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How Does a Walk-On Program Work for a Typical College Basketball Program?

How Does a Walk-On Program Work for a Typical College Basketball Program?

Everyone can picture the scene on Signing Day for ascending high school seniors who have been fortunate enough to be offered full ride scholarships at multiple Division 1 college basketball programs....

ByAndrew Pistone | Tue May 10 2022
Can the NBA's G-League Ever Replace Big-Time College Basketball?

Can the NBA's G-League Ever Replace Big-Time College Basketball?

We’ve seen some promising NBA hopeful prospects take a few roads less traveled in the last decade or so, as an alternative to big time college basketball. Brandon Jennings decided to forgo playing...

ByAndrew Pistone | Fri Jul 16 2021
The Stretch Five: How Do Big Men Develop For Modern Day Basketball?

The Stretch Five: How Do Big Men Develop For Modern Day Basketball?

Basketball fans thirty years of age or older remember the way the game used to be played. The point guard would methodically bring the ball down the court, pass it off to a forward who was beyond the...

ByAndrew Pistone | Mon Feb 01 2021
March Madness: Three Top Teams In Danger of Being Upset

March Madness: Three Top Teams In Danger of Being Upset

We are just weeks away from the most exciting event in sports: the NCAA March Madness Tournament. After an abrupt cancellation to last year's edition due to the sudden emergence of the COVID-19...

ByBryan Armetta | Mon Feb 22 2021
March Madness: Three Mid-Majors Who Can Go Far

March Madness: Three Mid-Majors Who Can Go Far

It's just about time for the greatest tournament in sports, and all eyes are on the college basketball world as teams shuffle for seeding and the chance to reach the big dance. While upsets are...

ByBryan Armetta | Thu Mar 04 2021
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College Basketball: Previewing Opening Weekend's Best Games

College Basketball: Previewing Opening Weekend's Best Games

I [http://warrennolan.com/basketball/2021/net] [https://gmtm.com/articles/march-madness-three-mid-majors-who-can-go-far]t's that time again! March Madness returns after a two-year hiatus, and fans...

ByBryan Armetta | Mon Mar 29 2021
College Basketball: Top Ten Cinderella Teams

College Basketball: Top Ten Cinderella Teams

On March 22nd, 2021, Oral Roberts University became just the second #15 seed to reach the Sweet Sixteen in NCAA men's basketball history. While the story of ORU would come to a close against...

ByBryan Armetta | Wed Mar 31 2021
College Basketball: Can Gonzaga Be Stopped?

College Basketball: Can Gonzaga Be Stopped?

The rise of Gonzaga under head coach Mark Few is one of the more unexpected ascents to power in the history of collegiate sports. Inheriting a mid-major program with virtually no history and little...

ByBryan Armetta | Mon Mar 22 2021
College Basketball: Is the Big 10 Overrated?

College Basketball: Is the Big 10 Overrated?

Following UCLA's unexpected takedown [https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2021-03-31/ucla-victory-michigan-final-four-ncaa-tournament] of the top-seeded Michigan Wolverines, the Big 10 found...

ByBryan Armetta | Tue Apr 27 2021
College Basketball: Five Best Transfers and Recruits of 2021

College Basketball: Five Best Transfers and Recruits of 2021

A crazy season that saw one of the greatest teams in college basketball histor [https://gmtm.com/articles/gonzaga-bulldogs-march-madness-2021]y go down in epic fashion proved just one thing: in the...

ByBryan Armetta | Mon Jun 07 2021
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Men's College Basketball: Five Stars Who Could Have Benefitted Most From NIL Ruling

Men's College Basketball: Five Stars Who Could Have Benefitted Most From NIL Ruling

In the aftermath of a July ruling by the NCAA allowing for athletes to profit off of their name, image, and...

ByBryan Armetta | Sun Apr 17 2022
Four Early Season College Basketball Tournaments You Should Keep An Eye

Four Early Season College Basketball Tournaments You Should Keep An Eye

Even if you are not an avid College Basketball fan, you probably watch March Madness. Or at the very least you have seen the highlights of last-second game winners and overtime thrillers that sports...

ByAria Modirmassihai | Sat Aug 07 2021
New NCAA Transfer Rules Could Change How Basketball Coaches Recruit Players

New NCAA Transfer Rules Could Change How Basketball Coaches Recruit Players

Since the 1960’s any college Basketball player that transfers schools has been required to sit out their first season at their new school. The rule, which seems harsh, was meant to promote some...

