Iowa’s star guard Caitlin Clark has set a new NCAA women’s basketball scoring record. Clark achieved the feat during a 49-point performance in a 106-89 win over Michigan.

Clark entered the game with 3,520 points scored in her college career, needing eight points to break the NCAA record held by ex-Washington star Kelsey Plum. Clark needed just five possessions against Michigan to emerge on top and managed to do it in a spectacular fashion.

With five points already scored in the game, Clark brought the ball across the halfcourt and then scored a deep three to improve to 3,528 points and take ownership of the record.

On the ensuing possession, Iowa called a timeout, allowing Clark to celebrate her big achievement with the rest of her teammates.

“I’m just thankful more than anything else,” Clark, who now has 3,569 points to her name, said after the game. “I will just be proud, proud of the way I worked for this more than anything.”

Iowa has four more games left to play this season, presenting an opportunity for Caitlin Clark to add a few more records to her name. Lynette Woodard holds the women’s college basketball record with 3,649 points, which she set pre-NCAA. On the other hand, Clark can also become the best scorer in college history by surpassing Pete Maravich, who holds the men’s college basketball record with 3,667 points.

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Purdue’s center Zach Edey announced on social media that he withdrew his name from the 2023 NBA Draft. Instead, Edey will return to Purdue for one last season of college basketball with the Boilermakers.

Edey finished the 2023 college season, averaging 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks. He was named the National Player of the Year at the end of the campaign.

One of the reasons why Edey might have decided to run it back is the disappointing way Purdue’s season ended. They entered the 2023 NCAA Tournament as the No.1 seed but finished their run in the first round, being sensationally knocked out by No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson.

Another reason for Edey’s decision might be the fact that he wasn’t expected to be selected with a high pick in this year’s draft. Several mock drafts had him going in the late second round, while some projected him going undrafted. 

While Edey’s success at college is noteworthy, the NBA scouts don’t seem to think his game would translate well in the pros. He isn’t a perimeter scored and doesn’t attempt three-pointers at all while being slow due to his size. 

Edey will now hope that another year of college basketball will allow him to polish some of his shortcomings and improve his stock before entering the 2024 NBA Draft.

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Michigan State men’s college basketball coach Tom Izzo has penned a new five-year deal with the team, the university announced on Thursday. Valued at $6.2 million per season, the agreement sees Izzo earn approximately an additional $2 million per year.

At 67 years of age, Izzo has coached Michigan State since the 1995-96 season, when he was promoted from assistant coach to head coach in replacement of the retiring Jud Heathcote. During this time, he led the Spartans to the 2000 National Championship as well as 24 straight NCAA tournaments, including eight Final Four appearances. In addition, he has won the Big Ten title on 10 occasions and six conference tournament championships.

“We greatly appreciate Coach Izzo’s commitment to our outstanding university and his competitive drive to keep Spartan basketball as a national powerhouse,” university president Samuel Stanley remarked following the signing of the deal. According to the university, the rollover contract will need to be approved by its board next month.

While Izzo’s tenure as the head coach got off to a slow start, he gradually strengthened the Spartans’ ranks until they emerged into a national powerhouse, appearing in regular Big Ten competitions.

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LeBron James and Gilbert Arenas are apparently old friends. So much so, in fact, that LeBron felt comfortable enough telling Arenas to “put some eyes on him” during a basketball training session.

The former Washington Wizards All-Star retold the story best to reporter Chris Miller on an episode of And One: “LeBron hit me on Instagram and said ‘My son is starting to train and he’s training with Dribble2Much. Can you go over there and put some eyes on him and let me know because I’m kind of worried about him.’ I went there, watched him, and gave him some pointers.”

Arenas, one dubbed “Agent Zero”, told LeBron that he had nothing to be worried about: “He’s your clone, you don’t need to be worried.”

Arenas got into more detail regarding his predictions for Bronny’s future success: “From his bone structure, he’s going to be all of 6-8, 6-9, and the fact that he’s jumping higher now means he’s going to be 6-8, 6-9 with a 44-inch vertical… when he takes it seriously, it’s going to be scary.”

