Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. ESPN reported Tuesday that Rivers is joined by Candace Parker, Amar’e Stoudemire and Elena Delle Donne within the 2026 class. The Bucks’ third-year coach was an NBA champion with the Celtics in 2008. Rivers, an Illinois native, performed school basketball…
WASHINGTON — Zuby Ejiofor is one step nearer to varsity basketball’s prime defensive honor. The St. John’s ahead/middle is one of four finalists for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, the nationwide award’s organizers introduced Friday. The others are Kansas middle Flory Bidunga, Florida middle Rueben Chinyelu and Houston ahead Joseph Tugler. Entering Friday night…
Florida males’s basketball head coach Todd Golden and junior heart Rueben Chinyelu earned recognition Friday as Naismith semifinalists, the Atlanta Tipoff Club introduced. Golden is up for Coach of the Yea, whereas Chinyelu is one in all 10 gamers in competition for Defensive Player of the Year. In his fourth 12 months in Gainesville, Golden…