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Who is he? Senior; forward; 6-foot-7; from Glenview, Illinois. 2024-25 Stats 33 games, 33 starts, 37.6 minutes per game, 20.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals, 47.1% FG, 33.3% 3PT, 72.8% FT 2024-25 Review Martinelli started the season as one of the strongest players on Northwestern’s squad. He ended up finishing as arguably the […]
From Inside NU | 4 months ago | 0 reads
As Purdue heads to Lexington today to play Kentucky in an exhibition, we are just one Daniel Jacobsen away from its season opener against Evansville on November 4th. Twelve days and Purdue will try to live up to its #1 billing, and that starts with the most reworked part of its rotation from last year’s […]
From Hammer and Rails | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Schedule: The NC State basketball media team has another quality series, Light It Red, taking the fans inside Dail to see how a championship team is built. This week they are taking it on the road. Light It Red – Episode 2
From Backing The Pack | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Naithan George and Ibrahim Souare played together for Canyon International Academy, then spent two seasons at Georgia Tech, and are now teammates once again for the Syracuse Orange. Neither of them can even really remember what it felt like to be on a basketball team without the other. “That’s my brother, man,” George said on […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | 4 months ago | 1 read
UNC faces Virginia at home in an ACC tilt Saturday, with kick-off set for noon. Let’s look inside the numbers for these two programs this year and see if we find a plausible path to victory for our Tar Heels. 2025 Season So Far: Edge Virginia The Cal loss moved UNC up from 101st to […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 4 months ago | 0 reads
This week’s highlights include a pair of big rivalry games as Minnesota goes to Iowa for the Floyd of Rosedale and Michigan State hosts Michigan. I supposed Purdue-Rutgers could also be considered a rivalry game, as both teams are definitely rivals this year with “winning Big Ten games”. I am also curious to see if […]
From Hammer and Rails | 4 months ago | 2 reads
As we’ve already talked about in the 2025-26 Marquette men’s basketball season preview series, there’s a lot of questions facing the Golden Eagles heading into the year. It’s reasonable to say that there’s more questions facing Marquette than any other season that head coach Shaka Smart has been in charge of so far, and yeah, I’m […]
From Anonymous Eagle | 4 months ago | 0 reads
Julian Alvarez’s agent has played down talk about a potential move from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona amid speculation his client wants out of the Spanish capital. There have been more rumors flying around this week about Alvarez’s future, with claims he’s keen to leave and more talk about a move to Catalunya. Fernando Hidalgo has been […]
From Barca Blaugranes | 4 months ago | 0 reads
Kansas Jayhawks News What are realistic expectations for the six freshmen on the basketball team? Lance Leipold discusses what’s at stake in tomorrow’s game against KSU A comprehensive list of who’s out due to injury for both Kansas and Kansas State Links! Here’s a look inside the way a high stakes, mafia-connected poker game was […]
From Rock Chalk Talk | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Good morning Dawg fans! It’s Friday and tomorrow, the Dawgs will have the opportunity to get right after a loss on the road to Michigan as they take on the 23rd ranked Illinois Fighting Illini at Husky Stadium! To the Dots! Football Dots Basketball Dots That’s all for today, so thank you very much for […]
From UW Dawg Pound | 4 months ago | 2 reads
The 2025 North Carolina football team has not been the most fun watch to this point in the season, but guess what: there’s another game to watch this Saturday. This weekend, the Tar Heels will take on Virginia in the latest edition of the “South’s Oldest Rivalry.” Whereaas UNC has really struggled this season, the […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 4 months ago | 0 reads
On this episode of “Oskee Talk” former Illini men’s basketball manager Robby Nardini joins me to review Illinois’ exhibition win versus Illinois State & look ahead to the regular season. We also take a deeper dive into the non-conference and Big Ten schedules and predict win totals for men’s & women’s hoops. Click HERE to […]
From The Champaign Room | 4 months ago | 0 reads
Maryland men’s basketball had its media day Thursday, with all 16 players and head coach Buzz Wiliams speaking for the first time in the 2025-26 season. The Terps unofficially open their season with a home exhibition game Oct. 27 against UMBC. That game will be the first for all but one of Maryland’s players in […]
