Tag Archives: College Basketball

Out with the old, in with the new.  Many Florida Gators fans packed into the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Monday night to watch a team of players they were largely unfamiliar with.  Fan favorites Tre Mann, Scottie Lewis, Noah Locke and many others are all gone.  Now, mostly transfers make …

From the Transfer Portal Last season, CJ Felder was in his sophomore season with the Boston College Eagles. The team played a limited season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but with an increased starting role on the roster, Felder had a breakout season of sorts. The forward averaged 9.7 points …

The South Carolina Gamecocks Women’s Basketball coach, Dawn Staley, is now the highest-paid black head coach in NCAA Women’s Basketball following a $22.4 million contract extension. Staley was named the head coach of South Carolina in 2008 following her time as the head coach of Temple. She was the first …

Jai Lucas transitioned from being a Gator to being Wildcat. Lucas left playing basketball in the past to recently joining the Men’s Kentucky Basketball team staff as a coaching assistant and recruiting coordinator for the 2020-2021 season. How Lucas Stayed in Basketball Lucas said the connections he made at Florida …

Florida men basketball added Akeem Miskdeen in their coaching staff, head coach Mike White announced in a statement. Miskdeen will assist the men’s basketball next season. “We’re really excited about what Akeem will bring to the Florida program,” White said. “He has proven himself everywhere he’s been and will fit …

On Thursday, Pac-12 conference announced that George Kliavkoff will Replace Larry Scott as the New Pac-12 Commissioner. The Pac-12 announced Scott’s departure in January. A decision that came after the conference and Scott agreed to a change in leadership. On July 1, Kliavkoff will officially begin his five-year tenure. Kliavkoff …

GAINESVILLE, FLA.- Gators women’s basketball adds former Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ guard Zipporah “Zippy” Broughton to its Roster. Zippy joins the Gators after spending three seasons at Rutgers University. She appeared in 61 games and started 12 contests for the Scarlet Knights. In 2018, she won the Alabama Gatorade Player of …

After former head coach Roy Williams’ 18 years at the helm for the University of North Carolina men’s basketball program, it took the program less than a week to find a qualified successor. The university named Hubert Davis, a former player for Dean Smith and recently an assistant coach under …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that had a little bit of everything. 10. There were a lot of people poised to Tweet out how the women’s Final Four was blowing away the men’s Final Four after those two amazing women’s games and Baylor’s blowout of Houston …

From the First Four to the Final Four, UCLA becomes just the sixth double-digit seed to reach the Final Four with a 51-49 victory over one-seeded Michigan. Jivin’ Johnny Juzang The sophomore guard was unstoppable last night. With both teams coming out the gates slow on the offensive end, Johnny …