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Chucky Hepburn
Chucky Hepburn (born February 9, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA, on a two-way contract with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference. Early life and high school career Hepburn grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and attended Bellevue West High School. A point guard, he averaged 15.9 points, 8.3 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game as a senior as Bellevue West appeared in the Class A state title. He guided Bellevue West to a Class A state title as a junior averaging 17.1 points, 6.5 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game. As a sophomore, Hepburn averaged 18.3 points, 5.0 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game. Hepburn won the 2020 Nebraska Mr. Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year. College career Wisconsin Hepburn enrolled at University of Wisconsin–Madison after receiving offers from Nebraska, Creighton, Minnesota, Loyola (IL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player on the court. Point guards are expected to control the pace of the game. They effectively "run" the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Generally, point guards are expected to be proficient in passing the ball and being able to get Assist (basketball), assists to teammates. In a pick and roll offense, the point guard typically moves off of screens to facilitate the ball to a Power forward, big. Likewise, point guards can also shoot off of screens if given separation. In transition, the point guard must be able to pass and handle the ball without committing excessive turnovers. Defensively, the point guard is generally responsible for guarding above the Key (basketball), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebraska Cornhuskers Men's Basketball
The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Since it was founded in 1897, the program has appeared in eight NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I tournaments and twenty other national postseason tournaments. Nebraska has played its home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena since 2013. Prior to the creation of the NCAA tournament, Nebraska was a Midwest power under head coaches Raymond G. Clapp and Ewald O. Stiehm. NU struggled through the post-World War II years, which included a stretch of twenty-eight years with just two winning seasons that stretched into the 1960s. Much of the team's modest modern-day success came during the fourteen-year tenure of Danny Nee, Nebraska's winningest head coach. Nee led the Cornhuskers to five of their eight NCAA Division I tournament appearances and won the 1996 National Invitation Tournament, 1996 NIT championship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AJ Storr
AJ Storr (born August 26, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the St. John's Red Storm, the Wisconsin Badgers, and the Kansas Jayhawks. Early life and high school career Storr was raised in Rockford, Illinois and played his first three years of high school basketball at Kankakee High School in Kankakee, Illinois. He then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his father, Ambrozino, and attended Bishop Gorman High School to complete his junior year. Storr spent the 2020–21 season at AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona, where he helped lead the Dragons to a 28–2 season and a semifinals appearance in the 2021 GEICO Nationals. He was teammates with future NBA player TyTy Washington Jr. After he graduated, Storr attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his postgraduate season. As a shooting guard, he averaged 22.8 points per game while shooting 60 percent during his postgraduate season at IMG. Recruiting Storr originall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Liberty Flames Basketball Team
The 2022–23 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames were led by Ritchie McKay in the eighth season of his current stint as head coach (10th overall). They played their home games at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 15–2 in 2022–23 ASUN Play to tie for first place in conference standings. They defeated Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky before losing to Kennesaw State in the champion title match in the ASUN tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NIT tournament where they defeated Villanova in the first round before losing to Wisconsin in the second round. Previous season The Flames finished the 2021–22 season 22–11, 12–4 in ASUN play to finish in first place in the East Division. They defeated Lipscomb in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament, before falling to Bellarmine in the semifin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 National Invitation Tournament
The 2023 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2023 NCAA tournament. The tournament began on March 14 and ended on March 30. The first three rounds were played on campuses, with the semifinal and championship final played at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley. Participants Teams and parings for the 2023 NIT were released by the NIT Committee on Sunday, March 12. Thirty-two teams qualified for the NIT, both automatic qualifiers and at-large selections. In 2022, the Xavier Musketeers won the NIT Title. Automatic qualifiers Teams which had the best regular-season record in their conference but failed to win their conference tournament automatically qualified for the 2023 NIT if they were not selected for the 2023 NCAA Tournament. At-large bids The following teams were awarded at-large bids. Declined invitations The following programs declined to participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as March Madness, or The Big Dance, is a single-elimination tournament played in the United States to determine the men's college basketball national champion of the NCAA Division I, Division I level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played mostly during March, the tournament consists of 68 teams and was first conducted in 1939 NCAA basketball tournament, 1939. Known for its Upset (competition), upsets