Tag: Basketball

Two-time SWAC DPOY Angel Jackson signs with Italian team

Brandon King

The career of Angel Jackson will continue across the pond.  Former Jackson State center signed a contract with Italian team Faenza Women’s Basketball. Faenza competes in Serie A, Lega Basket Femminile, which is Italy’s premier women’s basketball league.   Faenza ended the 2023-24 campaign with a 6-21 record.  Jackson started her collegiates career at USC before transferring to Jackson State for her final two amateur seasons. After a senior campaign in which he posted 10.0 points and 6.8 rebounds and was named SWAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second…

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SWAC Spring Meeting Recap: SWAC to make changes to Conference Basketball Tournaments

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference recently held its annual SWAC Council of Presidents and Chancellors Spring meeting. A wide range of agenda items were discussed at the meeting, listed below are some of the highlights of new legislation that was passed for the 2024-25 academic year.     The league voted to expand the number of teams that will participate in the SWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments from eight to ten teams on both sides for the 2025 tournaments. The 2026 SWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball…

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Wizards send F Deni Avdija to Blazers in front of draft

Brandon King

The NBA Draft is set to begin later this evening, but the Washington Wizards didn’t wait until the festivities began to make a move. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and others, the Wizards have traded forward Deni Avdija to Th Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon, the 14th overall pick in tonight’s Draft and a 2029 pick. Avdija had a breakout season in 23-24, averaging career highs in points (14.9) , rebounds (7.2), assists (3.8), field goal percentage (50.6%), and three-point percentage ( 37.4%). At just 23 he…

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DeMar DeRozan Lakers speculation gaining steam

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Courtesy of FanSided Chicago Bulls standout DeMar DeRozan is set to become a free agent this off-season, leading to widespread speculation about where he’ll land next. Jovan Buha of The Athletic recently weighed in on rumors linking DeRozan to the Los Angeles Lakers.  When a Lakers fan questioned the likelihood of DeRozan joining forces with LeBron James and Anthony Davis in LA, Buha was quick to dismiss the idea. He acknowledged the slim possibility but emphasized, “Unless DeMar is determined to return to his roots, to Los Angeles, and play…

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”What The” Kobe IX Élite Protro coming in 2025

Brandon King

Last seen in 2014, these will assuredly be highly anticipated by both fans of the man himself, Kobe Bryant, his sneakers, and unfortunately for avaricious reason, even the death profiteers.  At this time there are no available images but what should be presented is a fairly faithful recreation of its 2014 progenitor, meaning they should featured a multi-colored upper that appears predominantly orange on the lateral side and light green on the medial. The reflective Swooshes that adorn the sides feature volt bordering on the lateral side, wthile the branding…

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Enjoy these latest images of the “Legend Blue” Air Jordan XI

Brandon King

The “Legend Blue”, or what many of us still will refer to as the “Columbia” is a sneaker that many have at or near the top of their must-have list.  After not being seen since 2014, the “Legend Blue” has been primed for its third retail run this holiday season.  A new group of images have emerged that will ante up the level of anticipation for the return of this classic colorway.  These beautiful pictures show the majesty of the silhouette and the colorway from multiple angles.  As it currently stands,…

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Help is not on the way for the Bulls

Brandon King

title image via Sports Illustrated After slogging through the 2023-24 season to a 39-43 and getting blasted in the play-in game 112-91 by the Miami Heat, which was the second straight season their postseason ended before it got started, the Chicago Bulls currently find themselves in the worst place an NBA team can find itself, the basketball purgatory of mediocrity.  The Bulls are not a team that is making deep postseason runs, nor are they a ballclub that is amongst the bottom feeders of the Association. They are in the…

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Sabrina Ionescu wears new colorway of Sabrina 2

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title image via sneaker_rizhi In their Commissioner’s Cup game against the Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu unveiled a new colorway of her upcoming Sabrina 2 silhouette.  The new colorway is largely blue-based, sporting a mesh foundational layer overlaid with hydrogen blue at the forefoot and extending up the eye rows. A white Swoosh adorns the lateral side, while red such branding is seen on the medial side, extending down to the midsole.  A red Sabrina logo is preched atop the tongue, rounding out the upper.  Below the…

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An initial look at the “Wolf Grey” Air Jordan 12

Brandon King

The “Wolf Grey” is a new colorway of the Air Jordan 12 that Jordan Brand is gearing up to roll out this fall.   Initial images of this upcoming Jordan 12 have emerged and what we see is a sneaker that sports a black leather upper paired with wolf grey via the mudguards. Wolf grey also shows up on the “TWO 3” and Jumpman branding on the tongue, as well as the iconic logo’s second location on the rear pull tab. The aforementioned pull tab also reads “JORDAN QUALITY INSPIRED BY…

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WNBA takes back Angel Reese’s second technical foul

Brandon King

Monday Angel Reese’s night ended a little earlier than expected. The Sky rookie was sent to the showers in the final minutes of Chicago’s 88-75 loss to the New York Liberty after an exchange with an official.  Even in this cupcake era, it seems inconceivable that Reese would suffer any further ramifications other than the ejection, however, if she is subject to any financial consequences she won’t have to personally foot the bill.  Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, who was in attendance at the Tuesday night matchup, was not a fan…

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