We see many players move onto coaching after their playing days are over and a recent basketball star in the state of South Dakota is embarking on that path.
Ava Jones, a rising high school senior from Kansas who verbally committed to Iowa's women's basketball team Sunday, was seriously injured along with her parents when they were struck by a car in Louisville on Tuesday night.
The Utah Jazz agreed to trade center Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster deal that will pair him with fellow All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
USC and UCLA, two of the Pac-12's flagship programs, are planning to leave the conference for the Big Ten as early as 2024 and a move is considered imminent, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
Few coaches achieve a turnaround like the Iowa State Cyclones had this past season in their entire career, much less their first year. Former South Dakota State Head Coach and current Cyclone Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger has now been rewarded for that progress with a raise and a contract extension.
Both the Men's and Women's Basketball teams at USD experienced coaching changes this offseason, and on Tuesday, the University announced that there will be a new director of operations for Men's Basketball as well.
The transfer portal continues to distribute top-tier talent looking for a new home. On Tuesday morning, former South Dakota State basketball player Baylor Scheierman announced his commitment to a new school after a stellar career in Brookings.