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UConn's Castle, Kentucky duo, Tennessee's Knecht headline the list of top guards in the NBA draft
John Calipari turned Kentucky into a factory for NBA talent, including 28 one-and-done players becoming first-round picks. Now at Arkansas, Calipari's last crop with the Wildcats features two headlining guards in the NBA draft next week in Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham. ...
Dalton Knecht hones game over 3-school basketball journey, now a projected lottery pick in NBA draft
DENVER (AP) — Dalton Knecht has always packed one thing with him throughout his cross-country, multi-school basketball journey — a chip on his shoulder. Feeling overlooked has powered the guard from Colorado along his stops at Northeastern Junior College (Colorado), Northern...
Vols announce addition of Igor Milicic Jr. from Charlotte. Croatian was among the top big men in AAC
Igor Milicic Jr., one of the top big men in the American Athletic Conference at Charlotte last season, will play his final year at Tennessee. Volunteers coach Rick Barnes announced on Thursday the addition of Milicic, who becomes the third transfer to join the team for 2024-25. ...
Purdue's Zach Edey is the overwhelming choice for 2nd straight AP Player of the Year award
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The child who wanted Zach Edey's autograph during his Purdue recruiting trip apparently saw something others missed. Big Maple was destined to be a basketball star. While many college coaches passed on the unpolished Canadian prospect as...
Zach Edey goes big and sends Purdue to first Final Four since 1980 with a 72-66 win over Tennessee
DETROIT (AP) — By the time all the scrapping and scratching and diving on the floor was over, it felt like a shame that both those teams, and both those players, weren’t moving onto the Final Four. Just don't expect Purdue to feel bad about it. Boilermakers big...
Dalton Knecht's huge day can't quite carry Tennessee past Zach Edey and Purdue
DETROIT (AP) — Dalton Knecht was dazzling for much of the day, looking like the prospect who's being projected as an NBA lottery pick. Tennessee leaned on the All-America wing even more than usual, with a Final Four bid at stake, and he delivered more than he didn't against Purdue...
March Madness masterpiece: All-Americans Edey of Purdue and Tennessee's Knecht face off in Elite 8
DETROIT (AP) — Zach Edey and Dalton Knecht, perhaps college basketball's biggest stars this side of Caitlin Clark, will be on the same court Sunday, each with a chance to lift their school to an elusive trip to the Final Four. The top two vote-getters on the men's AP All-America...
Dalton Knecht scores 24, Tennessee beats Creighton 82-75 to pull within a win of first Final Four
DETROIT (AP) — Dalton Knecht was all over the court, jumping into passing lanes for steals, shooting 3-pointers, driving and dishing to set up teammates for shots. He wasn't alone. Tennessee, with its relentless defense from logo to rim and unselfish offense, was too...