ByAria Modirmassihai | Thu Aug 05 2021
How The Recent Conference Realignment Affects College Basketball

How The Recent Conference Realignment Affects College Basketball

When it comes to conference realignments in college sports, Football is always the driving force. The moves are assessed almost entirely by their implications for the future college Football...

ByAria Modirmassihai | Thu Aug 12 2021
Who Is The Highest-Paid Coach College Sports?

Who Is The Highest-Paid Coach College Sports?

In the 2020 financial year, the NCAA generated 165.23 million U.S. dollars in revenue from its television and marketing rights. In addition to this, each school has its own revenue stream from...

ByAria Modirmassihai | Wed Aug 11 2021
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Overtime Elite Gives Top Basketball Recruits a Different Path

Overtime Elite Gives Top Basketball Recruits a Different Path

In the 2021 NBA Draft 2 of the top 10 picks, Jalen Green(No.2) and Jonathan Kuminga(No.7), skipped the traditional path to the pros. Instead of playing College hoops before entering the league, the 2...

ByAria Modirmassihai | Tue Aug 17 2021
Five Traits Every College Basketball Scout Is Looking For

Five Traits Every College Basketball Scout Is Looking For

When evaluating a high school Basketball prospect scouts have a seemingly endless checklist to go over. Few, if any, athletes will ever check all or even most of the boxes. But certain traits on...

ByAria Modirmassihai | Fri Aug 20 2021
Celebrating the Pre-Eminent Elder Stateswoman of College Sports Fandom

Celebrating the Pre-Eminent Elder Stateswoman of College Sports Fandom

Any time anyone lives to be 102 years old, major props and a celebration are in order. When the birthday girl is Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt of Loyola Chicago March Madness fame, an all-out party of...

ByAndrew Pistone | Wed Sep 29 2021
NCAA Men’s Basketball To Appoint New Rules Czar

NCAA Men’s Basketball To Appoint New Rules Czar

The 2021-2022 NCAA men’s basketball season will mark the end of an era in a little considered way. Art Hyland has been the secretary rules editor for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules committee for 11...

ByAndrew Pistone | Tue Sep 07 2021
Recruiting in College Basketball: Five-Star Recruit Emoni Bates Has Committed to Memphis

Recruiting in College Basketball: Five-Star Recruit Emoni Bates Has Committed to Memphis

Penny Hardaway and Memphis just got fortunate again in college basketball recruiting. Tigers just signed an unexpected 5-star for the second time in August as they were able to get commitment from...

ByScotty Jenkins | Fri Sep 03 2021
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Five States That Produce The Most Men's College Basketball Recruits

Five States That Produce The Most Men's College Basketball Recruits

The following states have produced some of the top-quality athletes in the country. This list is based on which states had the most athletes recruited as a top 100 player in the country. These...

ByAlexis Peltzer-Harding | Tue Mar 08 2022
Division III to the Miami Heat: The Intriguing Career of NBA Star Duncan Robinson

Division III to the Miami Heat: The Intriguing Career of NBA Star Duncan Robinson

Duncan Robinson has had a career that has taken a young kid from Maine to the highest peaks and of the basketball world. However, to get to those peaks Robinson had to climb the unforgiving ranks of...

ByJamison White | Thu Sep 16 2021
How Will Arizona Wildcats Basketball Look Moving Forward?

How Will Arizona Wildcats Basketball Look Moving Forward?

The University of Arizona basketball program has been among the most successful in the country over the past 35 years. The Wildcats made the NCAA Tournament every season from 1984-2009, and had some...

ByAndrew Pistone | Sun Sep 26 2021
Women's Basketball: Looking Back at Three WNBA Finals Stars’ College Careers

Women's Basketball: Looking Back at Three WNBA Finals Stars’ College Careers

The WNBA Finals matchup has two star studded teams doing battle, and the league has to be thrilled with the way it turned out. The Phoenix Mercury and the Chicago Sky are in the middle of a best of...

ByAndrew Pistone | Wed Oct 20 2021
Women’s Basketball: Preseason Poll Released For 2021-2022 Season

Women’s Basketball: Preseason Poll Released For 2021-2022 Season

As the WNBA season wrapped up in mid-October, some of the younger women's basketball talent is just getting warmed up all across the country. The NCAA Women's Basketball season will begin on November...

ByAlexis Peltzer-Harding | Thu Nov 11 2021
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College Basketball: Midnight Madness and the start of the CBB schedule

College Basketball: Midnight Madness and the start of the CBB schedule

Many college basketball fans think that the season gets underway in earnest around Thanksgiving, when there are several high profile early season tournaments taking place all over the country....

