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Top prospect Jalen Johnson opting out of rest of Duke season

Standout freshman Jalen Johnson appears likely to have played his last game for the Duke Blue Devils. As first reported by Jacob Polacheck and Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog, Johnson has decided to opt out of the remainder of the college basketball season. …

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Video: Chris Beard ejected after hilariously losing mind

Chris Beard was ejected towards the end of Texas Tech’s 82-71 loss to West Virginia on Tuesday night after a hilarious meltdown. Beard was upset after West Virginia called a timeout after diving for a loose ball. Then with 23.5 seconds left and …

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Dick Vitale vigorously defends John Calipari against firing talk

Dick Vitale gave an impassionate defense of John Calipari on Saturday. Vitale was calling the Kentucky-Tennessee game on ESPN. About seven minutes into the game, Vitale decided to defend Calipari despite the Wildcats being a putrid 5-11 this season. …

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Keyontae Johnson’s collapse was unrelated to COVID-19

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson collapsed on the court during a game nearly two months ago, and there have been unconfirmed reports that the incident was related to him previously testing positive for COVID-19. Johnson’s family has now set the …

Cade Cunningham

5 best performing freshmen in college basketball

This might be the most difficult year for a freshman to assimilate into the college basketball environment. Teams are stopping and starting with COVID concerns. Games are being postponed and rescheduled. Everything has become uncertain and …

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Xavier bus had to turn around after leaving player behind

The Xavier Musketeers’ team bus had to turn around while on the way to Indianapolis for Saturday’s game because it forgot something important — one of the players. Markus Walters of WKTY-TV outlined how the Xavier basketball bus had …

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Legendary Temple coach John Chaney dies — dead at 89

Hall of Fame basketball coach John Chaney has died. The University of Temple has announced that Chaney died on Friday morning following a brief illness. He was 89. Chaney is best known for coaching at Temple for 24 seasons. He led the Owls to 17 NCAA …

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Analysis: Why these four college basketball blue blood programs are struggling

This college basketball season has been unlike any other in recent memory, especially for some of the premier, blue blood programs. The best, most accomplished program in each of college basketball’s top four conferences are having their worst season …

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Student reporter responds to Coach K controversy

Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski was criticized for the way he treated a student reporter following Saturday night’s game. As you might expect, the student seemed a bit surprised by the exchange. Jake Piazza, an economics major who writes …

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Michigan shuts down entire athletic department over new COVID strain

The entire Michigan Wolverines athletic department has been shut down for two weeks over a COVID-19 outbreak among student-athletes. On Friday, Michigan’s athletic department reported 22 positive COVID-19 cases among student-athletes. The …

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Video: Coach K gets testy with student reporter over postgame question

Coach K got testy with a student reporter after Duke’s 70-65 loss to Louisville on Saturday. A student reporter asked Mike Krzyzewski during his postgame press conference where the team goes from here. Coach K took issue with the question. …

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Jerry Stackhouse throws Vanderbilt under the bus after Saturday’s loss

Jerry Stackhouse’s coaching tenure at Vanderbilt has not gone particularly well, and he seemed to hit a boiling point on Saturday. The Commodores lost at home to Arkansas 92-71, dropping to 4-7 on the season. After the game, Stackhouse went on …

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Here is why Pac-12 now finally parted ways with Larry Scott

Larry Scott was despised by fans of Pac-12 schools for years after doing lasting damage to the conference’s reputation and performance in the major sports of college football and college basketball. For years, fans widely acknowledged that …

Larry Scott

Larry Scott finally fired as Pac-12 commissioner

The Pac-12 will finally have some new leadership. Larry Scott was fired as commissioner of the Pac-12 on Wednesday. CEOs of the conference finished a meeting that led to the decision. NEWS: Pac-12 agrees to part ways with commissioner Larry Scott. …

Corey Kispert

5 NBA draft prospects on the rise in college basketball

This season will prove to be one of the most difficult for NBA scouts. College teams are playing in fits and starts, with schedules constantly changing. Teams are practicing less often and playing adjusted schedules. This year’s draft class also …

John Calipari at a press conference

Alabama player talked trash to John Calipari at end of win

One of the most disappointing seasons in recent Kentucky basketball history continued on Tuesday night when the Wildcats were blown out by Alabama, and John Calipari received yet another sobering reminder of what it feels like to be the team that …

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