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You ain't a big baller if you don't know SKINS. Hoops connoisseur: HS/AAU-NCAA/NCAAW-NBA/WNBA-FIBA I get the boosters boosting, I get computers 'puting

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The Sickos CBB Committee @sickoscbb.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Guy wearing a shirt that says on the 7th day god made the Mac a two bid league
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Nice read from @bryanagraham.bsky.social On a basement court in Greenwich Village, the New York University women’s basketball team have quietly become the sport’s most improbable juggernaut www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
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Three years and 89 games unbeaten: how NYU became basketball’s unlikeliest dynasty
On a basement court in Greenwich Village, the New York University women’s basketball team have quietly become the sport’s most improbable juggernaut
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
College basketball data analyst Ken Pomeroy noticed another shift: more games this season had much higher pregame win probabilities in his ratings. He says he believes the transfer portal has strengthened elite teams and widened the gap between the top and bottom of Division I.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Great/crazy story from Shwetha Surendran of ESPN on Cal State University Bakersfield MBB scandal California school hired a coach, but police say he moonlighted as a pimp www.espn.com/college-spor...
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California school hired a coach, but police say he moonlighted as a pimp
Multiple dismissals have occurred at Cal State Bakersfield as an investigation probes who knew what and when.
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Will Warren @statsbywill.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
In which I explain very politely to the Sun Belt, and all its detractors, that the Sun Belt ladder format is objectively right. www.basketunderreview.com/the-sun-belt...
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The Sun Belt Is Right
Hi. I'm the guy who writes about all the college basketball conference tournaments here. I need you to understand something: I am very passionate about the Sun Belt’s conference tournament format. I a...
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Great newsletter to see in my inbox. @mattbrown.bsky.social with receipts of some HMs Miami (OH) tried to play but were scared. Example: 😂 Pitt lost buy game on same day anyways
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
What a line 😂 "Steve Pikiell's agent negotiated one of the all-time one-sided contracts. Rutgers might dissolve as a university if it paid out the remainder of his contract: the school would be on the hook for more than $20 million."
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The bosses asked me to write up an overview of the 2026 coaching carousel. We've still got a lot of fogginess, but I think this is a fair assessment of the hot seat as of this week. My over/under for high-major job changes: 10.5. Certainly possible we get a surprise pop in the next 10-15 days.
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2026 college basketball coaching carousel hot seat list: The power-conference jobs that could flip this March
The past two years saw 29 high-majors change coaches. This cycle won't be as busy, but there's still some unavoidable change on the way
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
www.spokesman.com/stories/2026... How Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s evolved into one of college basketball’s most riveting rivalries | West Coast Conclusion
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How Gonzaga-Saint Mary's evolved into one of college basketball's most riveting rivalries | West Coast Conclusion
The rivalry germinated when the Gaels strung together six straight 25-plus win seasons from 2008-13, including two regular-season titles, two tournament crowns and four NCAA Tournament appearances. Sa...
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
LIVE HOOPS! "Looking for SLEEPERS, in the countries ... that everybody sleeping on!" DEEP in the part of France a lot of French people haven't even been to ... Maine-et-Loire region, CHOLET, aka handkerchief town aka "The house that Rudy Gobert built" Cc: @maxjacoby.bsky.social
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"He admits he overlooked Tanner in his initial roster evaluation. And then Byington actually had his first real conversation with Tanner and his family. "I sat down with him for like five minutes, and I'm like, 'I might have just met the best young man I've ever met in my life,'" Byington said.
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Good morning from glazed-over Nashville. Here's a big column on a small guy who plays larger than anyone on the court. Tyler Tanner is a diminutive dynamo who grew up 15 minutes from Vanderbilt but rarely went to the games—because Vandy often lost. Now he's changing all of that for the 18-3 Dores.
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Vandy routs Kentucky 80-55: Meet Tyler Tanner, the undersized but mighty guard powering the Dores' revival
Nashville is frozen, Vandy is hot. The Commodores' national rise to SEC power is due in large part to a local kid who had only one high-major offer two years ago.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Brayden Burries ... The guys who go about things the right way in recruiting process seem to find their way. Pops seems plugged in on the right things
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Arizona is 21-0. It dangerously flirted with being 20-1. But it's 21-0. And it just induced AJ Dybantsa into the worst game of his college career. I talked to Tommy Lloyd and Brayden Burries—who vastly outplayed Dybantsa—after last night's win. Column from Provo:
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Arizona survived BYU -- and proved why it's still college basketball's standard
The Wildcats nearly collapsed at BYU on Monday night, but held on and induced star freshman AJ Dybantsa into his worst shooting showing of his season
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
No. 25 Miami is college basketball’s best-kept secret: Why the RedHawks are ranked, undefeated, and unsatisfied www.cleveland.com/sports/colle...
