Honesdale graduate capping off a stellar college basketball career
Honesdale High School graduate Courtney Varcoe became a star on the Penn State-Scranton women’s basketball team during her senior season. SCRANTON — Courtney Varcoe was a standout basketball player and an honors student at Honesdale High School before embarking on a glittering college career. Varcoe is now a senior at Penn State University’s Scranton campus. […]
BBL All-Star 5 – Week 18
January’s latest BBL All-Star 5 features the BBL Cup Final MVP – the first showpiece event of the season played in front of record crowds to end the month – but is led by a pair of London Lions after their BBL Championship win this weekend. Kylor Kelley – London LionsThe seven-footer from London, the […]
Fountain Valley and Rosary win women’s basketball league matchup with thrilling finishes – Orange County Register
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Fountain Valley women’s basketball team once again rode the Tengan twins late in the game. Rosaire followed coach Richard Yoon’s adjustments and Kaylee Byon’s clutch play. The Barons and Royals kicked off the final week of the regular season about 23 […]
Riders crowned BBL Cup champions
BBL Cup FinalLeicester Riders 83-69 Manchester Giants (15-20, 45-28, 60-51)(Riders – Crandall 26, Mackenzie 15, Lovett 12; Giants – Armstrong 18, Artison 12, Anderson/Steel 9) Leicester Riders won the BBL Cup after beating Manchester Giants 83-69 in the final at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena. The Riders capped off a memorable afternoon in front of a record […]
British Women’s Basketball League: London Lions beat Newcastle Eagles 87-47 in WBBL Cup final | Basketball News
“I’m really happy to get the win, it’s a great way to end the first half of the season. We’ve never won the WBBL Cup, so it’s really nice to win some silverware and the group really deserves it. The crowd means everything to us, it’s so important to the game” – Lions coach Mark […]
All-Star 5 – Week 16
The latest BBL All-Star 5 features a pair of representatives from each of the Cheshire Phoenix and Plymouth City Patriots, with both sides picking up wins to start 2022, with the weekly squad led by established big shot scorers in Namon Wright and Rashad Hassan. . Namon Wright – Cheshire PhoenixCheshire won three in a […]
High School Basketball: Business as Usual for Undefeated Bangor Girls | Interior preparations
BANGOR — They defended and they bounced back. They created free runs by forcing turnovers and earned extra opportunities by getting their hands on loose basketballs under their own basket. The Bangor High School girls’ basketball team was certainly impressed with those aspects of their performance in Thursday night’s 91-50 Scenic Bluffs conference win over […]
Guild smashes Pickford girls’ basketball career scoring record
PICKFORD — There’s a new all-time leading scorer at Purple Palace. Kennedy Guild moved to the top of the list as Pickford women’s basketball all-time leading scorer on Wednesday night. Guild took two steps in the same game in the Panthers’ 70-20 win over Newberry in an UP Eastern Conference game. A senior guard, Guild […]
Prep roundup: Brown pours 32 for Pullman; Kees, Abendroth and Lassen lead Moscow to sweep Kellogg | Sports
SPOKANE VALLEY — Jaedyn Brown sank 10 3-pointers and totaled 32 points for the Greyhound boys’ basketball team, which earned an 88-38 victory over East Valley of Spokane Valley in the season debut of the Washington Class 2A Greater Spokane League of both teams. The Powaukee champ had 15 points while Tanner Barbour and Grayson […]
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SPOKANE VALLEY – Jaedyn Brown sank 10 3-pointers and totaled 32 points for the Greyhound boys ‘basketball team, who took the 88-38 victory over East Valley of Spokane Valley in both teams’ season debuts in the Washington Class 2A Greater Spokane League. Champ Powaukee had 15 points while Tanner Barbour and Grayson Hunt each added […]
All-Star 5 – Week 15
After a weekend of exclusive action in the BBL Trophy first round, the BBL All-Star 5 is led by two record-holding British internationals, alongside a pair of Glen Luss Glasgow Rocks and a veteran star from Division 1 of the National Basketball League. Dan Clark – Giants of ManchesterAll-time top scorer for the British national […]
Pro Bruin Rundown: Thomas Welsh wins Taiwan Basketball League’s December MVP
Sport is in full swing all year round – from the preparatory level to the professional ranks. Every Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will spotlight a few moments from former UCLA greats over the past week. Men’s basketball: Thomas Welsh, New Taipei Kings Years after his academic career on the West Coast, Thomas Welsh found a […]
League leaders win both monthly awards
That’s a double award in December for the league-leading Leicester drivers as they finished 2021 atop the BBL Championship and through to the BBL Cup Final, which rewarded Rob Paternostro and Marc Loving. Leicester’s game caller Paternostro is named Molten’s December Coach of the Month Kevin Cadle BBL, winning him for the first time this […]
Wednesday roundup: Montesano and Elma drop boys’ basketball league openers
The Montesano and Elma Boys basketball teams lost their league openers as we review Wednesday’s Twin Harbors prep hoops action. PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Tenino 43, Montesano 30 Montesano struggled to score as he lost his league opener 43-30 to Tenino on Wednesday at Tenino. Playing his first game since Dec. 22, Montesano (1-8 on aggregate, […]
