Month: June 2022

FAYETTEVILLE- The Southeastern Conference announced the men’s basketball conference opponents for the 2022-23 season on Wednesday. The Razorbacks will face five teams home and away, including Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri and Texas A&M. Arkansas will also host Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss and Mississippi State on a trip to Auburn, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Times, […]

After leading the Leicester Riders to a treble year, club captain Darien Nelson-Henry has re-signed and will return alongside Rob Paternostro for the 2022/23 season. The University of Pennsylvania graduate has earned a spot on the Molten BBL Team of the Year in consecutive seasons for the past two seasons, with an average rating of […]

Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images Glen Rice Jr., Julian Wright and Corey Brewer introduced the players selected during the BIG3 2022 SuperDraft on Wednesday night, but will these players be enough to lead their new teams to a title? Trilogy, who had just one pick in this year’s draft and are coached by Gary Payton, are aiming […]

The new Tauihi Women’s Basketball Professional League kicks off next week, with a promotional photo shoot, cash prizes and the chance for some of the best local talent to return home. Tauihi could be translated as “to soar”, but for these players a new era has already begun. For the first time in New Zealand, […]

Chris Bowman, co-director of Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG), the country’s leading youth development arm, revealed that the first Tertiary Basketball League has been a monumental success, adding that plans are underway for improvement and the evolution of the nascent program. This was stated during an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport (SS). The transcript of the […]

A young girl sits on wooden bleachers as basketballs roll across the court a few feet away. She watches intently, with her mother to her left. A large orange banner hangs on the wall: “Invest in a queen. She makes moves that a king can’t. Inside Toronto Metropolitan University’s Kerr Hall gymnasium, past the food […]

For the firefighter of Toledo Myles Copeland, saving a life comes with the job, whether in uniform or not. Last weekend, Copeland, who plays for Toledo Glass City Basketball Club, immediately sprang into action to help with an emergency during Saturday’s playoff game in upstate New York against the Jackals of Jamestown in the Upper […]

CARTER: I have to attribute a lot of my success to Florida Tech Chris Carter, former Florida Tech men’s basketball player, recently added another championship trophy to his resume. Carter, captain of the Rostock Seawolves in the German Pro-A Basketball League, led his team to the most successful year in club history. (picture Florida Tech) […]

0 of 3 David Becker/Getty Images for BIG3 Ready to watch former NBA stars and international stars play thrilling 3-on-3 basketball games? Well, you’re in luck, because the BIG3 are set to return for the 2022 league season. The BIG3, which was founded by rapper/actor Ice Cube in 2017, kicks off its fifth season this […]

Getty Images A scary moment at a basketball game turned heroic when Toledo Glass City basketball player Myles Copeland saved the life of a referee. John Sculli collapsed on the field while officiating a playoff game between the Toledo Glass City and the Jamestown Jackals on June 11. He started to wobble, passed out and […]

BER versus BAY Dream11: Most of the famous men’s basketball leagues come to an end after giving us a fun display and it’s clear that we’re headed into the basketball world’s offseason in terms of the major leagues. However, there is still work to be done and in the German basketball league, Alba Berlin will […]

Drake is certainly no stranger to winning championships, and he managed to land another coveted trophy last night. Drizzy and teammates Chubbs and OVO Niko, otherwise known as Team NTIG, have just won the Sanctuary Basketball League (SBL) Trophy for the second consecutive season. Clips of the tense championship game have been uploaded to social […]

BAY vs. BER Dream11: The NBA Finals are in their climatic phases and various major men’s basketball leagues are reaching their final stages. The Turkish Basketball League just ended a few days ago, the Spanish League is now coming to an end close, as are many other major leagues. And the same goes for the […]

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — For more than two decades, host city high school basketball players have gathered in the Savannah High School gymnasium during the summer to test each other. This tradition continued this year. The Savannah Summer Basketball League opened its doors to public high school teams across the city for competition. Two simultaneous […]

Looks like J.Cole won’t be with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League as he would step away from the hardwood to resume his music career. On Wednesday, June 8, the North Carolina rapper turned Canadian basketball player spoke with a reporter Savannah Hamilton of his experience with the team and why […]

India’s Elite Pro Basketball League has announced its first round of key player signings for the 12 participating franchises. Organized by Elite Sports India (ESI), the player announcements were made on social media. Key signings include Indian national team players like Jagdeep Bains (Mumbai Stars), Pratham Singh (Pune Pythons) Prakash Mishra (Jaipur Giants). Other players […]

By Jamie Thomas In case you missed it – although we don’t know how you could! – after 14 epic years with the Leicester Riders and surely many more to come, Rob Paternostro has been awarded a testimonial by the club this weekend (Saturday, 6pm) at the Morningside Arena. One of the most successful head […]

By IANS NEW DELHI: India’s Elite Pro Basketball League has announced its first round of key player signings for the 12 participating franchises, the league announced on Thursday. Key signings include Indian national team players like Jagdeep Bains (Mumbai Stars), Pratham Singh (Pune Pythons) Prakash Mishra (Jaipur Giants). Other players include Basil Philip (Kochi Pachers), […]

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS): India’s Elite Pro Basketball League has announced its first round of key player signings for the 12 participating franchises, the league announced on Thursday. Key signings include Indian national team players like Jagdeep Bains (Mumbai Stars), Pratham Singh (Pune Pythons) Prakash Mishra (Jaipur Giants). Other players include Basil Philip […]

– The campaign will target 1,000 schools and inspire 150,000 young people across the UK to get involved in sport in their local communities – The British Basketball League today launched its Ambassadors Programme, which will see players and staff across the league promoting the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle to thousands of […]

Patty Mills, Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Aaron Brooks, Josh Childress, Joe Ingles, Myles Plumlee, Hakim Warrick, Matthew Dellavedova – just a few NBA names who have played in the Australian Basketball League (NBL). Most are attracted to return or start playing in their home country, others go there to finish their career or just play […]

Achievements of the CEBL It was three years ago that the CEBL opened its doors as a six-team company. In its first year, the league felt it could add a seventh club, in Ottawa. Then came Covid-19. It could have wiped out the new business, had it not been for commissioner and former CFL catcher […]

FEN vs. ANA Dream11: As the various major professional men’s basketball leagues are about to end, the Turkish Basketball League is also in its final stages. The semi-finals ended a few days ago and we are now in the final. In this game, Fenerbahce will host Anadolu Efes in the first game of the final. […]

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) – Retired coach Charlie Thomas loves running basketball leagues. The former Woodruff High School coach launched a men’s summer league last year at the River City Athletic Club. And he really wanted to add a women’s league. “There hasn’t been a lot (that) is happening in this area,” Thomas said. “When Kara […]

A lot has happened since the last time the Moneyball Pro-Am basketball league lit up summer nights in Lansing — a pandemic, the league’s longtime venue has been sold and redeveloped. After a two-year hiatus, the Moneyball Pro-Am is back for a 17th season, June 23-August 4 (with a July 4 bye week). Games will […]

Bleacher Report broadcast live the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) game between the Hamilton Honey Badgers and the Scarborough Shooting Stars on Saturday, June 4. The Shooting Stars list included the multi-talented J Cole, who has now played four games in the CEBL after a previous stint in the Basketball Africa League where he played […]

Tracy McGrady launched her One’s Basketball League (Snoop not included).Image: Getty Images Although basketball is a team sport, there are several one-on-one clashes in a game. Michael Jordan is credited with introducing the isolation hoops style to the NBA in the 1980s and 1990s. hall The famous Tracy McGrady is another player who leaned into […]