Rumors

Florida State men's basketball's recruiting momentum continues as the Seminoles landed a commitment from 4-star guard Brandon Bass Jr. The son of 12-year NBA veteran Brandon Bass, Bass Jr. is a 6-foot-4 guard from Windermere Prep.

Tallahassee Democrat

St. John's Men's Basketball: Thanks to Tom Thibodeau for stopping by practice this week! 🤝

Twitter

Omaha forward Deng Mayar died in a drowning incident in Utah, the school confirmed Sunday. Mayar was 22. While swimming at Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah, Mayar and a friend, Sa Mafutaga, both began to struggle to stay afloat, according to the Herriman Police Department.

New York Times

Candace Parker is staying in the game at Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports, even though the playing field is shifting. Parker originally joined the Warner sports outlet in 2019 as an NBA analyst and commentator who also worked during the company’s coverage of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Variety.com

She will continue as a studio analyst for the NCAA championship, broadcast jointly with CBS, and will also work as lead analyst for TNT’s inaugural seasons of Big East and Big 12 basketball. Parker continues as a lead studio analyst for TNT’s coverage of the Unrivaled women’s basketball league, and as a Bleacher Report contributor.

Variety.com

Jeff Goodman: Just got off the phone with Kansas coach Bill Self after his health scare a couple weeks ago in which he underwent a heart catheterization and had two stents placed for blocked arteries: Self said he received a clean bill of health from the doctors, has been back in the office daily, is able to play golf and is looking forward to the players returning in about 10 days. "I don't have any restrictions coaching," Self told @TheFieldOf68.

Twitter

Ian Kress: "There's no better athlete in the country." Talked with Magic Johnson on Monday and he is very high on MSU basketball standout Coen Carr. He loves the growth of Carr's game and shared why this upcoming season could be Carr's breakout campaign.

Twitter

After about 90 minutes of autograph signing, Damian Lillard took the mic at center court Saturday evening in Swenson Gym. Simply by his presence, he’s the man of the moment in any of the six times he’s hosted the Weber State Basketball Alumni Classic. But this time he had a particular moment of his own to make. He’s stepping into an active, official role for Weber State basketball as general manager.

Standard-Examiner

“It’s something that, my relationship with coach (Eric) Duft and this program means a lot to me, and seeing the success of the program means a lot to me,” Lillard told the full gym that burst into a short cheer at his announcement. “I feel like I can do a lot to help the program be successful, to help the players even individually continue to grow their careers past college, that’s something that I’m passionate about.”

Standard-Examiner

Chris Haynes: BREAKING: USC’s prized recruit Alijah Arenas has suffered a tear of the meniscus, putting him in jeopardy of missing the entire 2025-26 college basketball season, league sources tell me. pic.x.com/c4F76sVqtv

x.com

Chris Haynes: Sources: Alijah Arenas is expected to be sidelined for at least 6-8 months. Brutal news for the kid and the program.

x.com

So you mentioned Kevin Durant is your favorite player. How similar are your games? AJ Dybantsa: I wouldn't say it's too similar but I mean I try to take a lot of things from his game like the simplicity part of it. Getting to your spots quicker and stuff like that.

YouTube

Michael Scotto: Patty Mills, a 16-year NBA veteran, five-time Australian Olympian, and 2014 Spurs champion, was named University of Hawaii men's basketball general manager, coach Eran Ganot announced. Ganot continues the trend of NBA players going the college GM route by bringing Mills to Hawaii

Twitter

Gilbert Arenas: He was at least in the car for 10 minutes. Once he started talking and doing all that just realized he couldn't break the window, started doing all the back search on the car. If you're a parent and your teen has this car (Cybertruck) you might want to put a hammer in that joint. Something that can break the window because physically… Matt Barnes: Not strong enough. Arenas: He said he was trying to kick the door the window and he couldn't. Barnes: Damn. Arenas: When he got home we had flowers for him and I gave him that speech. I said, ‘listen, you were a lucky one to see this. Most people don't get to see the flowers and how everybody reacts when something happens.’

YouTube