NBA.com - Last year's rookie class was, to put it nicely, underwhelming. Malcolm Brogdon won the Kia Rookie of the Year, having averaged just 10.2 points and 4.2 assists per game. Joel Embiid played just 31 games and Dario Saric wasn't very efficient. No. 1 pick Ben Simmons didn't play and the guy -- Kris Dunn -- [...]
The NBA Summer League is hosting an online auction to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a leading children's hospital pioneering research and treatments for kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Items that are up for auction include autographed jerseys from top draft picks like Lonzo Ball, Zach Collins, and Caleb Swanigan in addition [...]
Alumni of the 2017 Sports Business Classroom have started their own NBA podcast called "The Bench Mob" which will facilitate in-depth conversations about the NBA, its prospects, and team specific news around the league. How The Bench Mob began: "As our time at Sports Business Classroom drew to a close, there were quite a few of [...]
Newport Beach, CA - The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has named 42 student-athletes to the 2017 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. The list of the top defensive players in the country includes 17 linebackers, 14 defensive linemen and 11 defensive backs. The Pac-12 Conference has the most players on the Watch List with ten (10) [...]
After completing the NBA Summer League and adidas Summer Championships in Las Vegas, Team HallPass turned its attention to adidas Nations in Houston, Texas. The adidas Nations Training Camp is a high intensity skill development program emphasizing both on and off-court preparation. This weeklong event hosts nationally ranked players in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 [...]
