UGA Men’s Basketball
Recruiting
Hoosier Daily: Q&A with high school and AAU coaches of IU basketball 2024 target Asa Newell
Montverde Academy Assistant Coach Rae Miller
“I think that he will be the quintessential stretch-four at the college and professional level. He has great size, great length, moves very well, and the ability to shoot the ball, and he’s left-handed. He gives you some different dimensions when you look at him as a player in that sense.”
1Family Basketball AAU Coach Darryl Hardin
“He’s extremely loyal to the people that he knows love him, and have his best interests. We’re a little bit unique as an independent program, because we were Under Armour and we were Adidas, and we have two former players currently in the NBA right now. So he knows he can get all the recognition possible by playing with us, which he is, playing for Team USA and ranked top-10 across the board. It’s not like he needs the shoe stuff for validation.”
“His best position right now is the four. But Asa can play the wing, and he can play the post and play big. He’s effective in picks-and-pops, and pick-and-rolls, and being able to switch out and guard smaller defenders. He’s improving his ball handling and his right hand, so that can lean into a three, and he can also be a small-ball five because he can make threes and protect the rim as well. We’ve got two more years to work (before college), so I don’t know exactly where he’ll be, but I just know right now his best position is as a stretch-four.”
“He can guard one through five. He can bang with a five who’s trying to post up, and he does a good job of walling up. His feet are good too, so he can get in a stance and move with smaller guys and change their direction. For us in the summer, he’s legit, we don’t have him hedging, we have him switching out and holding his own.”
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SEC Basketball
Florida
Gator Country: Insider Notes From Florida’s “Secret Scrimmage”
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Kentucky
SI.com: SEC Men’s Basketball Preseason Rankings: Kentucky and More Aim for Redemption
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Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky plays its Blue-White Game in Pikeville. Antonio Reeves was the night’s MVP
College Basketball
Connecticut
Connecticut Insider: UConn men's basketball sophomore Jordan Hawkins looks to take next step: 'Stomach to produce'
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Georgetown
Georgia State
Georgia State Signal: It’s Not Only An Exhibition. It’s Deeper Than That.
“On Oct. 31, Georgia State will face the Morehouse Tigers for the first time in school history. It’s an exhibition game that simply words nor this article can explain. This game will mean way more to Atlanta than everybody thinks.
For 21 years, Grady Brewer served as Head Coach for Morehouse College. While there, he led the school to a superb overall 315-241 record. Those 315 wins rank second behind former Morehouse basketball coach Arthur McAfee. It’s more to this story than just the wins, though. Brewer was a great coach for two decades, but he was also a great man first. David A. Thomas, Ph.D., the current Morehouse President, had much praise for Brewer.
“The only thing that surpassed his presence on the basketball court was his transformative influence on Morehouse Men as a fellow student, player, alumnus, coach, teacher, mentor, colleague, and friend,” said Thomas. “Not only will his spirit continue to live on in the hearts of the Morehouse family, but his legacy will impact the sport for years to come.”
Unfortunately, last year, on May 29, 2021, Coach Grady Brewer passed away at 63 years old following an illness.
The death shocked the state of Georgia and left Morehouse players, students, faculty and graduates without words. Ironically, newly hired Georgia State Basketball Head Coach Jonas Hayes started his collegiate coaching career under Brewer’s coaching staff at Morehouse. Brewer saw something special in Hayes and gave him a chance. At Hayes’ introductory press conference back in April, he made it a point to show his gratitude for Brewer.
“He [Grady Brewer] decided to hire me after only having one year experience at Frederick Douglas High School,” said Hayes. “I didn’t know my tail from a hole in the ground. I didn’t know anything about coaching. Anything about the profession. He hired me for no other reason than he saw something in me that I necessarily didn’t see in myself. That’s what a leader does. He showed me love. [He] showed me compassion and allowed me to make mistakes at 23, 24 years old starting my coaching career. For that, god rest your soul, Grady Brewer; I’m thankful.”
In life, “things” happen. Many times, you can’t explain these “things.” It’s beyond humanely possible to understand these “things.” It’s important to soak in the moments. Georgia State versus Morehouse College will be an iconic moment for the city of Atlanta. For Morehouse, it’s the beginning of another new season with the second-year Head Coach Douglas Whittler. A unique and unexpected fresh start, but a new start nonetheless. It’s a start to moving on and doing what Grady Brewer would’ve wanted – going out there and having fun. For Georgia State, it’ll be a moment for Jonas Hayes. He has never faced off against Morehouse’s basketball program so it’s hard to imagine his emotions won’t be high during this contest.