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No. 25 Miami is college basketball’s best-kept secret: Why the RedHawks are ranked, undefeated, and unsatisfied
The Miami Redhawks are currently one of three remaining teams in all of Division I basketball with an undefeated record.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Didn't expect this when perusing the international and domestic news of the day. 😂 John Calipari has penned an op-ed in Washington Post How to stop the chaos of college sports www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | John Calipari: How to stop the chaos of college sports
A sustainable model for the NCAA should address the transactional era of athletics.
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Column: Everyone is trying to figure out Indiana's secret sauce under Curt Cignetti. The main ingredient is stunningly simple. A breakdown of the Hoosiers' historically great ability to not screw up. bit.ly/49GRbVP
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One Thing Indiana Does Better Than Any Other College Football Team Has Led It to 14–0
The Hoosiers have been unbeatable because they are the most mistake-proof program in the country, mastering the fundamental tenets of football.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
#Nebrasketball is HERE Nebraska basketball’s stunning rise: Huskers crack top 10 for first time since 1966 apnews.com/article/top-...
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Nebraska basketball's stunning rise: Huskers crack top 10 for first time since 1966
Fred Hoiberg's patience with Nebraska's basketball program is finally paying off. The Huskers, once struggling under his leadership, are now one of six unbeaten teams in Division I men's college baske...
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
"And I don’t think I agree that based on past precedent in terms of who the first four out and the bubble teams are, that it’s the 12th, 13th and 14th power-conference schools. "
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
New: Q &A with NCAA president Charlie Baker. Eligibility, portal, NIL, CSC, tourney expansion … and his favorite sporting events since becoming the most enthusiastic fan to ever lead the association. bit.ly/45x3OAn
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Charlie Baker on NIL, Transfer Portal Window and Eligibility Lawsuits
The NCAA president defends tournament expansion and why he thinks it preserves college basketball, plus why sports gambling is the biggest integrity threat.
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I reached out to Dan Hurley for a quote about Baylor adding a former NBA pick/in-season roster adds. He left me a voice memo tonight with a thought on the state of CBB. Hurley understandably catches flack about his sideline antics, but IMO he cares about the sport as much as any coach out there.
“I would just say with the players, obviously with all the G League (guys), I just had no idea that that was even an option. I thought it was actually a joke when I saw it. I just assumed that when you stay in the draft or you get drafted that you would forgo your college eligibility. I was not aware of the loopholes in it. My biggest thing I would say is, listen, player empowerment’s great. Players have to do what they can to make sure that they're doing what's in their best interest. They're taking advantage of those opportunities now with NIL and the portal. The coaches are obviously always gonna do what’s in their best interest if they can grab a player from somewhere. It's gone on forever. Coaches have cheated in recruiting for years. They’ve paid players. I mean, the coaches are gonna find ways to make their team the best they can be.

But I would say my biggest thing is: who’s looking out for the shield, the college basketball (shield)? Who’s protecting college basketball, one of the most special things we have in sports. College basketball, March Madness, the second biggest annual sporting event every year. We need a commissioner. We need rules, we need guidelines.

The frustrating part is we all are willing to adapt and play this new game in this new era of, I guess college sports, or whether it's G League — I don't know what we're in exactly right now — but it's a frustrating game to play when you don't know the rules and rules are being made up as you go and there's no communication and there's no leadership. So, I think college basketball needs a commissioner. A (Roger) Goodell. A David Stern. Somebody that's gonna make decisions and start making moves that are in the best interest of college basketball, not just having coaches and players do what's in the best interest of them.”
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Baylor has landed an in-season free agent who was an NBA pick in 2023. The news set the college sports world aflame. I talked to Scott Drew this morning about why he did it, but more than that, laid out just how increasingly common rostering pros is becoming in college sports. Please read:
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Scott Drew tells CBS Sports why James Nnaji will play for Baylor after being selected in NBA Draft
Baylor and Drew are catching heat, but they are far from the only ones utilizing an NCAA rule that's enabling in-season free agency
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
"the integrity of games — perhaps the most precious commodity in sports and the one that once united the leagues’ commissioners against gambling — is increasingly being called into question, a trend some are calling an existential threat to the long-term viability of sports."
