Adam Zagoria
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Basketball Insider / Contributor @NYTSports , @ForbesSports & @njdotcom 'I got buddies up White House Road And they keep me strutting when my feet hang low'
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@njdotcom
Rugged N.J. roots helped Nuggets’ Michael Malone mature from a ‘punk’ to NBA championship coach
@nuggets
@SHP_Athletics
@SetonHallPrep
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That time Chris Christie attended the NCAA Tournament and poured a small bag of M&Ms into a bigger bag....so he could have more M&Ms
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Interesting today on Tom Izzo and Michigan State:
Christian Dawkins testified today: "I wanted [Brian Bowen] to go to Michigan State. Tom Izzo told me flat out they WEREN'T going to pay him."
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Today from the college basketball bribery trial government witness Marty Blazer said between 2010-14 he paid from several hundred to several thousand dollars to FOOTBALL players from:
Pitt
Penn St
Michigan
Notre Dame
Northwestern
UNC
Alabama
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The kid dressed as Naismith behind Self has it going on.
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Nike is unveiling these shirts tonight that just have the "K" and not the N, I or E to honor Coach K. I'm told a select number of
@DukeMBB
fans in certain seats will be wearing them
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UNC players Armando Bacot, Caleb Love, RJ Davis and Leaky Black are ‘still deciding’ their futures, per sources
Obviously the Tar Heels will be loaded again if they all return
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2019
@GatorsMBK
commit
@Scott_lewis_23
should win the Dunk Contest And make
#SCTop10
with this windmill over 3 dudes.
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Knicks F Michael Beasley on how corrupt college basketball is. "Man, you guys are just catching on."
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Nets GM Sean Marks and Lakers exec Rob Pelinka had a meeting at the Marriot Marquis this week at the NBA Combine.
Unclear what they discussed. Potential trade? Dinner plans? Comparing superstar headaches?
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The West Virginia basketball team is currently on a Zoom with Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla and Cavs GM Mike Gansey - two WVU products — who are urging them to keep the team together, per sources
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Danny on his schedule of playing Kansas, UNC and Gonzaga this month
"We’ll play Duke if they want to start playing home and homes"
"Just an awesome environment
Great game to be a part of
Credit Kansas, they made all the plays late."
Danny
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Our great friend Tom Konchalski has passed from this earthly plane to the heavens, his brother tells me.
Say a prayer for him for Tom (1947-2021)
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Tre Jones on his 'big bro' Tyus on ESPN:
"He's been in this same moment before, he did grander things than that, so shout out big bro. I know he's watching wherever he is right now. I'm just trying to be like big bro."
Duke tops North Carolina in OT on Wendell Moore tip-in, brilliant game by Tre Jones
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Th world has lost a great man,and I have lost a great friend.
My story on
@ForbesSports
The Last Handshake: Remembering Legendary New York Basketball Scout Tom Konchalski via
@forbes
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Aaron Judge just smashed his 20th homer over the bleachers 495 feet. Dude is a monster.
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RJ Barrett is expected to meet with
#Knicks
brass on Wednesday here in Chicago, per source.
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Ray Allen, Emeka Okafor and Rudy Gay congratulating Dan Hurley
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The Celtics could also be acquiring more first-round picks to deal for Jimmy Butler, per league source.
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Dan Hurley on
@SetonHallMBB
"Seton Hall beat us by 15 and they beat Marquette"
"There should've been 5 or 6 Big East teams in this tournament....You've seen how some of the other leagues have under-performed in this tournament."
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KP on LeBron: 'I don't know why he said that...I wouldn't trade Frank for anybody '
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I asked Melo if he would want to re-join the Knicks if KD signs there.
‘I gotta see what’s going on,’ he said with a smile.
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Breaking on
@ForbesSports
Michigan State’s Mady Sissoko To Donate NIL Money To Help Impoverished People In Native Mali via
@forbes
@MSU_Basketball
@MadyGSissoko
@HeliumSEM
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Former Syracuse big man Fab Melo passed away in Brazil, team source confirms. Sad news.
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St. John’s, Kentucky and Arkansas are
Among the leaders for
@DukeMBB
transfer Jeremy Roach, source confirms
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Buddy Boeheim of
@Cuse_MBB
has worked out for the Knicks, Kings and Warriors and made 71-of-80 threes for the Knicks
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Five-star former
@DukeMBB
commit Mackenzie Mgbako will take visits to these 4 schools, per source, with
@StJohnsBBall
this weekend :
St. Johns
Kansas
Indiana
Louisville
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Boogie joked that he told KD to stop standing next to him. Boogie listed at 6-11, Durant at 6-9.
