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Report: No one seems to have a clue about CJ Fair’s draft status
Apr 23, 2013, 1:30 PM EDT
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CJ Fair is one of the ten guys that I wrote about on Friday that could alter the course of the 2013-2014 with his decision of whether or not to enter the NBA Draft. And, quite frankly, there are a lot of people anxiously waiting to find out whether or not Fair will be donning…
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Report: Kansas State’s Angel Rodriguez eyeing transfer to Miami
Apr 23, 2013, 12:59 PM EDT
Kansas State suffered a big blow on Monday when Angel Rodriguez announced that he would be transferring out of the program. It’s not terribly surprising that Rodriguez left the Wildcats; he was recruited to the school by former head coach Frank Martin. But Rodriguez stuck around after Martin left and actually had quite a successful…
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Sandi Marcius is probably wishing that he thought his decision to try and earn a graduate transfer waiver through a bit more. After Purdue’s season ended, Marcius announced that he would be leaving the Purdue basketball program in search of greener pastures. The 6-foot-11 redshirt junior had an up-and-down career in West Lafayette, but he…
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The most iconic moment from this year’s NCAA tournament, and possibly this entire college basketball season, was the photo of Kevin Ware laying on his back, the training staff working on his broken leg as he held his teammate’s hands and told them to win the game and not worry about him. At that point,…
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Mike Anderson made a nice pickup on Monday evening, as Anton Beard pledged to the Razorbacks. Beard announced the news himself on twitter: I just committed to the university of Arkansas!!” 🙌👏 — Anton Beard3⃣3⃣ (@yolo_Ton33) April 22, 2013 Beard is a four-star recruit in the Class of 2014, according to Rivals, and ranked No.…
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Seriously, fellas? Shane Larkin’s dad is hall of famer Barry Larkin. And this is the best that he can muster?: (h/t Norlander and Eisenberg) You can find Rob on twitter @RobDauster.
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College basketball’s season may be getting just a bit longer. The way the rules are currently structured, college basketball teams are allowed to start practicing at 5 p.m. on the Friday closest to October 15th. But this weekend, John Infante of the Bylaw Blog passed along this bit of news from the NCAA: practices could…
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Why major conference realignment may be over for the foreseeable future
Apr 22, 2013, 1:47 PM EDT
The ACC has reportedly agreed to a 15-team grant of media rights deal that will extend through the 2026-2027 season. The news was first reported by David Glenn but has since been confirmed by multiple outlets. If this report turns out to be true and this agreement is signed by the schools in the ACC,…
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Mike Poole is the latest player to leave the Rutgers program in the aftermath of Mike Rice being fired. According to a report from Adam Zagoria, Poole finally received his release from the university today, meaning that he’s now the fifth player to leave the program this offseason. Throw in the decommitments from Shane Rector…
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Report: CJ Fair could announce draft decision as soon as Tuesday
Apr 22, 2013, 12:51 PM EDT
On Friday, we wrote about the ten most important early entry decisions that are left to be made. That afternoon, Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk became the first from that group to decide, as he announced that he would, in fact, be leaving school to head off to the NBA. And now, it appears as if a…
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VIDEO: Seventh Woods, a 14-year-old you should pay attention to
Apr 22, 2013, 11:15 AM EDT
I spent the weekend up in Pittsburgh at the Hoop Group Jam Fest, and while I did get a chance to see quite a bit of talent, I still left disappointed. Why? Because the kid in the video you see above — Seventh Woods — was there but was injured. I didn’t get to see…
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Report: A tired Andrew Wiggins cancels his in-home visits this week
Apr 22, 2013, 10:41 AM EDT
Jeff Goodman set the college basketball twittersphere ablaze on Monday morning when he tweeted out the following: Been told Andrew Wiggins has canceled his home visits with Kansas, UNC and Florida State early this week. — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanCBS) April 22, 2013 Wiggins is being recruited by four schools: Kansas, UNC, Florida State and Kentucky.…
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DePaul has added another piece to their 2013 recruiting class, as 6-foot-9 center Tommy Hamilton Jr. committed to the program, according to multiple reports. Hamilton is rated as a three-star recruit, according to Rivals, but he’s got a much higher upside than that. The son of city public league legend, Hamilton entered high school as…
