Bonney Lake’s Jazmyn Shipp, Lincoln’s Oliviyah Edwards, Tahoma’s Hope Hassmann, Auburn’s Monique Carter and Bonney Lake’s Jazmyn Shipp are The News Tribune’s All-Area Girls Basketball Team, photographed for this photo composite at Curtis High School in University Place, Washington, on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Tony Overman toverman@theolympian.com Each year, with input from local coaches, The...
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How Black Basketball Players in the ‘70s Paved the Way for the All Stars Today
“NBA and Cocaine: Nothing to Snort At,” declared the Los Angeles Times headline wryly. “There are no reliable figures on the use of cocaine by players,” writer Chris Cobbs admitted, “but estimates by people in the game range from 40 to 75%, with perhaps as many as 10% getting high with freebase.” When that story...
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Revisiting 11 loaded NCAA-basketball teams that failed to win it all
College basketball is full of excitement and drama. While winning a national championship is the ultimate goal for every team, there have been many loaded squads that came up short. While the teams on this list didn’t win a title, they are still often mentioned among the best teams in the history of college basketball....
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Not just a coach: The spotlight and the pressures of leading Kentucky basketball
LEXINGTON, Kentucky — Rex Chapman couldn’t stop laughing. It was 1986 during his first practice with Kentucky, where he starred for two seasons before he was the eighth pick in the 1988 NBA draft. Former coach Eddie Sutton had walked onto the Rupp Arena floor with a large jewelry box. Inside, there were the five...
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African basketball stars are making their mark on the NBA | CNN
CNN — March 11 marked the start of the Basketball Africa League, the continent’s premier basketball competition. Ahead of its third season, president Amadou Gallo Fall reflected on the rise of the sport on the continent. “It’s been an evolutive journey,” he said. This year’s competition will be held over three months, starting in Senegal’s...
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Pittsburgh Breaks 348-Game NCAA Drought In First Four Win Vs Mississippi State
The Pittsburgh Panthers are moving on to the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament despite accumulating a barrage of poor numbers in their First Four matchup versus the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Here’s a lowdown of just what Pittsburgh basketball had to overcome to pull off a win, via OptaSTATS: Pitt is the only D-I...
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‘Real Housewives of the Potomac’ star Juan Dixon out as Coppin State coach amid controversy, per report
USATSI Former Maryland star Juan Dixon is out after six seasons as Coppin State’s coach, he told Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. Dixon, who is also known for his role on “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” posted a 51-131 mark during his tenure. His run was highlighted by a MEAC regular season title in 2021. The final...