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Oregon transfer Kel’El Ware is expected to announce his decision on Tuesday, per source
He recently visited Indiana and canceled a visit to Alabama.
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Rui Hachimura talks about becoming the first Japanese player ever drafted
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The Freedom Tower on the eve of 9/11
It’s been 18 years and we’re still here and not going anywhere.
#NeverForget
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Jon Scheyer And
@DukeMBB
have the No. 1 classes in 22 and 23
Three of the top five 22 classes are in the SEC
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Arkansas, Cincinnati, Illinois and Kansas State – four men’s basketball programs that have combined to win three NCAA titles and reach 21 Final Fours – will compete at the 2021 Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Nov. 22-23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
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Penny Hardaway is the only D-1 head coach with his own shoe line. He’s got a style the other coaches don’t.
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‘Kansas’ Head coach knew of and asked for a payment to be made to Silvio de Sousa’s handler.
‘Coach Self and Coach Townsend knew of and asked Adidas to make this payment to Fenny.’
-Michael Schacter, Jim Gatto’s attorney
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Aaron Bradshaw said he plans to play some 3 and some 4 at
@KentuckyMBB
and that the new class has big goals after Kentucky's recent disappointments
"We're going to pick it up. We're going to try to win for Cal, for ourselves and just try to do the best we can do."
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Updated 247Sports Team Recruiting Rankings:
1. Memphis
2. Kentucky
3. Arizona
4. Duke
5. Villanova
6. USC
7. Florida
8. UNC
9. Georgia
10. Louisville
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Got this text from one coach:
'It’s getting embarrassing, Danny no , Nate no , Scott no !!! People understand how difficult that job is and they don’t want to follow CAL !!!! '
The Kentucky search hasn't quite turned into the Louisville search but both schools swung and missed on a couple of their top choices.
Pat Kelsey could still be terrific at Louisville, and it's unclear where Kentucky now turns.
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'Don't do that to my Fergie, leave her alone. It was different." = Shaq
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Source on TyTy Washington :
He’s doing fine and will be reassessed daily. He’s day to day to return
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Ric Flair on how many women he's been with: 'Realistically, 10,000. Isn't that terrible?'
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Gabe Brown
@_Going_Pro_
of Michigan State has agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with the OKC Thunder and will play Summer League, per League source.
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Reporter: ‘Were you aware a 16 has never beaten a 1?’
Ty Jerome: ‘Yeah, everybody’s aware of that. Thanks for bringing it up’
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Zach Bryan came out in a Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band T-shirt tonight in Brooklyn and then Bruce joined him for an encore
‘That s my biggest hero in the world’
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FWIW: Kentucky has something like 23 big men in the NBA
BYU has 0.
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Syracuse misspelled Buddy Boeheim’s last name. How in the world does that happen?
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Trayce Jackson-Davis of
@IndianaMBB
has meetings at the Combine with
New Orleans
Bucks
Hornets
Lakers
Toronto
Washington
Golden State
Also has 15 workouts scheduled after the Combine
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"RJ Barrett could easily be the best player in the draft. If I'm the Knicks, yes I hold on to the pick." -
@JalenRose
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Ray Allen says UConn is a ‘basketball kingdom’ and explains that there are no distractions in Storrs to keep players from focusing on basketball
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RJ Hampton’s dad tells me they’re at 4 schools now w/ Duke, UK, Kansas and Memphis and may cut to 3 soon. Reclassifying to 2019 is still a strong option. They will look at what PGs go to the NBA, including what Tre Jones does at Duke. Story coming later.
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On this date in 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first (and still the only) black man to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating No. 1 seed and defending champ Jimmy Connors.
Ashe won the 1968
@usopen
when he was an amateur and on leave from the Army.
Photo credit: AP.
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Rick Pitino told me:
“If Mark Pope becomes the head coach of the University of Kentucky, it would be a dream for me, as he was the captain of one of the best teams ever constructed at Kentucky.”
Now on
@njdotcom
Kentucky hiring BYU’s Mark Pope on 5-year deal, Rick Pitino calls it ‘an unbelievable choice’
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A ‘reporter’ here just introduced herself to Jay Wright as ‘Villanova alum, huge fan.’ Memo to young reporters: don’t do that.
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Bill Self on the magnitude of the last 2 NCAA champions playing on Dec. 1
"This is what our sport needs, in my opinion.
"At a time when we're getting dominated by football, this is the only way to bring attention to our sport"
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CBS reported that Nijel Pack, Miami's key point guard, broke his shoes and did not have a backup pair. He's waiting on the bench for a replacement. How could this happen in such a big game?