Brewer would’ve loved to bear witness to Hayes getting his first head coaching job, and Hayes would’ve loved for Brewer to have a front row seat. It’s an honor for the teams to meet given the circumstances…”
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Kansas
KC Star: Bill Self appreciated ‘competitive’ nature of Jayhawks’ scrimmage with Fighting Illini
Louisville
WDRB: Things to like -- and worry about -- after Louisville's first basketball scrimmage
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Marshall
Gazette Mail: Taylor taking what’s easy for Herd
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Nevada
Reno Gazette Journal: Men's basketball: New-look Nevada team shows potential in exhibition game
New Mexico
Albuquerque Journal: Lobo freshman Donovan Dent shows fans glimpse of future
www.abqjournal.com
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
OU Daily: OU basketball: Sooners' Jacob Groves stepping up as leader ahead of year 2 under Porter Moser at Oklahoma
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Oregon State
Bend Bulletin: Oregon State men's basketball rebuilds after last season's disappointment
“Georgia transfer Christian Wright, expected to be a starter, injured his knee and is out indefinitely. Wright averaged 5.3 points and 2 assists per game last season for the Bulldogs...”
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Pitt opens basketball season with exhibition victory against Clarion
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Toledo
Toledo Blade: How Toledo men's basketball lost out on a top-10 game at Arkansas
“On Sept. 16, Arkansas reached out to Toledo and the teams quickly settled on a date (Nov. 15) and the guarantee amount ($90,000). The game was to be played at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. Oakland coach Greg Kampe even agreed to change the date of the Golden Grizzlies’ game at Toledo to accompany the Rockets.
The Razorbacks wanted to publicly reveal their schedule on Sept. 19, so UT quickly sent back a signed contract. And waited. And waited. And waited.
On Sept. 19, Arkansas told Toledo that athletic director Hunter Yuracheck was fund-raising in Little Rock. The Rockets heard nothing on Tuesday. Or Wednesday. Or Thursday. Or Friday. The weekend came and went without any communication.
Then an Arkansas assistant coach texted Kowalczyk to apologize and alert him that the Razorbacks were going in a different direction. The final result: Arkansas will host South Dakota State at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16, 24 hours after South Dakota State plays St. Bonaventure in Sioux Falls, S.D., which probably isn’t a coincidence.
“Don’t send the contract and have us sign it,” a perturbed Kowalczyk said. “In 34 years of coaching, that’s never happened to me, where we completely got played. Stuff like that shouldn’t happen in college athletics.”
Multiple emails seeking comment from Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman and assistant coach Anthony Ruta went unreturned.
Multiple industry sources said it’s rare, even unheard of, for one party to sign a contract and then have the other team renege on an agreed-upon deal. “Unprofessional” is how one person described it.
Toledo’s coaches told the team that a deal was in place to play at Arkansas. One player, in particular, was thrilled: Little Rock native Setric Millner, Jr.
“It’s always amazing when you get an opportunity to play back at home in front of your family,” said Millner, whose father was murdered over the summer. “I felt disappointment because my family couldn’t come see us. We did our part. The rest is out of our control.”
Added Kowalczyk: “For him to be able to go home and have his mother and his family in the stands would have been special, and we lost that opportunity.”
The chances of Toledo finding a guarantee game now are infinitesimal. If a Division I opponent isn’t added, the Rockets will host Lourdes at Savage Arena on Dec. 29…
“It’s frustrating because the Power Five schools have all the power,” Kowalczyk said. “They have all the power in the NCAA tournament. They have all the power in scheduling. It’s only gotten worse because of the NET. The NET has made it more difficult, not better. The NET has not been very good for mid-major programs. We don’t have the ability to play Quad 1 games like they do.”
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UCLA
Wake Forest
History
Basketball Network: Little guy will shoot 50 times a night"— Jumaine Jones on Larry Brown's warning about playing with Allen Iverson
“Jones showed off his offensive prowess in high school, averaging 32.8 points per game as a senior. He picked up where he left off in college. In his first year, Jones led the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game. The following year, he became the first sophomore to lead the team, scoring 18.8 points per game. He became the first second-year man to score 1,000 points since NBA icon Dominique Wilkins in 1981.
