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Joe Wieskamp spent a lot of time getting buckets for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He really flourished as a Big Ten wing and helped his team to heights they have not been in forever. Now, Wieskamp turns his sights to the 2021 NBA Draft. He has a good chance to carve out a solid role in […] READ MORE
Jericho Sims spent four seasons in Austin as a solid center for the Texas Longhorns. He is continuing the tradition of athletic bigs to enter the NBA looking to make some noise after performing as a Longhorn. Sims stacks up nicely in today’s NBA. Jericho Sims 2021 NBA Draft Profile College Career Sims graduated from […] READ MORE
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is back for its eighth run. As is typical, the rosters are loaded this year, more so than ever before. Interestingly enough, one of the stalwarts, Overseas Elite, who won four consecutive titles will not be playing. Since it is a 64 team tournament and many teams only have one or […] READ MORE
The Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony is just around the corner. As usual, the United States are massive favorites to win both the men’s and women’s gold medals. Before any exhibition games were played, the men were -2000 favorites, meaning you would need to bet $2,000 to win $100. However, the men’s USA basketball team is […] READ MORE
The 2021 NBA Finals are finally here. Although we have endured far too many injuries, the postseason has been fantastic. Ultimately, it would be hard to argue that the better teams in the league didn’t make it to the Finals. Honestly, the only argument might be the Brooklyn Nets. Regardless, here we are. The Phoenix […] READ MORE
With the start of July comes a changing NCAA landscape. For years now, we have heard about name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights for student-athletes. Essentially, this means athletes want the money that universities are making off of them. For example, an autograph from Luka Garza at an Iowa event would all go to Iowa. […] READ MORE
Full disclosure: I am a diehard Duke fan. It has been reported by Jeff Goodman that legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will retire following the 2020-21 NCAA basketball season. This is a bitter moment for Duke basketball fans, but at 74 years old, it was only a matter of time before Coach K stepped […] READ MORE
Tom Thibodeau could easily win NBA Coach of the Year this season and no one would bat an eye. He led the projected bottom third New York Knicks to the four seed where they host a playoff series after missing out for eight straight years. There is no doubt the Knicks are made of misfits, […] READ MORE
Amazingly, the NCAA regular season has come to a close. That means it is conference tournament time. The power conferences tip-off on Tuesday and that starts with the ACC conference tournament. Typically, this is a top-two conference, but this year it is not close to normal. While the ACC does have some title contenders, they […] READ MORE
The Big Ten was widely regarded as a top-two league this year. At one point, it appeared they were on pace for 11 of the 14 conference teams to make it to March Madness. That ship has sailed, but they still have nine really solid teams. Now that the regular season has ended, it is […] READ MORE