ByAndrew Pistone | Fri Sep 30 2022
Men's Basketball: Hot Takes After A Wild Opening Week In CBB

Men's Basketball: Hot Takes After A Wild Opening Week In CBB

It's been a chaotic week of college basketball. In less than seven days of play, we've had an overtime classic, a 37-point masterclass, and jaw-dropping upsets. It's heartburn for coaches, but heaven...

ByBryan Armetta | Sun Nov 21 2021
Women's Basketball: How the sport evolved into the popular WNBA

Women's Basketball: How the sport evolved into the popular WNBA

Women's basketball has come to stay, after many years of turbulence and a lot of challenges. 1891 was the year the game began for women with rules very difficult to comprehend or execute when...

ByScotty Jenkins | Mon Dec 06 2021
Four Ways College Basketball Coaches Will Show Interest In Recruits

Four Ways College Basketball Coaches Will Show Interest In Recruits

Postcards from sunny, resort locations such as the Bahamas or Hawaii. Pictures of the team smiling and enjoying team bonding activities. Glossy and elaborately designed letters with bold,...

ByKeiwaine Hicks | Sun Aug 14 2022
Four Things Recruiting Highlights Don't Show College Basketball Coaches

Four Things Recruiting Highlights Don't Show College Basketball Coaches

You clipped together the perfect highlight tape: the half-court buzzer beater, the flashy handles, the rim-rattling dunks... a nice beat to tie it all together. Excitedly, you want to share these...

ByKeiwaine Hicks | Fri Aug 19 2022
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Five Ways To Boost Your Basketball Recruiting with Social Media

Five Ways To Boost Your Basketball Recruiting with Social Media

Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, GMTM, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook... Social media is a crucial part of how we communicate. And now, more than ever, it is a crucial part of how basketball...

ByKeiwaine Hicks | Sat Nov 19 2022
Five Ways To Gain A College Basketball Coach’s Attention in the First Correspondence

Five Ways To Gain A College Basketball Coach’s Attention in the First Correspondence

Whether by writing a letter or sending an e-mail, reaching out to a college basketball coach for the first time can be both an exciting and nervous experience. You never get a second chance to make a...

ByKeiwaine Hicks | Thu Aug 25 2022
College Visit: Three Ways To Determine If a Basketball Coach Is The Right Fit

College Visit: Three Ways To Determine If a Basketball Coach Is The Right Fit

The atmosphere is electric: bands playing trendy music, a packed arena or stadium full of screaming fans, an overzealous PA announcer hyping the crowd up during the game. You’re watching a college...

ByKeiwaine Hicks | Thu Jun 30 2022
College Basketball: How The Pac-12, ACC, and Big Ten Alliance Affects Mid-Major Programs

College Basketball: How The Pac-12, ACC, and Big Ten Alliance Affects Mid-Major Programs

It has been a long time since three commissioners of Power 5 conferences sat down to talk about a new alliance on camera. They described this alliance as a collaborative approach that surrounds...

ByScotty Jenkins | Sun Dec 12 2021
College Basketball Scholarships: Four Unknown Truths Every Recruit Should Know

College Basketball Scholarships: Four Unknown Truths Every Recruit Should Know

For many people in the basketball community, a college basketball scholarship is held in the highest esteem. It’s the ultimate status symbol - a golden ticket to a promising future and new world of...

ByKeiwaine Hicks | Wed Jul 20 2022
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Why The Transfer Portal Is So Important For College Basketball Coaches

Why The Transfer Portal Is So Important For College Basketball Coaches

2019 was a transformative year in NCAA athletics. The NCAA Transfer Portal, a database which allows other schools to confirm that a student-athlete can be recruited, was created, granting college...

ByKeiwaine Hicks | Sun Dec 11 2022
College Basketball: One New Year's Resolution for Every Top Team

College Basketball: One New Year's Resolution for Every Top Team

Another calendar year has concluded, but the 2021-22 college basketball season has only just begun. While still early, we've reached the point where true contenders begin to separate themselves from...

ByBryan Armetta | Sat Jan 01 2022
College Basketball: A Look Inside Yeshiva University’s Amazing Winning Streak

College Basketball: A Look Inside Yeshiva University’s Amazing Winning Streak

There have been quite a few historic men’s basketball winning streaks throughout history. The UCLA Bruins won 88 straight games in the early part of the 1970’s. We’ve also had a few teams in the last...

ByAndrew Pistone | Wed Jan 05 2022
College Basketball: Equal Pay For Referees In Men and Women’s Hoops

College Basketball: Equal Pay For Referees In Men and Women’s Hoops

Gender equity review was a huge focus of the NCAA in 2021, and will remain a prominent topic of conversation moving forward. Most of the discourse has centered around facility access and level of...