He was selected 27th overall in 1999 by the Atlanta Hawks, then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers on draft night. Right from the get-go, Jones learned he the 76ers acquired him not because of his scoring potential.
"It was a transition for me because I came from being a scorer and I led the SEC in scoring [at Georgia], and I thought that was one of the reasons why I got drafted to go to Philadelphia. And it was funny, the first day I got to practice, [head coach] Larry Brown came up to me and he was like, 'Look here, Jumaine. You want to play for me, you've gotta find something else to do, because we've got a little guy on our team who's going to shoot 50 times a night,'" Jones said, per NBC Sports.
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Hoops Birthdays 10-23
Jordan Crawford SG Xavier ATL, WAS, BOS, GS, NO 2010-2018 10-23-1988 34 YOA
Keith Van Horn PF Utah NJ, NYK, MIL, DAL 10-23-1975 47 YOA
Recruiting
Hoosier Daily: Q&A with high school and AAU coaches of IU basketball 2024 target Asa Newell
Montverde Academy Assistant Coach Rae Miller
“I think that he will be the quintessential stretch-four at the college and professional level. He has great size, great length, moves very well, and the ability to shoot the ball, and he’s left-handed. He gives you some different dimensions when you look at him as a player in that sense.”
1Family Basketball AAU Coach Darryl Hardin
“He’s extremely loyal to the people that he knows love him, and have his best interests. We’re a little bit unique as an independent program, because we were Under Armour and we were Adidas, and we have two former players currently in the NBA right now. So he knows he can get all the recognition possible by playing with us, which he is, playing for Team USA and ranked top-10 across the board. It’s not like he needs the shoe stuff for validation.”
“His best position right now is the four. But Asa can play the wing, and he can play the post and play big. He’s effective in picks-and-pops, and pick-and-rolls, and being able to switch out and guard smaller defenders. He’s improving his ball handling and his right hand, so that can lean into a three, and he can also be a small-ball five because he can make threes and protect the rim as well. We’ve got two more years to work (before college), so I don’t know exactly where he’ll be, but I just know right now his best position is as a stretch-four.”
“He can guard one through five. He can bang with a five who’s trying to post up, and he does a good job of walling up. His feet are good too, so he can get in a stance and move with smaller guys and change their direction. For us in the summer, he’s legit, we don’t have him hedging, we have him switching out and holding his own.”
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SEC Basketball
Florida
Gator Country: Insider Notes From Florida’s “Secret Scrimmage”
Insider Notes From Florida’s “Secret Scrimmage” | GatorCountry.com
www.gatorcountry.com
Kentucky
SI.com: SEC Men’s Basketball Preseason Rankings: Kentucky and More Aim for Redemption
SEC Men’s Basketball Preseason Rankings: Kentucky and More Aim for Redemption
The Wildcats and more are seeking redemption after early exits in March Madness.
Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky plays its Blue-White Game in Pikeville. Antonio Reeves was the night’s MVP
College Basketball
Connecticut
Connecticut Insider: UConn men's basketball sophomore Jordan Hawkins looks to take next step: 'Stomach to produce'
UConn men's basketball sophomore Jordan Hawkins looks to take next step: 'Stomach to produce'
UConn men's basketball guard Jordan Hawkins will have the opportunity to show he is an...
Georgetown
Georgia State
Georgia State Signal: It’s Not Only An Exhibition. It’s Deeper Than That.
“On Oct. 31, Georgia State will face the Morehouse Tigers for the first time in school history. It’s an exhibition game that simply words nor this article can explain. This game will mean way more to Atlanta than everybody thinks.
For 21 years, Grady Brewer served as Head Coach for Morehouse College. While there, he led the school to a superb overall 315-241 record. Those 315 wins rank second behind former Morehouse basketball coach Arthur McAfee. It’s more to this story than just the wins, though. Brewer was a great coach for two decades, but he was also a great man first. David A. Thomas, Ph.D., the current Morehouse President, had much praise for Brewer.
“The only thing that surpassed his presence on the basketball court was his transformative influence on Morehouse Men as a fellow student, player, alumnus, coach, teacher, mentor, colleague, and friend,” said Thomas. “Not only will his spirit continue to live on in the hearts of the Morehouse family, but his legacy will impact the sport for years to come.”
Unfortunately, last year, on May 29, 2021, Coach Grady Brewer passed away at 63 years old following an illness.