Maybe Miami needs an NIL shoe deal.
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It's a public school. You should delete your account.
Thank you LeBron James for making the libs fall in love with charter schools
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If No. 1 UConn wins tonight, the Big East will have 3 teams in the Sweet 16 plus a team in the NIT quarters
Really horrendous job by the committee only putting 3 Big East teams in.
Good thing the Committee only allowed 3 Big East teams in
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Great look at St. Peter’s coach Shaheen Holloway hugging his former
@SetonHallMBB
players today. Guy is a class act.
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Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson has signed an endorsement deal with Mercedes-Benz, per source. MBZ has deals with Yankees Manager Aaron Boone and some Yankees players, but Robinson will be the 1st Knicks player to form a strategic partnership with the luxury automotive brand
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Interesting quote from Steve Haney, attorney for Christian Dawkins:
‘Michigan State was one of the only schools that was NOT GOING to pay Brian Bowen to go there’
Haney listed MSU, Arizona, Oregon, Texas and Creighton as his final 5 before he picked Louisville in June 2017.
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Now on
@njdotcom
Kentucky commit D.J. Wagner donates $75,000 to Camden Athletic Department
@KentuckyMBB
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Dennis Smith Jr. lost his stepmother and Reggie Bullock lost a sister. Sad times for the Knicks family.
On behalf of Knicks President, Steve Mills: Our Knicks family is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Reggie Bullock & Dennis Smith Jr’s close family members. At times like this, we are reminded that life is bigger than basketball. Our thoughts are with them & their families.
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Now on
@ForbesSports
Penny Hardaway Is The Hottest College Coach In America, And He Wants A Super Team at Memphis via
@forbes
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Former Cleveland State coach Kevin Mackey says he made up Manute Bol's birthdate, Bol could have been in his 40s in the NBA
via
@adamzagoria
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Zion’s sneaker deal is 7 years, $75-million, one source says.
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Auburn freshman Sharife Cooper makes his season debut today vs. Alabama
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Dan Hurley said former
@UConnMBB
coach Jim Calhoun will address ‘the boys’ on Wednesday ahead of the Final Four
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Kenny Payne of
@LouisvilleMBB
front And Center for DJ Wagner,
@bradshawaaron25
And
@new_scholars
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Mayor Bill DeBlasio announces a full reopening for New York City July 1. ‘This is going to be the summer of New York City’
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Baylor’s Matthew Mayer to withdraw from NBA Draft, will transfer.
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Missouri expected to land 7-foot-5 Western Kentucky transfer Jamarion Sharp.
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Michigan State’s Gabe Brown
@_Going_Pro_
signed an Exhibit 10 to go to training camp with the Nuggets, per league source
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Jim Boeheim: “He’s the only coach that got fired in that whole thing and they probably did less than anybody else.”
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Guys leaving Duke:
Graduation:
Amile Jefferson
Matt Jones
NBA:
Luke Kennard
Harry Giles
Jayson Tatum
Transfer:
Chase Jeter
Sean Obi
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Former Kansas G Frank Mason III has been named the NBA G League Player of the Year with the Wisconsin Herd
Averaged 26.4 ppg, 5.0 apg and. 3.4 rpg
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For all the talk of how many majors the Big 3 and Serena have, keep in mind that Chrissie Evert and Martina Navratilova won 18 slams APIECE and either could have had 25-30+ without the other
Arguably the greatest individual rivalry in sports history
@ChrissieEvert
@Martina
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The last time Duke, Kansas and Kentucky all lost on the same day to unranked opponents, Richard Nixon was in the White House and The Beatles were still together.
(h/t
@ellabrockway
)
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"If you want to get a quality education and be coached by a great coach, come on down to Auburn," Charles Barkley's message to all the transfers in the portal.
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Emoni Bates, No. 1 in 2022, to visit Michigan State for Maryland game
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Ty Lue says James Harden will ‘play more off the ball and let Russ be the point guard’
James Harden says he’ll ‘definitely’ play Monday against the Knicks
Joked he won’t play 47 minutes or anything close
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Richard Pitino will remain at New Mexico and is no longer in the mix at Louisville, per source.
First by
@trillydonovan
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Since 2013
@NovaMBB
has won:
-- 7 November Tourneys
-- 7
@BIGEASTMBB
regular-season titles (outright or shared)
-- 5
@BIGEASTMBB
tourney titles
-- 2 NCAA titles
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This is just the 2nd time since seeding began in 1979 that a single conference has lost 5 NCAA openers as the higher seed
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Former
@PCFriarsmbb
G AJ Reeves has signed an Exhibit-10 with the Boston Celtics, per league source
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