Jeff Goodman of Stadium reports UCLA guard Jaylen Clark is out for the season with an Achilles’ injury. It’s sad news for Clark. But it also backs up what I wrote this morning regarding the media and who would report Clark’s injury. Goodman is a national college basketball reporter. He doesn’t care about the UCLA fanbase or if he might upset Mick Cronin with the … Continue reading A Story Unfolds As Predicted

This is a first: The Naismith Boys’ and Girls’ High School Players of the Year are both going to USC. Point guard Isaiah Collier of Marietta, Ga., won the boys’ award while point guard Juju Watkins of Sierra Canyon High School was the girls’ winner. It is the first time the winners of both awards will go on to play at the same college. Lisa … Continue reading USC Sweeps Naismith Awards

Lindsay Gottlieb laid an egg in the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday night, losing to Oregon State in the first round, 56-48. How big an egg? Oregon State was the 11th seed. The Beavers won just four Pac-12 games and finished tied for 10th in the conference. They were 12-17 overall entering the game. Even worse, USC dropped to 21-9 overall, and damaged its NCAA Tournament … Continue reading USC Women’s Basketball Bounced From Pac-12 Tournament

College basketball had a rough week with Alabama. So let’s appreciate quite a weekend of buzzer beaters (and one high school buzzer beater): CAITLIN CLARK BUZZER-BEATER 🚨 No. 6 Iowa takes down No. 2 Indiana! pic.twitter.com/pRfXlgSCl4 — ESPN (@espn) February 26, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js DOWN GOES NO. 7 ARIZONA‼️@SunDevilHoops WINS IT AT THE BUZZER 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/qJus7icYDO — CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 25, 2023 … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What A Weekend Of Buzzer Beaters

Alabama coach Nate Oats, who can’t stay out of the news, made this statement after the Crimson Tide’s game today. It’s hard to believe how tone deaf Alabama has been this week. Nate Oats addresses Brandon MIller's 'pat-down' introduction before Alabama/Arkansas game. 'It' definitely will not happen again' pic.twitter.com/TcwDjWfZDc — Patrick Greenfield (@PCGreenfield) February 25, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading It’s Been A Long Week For Alabama

ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony has Bronny James as the 10th pick in his 2024 NBA mock draft. Givony says James is “arguably the best perimeter defender in his class.” That’s high praise for the USC target. It’s also someone who averages 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game. It’s been debatable whether James is even the best player in the … Continue reading Bronny James A Top 10 Pick?