UGA MBB
Recruiting
UGA didn’t make the final 6 for Grayson’s Gicarri Harris
Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami, Purdue, Stanford, and Virginia Tech are his final 6.
UGA is the final mixes, final visits list for NC guards Bishop Boswell and Austin Swartz and they view Augusta’s Derrion Reid as a SG. Add to it that Blue Cain, Silas Demary Jr., Mari Jordan are freshman and RJ Melendez will have a another year left, all give UGA backcourt options.
Speaking of Reid:
2026 Recruiting
6–10 14 YOA Germantown, MS
SEC Basketball
Kentucky
Eurohoops: 7'2 2003-born C Zvonimir Ivisic is committing Kentucky in the class of 2023, per his Instagram account.
The Croatian big possesses an outstanding combination of skill and size. He averaged 11.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game at the U20 European Championship.
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Rothstein: Mississippi State wins its second game in Portugal 100-40. 19 for freshman Josh Hubbard. Now averaging 15.5 PPG through two games overseas.
College Basketball
Goodman: One former Crean staffer to me:
“We had great chemistry. We were close.
“We trauma bonded.”
College Hoops Today: Pac-12 Offseason Breakdown
5. Oregon
Projected Starting 5:
G Jackson Shelstad
G Keeshawn Barthelemy
G Jermaine Couisnard
F Nate Bittle
C N’Faly Dante
Projected Bench: Brennan Rigsby, Mookie Cook, Kwame Evans Jr., Kario Oquendo, Jesse Zarzuela, Jadrian Tracey
Key Newcomers: Kwame Evans Jr., Mookie Cook, Jackson Shelstad, Kario Oquendo (Georgia), Devan Cambridge (Arizona State), Jesse Zarzuela (Central Michigan), Jadrian Tracey (JUCO)
Key Losses: Will Richardson, Kel’el Ware, Quincy Guerrier
https://collegehoops.today/rothstein-files/pac-12-offseason-breakdown-4/
Rothstein: Key opening week games in college basketball:
11/6: Kansas State/USC (LV)
11/7: Auburn/Baylor (Sioux Falls)
11/8: ASU/Miss St (Chicago)
11/10: Arizona at Duke
Texas A&M at OSU
Dayton at Northwestern
Tennessee at Wisconsin
Memphis at Missouri
SDSU at BYU
Florida/UVA (Charlotte)
Creighton
Omaha World Herald: Bahamas trip brings Creighton's Fred King full circle to his basketball roots
https://omaha.com/sports/college/cr...cle_974f1738-2e33-11ee-bbb6-43cc3d9257ac.html
Eastern Kentucky
Hoop Scoop Top 100 Countdown: #99 Eastern Kentucky
https://hoopscoopmedia.com/top-100-countdown-99-eastern-kentucky/
James Madison
Hoop Scoop Top 100 Countdown: #98 James Madison
https://hoopscoopmedia.com/top-100-countdown-98-james-madison/
Memphis
Commercial Appeal: College basketball's current chaos is a moment made for Penny Hardaway, Memphis
https://www.commercialappeal.com/st...ton-jahvon-quinerly-jordan-brown/70473841007/
Miami
Miami Herald: ’Red flags on top of red flags’: Problems mount for UM athletics booster John Ruiz
The Miami Herald has learned that Ruiz and his health insurance claims company LifeWallet — previously known as MSP Recovery — are the target of federal civil and criminal investigations…
Ruiz has been front and center in the extensive sponsorship of University of Miami athletes through newly legal Name, Image and Likeness deals, known as NIL, which allow college athletes to collect endorsements and have been a major boon to Miami’s athletic program. Ruiz celebrated on the court after the men’s basketball team defeated the University of Texas to advance to the Final Four in last year’s NCAA basketball tournament and he regularly touts new deals on social media. He’s been referred to by ESPN and other sports outlets as Miami’s “NIL King.” LifeWallet has signed deals with Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, All-American safety Kam Kinchens and defensive tackle Leonard Taylor, among many other members of the football team. Guard Isaiah Wong, last year’s Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball player of the year, signed a six-figure deal with LifeWallet, and his teammate Nijel Pack turned heads when he signed a two-year, $800,000 deal with LifeWallet that included a car when he transferred from Kansas State in 2022…
While the NIL deals LifeWallet has struck with Miami athletes are legal under NCAA rules, Ruiz’s sponsorship activity has already gotten Miami’s athletic program in hot water.
