On numerous occasions in recent months, Syracuse basketball first-year head coach Adrian Autry has said that junior forward Benny Williams is poised for a big 2023-24 season. Autry echoed that sentiment last Friday in his press conference on the Orange’s annual media day. He says that the 6-foot-9, 210-pound Williams has gotten a lot stronger…

The world of college sports has changed significantly since the beginning of NIL, and regardless of opinion, it’s here to stay. But some reforms are possible and possibly needed. That’s what John Calipari spoke about during SEC Media Days when asked about the topic. Calipari, typically vocal on issues facing college athletics, called for more…

On Wednesday, John Calipari, Tre Mitchell, and Antonio Reeves spoke to the media in Birmingham for SEC Media Days, and one thing came to mind: It’s officially basketball season. As the Kentucky Wildcats approach their first exhibition game next week, rankings and final standing predictions are starting to roll out for conferences across the country.…

Story Links BOSTON – The reigning America East Champion Vermont women’s basketball team has been selected as the league favorite in the 2023-24 America East Preseason Poll. The Catamounts received seven first-place votes and scored 63 points in the poll. America East also announced its Preseason All-Conference Team, which featured UVM guard Emma Utterback and forward…

Story Links BETHLEHEM, Pa. – As the 2023-24 basketball season steadily approaches, the Patriot League has announced its annual slate of games to be broadcast on CBS Sports as part of the league’s recent contract extension with the network. Lehigh men’s basketball will play on national television at Colgate on January 22 at 7 p.m.,…

Brian Gump is a former Central High School basketball teammate of Gus Johnson and Nate Thurmond who reflected on the abilities and personalities of each player as a teenager Cavaliers legend Austin Carr played against the high-flying Johnson and adored Thurmond as a teammate and mentor Thurmond is remembered in Cavs history for being an…

Story Links BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Twenty-one Patriot League basketball games will be televised on CBS Sports Network during the 2023-24 season, including the men’s and women’s basketball championship games in March. The 2023-24 Patriot League men’s and women’s basketball schedules are available by visiting the League’s official website – www.PatriotLeague.org. The television schedule includes 16 men’s basketball…

Texas A&M’s 2023-2024 basketball season is less than a short month away, and amid the Aggies football bye week that has given the team and Aggie fans everywhere a much-needed rest, head coach Buzz Williams and guards Wade Taylor IV and Tyrece “Boots” Radford represented the program during Wednesday’s portion of the 2023 SEC Media…

Syracuse, N.Y. – We’re a few weeks into the 2023-24 college basketball season. The Syracuse men have a new coach for the first time in 48 years. So it seems only natural to inquire about the differences between the new regime and the previous regime, at least in terms of practice work. The Orange plays…

Story Links AUBURN, Ala. –  Auburn men’s basketball will host an open practice on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Neville Arena. Get a first look at each of the team’s returners and newcomers. The event is open to the public and doors will open at 1 p.m. Fans should enter and exit through the main entrance…