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1 week ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

Right now, Yessoufou leans a little too much on his athleticism, and he’ll need to develop as a playmaker – he’s definitely a score-first guy. Some scouts at Hoop Summit even joked (half-seriously) about his age, since he moved to the U.S. four years ago from Benin to start his freshman year at St. Joseph High School. High School, Tounde Yessoufou, Uncategorized High School, Tounde Yessoufou

1 week ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

Dame Sarr, a potential NBA Draft 19-year-old prospect playing professionally for FC Barcelona, has become a topic of conversation not only for his high-level play contributing to Barca’s rotation, but also for a recent headline-making decision. Without the approval of Barça, the 6-foot-6 European prospect traveled to the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit causing a media stir and leading to a public statement from the club.

1 week ago | hoopshype.com | Bryan Kalbrosky

In a widely expected move, Ohio State senior-to-be guard CJ Walker officially announced on Saturday that he would be pulling his name out of the 2020 NBA draft and returning to Columbus for his final season.

2 weeks ago | hoopshype.com | Frank Urbina

With the 2024-25 NBA regular season just about wrapped up, we asked our team of writers and editors to vote on their end-of-year ballots, which we then totaled to give out awards for the 2024-25 season. Just like the actual voting process is more than likely going to go, MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year were the closest calls, with Sixth Man of the Year also having a couple of very convincing options that finished neck-and-neck in the vote.

2 weeks ago | hoopshype.com | Frank Urbina

The NBA world was rocked by another shock in-season firing on Tuesday when it was reported that the Denver Nuggets had fired head coach Michael Malone, along with general manager Calvin Booth. The firing was a historic one, as Malone is now tied with the legendary Hubie Brown for the distinction of having coached the most games in a season before being fired. Brown had coached the 1980-81 Atlanta Hawks for 79 games when he was fired.