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Eligibility Relief After Coronavirus Cancelations

Coronavirus cancelations hit us all by surprise, and student-athletes need eligibility relief. First, we thought, well, there is an outbreak in China, but it’s half a world away. We thought news outlets were exaggerating the severity of the virus. For the most part, everyone was prepared to simply get on with their lives. They paid the […]

Team Building Through Living Proof: Belmont Basketball

Ian Kayanja

Coronavirus has ended sports for a while, but if you don’t mind, I want to take a look back at the 2019-20 college basketball season anyway. But I am not talking about Power-5 schools. Nor am I talking about the pure parody that has existed on the top end of college basketball. The remarkable thing […]

The Worst Way to End a College Basketball Season

Charles Smith

Today is March 22nd, 2020. In a perfect world, the first and second rounds of March Madness would have just ended. 16-32 teams and their fanbases would be celebrating their memorable wins, and the losers, not so much. Actually, in a more perfect world, my North Texas Mean Green would be on the way to their […]

Sexual Assault and College Sports

Ian Kayanja

Sexual assault on college campuses is no secret. Yet, sexual assault within college sports is a growing epidemic. College sports fans can all remember when cases like Penn State football, Baylor football, and Michigan State gymnastics first broke. These cases, all public, exemplified a major issue with college athletics. That issue? College sports gives those […]

March Madness 2020: Anybody Can Get It!

Thurman Foreman

March Madness is upon us, and look out, because anybody can get it this year! The closer we get to selection Sunday, the more the excitement starts to take over. Personally, I like to see the Cinderella team win it every time. Whether it’s Mercer, Butler, or anyone else, the celebration is that much more […]

Finding This Year’s Cinderella

Charles Smith

The 2019-2020 NCAA men’s basketball regular season has ended. Conference titles have been awarded, and now most Division-1 tournaments are in full swing. Selection Sunday is just one week away, and so is the beginning of the mad dash to complete brackets and place bets on all of the games. What was last year like? Sure, […]

LaMelo Ball’s Future Clear as 2020

Thurman Foreman

The 2020 draft is coming up in a few months, and it will be full of gems just waiting to be discovered. But we can be honest here; the draft class is not particularly deep. On top of that, defense is almost an afterthought when building a team in the NBA these days. Talents like […]

The 2008 Florida Gators

Derdrick White

2008 – The year this country saw its’ first black president, the year when rapper T.I. told millions of women all over the world that they could have whatever they liked. As a young 13-year-old 8th grader aspiring to be the best defensive end the NFL had ever seen, I knew that going to a […]

Mentally Traumatic – SMU Coach Travis Mays

Danielle Williams

Embed from Getty Images Imagine this. You’ve just picked up a basketball for the first time. Your dad made you do it, but what the heck you weren’t afraid to try. You make your first basket. Something about seeing the ball swish through the net made you smile. You continue to play until you learn […]

Who’s the next Pat Summitt?

Danielle Williams

Embed from Getty Images When you think of legendary college basketball coaches like John Wooden and Pat Summitt, who else comes to mind? Bobby Knight? Maybe Dean Smith? These are all extraordinary basketball minds, but here’s my question for you: who’s the next Pat Summitt? Who is the next legendary basketball coach?Of course, there are […]

California Bill Allows NCAA Athletes to Profit, Earn Money

Thurman Foreman

The NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously to allow the possibility for college athletes to earn money for their athletic services. The board’s chair, Michael Drake, went so far as to describe this development as a “modernization” on Twitter. Modernization describes this perfectly. Many claim that these athletes being able to earn money is something […]

Which College Basketball Teams Will Rise to the Top?

Charles Smith

As we progress further into conference play, one thing has been clear throughout the 2019-20 college basketball season: This year has been as nutty as ever. With Kansas State blowing out No. 12 West Virginia 84-68 on Saturday, that marks another top-25 upset in this whirlwind of a season.No. 4 Auburn and No. 5 Butler […]

James Wiseman leaves Memphis to prepare for NBA

Danielle Williams

Embed from Getty Images By now, most of us heard the name James Wiseman and are all pretty familiar with his story. For those that are not, here’s a quick rundown: He’s from Nashville, Tennessee He committed to play basketball at the University of Memphis He received financial “help” from Penny Hardaway, who was a […]

College Basketball and Their Great Dilemma

Ian Kayanja

1.) The Dilemma Brandon Jennings, R.J. Hampton, Jeremy Tyler, Emmanuel Mudiay, Terrance Ferguson, and LaMelo Ball all have something in common. And no, it’s not just that they’re really good at basketball. I’ll give you a hint, it has to do with college… or the lack thereof. What these players have in common is that […]

James Wiseman’s 12 game suspension

Danielle Williams

So we all know how ass-backwards the NCAA is, right? I mean seriously, their decisions tend to make my blood boil. Now, you may be wondering why I’m upset. Well, that’s because of the latest news over James Wiseman’s suspension. If you haven’t heard, the NCAA has suspended James Wiseman, a freshman basketball player for […]