South Sudan defeated Great Britain 84-81 at London’s Copper Box Arena as they prepare for their first Olympic Games in Paris. Unlike Royal Ivey’s side, GB did not qualify for the Paris Olympics and failed to bounce back from recent defeats against Portugal and Argentina. South Sudan narrowly led the end-to-end encounter 44-42 at half-time...
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Sheffield Sharks taken over while head coach Atiba Lyons given new contract
American entrepreneur Vaughn Millette has taken a controlling stake in Sheffield Sharks and Sheffield Hatters basketball clubs to become the principal owner of both. Managing director Sarah Backovic has been appointed as chief executive of the company while Sharks boss Atiba Lyons and Hatters head coach Vanessa Ellis have also signed “long-term” contracts. The deal...
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BBF awards new licence for men’s basketball league
A consortium of clubs has been awarded a licence to run the men’s professional basketball league in Britain. The future of the British Basketball League was thrown into doubt in June when the British Basketball Federation terminated the previous agreement with Basketball League Ltd (BLL) to run the league because of “clear breaches of the...
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Kentucky Basketball recruiting in the 2025 class: What to know
Now that Mark Pope has gotten established in Lexington, the Kentucky Wildcats’ recruiting efforts are now zoned in on the class of 2025. After building the 2024-25 team largely with transfers who have one year of eligibility remaining, expect the 2025-26 team to have a lot more high school talent. Among Kentucky’s top targets in...
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UK men’s basketball matchup set for CBS Sports Classic on WYMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) – Kentucky men’s basketball returns to the CBS Sports Classic this December when the Cats face Ohio State at Madison Square Garden, Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. in New York City. The Wildcats and the Buckeyes will be the second leg of the doubleheader, with UCLA and North Carolina getting the action...
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NBA Draft 2024: Who will be the next breakout star?
Risacher is one of two Frenchmen thought to be in the running for number one pick this year and basketball runs in his family, with his father Stephane a silver medal-winner with France at the Olympics in 2000. He is 19 but made his debut in Europe’s premier basketball competition, the EuroLeague, for French team...
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Australia’s top basketball coach makes shocking confession about NBA star Josh Giddey’s underage romance scandal
Giddey was booed and jeered by opposition crowds over allegations Boomers coach went to the United States to support him Police formally cleared star of allegations in January By Josh Alston For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:42 BST, 21 June 2024 | Updated: 05:28 BST, 21 June 2024 Australia’s top basketball coach Brian Goorjian has...
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British Basketball Federation ends Basketball League Ltd licence because of financial concerns
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has terminated the licence of Basketball League Ltd (BLL) – the company which runs the men’s professional league – with immediate effect. The BBF said it took the decision having received “information concerning the finances of Basketball League Ltd”. The BLL has been operating the men’s game since being awarded...
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Tuesday Headlines: Will Riley Visit
Today marks the first of many visits high school recruits will make to the University of Kentucky with head coach Mark Pope leading the program. Will Riley is in visiting the school today and, according to 247S ports, currently sits as the 22nd-best player while ranked as the third-best small forward in the class of...
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Kentucky has a top-5 transfer portal class
When Mark Pope became the new head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, he essentially had zero players on the roster and had to start from square one. However, with so few high school players remaining, Pope had to utilize the transfer portal in order to build his first roster in Lexington. In fact, Pope has...
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Tracking John Calipari’s Kentucky recruits: Latest news on Jayden Quaintance, Boogie Fland, more who could follow Cal | Sporting News
In a shocking turn of events, legendary head coach John Calipari is headed to Arkansas after 15 seasons at Kentucky. The move comes after the No. 3 seed Wildcats were bounced in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, marking three consecutive seasons without reaching the second weekend. Despite consistently bringing in top recruiting classes...
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College basketball transfer portal tracker: Kentucky, Indiana add to incoming haul with recent top commits
The number of available college basketball transfers continues to dwindle by the day as more and more top prospects make commitment decisions. The recent record-setting transfer portal window closed at the beginning of May, but that did not slow down high-major college basketball programs from going after available talent. In fact, that process continues for...