Story Links Orono, Maine — The University of Maine women’s basketball team has been selected second in the America East Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced on Thursday morning. Adrianna Smith, the reigning America East Player of the Year, and Anne Simon each were selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team. The Black Bears earned 58 points…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Picture a basketball player. Any player. Doesn’t matter who. Visualize them jumping in the air, momentum heading to the basket for a layup. Then BOOM! Unbeknownst to the ball handler, a defender — completely away from the initial action — saw the shot attempt, slid underneath the shooter and fell backwards,…

(WJAR) — The North Smithfield Police Department on Thursday released bodycam video of an officer questioning Bryant University basketball coach Jared Grasso about an alleged hit-and-run crash earlier this month. In the newly released video, the officer is shown going to Grasso’s residence to speak to him about the crash that took place on Route…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For so long in SEC men’s basketball, it’s been Kentucky and the rest of the field. And no one was taking the field. The Wildcats were picked first in the league’s preseason media poll every season since coach John Calipari took over in the 2009-10 season with the exception of two. In…

Story Links RICHMOND, Va. – Tyler Stephenson-Moore has been selected to the 2023-24 CAA All-Preseason Second Team and Stony Brook men’s basketball was tabbed to finish ninth in the CAA Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll. Stephenson-Moore claimed All-CAA Third Team honors after leading the team in scoring average (14.3 ppg) and field goals made (152) and…

Story Links NEW ORLEANS — Two things were obvious from Wednesday’s women’s basketball interviews at Sun Belt Basketball Media Days—that the conference has reloaded since last year’s Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Championship and that every team is ready to return to that Pensacola-based event, and not just because of the championship trophy and the chance to…

photo credit: Arkansas Athletics / Nick Wenger / Arkansas Athletics Finally, after seven long months, the Arkansas basketball team is set to take the court again for its fifth season under head coach Eric Musselman. The Razorbacks will welcome Division II foe UT Tyler to Bud Walton Arena for an exhibition game at 6:30 p.m.…

Fantasy basketball season is finally here, so let’s cut to the chase with some Top 150 player rankings. Want to know how you should rank Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokoumpo now that they’ll be sharing the rock in Milwaukee? What about trying to zero in on some late-round breakout targets, or figuring out which veterans…

Before the 2023-24 college basketball season can officially begin, conferences will host their annual media days. That includes the Atlantic Coast Conference which will descend on Charlotte to host media days at Hilton Charlotte Uptown. With two days of coverage for both the men’s and women’s programs in the conference, there will be a lot…