Category: NCAA Basketball

As expected, Kentucky landed a major commitment from a five-star basketball prospect late Thursday evening.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Ed Beck, a fierce rebounder for Kentucky’s 1958 NCAA championship team nicknamed the ”Fiddlin’ Five,” has died. He was 83.

Read full transcripts of Kansas State coordinators Courtney Messingham and Scottie Hazelton from Thursday’s presser.

Western Kentucky hosted its annual Hilltopper Hysteria basketball tip-off event Thursday night at E.A. Diddle Arena.

KSO’s Derek Young and Matt Hall join John Kurtz on The Game to talk Kansas State football and basketball news.

When asked if anything about his new job has surprised him, Michigan coach Juwan Howard mentioned recruiting. Or email,” Howard said. Michigan held its men’s basketball media day Thursday, another first for Howard as he prepares for his initial season at the helm.

Teresa Phillips is retiring as Tennessee State’s athletic director, a job she’s held since April 2002. Phillips announced her decision Thursday in a letter to Tennessee State posted on the school’s athletic website. Phillips, who played hoops at Vanderbilt, originally was hired as Tennessee

Watch Kansas State defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton hold his weekly press conference, plus DY’s takeaways.

Watch Kansas State OC Courtney Messingham’s weekly press conference and read Derek Young’s thoughts from the session.

Kansas has been tabbed as the favorite to win the Big 12 men’s basketball title, the season after the end of the Jayhawks’ NCAA record run of winning the conference 14 years in a row. League coaches picked Kansas to finish ahead of Baylor and Texas Tech, which last year made it to the NCAA championship

The Notre Dame Men’s Basketball team hosted a media day, along with an open practice. Members of the team who Blue and Gold Illustrated spoke to were Head Coach Mike Brey, guard Rex Pflueger, forward John Mooney, guard TJ GIBBS, guard Prentiss Hubb and forward Juwan Durham.

An Atlanta businessman and former NBA referee was spared prison time Thursday after pleading guilty in a college basketball scandal that paid bribes to steer top athletes to certain schools and money managers. Rashan Michel wiped his eyes when U.S. Di…

The Jayhawks make a leap into the 2020 class with a commitment from Gethro Muscadin.

Brandon Miller is one of the top 2022 prospects and he tells us what he thought about Big Blue Madness.

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