Bronny is still in high school, but already has offers to play for prestigious basketball organizations such as Duke, UCLA, Kentucky, North Carolina, and many more.

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The 2020/21 college basketball season is going to take place despite the challenges caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The news was confirmed on Wednesday by NCAA Division I Council.

According to the Council’s decision, college basketball will return on November 25th, two weeks later than usual. Teams will not be able to held scrimmages or play exhibition games before that.

The unusual circumstances of this season will result in a smaller number of tournaments and cause teams to play fewer games. The minimum amount of games that teams must play in order to be NCAA tournament-eligible is 13 while the max is set on 27 games.

Reportedly, NCAA is currently considering staging eight tournaments in a bubble setting early in the college season. The organization would follow the NBA’s example, and games would be played at Disney World in Orlando.

The outlook of the NCAA men’s tournament is still unsettled, although the division’s leadership expressed hopes to have 68 teams play in 14 different locations. If this isn’t possible, this tournament could also be held in a bubble setting.

The 2019/20 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season concluded prematurely due to the COVID-19 outbreak and all postseason tournaments were canceled.

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Owing to the circumstances surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the postponement of sporting leagues and events around the world, the NCAA, college basketball’s governing association, has announced the indefinite postponement of its deadline for men’s basketball players to withdraw from the NBA Draft and retain their collegiate eligibility.

Senior vice president of the NCAA Dan Gavitt said, “This modification is being made with the health and well-being of our student-athletes in mind, along with their ability to make the most informed decisions during this uncertain time, and is based on the recent announcement by the NBA to postpone the 2020 NBA Draft Combine.”

The original June 3rd date, which is after the annual combine which gives players more information about when in the draft they will be taken and/or if they will selected at all.

This date is designed to give players who had previously declared themselves selectable in the annual June draft the option to return to school if their professional prospects are unfavorable.

It remains to be seen if the 2020 Draft, scheduled for June 25th, will be able to held on the planned date or if it will be postponed. The NCAA is likely to wait for more NBA announcements before naming a date for players to retain their eligibility.

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Freshman Texas Tech guard Jahmi’us Ramsey declared himself eligible for next month’s NBA Draft over the weekend, joining a large group of underclassmen that have decided to take steps towards a professional career.

Ramsey posted an announcement on social media detailing his plans to make himself eligible for selection. However, he will not immediately hire an agent, which could potentially allow him to return for the Red Raiders for his sophomore season this winter.

The 18-year-old Texas native, who is one of the youngest players eligible for selection in this year’s draft, was a five-star recruit before joining the Red Raiders last fall.

He put together an impressive freshman campaign for Texas Tech before the season was suspended and eventually canceled in March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Ramsey averaged 15.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game, starting all 27 of the games in which he played.

A 6’4″ combo guard with impressive athleticism and isolation scoring ability, Ramsey could be a great pick for a team that is looking to add a scorer to its rotation. His game still needs some refinement, but it’s clear to see why teams will be interested in acquiring his services.

The 2020 Draft is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 25th.

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The Duke Blue Devils, the #1 ranked college basketball team in the nation, fell at the hands of tiny Stephen F. Austin in a stunning upset on Tuesday night.

Stephen F. Austin shocked everyone by taking the game to overtime, going toe to toe with the top-rated team in the country and one of the most powerful programs in the country.

After ending regulation tied 81-81, the Lumberjacks held Duke to only two points in the extra five minutes. It was a defensive battle, and Stephen F. Austin managed to steal the ball in the final seconds and drive towards the other basket with a chance to win the game.

Nathan Bain took the ball to the other end of the court and laid in the ball as time expired, sending Cameron Indoor Arena into a state of shock as he led his team to the biggest win in program history.

Senior guard Kevon Harris led SFA with 26 points in a big-time performance. Duke center Vernon Carey Jr.’s 20 point, 11 rebound, and 7 block performance led the Blue Devils, but it wasn’t enough to avoid the huge loss.

The loss was Duke’s first against a non-conference opponent at home in 150 games.

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The Kentucky Wildcats hosted the University of Evansville Purple Aces in what was expected to be an early season, non-conference laugher on Tuesday night in Lexington.