The Miami’s women’s basketball team was sanctioned earlier this year after the NCAA found that Ruiz had provided an impermissible meal to twin sisters Haley and Hanna Cavinder before they had officially committed to transfer to Miami from Fresno State. Ruiz, and the sisters, escaped penalties. Ruiz said the sanctions have had no impact on his relationship with the university.”
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article277250318.html
Pat Forde SI.com: Several people cast doubt on John Ruiz's staying power as Miami's NIL rainmaker last year. They might have known what they were talking about:
Notre Dame
Yahoo Sports: Sources: Notre Dame, Under Armour agree to massive college athletics apparel extension
sports.yahoo.com
St. John’s
NYP: St John’s has hired former assistant Matt Abdelmassih to a new position: General Manager of men’s basketball, @nypostsports has learned. Will oversee NIL and be heavily involved in fundraisin
VCU
Hoop Scoop: Top 100 Countdown: #100 VCU
https://hoopscoopmedia.com/top-100-countdown-100-vcu/
History
Fox19 Cincinnati: Trailblazing UC Bearcat & gold medalist George Wilson dies at 81
“George Wilson won a national championship for UC in 1962 and a gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Wilson, a Chicago native, came to UC as a 1960 Parade First-Team All-American.
During his three-year varsity career, Wilson averaged 13.2 points per game. He was a two-time NCAA All-Tournament team honoree in 1962 and 1963, and graduated from UC in 1964.
In his post-graduate career, he was drafted to the Cincinnati Royals and also played for the Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers and Buffalo Braves through 1971.”
https://www.fox19.com/2023/07/30/tr...edalist-george-wilson-dies-81/?outputType=amp
Recruiting
UGA didn’t make the final 6 for Grayson’s Gicarri Harris
Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami, Purdue, Stanford, and Virginia Tech are his final 6.
UGA is the final mixes, final visits list for NC guards Bishop Boswell and Austin Swartz and they view Augusta’s Derrion Reid as a SG. Add to it that Blue Cain, Silas Demary Jr., Mari Jordan are freshman and RJ Melendez will have a another year left, all give UGA backcourt options.
Speaking of Reid:
2026 Recruiting
6–10 14 YOA Germantown, MS
SEC Basketball
Kentucky
Eurohoops: 7'2 2003-born C Zvonimir Ivisic is committing Kentucky in the class of 2023, per his Instagram account.
The Croatian big possesses an outstanding combination of skill and size. He averaged 11.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game at the U20 European Championship.
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Rothstein: Mississippi State wins its second game in Portugal 100-40. 19 for freshman Josh Hubbard. Now averaging 15.5 PPG through two games overseas.
College Basketball
Goodman: One former Crean staffer to me:
“We had great chemistry. We were close.
“We trauma bonded.”
