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Former Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez to be honored at White House
Jul 26, 2012, 5:17 PM EDT
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Guard Greivis Vasquez was a fixture at Maryland from 2006-10 and has continued his career in the NBA, and now he is being honored off the court. Vasquez is set to be honored as a “Champion of Change,” an honor given as part of President Obama’s Winning the Future initiative, which recognizes educators, entrepreneurs, and…
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Cal State Bakersfield appeals APR ban, wins, and is now eligible for NCAA tournament
Jul 26, 2012, 4:12 PM EDT
Connecticut tried to fight the NCAA on its postseason ban for a low APR and couldn’t win, but don’t tell that to Cal State Bakersfield. After initially being ruled ineligible, a resubmission of data a review by an outside board have made the Roadrunners eligible for postseason play after achieving the required APR score of…
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Kyle Anderson and Shabazz Muhammad recovering well as team gets set for China trip
Jul 26, 2012, 2:45 PM EDT
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.—UCLA welcomes arguably the best recruiting class in the country to Westwood next season, but the early weeks of assimilating those new pieces have been made more difficult because of injury. The two biggest pieces of the Bruins’ 2012 class, Kyle Anderson and Shabazz Muhammad, have been working back from thumb and ankle…
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Mississippi State freshman Craig Sword arrested after police find BB gun in dorm room
Jul 26, 2012, 1:03 PM EDT
New Mississippi State head coach Rick Ray has had a setback on the court with an injury to Jacoby Davis, and now he must deal with an incident off the court. Craig Sword, a 6-3 freshman guard for MSU, was arrested last weekend for misdemeanor possession of a BB gun on a educational property, according…
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Live in AC Day 1 Recap: Rysheed Jordan shines, Team Takeover falls
Jul 26, 2012, 11:17 AM EDT
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.–On the first day of the Live in AC Tournament in Atlantic City, N.J., some players stood out, some teams pulled an upset, and others continued the strong spring they’ve had so far. Check out the recap from NBCSports.com below: Standout Player of the Day: Rysheed Jordan, Philly Pride Jordan was matched up…
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RIP Skip: Today marks the five-year anniversary of Prosser’s passing
Jul 26, 2012, 9:50 AM EDT
Today marks the five-year anniversary of Skip Prosser’s death. Plenty of words have been written — like this piece by Andy Katz from last summer or this remembrance from two years after his passing — about Skip, but really all you need to know about this man is that there are now three awards given…
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Utah isn’t often thought of as a hotbed of high school basketball talent, but anybody that has seen the Utah Reign play on the club circuit knows that there are some serious players in the region. The one catch regarding the Utah Reign is that all of the members attend the same high school, Lone…
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- An interesting-read out of the New York Times yesterday. Author Harvey Araton draws parallels between the Kentucky baksetball program in 1989 and the Penn State football program in 2012 and explains what PSU can learn from UK – Mississippi State freshman guard Craig Sword is your new clubhouse leader for “Dumbest Offseason Arrest”. MSU freshman guards are…
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We already knew that Marquette would be taking on Ohio State in this season’s Carrier Classic. On Wednesday, the event became a double-header. Ohio State’s women’s team will start the festivities on Nov. 9th against national runner-up Notre Dame. Thad Matta and Buzz Williams will do their battle afterwards. This season, the event will be…
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Oklahoma State starts ’13 recruiting efforts with Dallas wing
Jul 25, 2012, 8:30 PM EDT
The last wing forward that Oklahoma State landed from Dallas worked out pretty well in his first college basketball season last year, LeBryan Nash. A member of Nash’s former club program, the Dallas Mustangs, popped as the first member of the Cowboys’ 2013 class, 6-6 Leyton Hammonds. While Hammonds can’t match the ballyhoo or substantial…
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Youtube mixtapes are a guilty pleasure of mine. I’d guess the same goes for you, as well. And as far as mixtapes are concerned, Yay Area’s Finest is as good as anyone in the business. They were in Augusta for the Peach Jam last weekend, and their latest work is a mixtape of the Oakland…
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On paper, UCLA looks like a team that should be able to compete for a Pac-12 crown, a trip to the Final Four, and maybe even a national title. That’s what happens when you stock talents like Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson and Joshua Smith on the same roster. But the Bruins have plenty of question…
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College basketball’s summer evaluation period changes every so often, in terms of dates, places and teams. One of the few constants on the scene, though, has been the fact that late July puts Las Vegas on center stage as the epicenter of the recruiting trail. This year is no different as no less than three…
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How will Lorenzo Brown’s injury affect the development of freshman Tyler Lewis at NC State?
Jul 25, 2012, 4:04 PM EDT
Tyler Lewis, Rodney Purvis, and TJ Warren comprise a stellar 2012 recruiting class for Mark Gottfried and NC State. The plan was to bring those freshman in with the strong returners from this past season’s Sweet 16 team, including CJ Leslie and Lorenzo Brown, and have a nucleus that can compete for an ACC title.…
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He went from the 34th-best player in the country to a player working back from injury to one used sparingly, and now Mookie Jones has reportedly called it quits at Syracuse. “I’m done playing at Syracuse,” Jones told the Post-Standard at a Summer League game in Utica, N.Y. According to the report, Jones still wants…
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With the Olympics right around the corner, we got to thinking about what a college Dream Team would look like. So, through a thorough and strenuous email conversation that took way too long to complete, Raphielle Johnson and myself put together a 12 man roster that we believe would be the best that college hoops…
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‘Live In AC’ Preview Part II: Team Takeover (DC) favorites to win 16U
Jul 25, 2012, 11:04 AM EDT
Wednesday begins another five-day live recruiting period for Division-I coaches and, along with the events going on in Las Vegas, “Live in AC” begins in Atlantic City, N.J. Below is a preview of the 16U division, which feature high-major talent and should draw high-major coaches to the stands to watch and evaluate. Check out NBCSports.com’s…
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‘Live in AC’ Preview Part I: Andrew Wiggins and CIA Bounce highlight 17U field
Jul 25, 2012, 9:31 AM EDT
Wednesday begins another five-day live recruiting period for Division-I coaches and, along with the events going on in Las Vegas, “Live in AC” begins in Atlantic City, N.J. Below is a preview of the 17U division, which feature high-major talent and should draw high-major coaches to the stands to watch and evaluate. A preview of…
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Not a lot of news and notes on the docket today. But after all, it’s late July. – We will start with a somber note. On Tuesday, the world lost one of the all-time great comedians, Sherman Hemsley, at the age of 74. The man known as “George Jefferson” had arguably one of the best struts in the…
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Mississippi State’s Jacoby Davis, slated to start at PG, tears ACL
Jul 24, 2012, 9:56 PM EDT
Rick Ray knew that taking the Mississippi State was was going to be a rebuilding process. Dee Bost graduated. Arnett Moultrie was a first round pick in the NBA Draft. Renardo Sidney left school and didn’t get drafted. Rodney Hood transferred to Duke. DeVille Smith left school in March. What he was left with was…