As it turned out, the only ones laughing were the Purple Aces at the end of a shocking game.

#1 ranked Kentucky dropped a stunning game to Evansville by a 67-64 score in front of 19,101 stunned Big Blue fans who couldn’t believe that their squad had lost to a small conference foe.

Evansville entered the night as a 25-point underdog to the Wildcats, and no one expected them to win. It’s not even like Evansville was a mid-major power; the Purple Aces finished with an 11-21 record last season and were picked to finish near the bottom of their conference this year.

However, second-year coach Walter McCarty, a former Kentucky player proved that they are a team to be reckoned with in their toppling of the top-ranked Kentucky team.

Guards Noah Frederking and Sam Cunliffe scored 18 and 17 points, respectively, to lead the offensive charge for the pesky Purple Aces. It was an off night for Kentucky’s offensive, which managed a dismal 37% shooting mark in the loss.

The Wildcats’ reign at the top of the polls will certainly come to an end after this loss, and John Calipari’s men will look to rebound as they tune-up for conference play next month.

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After former head coach John Belein left the Wolverines for the chance to coach in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers, it didn’t take the University of Michigan long to find the man that will replace him.

That coach comes in the form of Juwan Howard, a former Michigan standout and NBA star that will come back to his alma mater to lead the men’s basketball program going forward.

Howard played for the Wolverines from 1991 until 1994 and formed part of Michigan’s “Fab Five.” He was one of five members of a highly-ranked recruiting class that also included Chris Webber and Jalen Rose and joined Michigan in the fall of 1991.

The Chicago native went on to be drafted 5th overall in the 1994 NBA Draft to the Washington Bullets. He went on to have a successful NBA career which included one All-Star selection and two NBA Championships.

Howard averaged 13.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in a 19-season professional career.

Now, he will return to the college ranks to coach the Wolverines after spending the past several seasons as an assistant coach with the Miami Heat. Michigan is considered to be a perennial Big 10 title contender and one of the elite programs in college basketball.

Howard’s deal, as announced by the school, includes a five-year contract worth $2 million annually.

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Iowa’s star guard Caitlin Clark has set a new NCAA women’s basketball scoring record. Clark achieved the feat during a 49-point performance in a 106-89 win over Michigan.

Clark entered the game with 3,520 points scored in her college career, needing eight points to break the NCAA record held by ex-Washington star Kelsey Plum. Clark needed just five possessions against Michigan to emerge on top and managed to do it in a spectacular fashion.

With five points already scored in the game, Clark brought the ball across the halfcourt and then scored a deep three to improve to 3,528 points and take ownership of the record.

On the ensuing possession, Iowa called a timeout, allowing Clark to celebrate her big achievement with the rest of her teammates.

“I’m just thankful more than anything else,” Clark, who now has 3,569 points to her name, said after the game. “I will just be proud, proud of the way I worked for this more than anything.”

Iowa has four more games left to play this season, presenting an opportunity for Caitlin Clark to add a few more records to her name. Lynette Woodard holds the women’s college basketball record with 3,649 points, which she set pre-NCAA. On the other hand, Clark can also become the best scorer in college history by surpassing Pete Maravich, who holds the men’s college basketball record with 3,667 points.

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Purdue’s center Zach Edey announced on social media that he withdrew his name from the 2023 NBA Draft. Instead, Edey will return to Purdue for one last season of college basketball with the Boilermakers.

Edey finished the 2023 college season, averaging 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks. He was named the National Player of the Year at the end of the campaign.

One of the reasons why Edey might have decided to run it back is the disappointing way Purdue’s season ended. They entered the 2023 NCAA Tournament as the No.1 seed but finished their run in the first round, being sensationally knocked out by No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson.

Another reason for Edey’s decision might be the fact that he wasn’t expected to be selected with a high pick in this year’s draft. Several mock drafts had him going in the late second round, while some projected him going undrafted. 

While Edey’s success at college is noteworthy, the NBA scouts don’t seem to think his game would translate well in the pros. He isn’t a perimeter scored and doesn’t attempt three-pointers at all while being slow due to his size. 

