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With the clock winding down in the fourth quarter, freshman guard Josiah Tynes corralled a rebound. A fast break ensued. Tynes dished the ball to freshman forward Nikola Jerotic, who rose up for a two-handed slam. The Santa Fe College bench erupted.  The dunk put an exclamation point on Santa …

The Florida Gators Men’s Basketball team defeated the Lynn Fighting Knights 89-71 in an exhibition game at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Tuesday. Key contributors Point guard Andrew Nembhard led the team in scoring with 17 points. He tacked on six assists and four rebounds to go along with …

After an entire decade of winning no fewer than 45 games per season, the Oklahoma City Thunder have got some work to do. The Thunder had to go through a heartbreak this past summer. The team was forced to say goodbye to Paul George when he transferred over to the …

The Orlando Magic kicked off the 2019-20 season with a 94-85 win at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night. The team went 3-3 in preseason games earlier in October. Just the Numbers Last season, the Magic managed to win the Southeast Division and ended first in defensive rating. This …

The Philadelphia 76ers have a new weapon on their hands this season. Forward Al Horford who played for the Boston Celtics from 2016-2019 is set to open the season against his old team on Wednesday night. Horfords Thoughts On The Game Horford noted that he thinks playing against his old …

Andrew Nembhard’s freshman season was one for the books. The 6-foot-5-inch, 191 pound, guard from Ontario, Canada, managed to go down in UF history after posting 196 assists. This is the fourth-highest single-season total in Florida history and second-most by a freshman. Nembhard also managed to score a 3-pointer with …

Warriors Battling Uncertainty For the first time since 2015- the beginning of the three-championship reign of Golden State- the Warriors are trailing in Game 3 of a Finals series. Last night’s Game 3 in Oakland ended 123-109, putting the Toronto Raptors in the lead of the series 2-1. The Warriors …

Pascal Siakam came into the NBA Finals with 50/1 odds of winning Finals MVP. That was before Siakam sank 32 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 118-109 win in Game 1, giving Toronto its first taste of a Finals victory in franchise history. Toronto’s historic Game 1 win …

On Tuesday afternoon, RJ Hampton chose to play overseas and skip college. He was considering Kansas, Texas Tech, and Memphis. Where’s He Going? Hampton signed a contract with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League. He becomes the first player to willingly skip college for an international pro …

“Uhhh I was 7 years old,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said as he tried to remember the last time the Bucks advanced from the first round of the playoffs. It was 2001. Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson led the charge. That year, Milwaukee advanced to the Eastern Conference finals where they lost …