College Hoops Today: Pac-12 Offseason Breakdown
5. Oregon
Projected Starting 5:
G Jackson Shelstad
G Keeshawn Barthelemy
G Jermaine Couisnard
F Nate Bittle
C N’Faly Dante
Projected Bench: Brennan Rigsby, Mookie Cook, Kwame Evans Jr., Kario Oquendo, Jesse Zarzuela, Jadrian Tracey
Key Newcomers: Kwame Evans Jr., Mookie Cook, Jackson Shelstad, Kario Oquendo (Georgia), Devan Cambridge (Arizona State), Jesse Zarzuela (Central Michigan), Jadrian Tracey (JUCO)
Key Losses: Will Richardson, Kel’el Ware, Quincy Guerrier
https://collegehoops.today/rothstein-files/pac-12-offseason-breakdown-4/
Rothstein: Key opening week games in college basketball:
11/6: Kansas State/USC (LV)
11/7: Auburn/Baylor (Sioux Falls)
11/8: ASU/Miss St (Chicago)
11/10: Arizona at Duke
Texas A&M at OSU
Dayton at Northwestern
Tennessee at Wisconsin
Memphis at Missouri
SDSU at BYU
Florida/UVA (Charlotte)
Creighton
Omaha World Herald: Bahamas trip brings Creighton's Fred King full circle to his basketball roots
https://omaha.com/sports/college/cr...cle_974f1738-2e33-11ee-bbb6-43cc3d9257ac.html
Eastern Kentucky
Hoop Scoop Top 100 Countdown: #99 Eastern Kentucky
https://hoopscoopmedia.com/top-100-countdown-99-eastern-kentucky/
James Madison
Hoop Scoop Top 100 Countdown: #98 James Madison
https://hoopscoopmedia.com/top-100-countdown-98-james-madison/
Memphis
Commercial Appeal: College basketball's current chaos is a moment made for Penny Hardaway, Memphis
https://www.commercialappeal.com/st...ton-jahvon-quinerly-jordan-brown/70473841007/
Miami
Miami Herald: ’Red flags on top of red flags’: Problems mount for UM athletics booster John Ruiz
The Miami Herald has learned that Ruiz and his health insurance claims company LifeWallet — previously known as MSP Recovery — are the target of federal civil and criminal investigations…
Ruiz has been front and center in the extensive sponsorship of University of Miami athletes through newly legal Name, Image and Likeness deals, known as NIL, which allow college athletes to collect endorsements and have been a major boon to Miami’s athletic program. Ruiz celebrated on the court after the men’s basketball team defeated the University of Texas to advance to the Final Four in last year’s NCAA basketball tournament and he regularly touts new deals on social media. He’s been referred to by ESPN and other sports outlets as Miami’s “NIL King.” LifeWallet has signed deals with Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, All-American safety Kam Kinchens and defensive tackle Leonard Taylor, among many other members of the football team. Guard Isaiah Wong, last year’s Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball player of the year, signed a six-figure deal with LifeWallet, and his teammate Nijel Pack turned heads when he signed a two-year, $800,000 deal with LifeWallet that included a car when he transferred from Kansas State in 2022…
While the NIL deals LifeWallet has struck with Miami athletes are legal under NCAA rules, Ruiz’s sponsorship activity has already gotten Miami’s athletic program in hot water.
The Miami’s women’s basketball team was sanctioned earlier this year after the NCAA found that Ruiz had provided an impermissible meal to twin sisters Haley and Hanna Cavinder before they had officially committed to transfer to Miami from Fresno State. Ruiz, and the sisters, escaped penalties. Ruiz said the sanctions have had no impact on his relationship with the university.”
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article277250318.html
Pat Forde SI.com: Several people cast doubt on John Ruiz's staying power as Miami's NIL rainmaker last year. They might have known what they were talking about:
Notre Dame
Yahoo Sports: Sources: Notre Dame, Under Armour agree to massive college athletics apparel extension
Sources: Notre Dame, Under Armour agree to massive college athletics apparel extension
Notre Dame and Under Armour are extending their relationship, agreeing to a new 10-year contract with a price tag of more than $10 million annually in cash and gear.
sports.yahoo.com
St. John’s
NYP: St John’s has hired former assistant Matt Abdelmassih to a new position: General Manager of men’s basketball, @nypostsports has learned. Will oversee NIL and be heavily involved in fundraisin
VCU
Hoop Scoop: Top 100 Countdown: #100 VCU
https://hoopscoopmedia.com/top-100-countdown-100-vcu/
History
Fox19 Cincinnati: Trailblazing UC Bearcat & gold medalist George Wilson dies at 81
“George Wilson won a national championship for UC in 1962 and a gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Wilson, a Chicago native, came to UC as a 1960 Parade First-Team All-American.
During his three-year varsity career, Wilson averaged 13.2 points per game. He was a two-time NCAA All-Tournament team honoree in 1962 and 1963, and graduated from UC in 1964.
In his post-graduate career, he was drafted to the Cincinnati Royals and also played for the Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers and Buffalo Braves through 1971.”
https://www.fox19.com/2023/07/30/tr...edalist-george-wilson-dies-81/?outputType=amp
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