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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain |Drew Blouin
McDermott has not yet decided exactly when he will retire, but he expects it could be in the next couple years. “When you’re a Hall of Famer, you get to dictate your own terms,” says Huss. “So we haven’t gotten into the nitty gritty just yet on exactly what it looks like. From my perspective, obviously I’m back, so it’s closer than probably a lot of people on the outside realize.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain |Drew Blouin
The Hornets, who have competed in the Big Sky Conference since 1996, were just 7-25 last season and finished No. 348 on KenPom. Enter Bibby, who won a national title as a true freshman point guard at Arizona in 1997, was the No. 2 overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft and played 14 seasons in the NBA but has never been a head coach above the high school level.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain |Drew Blouin |Krysten Peek
Departures: KJ Lewis, 6-foot-4 sophomore guard (transferred to Georgetown); Caleb Love, 6-foot-4 senior guard (out of eligibility); Conrad Martinez, 6-foot sophomore guard (transferred to High Point); ; Emmanuel Stephen, 7-foot freshman center (transferred to UNLV); Trey Townsend, 6-foot-6 senior forward (out of eligibility); Henri Veesaar, 7-foot sophomore center (transferred to North Carolina) Returnees: Tobe Awaka, 6-foot-8 senior forward; Anthony Dell’Orso, 6-foot-6 senior guard; Motiejus...
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain |Drew Blouin |Krysten Peek
When Vaccaro got home that night, his father Natale asked him what happened. “My father didn’t read or write too well,” Vaccaro, 85, said during an hourlong conversation with Hoops HQ last week. He grew emotional as he recounted the rest of the story. “My dad said, ‘You tell the truth. You believe he was wrong?’ I said, ‘Yes, Dad, that wasn’t right.’ And he said, I’ll cry right now.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Tristan Freeman |Jonathan Wasserman |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain
For NBA draft prospects projected to be picked outside the lottery, the decision to stay in college or turn pro never has been more difficult. Top players potentially can earn more in NIL than they would in the NBA next season. Rookie contracts are predetermined, based on the spot where the player is drafted; the higher the pick, the greater the salary. Consider Texas Tech’s JT Toppin, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward and the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Tristan Freeman |Jonathan Wasserman |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain
It is not guaranteed that Lendeborg will play for Michigan. He has entered the NBA draft but retained his collegiate eligibility. Hoops HQ draft expert Jonathan Wasserman projects Lendeborg as a late first-round pick. That would allow him to make just over $2 million as dictated by the NBA’s rookie salary cap.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Tristan Freeman |Jonathan Wasserman |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain
Bueckers led the UConn Huskies to their first NCAA title in nine years, the program’s 12th overall, and averaged 19.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in her final year of college. While the Wings already get scoring prowess from Arike Ogunbowale and picked up the 2024 Most Improved Player in DiJonai Carrington, they went 9-31 last season, missed the playoffs and traded Satou Sabally to the Phoenix Mercury.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Jonathan Wasserman |Riley Frain |Hayley McGoldrick |Seth Davis
The Tigers (22-11) had a tremendous season cut short in the CAA Tournament semis, falling to a scorching-hot Delaware team that nearly won five games in five days to reach the NCAA Tournament. Towson is primed for another dominant season in the CAA, as it has retained its talent. Tyler Tejeda, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward who averaged 16.7 points, and 6-foot-1 sophomore guard Dylan Williamson (14.6 points per game) have announced they are returning; that’s a huge amount of production staying put.
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1 month ago | 
hoopshq.com | Tristan Freeman |Jonathan Wasserman |Hayley McGoldrick |Riley Frain
The Tigers (22-11) had a tremendous season cut short in the CAA Tournament semis, falling to a scorching-hot Delaware team that nearly won five games in five days to reach the NCAA Tournament. Towson is primed for another dominant season in the CAA, as it has retained its talent. Tyler Tejeda, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward who averaged 16.7 points, and 6-foot-1 sophomore guard Dylan Williamson (14.6 points per game) have announced they are returning; that’s a huge amount of production staying put.
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2 months ago | 
hoopshq.com | Drew Blouin |Seth Davis |Eden Laase |Hayley McGoldrick
Van Lith was an elite guard during her time at Louisville, but she had to rebuild her game and confidence after a transfer to LSU did not pan out. At TCU, she averaged 17.9 points and 5.5 assists and led the team to its first-ever Elite Eight appearance. While she may not have the size or lights-out shooting that other guards in the draft do, and her defense is a concern, Van Lith is a player who will do whatever it takes to find the basket and can score in many ways.