From Testudo Times | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Maryland men’s lacrosse made a huge late splash Thursday when 2026 five-star long stick midfielder Ethan Bramoff flipped his commitment from Virginia to the Terps. Prep Lacrosse’s Ty Xanders first reported the news. Bramoff is Inside Lacrosse’s No. 14 player in the class of 2026. The Long Island native originally committed to Virginia in September […]
From Testudo Times | 4 months ago | 1 read
The NCAA announced they will not give players five years of eligibility… for now. Josh Whitman made the announcement yesterday. Whitman is the Cabinet Chair and also Illinois Athletic Director. He didn’t completely close the door on the topic in the future, but at least for the next two seasons the rosters are as they’ve […]
From Rock M Nation | 4 months ago | 1 read
For Duke fans, seeing Zion Williamson’s extraordinary game in Cameron was a once in a lifetime treat. Williamson is unlike anyone else. At 6-6 and maybe 265 now – he’s clearly lost weight but it’s not officially changed – Williamson has been compared to a flying refrigerator. His build and explosiveness is utterly unique. Injuries […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Four-star recruit Sam Funches is following in a prominent lineage of dominant big men to come through the Gonzaga program. Kelly Olynyk, Zach Collins, Domantas Sabonis, Chet Holmgren are just a few that come to mind. The 6-11 leftie has a 7’5 wingspan, bringing a soft touch when finishing around the basket and rim protection […]
From The Slipper Still Fits | 4 months ago | 4 reads
It’s a big test for the Lads this weekend as we travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea! So we caught up with Simon Johnson from The Athletic so he could tell us about covering Chelsea for the last 20+ years! On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to […]
From Roker Report | 4 months ago | 1 read
West Texas A&M is a very good Division II women’s basketball team that gives lots of DI programs a good fight in exhibition games. Still, it was a surprise to see the Buffaloes come out and go up by as many as 18 points against the Arizona Wildcats in McKale Center. Not only did the […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 4 months ago | 1 read
ACC Prescription asks what’s going on with Florida State. FromtheRumbleSeat says after Georgia Tech’s latest win over Duke, they just need to keep churning. RubbingtheRock asks if Christoper Vizzina should be the Clemson QB next year after a reasonable performance against SMU. Every Clemson position should be up for grabs. CanesWarning says whether Miami is … Continue reading »
From All Sports Discussion | 4 months ago | 4 reads
ACC Prescription asks what’s going on with Florida State. FromtheRumbleSeat says after Georgia Tech’s latest win over Duke, they just need to keep churning. RubbingtheRock asks if Christoper Vizzina should be the Clemson QB next year after a reasonable performance against SMU. Every Clemson position should be up for grabs. CanesWarning says whether Miami is … Continue reading »
From All Sports Discussion | 4 months ago | 5 reads
Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball fans were surprised on Wednesday night when Gopher senior Mallory Heyer posted on social media that she intended to transfer from Minnesota due to “personal reasons” and will not play for the Gophers in the 2025-26 season. Heyer intends to graduate from Minnesota in December and will be a grad transfer […]
From The Daily Gopher | 4 months ago | 1 read
Hey Testudo Times community! This is your open space to discuss all things Maryland women’s basketball. Keep things respectful as always. Be sure to keep up with all of our women’s basketball coverage here. All open threads will be restarted periodically as needed. Please direct any questions/comments/concerns to managing editor Matt Germack([email protected]). Enjoy!
From Testudo Times | 4 months ago | 2 reads
As a result of the US government’s ongoing shutdown, the Armed Forces Classic between UConn and Louisville has been moved from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The season-opening contest will still take place on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 pm ET. “We’ve made the decision to move […]
From The UConn Blog | 4 months ago | 1 read
Although the NBA regular season tipped off on Tuesday with a pair of exciting matchups, most of the league began their season on Wednesday, including the local teams in the Nets, Knicks, and 76ers. Rutgers fans were likely more interested in the NBA regular-season debuts of former Scarlet Knight stars Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, […]
From On the Banks | 4 months ago | 3 reads