How former Celtics draft pick Chauncey Billups rose from journeyman to the Basketball Hall of Fame
Selected third overall in the 1997 draft, Billups lasted just 51 games in Boston and played for five teams in his first six ...
Big Blue Heaven: Mark Pope’s Quest to Give Kentucky Basketball Back to the Fans
The new Wildcats coach and former player brings humility, for the first time since the Tubby Smith era, and a sense of communal ownership.
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Mark Pope: Kentucky is ‘greatest job’ in basketball
When the Kentucky Wildcats and men’s head basketball coach John Calipari parted ways after the 2023-24 season, it marked the ...
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Recap of what Mark Pope, Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson said at SEC Media Day
Here is a transcript of what Pope had to say at his press conference via ASAP Sports. Q. You guys obviously have been ...
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Aaron Scott wanted to get out of his ‘comfort zone’ with St. John’s transfer pivot
Even though it’s far away from home ... and a defensive stalwart on the other. Coach Rick Pitino has said that Scott had the best summer of anyone on the roster, and envisions him being a ...
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URI Coach Miller’s Potential Day of Horror
On Monday, the University of Rhode Island travels to Mohegan Sun to play an exhibition game against the University of ...
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A Conversation with Democratic Socialist JP Lyninger, Louisville’s Next Sixth District Councilman
In this first segment of a two-part series, JP Lyninger sits down with freelance writer Charlie Cy to discuss his circuitous ...
Rick Pitino eager ‘to see where we’re at’ when St. John’s faces Rutgers in exhibition
St. John’s wont’ get a taste of a true road environment on Thursday night when it visits Rutgers for an exhibition game at Jersey Mike’s Arena, which will be televised by the Big Ten ...
Rick Pitino on facing Rutgers freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey: ‘We know they’re very talented’
St. John’s point guard Kadary Richmond, who transferred over from Seton Hall, was named a co-captain of Pitino’s second team at the Big East school. He knows all about playing Rutgers from his tenure ...
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Emotional Rick Pitino returns to Kentucky's Rupp Arena
Rick Pitino came home Friday night. Nearly three decades after he led Kentucky to the 1996 national championship, Pitino walked onto the floor at Rupp Arena and was cheered loudly by fans during ...