The death shocked the state of Georgia and left Morehouse players, students, faculty and graduates without words. Ironically, newly hired Georgia State Basketball Head Coach Jonas Hayes started his collegiate coaching career under Brewer’s coaching staff at Morehouse. Brewer saw something special in Hayes and gave him a chance. At Hayes’ introductory press conference back in April, he made it a point to show his gratitude for Brewer.
“He [Grady Brewer] decided to hire me after only having one year experience at Frederick Douglas High School,” said Hayes. “I didn’t know my tail from a hole in the ground. I didn’t know anything about coaching. Anything about the profession. He hired me for no other reason than he saw something in me that I necessarily didn’t see in myself. That’s what a leader does. He showed me love. [He] showed me compassion and allowed me to make mistakes at 23, 24 years old starting my coaching career. For that, god rest your soul, Grady Brewer; I’m thankful.”
In life, “things” happen. Many times, you can’t explain these “things.” It’s beyond humanely possible to understand these “things.” It’s important to soak in the moments. Georgia State versus Morehouse College will be an iconic moment for the city of Atlanta. For Morehouse, it’s the beginning of another new season with the second-year Head Coach Douglas Whittler. A unique and unexpected fresh start, but a new start nonetheless. It’s a start to moving on and doing what Grady Brewer would’ve wanted – going out there and having fun. For Georgia State, it’ll be a moment for Jonas Hayes. He has never faced off against Morehouse’s basketball program so it’s hard to imagine his emotions won’t be high during this contest.
Brewer would’ve loved to bear witness to Hayes getting his first head coaching job, and Hayes would’ve loved for Brewer to have a front row seat. It’s an honor for the teams to meet given the circumstances…”
It’s Not Only An Exhibition. It’s Deeper Than That. - The Signal
On Oct. 31, Georgia State will face the Morehouse Tigers for the first time in school history. It's an exhibition game that simply words nor this article can explain. This game will mean way more to Atlanta than everybody thinks.
georgiastatesignal.com
Kansas
KC Star: Bill Self appreciated ‘competitive’ nature of Jayhawks’ scrimmage with Fighting Illini
Louisville
WDRB: Things to like -- and worry about -- after Louisville's first basketball scrimmage
BOZICH | Things to like -- and worry about -- after Louisville's first basketball scrimmage
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — If you worried that the growing emotional investment in the University of Louisville men’s basketball program would subside after several dozen former Cardinals celebrated Louisville Live
Marshall
Gazette Mail: Taylor taking what’s easy for Herd
Marshall basketball: Taylor taking what’s easy for Herd
Junior guard Andrew Taylor led the way with 36 points as the Green team defeated the White team 93-84 in Marshall men's basketball's intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday morning.
Nevada
Reno Gazette Journal: Men's basketball: New-look Nevada team shows potential in exhibition game
Men's basketball: New-look Nevada team shows potential in exhibition game
Before making its season debut on November 7, Nevada men’s basketball took the floor Friday for its lone preseason outing against Cal State East Bay.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque Journal: Lobo freshman Donovan Dent shows fans glimpse of future
Lobo freshman Donovan Dent shows fans glimpse of future
Highly-regarded freshman made his debut in front of Lobo fans on Friday night and showed glimpses of things to come.
www.abqjournal.com
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
OU Daily: OU basketball: Sooners' Jacob Groves stepping up as leader ahead of year 2 under Porter Moser at Oklahoma
OU basketball: Sooners' Jacob Groves stepping up as leader ahead of year 2 under Porter Moser at Oklahoma
Laser focused, Jacob Groves waited to shoot another 3-pointer as Porter Moser’s voice bellowed from a speaker at Oklahoma's practice on Friday.
Oregon State
Bend Bulletin: Oregon State men's basketball rebuilds after last season's disappointment
“Georgia transfer Christian Wright, expected to be a starter, injured his knee and is out indefinitely. Wright averaged 5.3 points and 2 assists per game last season for the Bulldogs...”
Oregon State men's basketball rebuilds after last season's disappointment
With only one win in Pac-12 play and just three wins overall last season, Oregon State is welcoming a chance for a fresh start.
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Pitt opens basketball season with exhibition victory against Clarion
Pitt opens basketball season with exhibition victory against Clarion
Jeff Capel wasn’t especially concerned about the final score Saturday afternoon at Petersen Events Center. The fact that six Pitt players contributed double-digit points in an exhibition game against Division II Clarion is something he noticed on the stat sheet and, perhaps, allowed himself one...