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Interesting @washingtonpost.com profile of Pablo Torre www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/... “Journalists maybe stopped appreciating how cool their job is. "You guys are basically detectives if you’re actually reporting s---. Bringing people into the process is like bringing them into a movie.”
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Pablo Torre pushes buttons — and boundaries — to expose sports secrets
With scoops from the NFL, NBA and beyond, Torre’s hit show — and the way he makes it — is ruffling feathers across the sports landscape.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
It’s not even January, but Tim Bergstraser is already delivering feats the Denver men’s basketball program hasn’t seen in over 20 years. www.denvergazette.com/2025/12/26/t...
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Tim Bergstraser has the DU Pioneers back on the right track | College Basketball Insider
It’s not even January, but Tim Bergstraser is already delivering feats the Denver men’s basketball program hasn’t seen in over 20 years. With nonconference play over across the country, it turns out t...
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
D.J. Wagner, once the nation's No. 1 recruit, embraces his role as a college basketball veteran www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2025/de...
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D.J. Wagner, once the nation's No. 1 recruit, embraces his role as a college basketball veteran | Texarkana Gazette
NEWARK, N.J. -- As the Prudential Center's public address announcer rolled through Arkansas' starting lineup introductions, two players remained on the bench.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Wyoming's Wicks not using NIL as an excuse www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/un... “We can’t be the team that sits there and has an excuse like, ‘Ah man, we’re not quite there yet, and our budget’s not quite there yet, and we don’t have what Grand Canyon has,’”
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Taylor column: Wyoming's Wicks not using NIL as an excuse
Grand Canyon was an obvious mismatch for the University of Wyoming last weekend.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
The ACC aimed to restore its men’s basketball reputation. So far, it’s working Read more at: www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
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The ACC aimed to restore its men’s basketball reputation. So far, it’s working
The ACC and its member schools made scheduling, financial and personnel changes. They are reaping the rewards.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Interesting article, discussing how fouling up 3 in NBA isn't as common as you'd think, and brings up potential of fouling up 2.
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Still not even remotely tired, so here's one of the fastest 1,200-word columns I've ever written, filed 15 minutes after Houston won earlier tonight. Cougars are at the table with every other national title contender. Don't sleep on Houston.
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Wake up, haters: Houston is a national title contender again, but more dangerous
Houston coasted past Arkansas and vaulted themselves into a deepening class of title contenders
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
“I wanted to work smarter. I was killing my body. I was never fresh. I was never feeling my best. Coming into the summer, I wanted to feel my best in order to go harder on the floor, go harder in the weight room. “Less is more sometimes.” -Tyler Kolek
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Stanford women’s basketball’s big bet? Degrees over dollars will buy blue chip talent “I have no idea what I want to do after basketball stops,” Swain said. “But with the degree I’ll be able to make certain decisions I need to make.” www.sfchronicle.com/sports/colle... RESPECT
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Stanford women’s basketball’s big bet? Degrees over dollars will buy blue chip talent
Coach Kate Paye has shown that academics can still lure top recruits to the Stanford women’s basketball program. What’s unclear is how the Cardinal will pay them — and how much it matters.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
"Hoiberg's doing this while overseeing a Nebraska team that, according to my sources, at best ranks 15th (& potentially as low as 17th) in the league in NIL ... Hoiberg's NBA experience -- as a player & a coach -- has been massive in offsetting some of Nebraska's disadvantages"
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Today's Court Report leads on the feel-good story of the season so far: Nebraska. I also get into Yaxel Lendeborg's growing case vs. Cam Boozer for NPOY. And I obtained Mick Cronin's contract. He secretly signed an extension in May; UCLA never disclosed. What to know + how much he's being paid.
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Nebraska's feel-good run rolls on, plus Boozer vs. Yaxel in NPOY Race
Matt Norlander's college hoops insider notebook also has scoop on Mick Cronin's new contract and good news for the lone remaining undefeated mid-major.
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
It's chef's-kiss perfect that college basketball teams are all too willing to play games in NBA arenas, and now the NBA is open to finding a way to get its games on college campuses.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Only in CJs articles do we get such niche stuff like this about Kylan Boswell manipulating the floor, ensuring he could take a rim protector out of the picture if Mirkovic and Wagler switch spots. Great stuff
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Alexa Philippou @alexaphilippou.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
No. 14 Michigan routed No. 18 Notre Dame, 93-54, today in the Shamrock Classic. That’s: -Michigan’s largest win over a ranked opponent in program history -Notre Dame’s largest loss since the 2002 NCAA tournament and largest loss to a ranked team in program history
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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Column: everything’s bigger in Texas, including the flops. A season that began at No. 1 looks like it will end without a playoff berth. bit.ly/3M3lAnS
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Texas Flops Out of CFP, Proving Preseason No. 1 and Arch Manning Hype Was Premature
Georgia’s fourth-quarter avalanche turned a tough night into a full unraveling for the Longhorns as they pretend their goals are still alive.
