By MATT WHITFIELD COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Malachi Moreno, the 6-foot-11, four-star center from Georgetown, Ky., stood out with his play Saturday morning at Team USA Men’s U18 Nation Team Training Camp, although he didn’t end up making the final cut for the 12-man team. Moreno excelled as a force down low due to his athleticism, strength and size with new Kentucky head … [Read more...] about Malachi Moreno updates recruitment after Kentucky’s Mark Pope watches him at USA Camp
Archives for May 2024
Doug Gottlieb, Green Bay add Oklahoma State transfer Isaiah Miranda
By ADAM ZAGORIA Doug Gottlieb has hit the floor running as the new head coach at Green Bay. The former Oklahoma State point guard added 7-foot-1 Oklahoma State transfer Isaiah Miranda on Tuesday. He averaged 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in three games at Oklahoma State after initially committing to N.C. State in December 2022. He never played for the Wolfpack. “With … [Read more...] about Doug Gottlieb, Green Bay add Oklahoma State transfer Isaiah Miranda
The only thing Bill Walton loved as much as basketball was music: ‘Going home, going home. By the waterside I will rest my bones’
By ADAM ZAGORIA Every March for many years until their final show there in 2014, The Allman Brothers Band would play several weeks of shows at the Beacon Theatre on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The dates often overlapped with the Big East Tournament, so it was possible, in a given week, to see a couple of Allmans shows and several nights of college basketball without … [Read more...] about The only thing Bill Walton loved as much as basketball was music: ‘Going home, going home. By the waterside I will rest my bones’
St. Bonaventure picks up Wagner guard Melvin Council Jr.
By CHARLIE PARENT Wagner transfer Mevlin Council Jr. has committed to St. Bonaventure, he announced on Instagram Tuesday. The 6-foot-4 guard out of Rochester, N.Y., was a key piece in Wagner’s NEC title run last season, averaging 14.9 points and 5.7 rebounds. He posted 21 points and 7 assists against Howard in the First Four and dropped 18 against North Carolina in the … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure picks up Wagner guard Melvin Council Jr.
Jermaine O’Neal Jr. discusses life lessons learned from father, names schools he wants to visit in fall
By SAM LANCE KANSAS CITY — Four-star forward Jermaine O’Neal Jr. didn’t really play basketball when he was younger. In fact, he just started taking it serious when Covid hit. Still, he remembers what it was like to be around his dad growing up — six-time NBA All-Star and legendary Indiana Pacer Jermaine O’Neal. “He’d always come home, always have game ready ice on him,” … [Read more...] about Jermaine O’Neal Jr. discusses life lessons learned from father, names schools he wants to visit in fall