All-Star 5 – Week 14
The first BBL All-Star 5 of 2022 features a pair of Leicester Riders forwards who both could have been in the squad twice for their performances during the holiday period, and a pair of Surrey Scorchers guards after have won their first BBL victory. Dramatic championship campaign on New Years Day. Darien Nelson-Henry – Leicester […]
Scorchers Open 2022 with first BBL Championship victory
BBL ChampionshipSurrey Scorchers 78-77 London Lions (20-21, 41-36, 65-61)(Scorchers – Raftopoulos 20, Ogedengbe 19, Hamrick 13; Lions – Cugini 23, Voisin 18, D. Williams 16) The Surrey Scorchers opened 2022 in spectacular fashion, securing their first BBL Championship win of the campaign by beating the London Lions 78-77 in a shootout outside a sold-out Surrey […]
Hailing From Exira, Hallie Christofferson Recalls Hard Work In Basketball Career | Sports
She’s just a girl from a small town who made it in this big world. In the small town of Exira, there is a girl who dreamed of being successful in this world. Her name was Hallie Christofferson and her big dream was to play basketball at the highest level. It was a daunting task […]
Everything you need to know about Manny Pacquiao’s basketball career in PBA
Manny Pacquiao ranks among the greatest fighters of this generation. The eight division champion has had a brilliant boxing career. He left the sport as one of the most respected fighters of all time. Pacquiao’s brilliance wasn’t confined to boxing alone, he garnered immense attention for his stint in politics and other verticals. ADVERTISING The […]
Country basketball league: Seymour blows up Mansfield
By Colin MacGillivray SEYMOUR Blasters’ men’s coach Craig Hockley believes his team has room for improvement despite a convincing victory over competition newcomer Mansfield in the second round of the Country Basketball League. The Blasters beat the Eagles 70-52 behind a stellar defensive effort to remain undefeated. After leading by just three points in the […]
BBL All-Star 5 – Week 11
There have been some outstanding performances in the BBL over the weekend with three players in the final All-Star 5 recording top-five performance point totals so far this season as the team have combined. by far the highest total so far. It features a career-high and near-triple-double, and is led by a massive point stack […]
Tchoukuiegno’s career night propels Wildcats beyond Central Connecticut State – The New Hampshire
WILDCATS 67, BLUE DEVILS 45 DURHAM, NH – The University of New Hampshire (UNH) Wildcats (4-2, 0-0) stayed in the win column on Saturday night with a 67-45 win over the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (CCSU) (2-7, 0-0). They’re an unlikely pair of players who did the work for New Hampshire in this one. […]
Bradley Central Celebrates Rhyne Howard’s Basketball Career By Retiring His Jersey
Cleveland, TN – (WDEF-TV) Before Rhyne Howard started tearing up SEC basketball in Kentucky, she was tearing up high school basketball at Bradley Central. Howard is one of the best players to have passed through our region in recent years. Last Friday night, Bradley Central honored his outstanding career by retiring his number 23 jersey. […]
Eagles hand Lions first loss as Riders stay ahead
BBL ChampionshipB. Braun Sheffield Sharks 62-51 Plymouth City Patriots (20-7, 30-30, 48-45)(Sharks – Glasgow Jr 16, Anderson 14, Ratinho 8; Patriots – Graham-Bell 17, Dusha 12, Hart 9) BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 80-71 Surrey Scorchers (20-25, 43-37, 59-48)(Flyers – Delpeche 23, Thomas-Edwards 17, Evans 11; Scorchers – Mclemore 21, Ogedengbe 20, Jamison 15) BBL ChampionshipNewcastle Eagles […]
Beeman, Clayton, McLaughlin Shepherd Rams in the basketball campaign | News, Sports, Jobs
Clayton SHEPHERDSTOWN – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division coaches are truly in awe of the veteran Shepherd women’s basketball team. This group elected the Rams as the second best team in the division, just inches from Shippensburg and ahead of Kutztown, East Stroudsburg and Lock Haven in the nine-team group. The best team […]
Michelle Young’s basketball career explained
Learn more about Michelle Young’s basketball career ahead of Season 18 of The Bachelorette. Check out Michelle’s impressive basketball record. Many athletes were projected onto The bachelorette season 18, but Bachelor Nation is also curious about Michelle Young’s basketball career over the years. As it stands, the first two episodes of Michelle’s season The bachelorette […]
Hempfield graduate Kason Harrell made an impact in Ireland’s professional basketball league again
If Kason Harrell is nothing else, he’s grateful. Reflexive. Humble. He literally stops to take stock of his blessings, and playing basketball is always high on his list. “God is good,” said Harrell, a Hempfield and Purdue Fort Wayne graduate who has returned to Ireland to play professionally. Harrell, 24, once again played for the […]
BBL All-Star 5 – Week 1
After opening the 2021-22 season with a riveting weekend of BBL Cup action, the first All-Star 5 of the new campaign is led by two British greats from North West rivals, including the captain Briton who picked up the win over off on his BBL debut. Mike Ochereobia – Cheshire Phoenix‘Big Mike’ returned to Cheshire […]
Former UMaine star Blanca Millan signs with top professional basketball league in Spain
