Ed Cooley is one of college basketball’s most underrated x and o coaches. His skill for drawing up after timeout sets was on full display this past weekend against a very good Marquette team. With 10.3 seconds left in the half and up 8, Providence had the ball underneath their own hoop and needed to …
Penn Quakers Villanova, defending national champions, winners of 2 of the last 3 national championships, and winners of 25 straight Big 5 games came into their matchup at the famed Palestra ranked 14th in the country…what they left with was a 78-75 loss to the Penn Quakers. It had been recent domination by Villanova in …
One key element in playing basketball, no matter what level, no matter what gender, is the reality that chaos exists between the lines. Coaches can try to organize the chaos out of the game, but the truth is most teams will scout your offense, they’ve seen your defense, they know what you do, how you …
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In game #1 of the 2018 Champions Classic, we saw the Kansas Jayhawks hold off the Michigan State Spartans. The #1 Jayhawks led by 14 at halftime and led most of the game by double digits before a late surge by Michigan State, which cut the lead down to one possession game with less than …
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The Charlotte Hornets have tabbed former Greg Popovich assistant coach James Borrego as their new head basketball coach. Borrego joins the Hornets after spending the last 3 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. With the hire, Borrego becomes the NBA’s first Latino head coach. Borrego got his start in the NBA with the Spurs as …
There is never a day off in the world of NBA. There is always something going on and before the new season of the NBA kicks off. We have so much to share with you guys. The 73rd season of the league is about to start and all the times are gearing up for the …
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It was the blockbuster move of the NBA’s offseason when the game’s King, LeBron James, packed his bags and moved from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Lakers. Lebron James immediately changes the path of one of the most storied franchises in all of the professional sports. The Lakers have been shut out of the postseason …
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College basketball is back! First practices started this week for college basketball teams around the country. Prior to practice getting going, Xavier basketball posted pictures of new coach, Travis Steele leading the Musketeers in a pre-practice team meeting about Gold Jersey. Pre-Practice Team Meeting. @CoachSteeleXU breaking down the Gold Jersey tied to daily practice grading. …