Here are the 2021 stat leaders returning to the Nebraska women’s basketball team. LINCOLN – Two teams, different goals. The Nebraska women’s basketball team, 16-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena last season, wants to sell one of its home games during the Big Ten game. Sales aren’t necessarilyRead More →
Unlike last season, area high school basketball teams will have an idea of where they stand for the playoffs before the season begins. The CIF Central Section is instituting grassroots divisions for nearly every sport this school year. Last season, the base splits were enforced midway through the basketball seasonRead More →
We’ll be having a rematch of last season’s ICAC Men’s Division I Basketball Championship game, and it’s going to be held at the exact same location. “East to Mohegan was a no-brainer,” Notre Dame coach Jason Shea said. “Playing East Catholic at the start of the season at Mohegan willRead More →
Centennial High School basketball stars Jared McCain and Londynn Jones recently helped American basketball teams win gold medals at the FIBA U18 Championships. McCain, a guard who recently finished his junior year at Centennial, averaged 11.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists in six games to help Team USA winRead More →
For boys and girls basketball in Ohio, 15 teams from the Ohio High School Athletic Association have been relocated following the competitive balance realignment announced June 15. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams of Elyria Catholic will spend their 2022 seasons in Division II. Playing in D-II is not aRead More →
Georgia is known as one of the best homes for high school basketball. The Peach State has produced 22 players who played on the court in NBA games during the 2021-22 season, including Malcolm Brogdon, Jaylen Brown, Anthony Edwards, Dwight Howard and Collin Sexton, among others. Peach State also producedRead More →
Drake, a Grammy Award-winning artist, is a hoop enthusiast. He is a die-hard Toronto Raptors fan and is also the team’s global ambassador. He rubbed shoulders with some of the NBA’s elite like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James. 1 Related His activity in the field has also manifestedRead More →
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Coach Ryan Moore thought basketball was heading out of bounds. It was early in Moorpark High School’s playoff game against Portola in Irvine, Calif., and some of its players were nervous. Out of Moore’s line of sight, Drake London grabbed the ball, threw it through theRead More →
Then you’ve come to the correct spot! While most student-athletes don’t file for student loans until they’ve been admitted to college (and committed to the sports program! ), 63 percent of parents wish they had more time to figure out how to pay for college. Most families pay for collegeRead More →
With the playoffs in the rearview mirror after another highly competitive season on the court, it’s time to reflect on the standout players and teams that made the headlines of the 2021-22 Texas women’s high school basketball campaign. SBLive Texas will recognize last season’s top all-state female basketball players byRead More →
In a Lowcountry basketball season that saw a host of quality performers, three players stood out as the best of the best in 2021-22. Fort Dorchester forward Demetris McKelvey, who led the Patriots to the Class AAAAA state championship game this season, has been selected as Men’s Basketball Player ofRead More →
The Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association released the all-star teams for the upcoming North-South All-Star Game, and both Southern rosters are dominated by smaller schools. The Southern Girls’ roster includes four players from the River Region, an unusually high number of players from mid-level schools. Prattville’s ChristianRead More →
Seven state champions were crowned in late February in Florida high school women’s basketball. Dr. Phillips, St. Thomas Aquinas, American Heritage, Lake Highland Prep, Westminster Academy, Miami Christian and Ponce de Leon won the Ultimate Team award in their respective divisions. Now is the time to hand out individual awards.Read More →
Although known throughout his professional career as a football player, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady also knows many other sports, such as baseball, golf and even basketball. Brady played catcher for Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif. and was even drafted by the Montreal Expos inRead More →
SYDNEY, NS — The final weekend of the School Sport Nova Scotia basketball season is fast approaching and eight Cape Breton teams are looking to win provincial championship titles. The Sydney Academy Wildcats and Memorial Marauders are in the Division 1 provincial championships, while the Breton Education Center will competeRead More →
Here are the first 2021-22 all-district men’s basketball teams for Class 5A and 6A in the Austin area. District 25-6A Team DISTRICT MVP — Marcel Bryant, senior, Cedar Ridge MVP CO-OFFENSIVE — Jae’lyn Brooks, senior, Round Rock CO-OFFENSIVE MVP – Reese Miller, senior, Round Rock DEFENSIVE MVP – Zachary Engels,Read More →
By: Jerin Steele Sunday March 13, 2022 | 12:01 Pine-Richland 5th Grade Girls Team Members of the Pine-Richland fifth-year women’s basketball team in the front row, left to right, are Addi Buches, Scarlett Edgerly, Kendall Hughey and Calli DeHart. At the back are Frankie Holderman-Berger, Jael Smith, Maddie Gregorio, MckennaRead More →
If there is to be a fourth meeting between the Aptos High and Santa Cruz basketball teams, it will be one hell of a story. The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League co-champions were both seeded into the CIF NorCal Regional Division III playoffs on Sunday – as the two lowestRead More →
MADELIA, MINN. – This was the second meeting with Mankato Loyola in Jeff Van Hee’s ninth season as the Madelia Blackhawks boys’ basketball coach. “We never beat them,” Van Hee said. “And I think it’s been four straight years since Loyola knocked us out in the subsection.” Paul Carpenter, Madelia’sRead More →
JAKE WEESE The Loachapoka women’s basketball team defeated Florala 35-34 on Saturday inside Montgomery’s Garrett Coliseum. Junior guard Taylah Murph led the way with 12 points for the Indians, while teammate Jasmyn Thomas followed closely with nine points. Amyah Burks led Loachapoka in the rebound grabbing 10 rebounds and finishingRead More →
The Highland girls play for the tournament championship on Thursday PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Senior Highlands point guard Zach Barth (left) sets up a play in a recent game. Both Highland basketball teams hit the road for the holidays and scored huge wins. Boys, Basketball: Highlands 76,Read More →
DECATUR – RJ Walker Jr. attended Wayne Dunning’s BASIC (Brothers and Sisters in Christ) basketball camp as a kid and his and Dunning’s family have always been close. So when Walker signed on to play basketball at the University of Idaho, a Division I school, it was obvious he wouldRead More →