"That's just how I was raised. I feel like Northwood, the basketball gym felt like my home since I'm there so much, before, during and after school... I just wanted to help out. That was really it."
UNC Wilmington is outscoring opponents by 9.1 points per game with a +300 scoring differential overall. It puts up 76.8 points per game and gives up 67.7 per contest.
When we became aware of the Atlanta Hawks' scheduled promotion, we reached out to Hawks leadership to better understand their plans and rationale. While we appreciate the team's perspective and their desire to move forward, we have heard significant concerns from a broad array of league stakeholders including fans, partners, and employees. I believe canceling this promotion is the right decision for the NBA community.
On Friday, the Checkers skated to a 5-3 win over the Phantoms. Nolan Foote scored a goal and added an assist and Noah Gregor, Nate Smith, Brett Chorske and Mikulas Hovorka also lit the lamp for the Checkers. Luke Kunin set up the Gregor and Hovorka goals and Jack Studnicka and Mike Benning had the assists on Foote's game-opener.
Winthrop averages 84.2 points per game (25th in college basketball) while allowing 75.1 per contest (221st in college basketball). It has a +291 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 9.1 points per game. The Eagles are averaging 84.2 points, 12.0 more than the Blue Hose allow.
The Chicago Bulls continued to overhaul their roster on Wednesday, sending guard Coby White and Mike Conley to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng and three-second round picks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. The Hornets acquired Dieng and a second-rounder from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Mason Plumlee, sources said. Dieng was then re-routed to Chicago amid multiple transactions.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball is not listed on the team's injury report and is expected to play Thursday night against the Houston Rockets, one day after being involved in a two-car crash in Charlotte. The Hornets are one of the NBA's hottest teams having won 10 of their last 11 games and Ball is a big reason for that success.
A University of Florida basketball crowd started a brutal chant for an opposing player who returned to college after an unsuccessful stint in the NBA. During Sunday's game between the Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide, Alabama center Charles Bediako was at the free throw line when the chant rang out across the gym. As he prepared to shoot, the crowd's criticism of the 23-year-old was loud and clear, as G League dropout! could be heard on the TV broadcast.
The 33-year-old sported blonde hair on the Hornets bench during their 102-95 Monday win against the New Orleans Pelicans. Charlotte's broadcast team showed Connaughton's look late in the third quarter in what was described on the broadcast as ramifications for losing a bet. After the game, Hornets guard Kon Knueppel revealed that Connaughton's bleach blonde hair was the result of finishing last in the team's fantasy football league.
In 11 regular season games with the Herd, Smith averaged 8.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals across 23.3 minutes per game. He shot 35.7 percent from the floor, 25.0 percent from 3-point range and 66.7 percent from the free-throw line. Smith had four double-figure scoring games, including a 17-point outing against the Noblesville Boom (Pacers) on Nov. 30 and a 14-point, seven-rebound, six-assist night against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets) on Dec. 22.
The William & Mary Tribe (14-8, 5-5 CAA) will try to end a five-game road slide when they visit the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (19-3, 8-1 CAA) on February 5, 2026 at Raiford G. Trask Coliseum. UNC Wilmington was victorious in its most recent game versus Towson, 82-73, on Thursday. Nolan Hodge was its top scorer with 23 points. William & Mary dropped its previous game to Campbell, 104-96, on Saturday. Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi was its high scorer with 18 points.
The two teams average a combined 0.4 fewer points per game, 134.1, than this matchup's over/under of 134.5 points. Opponents of the two teams average a combined 12.9 more points per game, 147.4, than this game's total of 134.5 points. The average over/under North Carolina Central has had in its games this year is 15.6 more points than this particular game's point total. The average total for Hornets games this year is 3.2 fewer points than the point total of 134.5 for this outing.
