By DYLAN LUTEY & ADAM ZAGORIA Phil Martelli believes the Palestra is the best college basketball venue in the nation — and he got a chance to serve as a head coach there one more time on Sunday. Unfortunately it came in a 79-73 loss to Penn State, which features his son Jimmy Martelli as an assistant. Michigan is now 6-9, 1-3 in the Big Ten, while Penn State … [Read more...] about Phil Martelli returns to Palestra as Michigan head coach for a day
Class of ’26 guard Jordan Smith Jr. picks up Michigan offer, updates recruitment after City of Palms
By DYLAN LUTEY Despite being without five-star Duke-bound big man Pat Ngongba, Paul VI High School (VA) made a statement at the City of Palms classic, going 3-1 and ending the week on a high note by beating Link Academy (MO) in the third place game on Saturday. With seniors Benjamin Hammond (Rhode Island), Isaiah Abraham (UConn), Garrett Sundra (Notre Dame), and Darren … [Read more...] about Class of ’26 guard Jordan Smith Jr. picks up Michigan offer, updates recruitment after City of Palms
6-foot-11 Carson Cooper announces commitment to Michigan State
By CHARLIE PARENT Class of 2022 forward Carson Cooper has committed to Michigan State, he announced Sunday on Twitter. 100% committed I’m extremely blessed and grateful for everyone that has helped me get to this point in my basketball career! I also want to thank all of the college coaches that have put their time into recruiting me. I am officially a Spartan! … [Read more...] about 6-foot-11 Carson Cooper announces commitment to Michigan State
More than 75 NBA scouts expected at Champions Classic
By ADAM ZAGORIA More than 75 NBA personnel from all 30 NBA teams are expected on Tuesday for the Champions Classic in Chicago, a source close to the event told ZAGSBLOG. No. 2 Duke faces No. 4 Michigan State at 7 p.m. ET, followed by No. 1 Kansas against No. 16 Kentucky at 9:30 (ESPN). According to the latest ESPN.com NBA mock draft, Kentucky freshmen Justin Edwards … [Read more...] about More than 75 NBA scouts expected at Champions Classic