Category: Basketball

  • Gulf Coast girls Sharks basketball team 75-game win streak making chum of the competition

    Sharks, the apex predators of the ocean, are expanding their hunting grounds to the basketball court since they’ve dominated Collier County since 2016. The Gulf Coast High School girls basketball team was built from nothing in 1998. The Sharks are Southwest Florida’s premier program. The Sharks have been on a feeding frenzy in Collier County.…

  • Xavier basketball star joins kindergarten class for lunch

    CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Xavier basketball star Quincy Olivari has only been in Cincinnati for one year, but he has quickly become a fan favorite. FOX19 NOW Sports Director Joe Danneman has the story of how Olivari spent his free time eating lunch with a kid in kindergarten. See a spelling or grammar error in our…

  • UCF men’s basketball faces crucial Big 12 stretch

    UCF coach Johnny Dawkins knew just how good Big 12 basketball was, and so far the conference hasn’t disappointed in the Knights’ first season. Eight of the 14 teams in the league were ranked in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday — the most of any conference. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has nine…

  • USF basketball team manager with autism continues to inspire and educate

    USF team manager with autism dedicated to job Sean Barie reports. <!–> TAMPA, Fla. – Brandon Matthews has always loved the game of basketball. –> “He just gravitated towards it,” said Brandon’s father, Jason Matthews. “He literally would keep shooting until he fell asleep. He would literally fall asleep right in front of the hoop.” Brandon…

  • Jewish teens displaced during Israel-Hamas war arrive at Miami-Dade

    MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A group of 24 teenage boys and their basketball coach Sagee Katav arrived on Tuesday at Miami International Airport from Israel. Some of them were displaced from the kibbutz, agricultural settlements, near the Gaza border after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. “It’s only the second time the kids are together…

  • FCSO, RPD take the court for night of basketball at Bishop Center

    The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Russellville Police Department treated a packed crowd at the Bishop Center in Russellville to a night of entertainment with a highly-competitive basketball game Jan. 27. The FCSO team got the win over the RPD by a 51-45 final score.

  • News4JAX girls basketball Super 6: Beachside, NFEI move up in final rankings

    News4JAX girls basketball Super 6: Beachside, NFEI move up in final rankings

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The News4JAX Super 6 girls high school basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday — except during Christmas week — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 29. Super 6 girls basketball rankings Rank, School, Record, Classification 1. (1) Bishop Kenny (19-3, Class 4A) Notable wins: Bolles, Buchholz, Carolina Forest (SC),…

  • What CAA Basketball Players Have Made It To The NBA?

    The Coastal Athletic Association is home to 14 schools along the East Coast ranging from Massachusetts to South Carolina. While the CAA basketball programs are considered to be Mid-Major Division I, these programs continue to make a name for themselves not only in the NCAA Tournament but in the NBA as well.  Formerly known as…

  • Indiana high school girls basketball sectionals: Statewide scores, schedule

    Below are schedules, scores and pairings for the 2023-24 Indiana girls high school basketball sectional tournaments. Hit refresh for updates. The Scorers Table will be live this week to wrap-up each round. <img alt class="gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Dc_g3qRnK50/maxresdefault.jpg" onload="if(this.naturalWidth CLASS 4A 1. Lake Central (7) G1: Munster vs. Lake Central. Tues., 8 p.m. G2: Hammond Central vs.…

  • LIVE: Indiana basketball vs. Iowa score updates, highlights, analysis

    Indiana basketball (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten) has lost three straight games as it hosts Iowa (12-8, 4-5), which snapped a two-game skid over the weekend. The Hoosiers have been without center Kel’el Ware the past two games. Iowa has been led by Tony Perkins, the Lawrence North High School product who has averaged 22.7 points…