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Ben “Benji” Wilson: From Promise to Tragedy

Reading Time: 2 minutesBen “Benji” Wilson was born on March 18th, 1967 on the south side of Chicago. Growing up Benji dedicated his life to becoming the best basketball player in the country. Every summer he and his friends would play and work on their game endlessly. Benji had the work ethic to be great. However, entering high school at Simeon High School, one of the best teams in the country Benji was barely 6 foot tall as a freshman and spent the year on the freshman team. Fast forward to his sophomore year and Benji has a massive...

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Interview With Iowa Mr. Basketball & UNI Commit: Bowen Born

Reading Time: 3 minutesI recently had the opportunity to interview the Iowa Mr. Basketball, Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year, and Northern Iowa signee, Bowen Born. Huge shout out to him for doing this. Q1: You had offers from schools like Bowling Green, Drake, Indiana State, South Dakota, and Toledo. What stood out at UNI that ultimately led you to commit there? Bowen: UNI was my first offer and didn’t miss a game from offering me to when I was committed.. There were a lot of small things like that, that made me feel like they were the right...

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Predicting the EYBL Award Winners

Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery year the Nike EYBL is one of the most popular events. If you don’t know the Nike EYBL is composed of some of the best high school players in the country. The Nike EYBL has sent many players to the NBA, and that number will only increase. Jayson Tatum, Trae Young, Marvin Bagley, and many more have all played in the EYBL. Unfortunately, this year we may not have the EYBL. In this article I will predict who I think some of the favorites for the EYBL awards were. Usually to win MVP, your team...

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How Exactly Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd’s Decision Impacts the Future of Basketball

Reading Time: 2 minutesJalen Green, the number 1 ranked prospect in the 2020 recruiting class, will not be attending college next year. This is something that has not happened since 2008 when Brandon Jennings played overseas instead of playing in college. Jalen Green is a 6’5” Shooting Guard out of Fresno, CA. Jalen is opting to skip college and play in the NBA’s G-League. He will play for a brand new G-League franchise in Southern California this upcoming season, and enter the 2021 NBA draft, where he is a projected top 5 pick. His decision comes just days after...

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How Josh Christopher will Transform Arizona State

Reading Time: 2 minutesArizona State isn’t particularly known for basketball prowess.  In fact, they aren’t exactly known for any sort of success in the sport.  The Sun Devils haven’t EVER had 4 really successful seasons strung together.  For such a large public university, this seems embarrassing.  But not for much longer, or so it seems. Following the hiring of former legendary Duke PG Bobby Hurley, ASU basketball has looked a lot different.  After 2 abysmal seasons where he was still getting adjusted, Hurley has led the Sun Devils to 3 straight 20 win seasons, a feat not common in...

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