Tristen Newton has decided to pull his name from the NBA Draft and will return to the defending national champion UConn men’s basketball team for the 2023-24 season, the program announced on Wednesday. Newton became UConn’s starting point guard after transferring in ahead of the national championship season and put together a solid game and …
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FARGO — Grant Nelson and his support team consistently referred to entering the transfer portal as Plan B, in case his plan for being taken in the NBA Draft didn’t work out. Looks like having a Plan B was a good idea. Not liking the landscape of the upcoming draft, Nelson withdrew from it and …
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We’ve covered some possibilities of who the Utah Jazz might take in the 2023 NBA draft with their lottery pick at No. 9. There’s also been analysis of some of the presumed choices at No. 16, plus a first attempt at a full, 30-pick, first-round mock draft. Now it’s time to take a look at …
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After an offseason full of departures, speculation and swings-and-misses in the NCAA transfer portal, clarity is about to arrive for the Kentucky men’s basketball team for next season. Three key UK players from a season ago — Chris Livingston, Antonio Reeves and Oscar Tshiebwe — have until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday to decide whether to begin …
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FARGO — Kentucky. Gonzaga. Baylor. Kansas. UCLA. And others. So many others. North Dakota’s Grant Nelson will have options. Lots of really, really, really good options if he decides to forgo the NBA Draft and return to college. A list of schools that have contacted Nelson obtained by The Forum shows the bluest of the …
Daimion Collins averaged 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game for the Kentucky Wildcats this past season. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com After more than a month in the college basketball transfer portal, former Kentucky player Daimion Collins has found a new home. Collins — a 6-foot-9 forward from Atlanta, Texas — is headed to Louisiana State …
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Victor Wembanyama is basically a lock at No. 1 overall to the Spurs in the 2023 NBA Draft. But at No. 2 overall, the Hornets have options. Even though Scoot Henderson was long considered the second-best prospect in this class behind Victor Wembanyma, some believe the G League Ignite star is a “suboptimal fit” in …
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As the Utah Jazz’s front office has made clear over the past month, the team has myriad ways to move forward this offseason. They could trade some of their haul of picks to try and add an established young star. They could package some picks together to try and move higher up in the June …
Aaron Bradshaw is one of the top recruits in the 2023 class, but the 7-footer projects to play more of a face-up, finesse game than the physical style Oscar Tshiebwe has brought to UK over the past two seasons. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com As Oscar Tshiebwe continues to deliberate on his basketball future, the question of …
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Johni Broome was a star player for Morehead State before transferring to Auburn. He’s now eyeing the 2023 NBA Draft. Morehead State Athletics Chicago A knock on his hotel room door earlier this week in Chicago has kept the NBA dream alive for Johni Broome. The 6-foot-10 forward who went from an overlooked basketball recruit …
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