, but they were chances for the 13 new players on […]
Well, that was fun! Duke went on the road to a raucous Tennessee and bested the Volunteers 83-76. The Duke Basketball Roundup has a full breakdown on one of the most impressive pre-season victories in the land as Duke’s Cameron Boozer put up an outragous 20-20 with 24 points and 23 rebounds. But this wasn’t […]
Monday, October 27th at 6:00 p.m. PT on KHQ Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
Marcus Johnson, a four-star guard from Cleveland who committed to Ohio State In April of 2024, announced on Monday evening that he intends to re-open his recruitment. His de-commitment comes just two weeks before the fall signing period, when Johnson assumedly would have signed his national letter of intent to play for Jake Diebler and […]
Arizona got a much needed week off after back-to-back heartbreaking losses to BYU and Houston, teams that have kept on winning and are a combined 15-1 this season. The focus has fully shifted to this week’s opponent, Colorado, but during the bye the lingering effects of those previous games was still being felt. “They’re pissed […]
On a recent episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Sara Poraria of SportyTV discussed many topics, including Sara’s many viral pitch-side interviews, the state of both Real Madrid and Barcelona, and much more. The full episode can be found here. Around the time this podcast was published, Vinicius Jr was not starting every […]
2027 four-star recruit Dooney Johnson will be on his official visit for Gonzaga’s game tonight against Western Oregon. He actually was in Spokane yesterday, checking out the Zags’ practice. The 6-5 and 185-pound guard hails from Milwaukee Juneau in Wisconsin, out of the 2027 recruiting class. He averaged 25.3 points per game on a 52 […]
The Virginia Cavaliers (7-1, 4-0 ACC) survived in miraculous fashion yet again on Saturday afternoon at North Carolina (2-5, 0-3 ACC), eking out a 17-16 overtime victory after Tar Heels running back Benjamin Hall was stopped at the one-inch line on UNC’s unsuccessful game-winning two-point conversion attempt. Despite the win, Virginia’s offense sputtered for the […]
Illinois point guard Mihailo Petrovic has officially been cleared for the 2025-26 college basketball season by the NCAA, according to a team spokesperson. Petrovic has been classified as a sophomore, meaning he has three years of eligibility remaining. Petrovic is 22 years old. The Serbian point guard averaged 14.2 points, 7.3 assists, and 2.8 rebounds […]
Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in the comments. West Virginia women’s soccer kept things rolling on Senior Day, handling Oklahoma […]
The Other Top 25 is back for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. San Diego State received three of the four first-place votes in the preseason ranking. Saint Mary’s claimed the other first-place nod and came in second. Utah State was one point behind the Gaels. The Mountain West held three of the top four spots […]
The Rip City Remix have traded for South Bay Lakers forward Dillon Jones. The 23-year-old played 54 games with the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, starting 3. He averaged 2.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 10.2 minutes per appearance. Before joining the NBA, Jones was a four-year played at Weber State, the alma […]
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media at his weekly press conference Monday afternoon in Bloomington. Cignetti previewed Saturday’s matchup against Maryland at SECU Stadium. Watch the full press conference below: A full transcript is available below, via ASAP Sports: ... The post Video, Quotes: Curt Cignetti previews Saturday’s matchup against Maryland appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
Part of the fun of college basketball is watching players grow up over the course of four years. Coaches and player develop relationships and extends beyond the basketball court, and perhaps there are few relationships over the last few years quite like Rick Barnes and Zakai Zeigler. Zeigler represented more than just Tennessee as a […]
Mountain West Basketball Media Day in Las Vegas last week was a one morning turnaround of radio, podcasts, TV, print and local media interviews flowing in one open space. It was a short-and-sweet media engagement perhaps befitting of the anticipation or fate of the MW as know it. Even with some uncertainty, coaches and players […]
There have been a ton of stories about Sunday night’s exhibition game between Duke and Tennessee, so here’s some more links. Make sure to read Scott’s story too! Go to the DBR Boards to find Blue Healer Auctions | Drop us a line