of favored teams, it has become one of the greatest annual sporting events in the US. The 68-team format was adopted in 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2011; it had remained largely unchanged since 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1985 when it expanded to 64 teams. Before then, the tournament size varied from as little as 8 to as many as 53. The field was restricted to conference champions until at-large bids were extended in 1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Capital One Arena, in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. an arena they share with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Georgetown University men's basketball team. The team is owned by Ted Leonsis through Monumental Sports & Entertainment. The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers in Chicago, Illinois; they were renamed the Chicago Zephyrs in the following season. In 1963, they moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and became the Baltimore Bullets, taking the name from a previous team of the same name. In 1973, the team moved to the Washington metropolitan area and changed its name first to the Capital Bullets, then the following season to Washington Bullets. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Davis (basketball, Born 2002)
Jonathan Christian Davis (born February 27, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. Early life Davis is the son of former NBA player Mark Davis. He played basketball for La Crosse Central High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He helped the school win a Division 2 state title as a freshman. In his junior season, Davis averaged 23 points and 9 rebounds per game, earning ''La Crosse Tribune'' Player of the Year honors. As a senior, he averaged 27.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. He was named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball and repeated as ''La Crosse Tribune'' Player of the Year. Davis left as his school's all-time leading scorer with 2,158 career points. He committed to playing college basketball for Wisconsin over offers from Marquette, Iowa and Minnesota, among others. Davis also played football for La Crosse Central as a quarterback. In his senior season, he earned L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Student Athlete Compensation
In college athletics in the United States, a student-athlete who participates in a varsity sport on any and all levels is eligible to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Historically, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) was the first association to permit pro-am, as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) resisted efforts to compensate college athletes beyond the scholarship and stipend. The Supreme Court's decision in '' NCAA v. Alston'' (2021) allows for non-scholarship earned income across every division. History The NCAA had long maintained that student-athletes cannot be compensated in the name of "amateurism". In 1953, the NCAA created the term "student-athlete" in response to the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling in ''University of Denver v. Nemeth'' that an injured football player was an "employee" of the University of Denver and therefore entitled to workers' compensation. Despite further attempts by the NCAA to classif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Team
The 2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter in his 17th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. On December 6, 2021, Purdue was ranked No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time in school history, receiving all 61 first-place votes. They were also ranked No. 1 in the Coaches poll. Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Boilermakers finished the 2020–21 season 18–10, 13–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the South region where they were upset in the First Round by No. 13-seeded North Texas. Offseason Departures Recruiting classes 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devin Harris
Devin Lamar Harris (born February 27, 1983) is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. He played for 15 seasons, mostly with the Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets. Harris attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and was selected with the fifth pick in the 2004 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. He was an NBA All-Star with the Nets in 2009. He was hired by Bally Sports Southwest following his retirement from the NBA. Early life Harris was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the son of Terry and Julie Harris. Throughout high school, Harris was a superior athlete and took up basketball and volleyball at Wauwatosa East High School. He played volleyball for only one season, a season in which he gained all-conference honors, before he set that aside to focus on basketball. Harris was nagged by injuries after his sophomore year of high school and was unable to participate in the summer basketball camps and tournaments that are ever impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valparaiso Beacons Men's Basketball
The Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represents Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. The basketball team competes in the Missouri Valley Conference, having joined that league in 2017 after 10 seasons in the Horizon League. The Beacons play in the Athletics-Recreation Center, which has a nominal capacity of 5,432. The record capacity 5,444 was reached on March 23, 2016, in the NIT Quarterfinal. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2015. Its sports teams formerly were named the Crusaders, but the university dropped that name and associated mascot and logos in 2021, because of the "negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery", and because of its use by certain hate groups. On August 10, 2021, the school announced that its sports teams would be known as Beacons. History The beginning The Crusaders' first game was in 1917 as an independent school. The tallest team Valpo's "World's Tallest Team" was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