ByAndrew Pistone | Thu Jan 06 2022
Mike Krzyzewski: Looking back at the career of a legendary Duke Basketball coach

Mike Krzyzewski: Looking back at the career of a legendary Duke Basketball coach

Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is one of the most familiar, iconic figures in the history of college sports. Coach K has presided over the Blue Devils program since the...

ByAndrew Pistone | Tue Mar 08 2022
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Men's College Basketball: Predicting March Madness's Top Seeds

Men's College Basketball: Predicting March Madness's Top Seeds

A surprisingly obvious truth about March Madness, the most chaotic tournament in all of sports: #1 seeds win quite often. 17 of the past 25 national champions sat at the top of their regional...

ByBryan Armetta | Sat Jan 22 2022

Will UCLA Men's Basketball Win A Long-Awaited National Title, Or Melt Down in March?

April 3rd, 1995. The UCLA Bruins have just won their 11th national title in program history. The 89-78 victory over #6 Arkansas took place in Seattle's Kingdome, an arena five years away from...

ByBryan Armetta | Mon Feb 14 2022
March Madness: Three Mid-Majors Who Can Wreck Your Bracket

March Madness: Three Mid-Majors Who Can Wreck Your Bracket

With just a month to go before the start of the NCAA Tournament, college basketball's contenders have begun to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. However, since this is March Madness, it...

ByBryan Armetta | Wed Feb 16 2022
March Madness: A Darkhorse From Every Power 5 Conference

March Madness: A Darkhorse From Every Power 5 Conference

With little over a month to go before the greatest tournament in all of sports, plenty of men's basketball teams across the nation are facing their final stretch of games. With just 64 spots for over...

ByBryan Armetta | Tue Mar 01 2022
March Madness: Three Teams Who Should Be On Upset Alert

March Madness: Three Teams Who Should Be On Upset Alert

March is a time of hope across college basketball. Between conference tournament bid-stealers and NCAA Tournament Cinderellas, this is the month when underdogs rule. However, the chaos we sports fans...

ByBryan Armetta | Thu Mar 17 2022
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Is the Division II Men’s College Basketball Tournament worth watching?

Is the Division II Men’s College Basketball Tournament worth watching?

When it comes to the Division-II [gmtm.com/articles/tag/division-ii] basketball tournament, there are no breathers for anyone looking to win a national championship. Before teams even get a chance to...

ByScotty Jenkins | Mon Mar 21 2022
Want To Be A Division-I Athlete? Here Are Three Sports With The Most Opportunities

Want To Be A Division-I Athlete? Here Are Three Sports With The Most Opportunities

It’s not as easy as some people think to move from high school sports to the D1 level of college sports.  On average, a high school athlete has roughly a 2-percent chance of playing their sport at...

ByScotty Jenkins | Thu Mar 24 2022
Why Men's College Basketball Games Have Two Halves, Not Four Quarters

Why Men's College Basketball Games Have Two Halves, Not Four Quarters

The game of basketball was created in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith. In his original rule book, he stated that the game would be "played in two fifteen minute halves with rest time in between".  His...

ByScotty Jenkins | Tue Mar 22 2022
Men's Basketball: How Bill Self and Kansas Stole Another National Championship

Men's Basketball: How Bill Self and Kansas Stole Another National Championship

There were plenty of flashy picks for college basketball fans to choose from when filling out their brackets. Duke in Coach K's final season, Arizona's deep roster, Kentucky and Auburn's young...

ByBryan Armetta | Thu Apr 07 2022
Men's Basketball: How Shaheen Holloway and St. Peter's Can Stay Relevant After March Madness

Men's Basketball: How Shaheen Holloway and St. Peter's Can Stay Relevant After March Madness

Saint Peter's historic run was full of dramatic moments and unexpected surprises. All except one: head coach Shaheen Holloway was as good as gone once the feisty Peacocks were defeated. Holloway...

ByBryan Armetta | Thu Apr 21 2022
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Men's Basketball: Eric Musselman and Arkansas Are Speeding Ahead of the SEC

Men's Basketball: Eric Musselman and Arkansas Are Speeding Ahead of the SEC

Moments after Arkansas took down top overall seed Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament, head coach Eric Musselman had some choice words for the team's detractors. "We believed. You know, nobody else did"...

ByBryan Armetta | Wed Apr 20 2022
Recruiting: Why does Division-I Basketball have the most teams of any sport?

Recruiting: Why does Division-I Basketball have the most teams of any sport?

Athletes looking to move onto a DI college or university have the best chance if they play basketball. There are 358 schools that offer players the chance to play at the highest level for college...

