BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has announced its watchlist for the prestigious Bob Cousy Award. Kansas freshman and potential No.1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, Darryn Peterson, is among the 20 guards listed for the award thus far. The rest of the candidates are as follows: Labaron Philon Jr.– Alabama Darius Acuff Jr.– … [Read more...] about Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson headlines 2026 Bob Cousy Award candidates
Breaking: Spokane County Court rules in favor of Gonzaga’s Tyon Grant-Foster: ‘The weight is off me’
By JAMES MADDEN & ADAM ZAGORIA After a near three-hour meeting at the Spokane County Courthouse on Monday, Judge Marla Polin granted Gonzaga forward Tyon Grant-Foster an injunction, allowing him to play for Gonzaga this season, the Spokesman Review’s Theo Lawson first reported. Grant-Foster was recently denied eligibility by the NCAA, but quickly countered with a … [Read more...] about Breaking: Spokane County Court rules in favor of Gonzaga’s Tyon Grant-Foster: ‘The weight is off me’
Game times revealed for Men’s Final Four, NIT and DII/DIII championships
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ Indianapolis will be the center of men’s college basketball in the spring and the details for the championship games have been decided. The NIT semifinals will take place on Thursday, April 2 at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Butler’s campus. The first game will be played at 7 p.m. and the second game will be played 9:30 p.m. The Final Four will be played on … [Read more...] about Game times revealed for Men’s Final Four, NIT and DII/DIII championships
St. John’s Pitino has discovered his team’s biggest ‘weakness’
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ NEW YORK – –St. John’s has played just two preseason games thus far this season and head coach Rick Pitino is already confident he has identified his team’s biggest “weakness.” His guards don’t rebound the way he wants them to. “It’s just difficult, but I set the schedule because I wanted to know, right now I know that our guards don’t rebound,” … [Read more...] about St. John’s Pitino has discovered his team’s biggest ‘weakness’
Spurned by St. John’s, Michigan star lights up the Garden
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ NEW YORK — Exhibition games are typically not played with the same urgency or fire that fans are accustomed to seeing during the college basketball season, but for Michigan star big man Yaxel Lendeborg, this was not just any other exhibition game. “It was a dream come true,” Lendeborg said. “I got goosebumps right from when I walked in the building. … [Read more...] about Spurned by St. John’s, Michigan star lights up the Garden