Jared Ebanks

New York

Social Media Associate at SLAM Magazine

Feature Writer at Freelance

Social/Editorial @SLAMonline | Prev. @SneakerNews | UIUC Alum | Views and opinions are my own

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Articles

How Real Run L.A. is Bringing Opportunities and Offers to College Hoopers

1 week ago | slamonline.com | Jared Ebanks

From April until November every year, college basketball players don’t have a spotlight to shine in. Once March Madness wraps, it’s nothing but crickets for the thousands of players from the NAIA to DI. That’s eight months of not being seen. No crowds. No scouts. In an era where being visible to the right program means major NIL deals on the table, the Real Run L.A. College Summer League has become so vital.
Back on Cloud 9: New York Liberty Star Natasha Cloud Covers SLAM 256

1 month ago | slam.ly | Jared Ebanks

Natasha Cloud wasn’t expecting this type of welcome. The Philly native who grew up just a few hours from the Brooklyn borough she now calls home practically leapt out of the black SUVshe was riding in once it pulled up to Barclays Center. On an overcast day in mid-April, Cloud was welcomed to the New York Liberty with a seafoam carpet roll out.
Darius Acuff Jr Looks Ahead at Arkansas and Cal's Vision For His Game | SLAMU

1 month ago | slamonline.com | Jared Ebanks

Darius Acuff Jr. doesn’t have too many vivid memories from when he was really young—we’re talking 2 or 3 years old. But he does remember running around the ACC’s gym that sat just down the street from his childhood home in Detroit while his older cousin’s team tried to practice. All of his memories with the game began in that gym with striped royal blue walls. Since 2003, the father of Darius’ uncle Rashad has taken care of that very gym.
Bobbito Garcia Dives into the World of SNEAKS as Sneaker Culture Ambassador

2 months ago | slamonline.com | Jared Ebanks

Remember when you got that pair of kicks to play in? You know, the ones you were begging for. Hoping for. Praying for. And then that anxious, exhilarating feeling that led up to that first time lacing ’em up? Then you’ve probably got something in common with our guy Edson, one of the characters from the new sneaker-themed animated film, SNEAKS.
Cade Cunningham Has His FOOT ON THE GAS: SLAM 255 Cover Story

2 months ago | slamonline.com | Jared Ebanks

There’s a saying about the past…Forget that. We’re not here to focus on what was. And at this moment, neither is Cade Cunningham, as he leads a renaissance in Detroit. Yes, the first few years in the League for the Pistons prodigy were tumultuous. Those losses have been well documented: 192 over three years while tying the NBA’s all-time losing streak last season with 28 straight. But in 2025, Cunningham has the city of Detroit envisioning hoops through late April for the first time in six years.
Klutch Athletics by New Balance Highlights Their Athlete Roster During Youth Clinic

2 months ago | slamonline.com | Jared Ebanks

At first glance from the corner of Rivington and Columbia, the Masaryk Community Gym looks like it’s hidden behind a giant white brick wall. That’s kind of because it is. Home to the collaborative project of Aimé Leon Dore and New Balance, the building juts out onto the sidewalk as a beacon for the Lower East Side’s hoops community. The colorless bricks that face the pavement are illuminated by a painted mural that depicts the action taking place on the second floor.
The Greatest Game Ever Played

Mar 28, 2025 | leadertimes.com | Jared Ebanks

Alright, let’s take a collective moment and rummage through the memories. Think of the greatest game you’ve ever seen. Michael Jordan’s “last shot” over the Utah Jazz for the 1998 Finals? Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals? How about Syracuse and UConn’s six-overtime bout in 2009? The question is honestly subjective. These are all fair responses, but if we’re talking star power and buzzer-beaters, it’s got to be the 1992 Elite Eight matchup between Duke and Kentucky.
After Managing Music Heavyweights, Founder of ISLA MANAGEMENT Simon Gebrelul is Making Waves in Sports

Mar 21, 2025 | slamonline.com | Jared Ebanks

ISLA MANAGEMENT founder Simon Gebrelul vividly remembers being in the Philippines for the 2016 Canadian national team’s Olympic qualifiers, joining the three week trip as Tristan Thompson’s longtime manager and close friend. It was in Manila where Simon met current style icon and frontrunner for NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was then just a 16-year-old playing for Hamilton Heights Christian Academy.
Johni Broome and Tahaad Pettiford On Auburn's Dominance This Season

Mar 7, 2025 | slamonline.com | Jared Ebanks

Like most hoopers during the holiday season, Johni Broome, Tahaad Pettiford and their Auburn teammates grew up watching college basketball’s best at the annual Maui Invitational. Winning it all on national television inside the Lahaina Civic Center during Thanksgiving break was the dream. Last November, it became the Tigers’ reality.
The Emergence of Rasheer Fleming into a Double-Double Standout at St. Joseph's

Feb 28, 2025 | slamonline.com | Jared Ebanks

Rasheer Fleming is a self-proclaimed “late bloomer,” but that doesn’t mean the work started recently. Nah, the 6-9 junior out at Saint Joseph’s has been grinding away at his craft since he was moving from Tennessee to Kentucky to New Jersey as a kid. Consistency has been the key no matter the scenario.