ByScotty Jenkins | Wed Jun 15 2022
College Basketball: Three Biggest Coaching Hires of the Offseason

College Basketball: Three Biggest Coaching Hires of the Offseason

Once upon a time, long before the transfer portal and NIL deals, college basketball offseasons were fairly boring affairs. Most players stayed in school, the most talented went pro, and coaches built...

ByBryan Armetta | Sun Jun 12 2022

College Basketball: Three Top Programs That Could Miss the NCAA Tournament

Anyone who enjoys college basketball understands this is the closest one can get to sheer chaos in sports. The tournament's playoff structure is quite literally designed to be...

ByBryan Armetta | Mon Jun 13 2022

College Basketball: Why Experience Still Matters For Division-I Teams

College basketball's history is filled with teams that had to overcome adversity on the road to a title. Winning, at minimum, six games en route to a championship will test a group in ways they might...

ByBryan Armetta | Mon Jun 13 2022
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Distracting Game Film? Here are six types of videographers to avoid during your biggest games

Distracting Game Film? Here are six types of videographers to avoid during your biggest games

If you desire to get recruited to play college basketball, it’s paramount that you record games, which will be used to evaluate your play, to send to college basketball coaches. You never know how...

ByScotty Jenkins | Fri Jul 15 2022
Recruiting Rankings: Should I Be Worried If I’m Not A Ranked Basketball Player?

Recruiting Rankings: Should I Be Worried If I’m Not A Ranked Basketball Player?

Getting ranked - it’s the ultimate goal and source of motivation for many basketball players across the country. Players, parents, coaches, and fans check websites, magazines, and scouting services...

ByScotty Jenkins | Sun Dec 04 2022
Basketball Recruiting: Do the top high school teams get more attention from college coaches?

Basketball Recruiting: Do the top high school teams get more attention from college coaches?

If you are a basketball fan, player, or coach, you’ve often heard about or have watched some of the top high school programs in the country play. Some of these top schools include: Montverde Academy...

ByKeiwaine Hicks | Fri Jul 22 2022
Basketball Recruiting: Four Ways To Improve Your Chances Of Getting A Scholarship

Basketball Recruiting: Four Ways To Improve Your Chances Of Getting A Scholarship

College basketball recruiting is structured in a time-sensitive and fast-paced manner: student-athletes are offered scholarships as early as 8th grade and college basketball coaches have set dates...

ByScotty Jenkins | Mon Aug 29 2022
Name, Image, & Likeness: Duke, Kentucky remain popular destinations for college basketball recruits

Name, Image, & Likeness: Duke, Kentucky remain popular destinations for college basketball recruits

The name, image, and likeness of college athletes has been a topic of discussion for several years, and with the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Alston Case in 2019, it was ruled that the NCAA cannot...

ByScotty Jenkins | Tue Aug 02 2022
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"What Is A 5-Star Recruit?": Explaining how high school basketball prospect rankings work

"What Is A 5-Star Recruit?": Explaining how high school basketball prospect rankings work

High School basketball players like Bronny James are all over TV and social media nowadays, with analysts wondering which school they will choose or which brand deal they ay sign. But, what does it...

ByScotty Jenkins | Thu Dec 01 2022
College Basketball: What Is The NCAA Transfer Portal And How Does It Work

College Basketball: What Is The NCAA Transfer Portal And How Does It Work

With the ever-changing NCAA and college athletics scene, transfer athletes have become more and more common, especially in college basketball. When a basketball player initially commits to a college...

ByScotty Jenkins | Thu Sep 15 2022
Five Reasons Why College Basketball Coaches Rescind Scholarship Offers

Five Reasons Why College Basketball Coaches Rescind Scholarship Offers

It’s what you have dreamed of, worked for, and waited on your whole life - a coveted college basketball scholarship offer! Whether it’s your first offer or an offer from your dream school, the...

ByScotty Jenkins | Mon Feb 13 2023
Name, Image, & Likeness: March Madness Offers Rare NIL Opportunities

Name, Image, & Likeness: March Madness Offers Rare NIL Opportunities

For college basketball fans around the country, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Schools are gearing up for the spectacle that is the NCAA Tournament, with hopes of making a deep run...

ByAndrew Pistone | Tue Mar 07 2023
College Basketball: Four Coaches Who Could Switch Jobs After March Madness

College Basketball: Four Coaches Who Could Switch Jobs After March Madness

While the games from November through February certainly count in the standings, the tilts that take place in March resonate the most deeply with college basketball fans around the country. Results...

ByAndrew Pistone | Wed Mar 15 2023
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