Blanca Millan stays at home. The former University of Maine women’s basketball star, fifth on the school’s all-time leading scorers list with 1,974 points, signed a one-year deal with CB Gran Canaria in her native Spain . CB Gran Canaria plays in the top professional league in Spain. Millan, who could have returned to UMaine […]
Baldwin’s Dryburgh set to continue basketball career in college
Through: Ray fisher Sunday 1 August 2021 | 9:08 am Impressions Charm Photography Baldwin senior forward Meghan Dryburgh (23) competes in the 2020-21 season. Baldwin’s Meghan Dryburgh made a commitment to W&J on June 2 at Baldwin High School. Previous Following Meghan Dryburgh loves a good challenge. This is one of the reasons the 2021 […]
Kaleb Floyd crowns Bulldogs basketball career with CRL Player of the Year
Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo## Willamina striker Kaleb Floyd throws a jumper during a league match against Rainier. Floyd was recently named Coastal Range League Player of the Year for leading the Bulldogs to the 2021 league title. He paced the team in scoring and rebounding for the second season in a row. WILLAMINA — Senior […]
Reggie Miller Sister: Cheryl Miller’s basketball career was better
Cheryl miller is more than the greatest USC basketball player of all time. She is the biggest baller of all time with the Miller surname. Cheryl Miller is more than a former basketball player. She is the older sister of the NBA star Reggie Miller and MLB receiver Darrell miller. Cheryl played her college ball […]
Julianna Walker Ends High School Basketball Career
Annie Wright Sr. Julianna Walker celebrates with her teammate following the Gators’ 82-35 victory over Cascade Christian in the Nisqually 1A League Title game at Annie Wright High School in Tacoma, Wash. On Friday, June 18, 2021. Tony overman [email protected] One of the most prolific goal scorers in Washington state high school basketball history has […]
Rapper J. Cole’s Short Basketball Career Joins a Long Legacy of Unlikely Crossovers | Music
It was quite strange pairing to start. On May 10, North Carolina hip-hop artist J. Cole announced that he had been signed with the Rwanda Patriots of the Basketball Africa League, a team that was looking for ways to make a name for itself on the scene. international. The plan worked, at least in the […]
Jake Wolfe chooses Morehead State to pursue men’s basketball career
By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations MOREHEAD, Ky. – Another student-athlete with high-level experience in Division I championships chose Morehead State to pursue his athletic and academic career. Jake Wolfe, who played three seasons at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., Qualified to transfer to Morehead State. Wolfe will have two more seasons of […]
J. Cole’s basketball career fits perfectly into his personal mythology
Over the weekend, J. Cole played his first professional basketball game as a two-man guard for Rwanda Patriots Basketball Club, which is part of the new Basketball Africa League. It was just a few days after the release of Off-season, J. Cole’s first album in 3 years. He scored 3 points in his team’s victory […]
Mark Smith Enters Transfer Portal, Ending His Basketball Career Mizzou
After three years with Missouri men’s basketball, senior shooting guard Mark Smith entered the transfer portal this weekend. Smith was one of five Tigers in their traditional final year of NCAA eligibility, but holds the option for an additional season due to the coronavirus pandemic. There is no guarantee that Smith will use this extra […]
JD Davison’s high school basketball career ends with loss to Calhoun
Calhoun’s repeat candidacy, along with one of the best high school careers in Alabama history, ended Wednesday night. The Tigers (16-8) couldn’t rally in midfield, losing in the AHSAA Class 2A semi-final, 81-77, at the Bill Harris Arena at the Crossplex in Birmingham. JD Davison — in his final high school game before heading to […]
Former San Marcos star Johnny McWilliams relaunches Master’s basketball career
A two-sports star in San Marcos High School, Johnny McWilliams had his choice of sports and colleges. A tall, lanky and athletic wide receiver, McWilliams had San Diego State and Boise State offering football scholarships. A basketball shooter / slasher, he received offers from Nevada, Colorado State and Rice before deciding to play at Fresno […]
12 facts about Chasson Randle’s basketball career
1. Randle is 28 and was born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois, where he performed at the city’s public high school. 2. He is Stanford’s all-time leading scorer with 2,375 points in his four years as Cardinal. 3. He won the NIT Championship at Stanford during his freshman and third year years. In 2012, […]
Zach Hunsaker ’20 ends college basketball career
Zach Hunsaker ’20 was proclaimed leader of the men’s basketball team the moment he was traded to Brown as a sophomore, serving as team captain during his three seasons with the Bears. Before coming to Brown, Hunsaker played for Snow College, a community college near his hometown of Orem, Utah. He was part of the […]
College basketball career leaders
College basketball’s career leaders include players from a surprising number of different eras, decades, and programs. Some made the list even without the 3-point line. Creighton’s Doug McDermott is the most recent player to find a spot in the top 5, as he finished with 3,150 points. That’s a huge number, but it’s well behind […]