Generally speaking, the annual McDonald’s All-American game featuring some of the top talent in high school basketball, is not confused for a regular basketball game. From the style of play to the final score and the highlight-reel moments that fill the court, the game is more of a showcase of the talents and skills the players possess, a reward of sorts for earning the honor and playing in one of the most ...
Former Lawrence High standout Anthony Bonner, who spent the past four seasons playing basketball at Colorado State University is hopping on the graduate transfer train and expects to pick a program to finish out his college career by the end of May. “As soon as I redshirted my first year out here, I knew it was a possibility,” Bonner told the Journal-World on Thursday afternoon during a phone interview ...
The review of the appeal of the NCAA’s suspension of Kansas sophomore Silvio De Sousa remains ongoing and KU officials say they’re working on it “daily.” Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long said as much Tuesday night on the second edition of “Hawk Talk” with Jeff Long on 1320 KLWN radio, when answering a question from the audience seeking an update on De Sousa’s situation. Requests by the ...
Despite the program finishing 13th in the ACC with an 11-20 overall record during the 2018-19 season, Wake Forest recently announced that basketball coach Danny Manning would return for a sixth season. Manning, the KU legend and former Bill Self assistant who is the program’s all-time leader in points and rebounds, took over at Wake Forest before the start of the 2014-15 season after a successful 2-year ...
One of the top remaining uncommitted prospects in the 2019 basketball recruiting class has set a date for decision day. Matt Hurt, a 5-star McDonald’s All-American who is ranked No. 7 overall in the 2019 class by Rivals.com, will announce his decision on April 19 during a ceremony at his high school in Minnesota. Hurt, who is preparing for Wednesday’s McDonald’s game, announced the date this week in ...
After spending nearly all of his first season with the Jayhawks smiling, laughing and staying upbeat at every turn, Kansas junior Dedric Lawson finally let it go. Sitting in the losing locker room inside Vivint Smart Lake Arena in Salt Lake City after his team’s 89-75, season-ending loss to Auburn, Lawson buried his head in his shirt and sobbed for a couple of minutes. The outpouring of emotion came ...