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  After Saturday’s 18 point loss against an unranked Kentucky team, and a 15 point loss ag ainst Alabama last week, the Florida Gators seem to have fallen out of rhythm. It’s easy to blame these struggles on being without SEC Preseason Player of the Year Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed early into a game against FSU, but this Florida team has depth and talent that can still win games and compete at a high level. After wins against Vanderbilt and a strong LSU team in the first week of SEC play, center Colin Castleton stood out, scoring 23 points on Vanderbilt and 21 on LSU. The junior, who transferred from Michigan in the offseason and was granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA, seems to be fitting in very well, however he struggled quite a bit against Alabama and Kentucky. Tre Mann, who has shown tremendous growth since his freshman year, couldn’t contribute much against Kentucky, scoring 7 points and shooting 2-9(22%) from the field goal range. Sophomore Scottie Lewis, who is ...

     UT-Chattanooga star Jean-Baptiste Withdraws From Transfer Portal   David Jean Baptiste made it official today: He will be pulling his name out of the transfer portal and will be returning to Chattanooga to continue his senior campaign.  This is great news for the Mocs as Jean Baptiste was awarded Preseason All-SoCon honors coming off a junior season where he averaged 12.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists helping lead Chattanooga to a 19-12 record. At the start of his senior season, in the 5 games he appeared in for the Mocs he was the leading scorer on the team with 18 points while grabbing 3.8 boards per game and scoring a career high 25 points in a win vs Northern Kentucky. Jean-Baptiste accels in finishing and getting to the basket and showed he could play at the power 5 level with a 15 point performance on 53% shooting at Florida State, who was a top 5 team last year. What does this mean for the rest of the So-Con? Chattanooga is off to an im...

                                          AJ Casey Prospect Overview AJ Casey is one of the best 2022 prospects in the entire country, coming in at #20 in the nation, and has a 5 star rating per 247 sports. Casey is currently the best 2022 prospect in the state of Illinois and currently plays at Whitney Young high school, which has produced major talent in the last few years including former 5 star and current Duke Blue Devil DJ Steward. AJ currently holds offers from DePaul, Illinois, Ohio State, Kansas, Iowa State and Nebraska and interests from many other schools. Casey is a 6’8 200 pound Power Forward, per Rivals. Whitney Young will be AJs third high school, previously playing for Simeon and Tinley Park, respectfully. Casey is known for his rare combination of size and mobility. He received national attention as a freshman at Simeon and made the decision to ...

                                                                       Northwest Missouri State- The Hidden Powerhouse When people think of the best college basketball teams, Duke, Kentucky, and Kansas come to the top of those lists. They have earned their status as a “blue blood” in college basketball for having success and making deep March Madness runs year after year. Although, there is one powerhouse that is not very well known among most casual college basketball fans, and they reside in the middle of rural Missouri. Located in Maryville, Missouri, Northwest Missouri State University is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, commonly known as the MIAA. The MIAA is one of, if not the best, D2 conference in all sports, year i...

                                  Missouri State Team Preview 2020-2021        Missouri State is coming off a very average season, where the Bears went 16-17, 9-9 in conference and a second round exit in Arch Madness where they defeated the 3 seed Indiana State, only to get upset by Valpo, who made a run to the Arch Madness title game. The Bears had a couple quality wins throughout last season, but their best overall win was a 74-62 win over Loyola-Chicago, one of if not the best teams in the MVC. They also had a few close losses against power 6 schools, nearly knocking off #21 Xavier on the road in a narrow 59-56, and a close loss against Miami 74-70.  The Bears lost a lot of key pieces over this offseason, including star guard Keandre Cook, who was the leading scorer averaging 14.9 points per game and also grabbing 4.6 boards per game. Cook ended up signing wi...

Based on Kentucky's recent performance, should fans be concerned? To start off the 2020-21 basketball season, the Kentucky Wildcats have had a substandard start. After winning their first game against Morehead State, the Wildcats proceeded to drop the next three games: Richmond, Kansas, and Georgia Tech. Perhaps the most shocking loss was to Georgia Tech, a team already 0-2 with losses to Mercer and Georgia State. Kentucky had high expectations, starting off the season as 10th in the preseason rankings. Additionally, Kentucky had the best recruiting class in the nation, headlined by 5-star freshman Terrence Clarke and Brandon Boston Jr, followed by 4-stars Devin Askew, Isaiah Jackson, Lance Ware, and Cam’Ron Fletcher. Additionally, Kentucky landed 3 transfers who were immediately eligible. Olivier Sarr, a 7’0 center, transferred to Kentucky from Wake Forest, Jacob Toppin transferred from Rhode Island, and Davion Mintz transferred from Creighton. Although this may seem beneficial, K...