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Class of 2015 star Derrick Jones highlights Sunday’s Pitt Hoop Group Jam Fest action
Apr 21, 2013, 1:49 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH — Perhaps the most promising recruit at the Pitt Hoop Group Jam Fest this weekend was Philly native Derrick Jones. At 6-foot-6, Jones is a supremely athletic left-handed forward with an impressive wingspan, the kind of physical tools that will make any college coach drool. He’s ranked 37th in the country according to Rivals,…
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Donte Grantham headlines the uncommitted 2013 players at Pitt Hoop Group Jam Fest
Apr 21, 2013, 12:00 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH — Donte Grantham’s senior year has gone about as well as any high school kid could ask. Playing for his hometown high school in Martinsburg, WV, Grantham not only was named the state’s Player of the Year, but he won a state title as well. The only thing left is to figure out whether…
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Kansas State made a late addition to their 2013 recruiting class as former George Washington commit Nigel Johnson pledged to Bruce Weber and the Wildcats. Proud to say I just committed to Kansas State University!! Excited to be a Wildcat next year!! #blessed🙏🏀🙏🏀 — Nigel Johnson (@TakingFlight_23) April 21, 2013 Johnson is a three-star recruit,…
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Missouri picked up another piece to try and help replace Phil Pressey on Saturday night, as three-star point guard and New Jersey native Shane Rector committed to Frank Haith’s program. The news was first reported by Scout.com. Rector is the second point guard that Haith as earned a commitment from, as Michigan-native Wes Clark committed…
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Devin Robinson highlights Saturday’s action at the Pitt Hoop Group Jam Fest
Apr 21, 2013, 1:52 AM EDT
PITTSBURGH — Devin Robinson made a name for himself last summer. When you’re a lanky and athletic 6-foot-7 forward with a solid three-point stroke, that’s not a difficult thing to do. Robinson, who plays his AAU ball with Squires Richmond (VA), has amassed quite a list of offers: UConn, Rutgers, Towson, VCU, Virginia Tech and…
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With Gary Harris, Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III all announcing that they are going to be returning to school for the 2013-2014 season, here are the ten biggest decisions left to be made in the week and a half until the NBA’s deadline to enter the draft: Adreian Payne, Michigan State: Payne is the…
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Jack Cooley hasn’t exactly kept the fact that he has a girlfriend a secret. On multiple occasions, Notre Dame’s resident big fella was caught by the cameras postgame planting a smooch on the lips of Jackie Oberlander. They have reportedly been dating for three-and-a-half years, but perhaps what convinced him that Jackie was the one…
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VIDEO: Why Murray, KY, is everything that’s great about college hoops
Apr 18, 2013, 2:53 PM EDT
Murray, KY, is college basketball. A town of around 18,000 in the southwestern part of the state — Murray is just north of the Tennessee border and closer to Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas than it is Louisville or Lexington — Murray is obsessed with their Murray State Racers. Think about it like this: the town…
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Report: Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III to return to school
Apr 18, 2013, 2:09 PM EDT
Michigan State got great news earlier on Thursday when Gary Harris announced that he would be returning to school, and now it’s Ann Arbor’s turn to celebrate. Mitch McGary, the break out star of the 2013 NCAA tournament, and Glenn Robinson III will both be returning to school, according to a report from CBSSports.com. They…
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Michigan State got some big news on Thursday afternoon as star freshman Gary Harris has announced that he will be returning to school for his sophomore season. He would have been a first round pick had he decided to enter the draft, potentially sneaking up into the lottery. “Playing in the NBA is definitely a…
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Brittney Griner acknowledges she’s a lesbian, says ‘just be who you are’
Apr 18, 2013, 12:44 PM EDT
Brittney Griner was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft on Tuesday night, and in a series of interviews she conducted on Wednesday, Griner acknowledged that she is a lesbian. Griner said that she’s been out, but Wednesday was the first time that she has talked about it so candidly and publicly.…
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Minnesota’s new head coach Richard Pitino landed his first recruit this week, as Daquein McNeil committed to the Gophers. McNeil is a 6-foot-3 Baltimore native that played his prep school ball at Vermont Academy. Rivals lists him as a three-star recruit, and he had initially committed to play for Pitino at Florida International. McNeil is…