Edey will now hope that another year of college basketball will allow him to polish some of his shortcomings and improve his stock before entering the 2024 NBA Draft.

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Michigan State men’s college basketball coach Tom Izzo has penned a new five-year deal with the team, the university announced on Thursday. Valued at $6.2 million per season, the agreement sees Izzo earn approximately an additional $2 million per year.

At 67 years of age, Izzo has coached Michigan State since the 1995-96 season, when he was promoted from assistant coach to head coach in replacement of the retiring Jud Heathcote. During this time, he led the Spartans to the 2000 National Championship as well as 24 straight NCAA tournaments, including eight Final Four appearances. In addition, he has won the Big Ten title on 10 occasions and six conference tournament championships.

“We greatly appreciate Coach Izzo’s commitment to our outstanding university and his competitive drive to keep Spartan basketball as a national powerhouse,” university president Samuel Stanley remarked following the signing of the deal. According to the university, the rollover contract will need to be approved by its board next month.

While Izzo’s tenure as the head coach got off to a slow start, he gradually strengthened the Spartans’ ranks until they emerged into a national powerhouse, appearing in regular Big Ten competitions.

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LeBron James and Gilbert Arenas are apparently old friends. So much so, in fact, that LeBron felt comfortable enough telling Arenas to “put some eyes on him” during a basketball training session.

The former Washington Wizards All-Star retold the story best to reporter Chris Miller on an episode of And One: “LeBron hit me on Instagram and said ‘My son is starting to train and he’s training with Dribble2Much. Can you go over there and put some eyes on him and let me know because I’m kind of worried about him.’ I went there, watched him, and gave him some pointers.”

Arenas, one dubbed “Agent Zero”, told LeBron that he had nothing to be worried about: “He’s your clone, you don’t need to be worried.”

Arenas got into more detail regarding his predictions for Bronny’s future success: “From his bone structure, he’s going to be all of 6-8, 6-9, and the fact that he’s jumping higher now means he’s going to be 6-8, 6-9 with a 44-inch vertical… when he takes it seriously, it’s going to be scary.”

Bronny is still in high school, but already has offers to play for prestigious basketball organizations such as Duke, UCLA, Kentucky, North Carolina, and many more.

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The 2020/21 college basketball season is going to take place despite the challenges caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The news was confirmed on Wednesday by NCAA Division I Council.

According to the Council’s decision, college basketball will return on November 25th, two weeks later than usual. Teams will not be able to held scrimmages or play exhibition games before that.

The unusual circumstances of this season will result in a smaller number of tournaments and cause teams to play fewer games. The minimum amount of games that teams must play in order to be NCAA tournament-eligible is 13 while the max is set on 27 games.

Reportedly, NCAA is currently considering staging eight tournaments in a bubble setting early in the college season. The organization would follow the NBA’s example, and games would be played at Disney World in Orlando.

The outlook of the NCAA men’s tournament is still unsettled, although the division’s leadership expressed hopes to have 68 teams play in 14 different locations. If this isn’t possible, this tournament could also be held in a bubble setting.

The 2019/20 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season concluded prematurely due to the COVID-19 outbreak and all postseason tournaments were canceled.

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Owing to the circumstances surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the postponement of sporting leagues and events around the world, the NCAA, college basketball’s governing association, has announced the indefinite postponement of its deadline for men’s basketball players to withdraw from the NBA Draft and retain their collegiate eligibility.

Senior vice president of the NCAA Dan Gavitt said, “This modification is being made with the health and well-being of our student-athletes in mind, along with their ability to make the most informed decisions during this uncertain time, and is based on the recent announcement by the NBA to postpone the 2020 NBA Draft Combine.”

The original June 3rd date, which is after the annual combine which gives players more information about when in the draft they will be taken and/or if they will selected at all.

This date is designed to give players who had previously declared themselves selectable in the annual June draft the option to return to school if their professional prospects are unfavorable.

It remains to be seen if the 2020 Draft, scheduled for June 25th, will be able to held on the planned date or if it will be postponed. The NCAA is likely to wait for more NBA announcements before naming a date for players to retain their eligibility.