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Toledo
Toledo Blade: How Toledo men's basketball lost out on a top-10 game at Arkansas
“On Sept. 16, Arkansas reached out to Toledo and the teams quickly settled on a date (Nov. 15) and the guarantee amount ($90,000). The game was to be played at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. Oakland coach Greg Kampe even agreed to change the date of the Golden Grizzlies’ game at Toledo to accompany the Rockets.
The Razorbacks wanted to publicly reveal their schedule on Sept. 19, so UT quickly sent back a signed contract. And waited. And waited. And waited.
On Sept. 19, Arkansas told Toledo that athletic director Hunter Yuracheck was fund-raising in Little Rock. The Rockets heard nothing on Tuesday. Or Wednesday. Or Thursday. Or Friday. The weekend came and went without any communication.
Then an Arkansas assistant coach texted Kowalczyk to apologize and alert him that the Razorbacks were going in a different direction. The final result: Arkansas will host South Dakota State at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16, 24 hours after South Dakota State plays St. Bonaventure in Sioux Falls, S.D., which probably isn’t a coincidence.
“Don’t send the contract and have us sign it,” a perturbed Kowalczyk said. “In 34 years of coaching, that’s never happened to me, where we completely got played. Stuff like that shouldn’t happen in college athletics.”
Multiple emails seeking comment from Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman and assistant coach Anthony Ruta went unreturned.
Multiple industry sources said it’s rare, even unheard of, for one party to sign a contract and then have the other team renege on an agreed-upon deal. “Unprofessional” is how one person described it.
Toledo’s coaches told the team that a deal was in place to play at Arkansas. One player, in particular, was thrilled: Little Rock native Setric Millner, Jr.
“It’s always amazing when you get an opportunity to play back at home in front of your family,” said Millner, whose father was murdered over the summer. “I felt disappointment because my family couldn’t come see us. We did our part. The rest is out of our control.”
Added Kowalczyk: “For him to be able to go home and have his mother and his family in the stands would have been special, and we lost that opportunity.”
The chances of Toledo finding a guarantee game now are infinitesimal. If a Division I opponent isn’t added, the Rockets will host Lourdes at Savage Arena on Dec. 29…
“It’s frustrating because the Power Five schools have all the power,” Kowalczyk said. “They have all the power in the NCAA tournament. They have all the power in scheduling. It’s only gotten worse because of the NET. The NET has made it more difficult, not better. The NET has not been very good for mid-major programs. We don’t have the ability to play Quad 1 games like they do.”
How Toledo men's basketball lost out on a top-10 game at Arkansas
Toledo’s patience paid off. The Rockets spent the spring and summer bolstering their nonconference men’s basketball schedule in hopes of building an at- ...
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UCLA
Wake Forest
History
Basketball Network: Little guy will shoot 50 times a night"— Jumaine Jones on Larry Brown's warning about playing with Allen Iverson
“Jones showed off his offensive prowess in high school, averaging 32.8 points per game as a senior. He picked up where he left off in college. In his first year, Jones led the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game. The following year, he became the first sophomore to lead the team, scoring 18.8 points per game. He became the first second-year man to score 1,000 points since NBA icon Dominique Wilkins in 1981.
He was selected 27th overall in 1999 by the Atlanta Hawks, then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers on draft night. Right from the get-go, Jones learned he the 76ers acquired him not because of his scoring potential.
"It was a transition for me because I came from being a scorer and I led the SEC in scoring [at Georgia], and I thought that was one of the reasons why I got drafted to go to Philadelphia. And it was funny, the first day I got to practice, [head coach] Larry Brown came up to me and he was like, 'Look here, Jumaine. You want to play for me, you've gotta find something else to do, because we've got a little guy on our team who's going to shoot 50 times a night,'" Jones said, per NBC Sports.
Jumaine Jones on Larry Brown's warning about playing with Allen Iverson - Basketball Network - Your daily dose of basketball
Larry Brown immediately clarified Jumaine Jones' role in a squad led by Allen Iverson
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Hoops Birthdays 10-23
Jordan Crawford SG Xavier ATL, WAS, BOS, GS, NO 2010-2018 10-23-1988 34 YOA
Keith Van Horn PF Utah NJ, NYK, MIL, DAL 10-23-1975 47 YOA
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