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
AJ Dybantsa's second-half awakening is a good sign BYU, but the bigger deal is the emergence of Silas Demary Jr. for UConn. He's the kind of player who should ensure the Huskies are Final Four material again after last year's letdown. Column on Connecticut's slim win over BYU in Boston last night.
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UConn holds off BYU comeback: AJ Dybantsa can't complete Cougars rally
UConn was missing a certain edge and physicality last season, but the Huskies look built for a return to the top
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Enjoyed this @richarddeitsch.bsky.social pod with Robbie Hummel on NBA on NBC coverage podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... NBC, Amazon both doing some unique stuff with their NBA broadcasts. Really enjoying more X's and O's focus and all of that.
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The emergence of Robbie Hummel as a leading basketball voice
Podcast Episode · Sports Media with Richard Deitsch · 11/14/2025 · 42m
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Article on Shaka "Smart likes to preach “Giannis posture” — everyone in the program must have the body language of Giannis ... — so he struck a deal with Ighodaro. For each time he dropped his head, every member of the staff was going to do a 1 minute plank" www.nytimes.com/athletic/680... ($)
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Shaka Smart hasn’t taken a transfer in four years. The reason why goes beyond basketball
Smart is the rare coach who quotes Maya Angelou and Nick Saban. He shadows NFL coaches, finds inspiration in rugby and never stops learning.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Preach! "Army was never going to beat Duke, just like New Haven was never going to beat PSU But having these games offers up variety & camaraderie on a level no other sport can equal. Giving mid-majors an opportunity to host these types of games in fact adds to [CBB's] appeal"
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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
As Army honors Coach K with a banner, Jon Scheyer sets another example for how big schools should treat scheduling—and has evolved Duke's reputation in the process. "[We] want to be in these types of games. ... Most importantly, doing games that haven't been done before." Story from West Point:
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On Coach K's banner night at Army Duke rolls over Black Knights
With a road game vs. the Black Knights, Scheyer honors Coach K's legacy while upgrading Duke's scheduling reputation
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Great Braden Smith feature from @jeffborzello.bsky.social Braden Smith is chasing an NCAA title -- and an NBA future www.espn.com/mens-college...
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'That's all it's ever been ... is doubt': Braden Smith is chasing a title -- and the NBA
Delivering the Boilermakers' first national championship could go a long way toward Smith's future in the NBA.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Great read from Tim Keown In search of the real Nikola Jokic www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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In search of the real Nikola Jokić
A trip to Sombor, Serbia, paints a portrait of the elusive Nuggets star by the people who know him best.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Why is Penn State basketball playing a road game at small-school New Haven? Thank you, I had been wondering about this www.pennlive.com/penn-state-m...
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Why is Penn State basketball playing a road game at small-school New Haven?
Mike Rhoades' group tips against the Chargers on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Loved the last section "Wicket passing Isaiah Hartenstein is keeping flashy passes practical." The through the legs pass in this scenario seems super effective.
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
“Players get offers 10 times higher than in Europe, so it is a very easy decision ... for the players and their families" -MISKO (prominent agent in Europe) College basketball opens a new season with an influx of international talent abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireS...
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College basketball opens a new season with an influx of international talent
There's an influx of international talent in college basketball this year
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Andrew Wiggins: how a shy NBA player negotiated growing up a star in the social media era www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n... Good read. Makes me think of NIL era, people try to force these kids to be all up on social media even if it's not their thing.
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Andrew Wiggins: how a shy NBA player negotiated growing up a star in the social media era
In an extract from his new book on the rise of Canadian basketball, Oren Weisfeld examines the pressures of being a teenage star in the modern game
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SkinsHoops86 @skinshoops86.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Great feature on Boozer twins in Washington Post ($) The twin sons of a former Duke star are the program’s next great hope www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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The twin sons of a former Duke star are the program’s next great hope
Cameron and Cayden Boozer didn’t always want to follow their father, Carlos, to Durham. Now that they did, another promising Blue Devils season is in their hands.
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