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Sam Gordon: Warriors are signing Texas Tech guard Chance McMillan to an Exhibit-10 deal, a source tells the Chronicle -- confirming a report from @DraftExpress. McMillan averaged 14.2 points and 4.0 rebounds last season, shooting 43.3% from 3-point range.
An overlap of the Women’s College World Series and the NBA Playoffs are providing hotels, restaurants and shops a much-needed boost in business both downtown and throughout Oklahoma City. The influx of visitors is expected to hit a breakneck pace during Game 1 of the NBA Finals with the Thunder playing the Indiana Pacers on national television (ABC) while Texas and Texas Tech battle it out for the women’s softball championship on ESPN.
Tim Cato: the Mavericks hosted Obinna Anochili-Killen (Marshall), Adama-Alpha Bal (Santa Clara), Kobe Johnson (UCLA) and Chance McMillan (Texas Tech) today for pre-draft workouts, a league source tells @DLLS_Sports .
Texas Tech remains aggressive on the recruiting trail to secure future success for the basketball program. This week, On3 revealed the the Red Raiders are targeting elite 2027 point guard Reese Alston, son of former NBA point guard Rafer Alston.
Jon Rothstein: Sources: Darrion Williams has officially withdrawn from the 2025 NBA Draft. Williams — who averaged 15.1 PPG, 5.5 RPG, and 3.6 APG last season at Texas Tech — is currently in the transfer portal.
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Florida's 65-63 win over Houston in Monday's NCAA men's title game averaged 18.1 million viewers with a 9.2 rating on CBS. The number represents the highest rated men's title game since Baylor-Gonzaga in 2021 and the most-watched since Virginia-Texas Tech in 2019.
Texas Tech junior Darrion Williams will reportedly enter the transfer portal while declaring for the 2025 NBA draft, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN. Williams was named to the All-Big 12 first team after averaging 15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals on 34% shooting from 3-point range. He registered nine 20-point games, including a season-high 28 points on March 22 in a win over Drake in the round of 32.
I can confirm that new Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox is switching his jersey number from No. 2 (as the Spurs announced earlier) to No. 4. The significance of the change is to honor his wife, Reece Fox, an accomplished basketball player who wore No. 4 at Texas Tech from 2017-19.
The Dallas community came together Saturday morning to honor an Oak Cliff basketball star who was murdered nearly five years ago. Andre Emmett rose through the ranks, taking his talents to Texas Tech and eventually the NBA.
TCU guard Micah Peavy plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal while also going through the NBA Draft process, according to Jon Rothstein. Peavy spent one season at Texas Tech before playing at TCU for the past three seasons.
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Spurs forward Doug McDermott shared a sweet childhood memory of meeting the legendary but combustible Bobby Knight as a wide-eyed 9-year-old in 2001. “His first year at Texas Tech, I was down there in Lubbock with my dad’s team, Northern Iowa, for like a preseason tournament and he came up to me and my brother in the tunnel and just kind of put his arms around us and wished us the best of luck as little kids,” McDermott recalled Thursday. “I will never forget that moment with him.”
Marc Stein: The Warriors are hiring personnel scout Jason Staudt away from Washington to join Golden State's front office, league sources say. Staudt is also a longtime NBA assistant coach who recently coached Texas Tech's entry in @thetournament. More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com
Zhaire Smith, the 16th pick in the 2018 draft, played all of 13 NBA games from 2018-20 and has been out of the league since. Injuries and illness hampered Smith’s career, but at 24, the former high flier from Texas Tech hasn’t given up on his dream. “I’m glad the Thunder called and wanted to pick me up,” Smith told The Oklahoman.
Kevin Obanor joins Raptors
Bryan Kalbrosky: NEWS: Kevin Obanor (Texas Tech) has signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Raptors. Obanor is represented by Torrel Harris and Dane Marrow of @UniqueSportsMGM. Full list tracking all the 2023 NBA Draft UDFA: ftw.usatoday.com/lists/tracking-top-undrafted-free-agents-2023-nba-draft-signed
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