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Freshman Texas Tech guard Jahmi’us Ramsey declared himself eligible for next month’s NBA Draft over the weekend, joining a large group of underclassmen that have decided to take steps towards a professional career.

Ramsey posted an announcement on social media detailing his plans to make himself eligible for selection. However, he will not immediately hire an agent, which could potentially allow him to return for the Red Raiders for his sophomore season this winter.

The 18-year-old Texas native, who is one of the youngest players eligible for selection in this year’s draft, was a five-star recruit before joining the Red Raiders last fall.

He put together an impressive freshman campaign for Texas Tech before the season was suspended and eventually canceled in March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Ramsey averaged 15.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game, starting all 27 of the games in which he played.

A 6’4″ combo guard with impressive athleticism and isolation scoring ability, Ramsey could be a great pick for a team that is looking to add a scorer to its rotation. His game still needs some refinement, but it’s clear to see why teams will be interested in acquiring his services.

The 2020 Draft is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 25th.

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The Duke Blue Devils, the #1 ranked college basketball team in the nation, fell at the hands of tiny Stephen F. Austin in a stunning upset on Tuesday night.

Stephen F. Austin shocked everyone by taking the game to overtime, going toe to toe with the top-rated team in the country and one of the most powerful programs in the country.

After ending regulation tied 81-81, the Lumberjacks held Duke to only two points in the extra five minutes. It was a defensive battle, and Stephen F. Austin managed to steal the ball in the final seconds and drive towards the other basket with a chance to win the game.

Nathan Bain took the ball to the other end of the court and laid in the ball as time expired, sending Cameron Indoor Arena into a state of shock as he led his team to the biggest win in program history.

Senior guard Kevon Harris led SFA with 26 points in a big-time performance. Duke center Vernon Carey Jr.’s 20 point, 11 rebound, and 7 block performance led the Blue Devils, but it wasn’t enough to avoid the huge loss.

The loss was Duke’s first against a non-conference opponent at home in 150 games.

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The Kentucky Wildcats hosted the University of Evansville Purple Aces in what was expected to be an early season, non-conference laugher on Tuesday night in Lexington.

As it turned out, the only ones laughing were the Purple Aces at the end of a shocking game.

#1 ranked Kentucky dropped a stunning game to Evansville by a 67-64 score in front of 19,101 stunned Big Blue fans who couldn’t believe that their squad had lost to a small conference foe.

Evansville entered the night as a 25-point underdog to the Wildcats, and no one expected them to win. It’s not even like Evansville was a mid-major power; the Purple Aces finished with an 11-21 record last season and were picked to finish near the bottom of their conference this year.

However, second-year coach Walter McCarty, a former Kentucky player proved that they are a team to be reckoned with in their toppling of the top-ranked Kentucky team.

Guards Noah Frederking and Sam Cunliffe scored 18 and 17 points, respectively, to lead the offensive charge for the pesky Purple Aces. It was an off night for Kentucky’s offensive, which managed a dismal 37% shooting mark in the loss.

The Wildcats’ reign at the top of the polls will certainly come to an end after this loss, and John Calipari’s men will look to rebound as they tune-up for conference play next month.

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After former head coach John Belein left the Wolverines for the chance to coach in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers, it didn’t take the University of Michigan long to find the man that will replace him.

That coach comes in the form of Juwan Howard, a former Michigan standout and NBA star that will come back to his alma mater to lead the men’s basketball program going forward.

Howard played for the Wolverines from 1991 until 1994 and formed part of Michigan’s “Fab Five.” He was one of five members of a highly-ranked recruiting class that also included Chris Webber and Jalen Rose and joined Michigan in the fall of 1991.

The Chicago native went on to be drafted 5th overall in the 1994 NBA Draft to the Washington Bullets. He went on to have a successful NBA career which included one All-Star selection and two NBA Championships.

Howard averaged 13.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in a 19-season professional career.

Now, he will return to the college ranks to coach the Wolverines after spending the past several seasons as an assistant coach with the Miami Heat. Michigan is considered to be a perennial Big 10 title contender and one of the elite programs in college basketball.

Howard’s deal, as announced by the school, includes a five-year contract worth $2 million annually.

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