UAB star forward Yaxel Lendeborg will not be entering the transfer portal, he announced Tuesday afternoon in an emphatic statement posted to social media. “I want to thank the man above for blessing me with the ability to play this sport,” Lendeborg wrote. “It has given me the opportunity to make meaningful relationships and has […]

With a sports gambling reckoning on the horizon, NCAA president Charlie Baker called for a ban on college prop bets Wednesday morning. Prop bets — short for proposition bets — are related to a player’s individual performance. For instance, a wager on how many points a player scores in a game is considered a prop […]

As conference tournaments draw to a close, the 2023-2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field is set to be finalized within the next 72 hours. The March Madness bracket will be revealed on Sunday, March 17th, with the selection show starting at 5 p.m. on CBS. As of Friday afternoon, three Alabama programs have secured bids: […]

Troy University has signed Scott Cross, head coach of the men’s basketball team, to a new contract. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the deal will last for four years and includes a “salary increase” for Cross, who has been the Trojans’ men’s basketball head coach since 2019. The contract also gives the program “an assistant […]

Since 2021, the NCAA has allowed its student athletes to profit from their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights. While universities are not permitted to directly pay players — athletes can be compensated by boosters, companies, and other third parties. Oftentimes, this compensation is distributed by “collectives” that have no direct affiliation with schools.  Despite […]

For the first time since 2000, the Samford University men’s basketball team is dancing. On Monday afternoon, the top-seeded Bulldogs won their first Southern Conference tournament title, beating No. 7 seed East Tennessee State 76-69. The victory ensured Samford will participate in the NCAA Tournament for only the third time in program history. Confetti fell […]

Thursday night’s UAB-Temple men’s basketball game was flagged by gambling watchdog US Integrity, citing “unusual wagering activity” that took place the day of the game. The company, employed by the American Athletic Conference, notified casinos of suspicious line movement, leading many books to stop taking bets on the game. According to Sports Illustrated, US Integrity […]

The Southern Conference Postseason Awards, voted on by a mixture of media and head coaches, selected Samford University men’s basketball head coach Bucky McMillan as the 2023-2024 Coach of the Year. McMillan, named the media’s Coach of the Year each of the previous two seasons, is the third coach in the SoCon’s 103-year history to […]