CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia hosts Tarleton State in its 2023-24 season opener on Monday, Nov. 6. Tipoff for the non-conference game at John Paul Jones Arena is slated for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. For Openers• UVA begins its 119th season of men’s basketball, sporting a 1,720-1,204 (.588) all-time record.• Virginia meets Tarleton State for … Read more
Cooper Flagg, the nation’s consensus top player in the 2024 recruiting class, announced Monday that he will play his college basketball at Duke October 30, 2023, 9:55 AM ET • 2 min read Cooper Flagg, the nation’s consensus top player in the 2024 recruiting class, announced Monday that he will play his college basketball at … Read more
Ahead of Texas A&M Basketball’s Compete 4 Cause Classic against Texas Tech this weekend, Head coach Buzz Williams sat down to preview the upcoming season during the Aggies official Basketball Media Day on Thursday afternoon. Ranked 15th in the newest preseason AP Poll, I wouldn’t ever worry about any Williams-led team letting any hype get … Read more
The NBA is seeing greater interest than ever from international fans for the new season, expecting fans from 214 countries to tune into games this year. The league is instituting a three-pronged approach to appeal to international fans, including an initiative to air games during primetime in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This season, … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Officials with San Antonio Sports on Tuesday announced a historic high school sports event that will feature some of the best basketball players in the Alamo City and will be broadcast exclusively on KSAT12. The organization announced that the inaugural San Antonio Sports High School All-Star Basketball Game will be held on … Read more
The business of the NBA continues to flourish. As more revenue flows into the NBA from ticket sales, TV contracts and merchandise, player salaries have spiked. The NBA has seen its revenue quadruple to $10 billion over the past 20 years, according to Statista, and during that time the average player salary jumped to $3.9 … Read more
Purdue center Zach Edey headlines the Associated Press 2023-24 preseason All-America team, the only unanimous selection of the nation’s top players announced Monday. Edey received all 60 votes to join Marquette guard Tyler Kolek, Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, Duke big man Kyle Filipowski and North Carolina forward Armando Bacot. Filipowski, just a sophomore, is the … Read more
The Big 12 is preparing to play a 20-game conference schedule in men’s basketball, and an 18-game women’s schedule, when the league loses Texas and Oklahoma but welcomes four additions from the Pac-12 beginning next season. The arrival of Arizona, Arizona State and Utah along with former Big 12 member Colorado from the latest round … Read more
Preseason games are underway—anyone else glued to Payton Pritchard’s preseason performances in Boston?—so let’s rip open this week’s Mailbag. There’s a lot of parity in the NBA this season. Who is the team you think could break out? —Mark, Washington, DC There is incredible parity this year. Putting together our season preview—pick that up, by … Read more
The NBA will have a plethora of potential media partners as it prepares for its next rights deal. The league ideally would like no more than three packages as it decides among TV carriers and streaming services, say people familiar with the matter. NBA.com or the NBA app may serve as the digital front door … Read more