By PAUL GOTHAM With the 32nd overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, the champion Denver Nuggets selected former Aquinas Li'l Irish star, Jalen Pickett. Pickett, a Consensus All-American at Penn State University, scored 2,207 points over his five-year collegiate career. He became the first player since at least the 1992-93 to average better than 17 points, seven rebounds and … [Read more...] about Denver Nuggets select former Aquinas standout Jalen Pickett
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Former Section V standouts Bryant and Lamb set to begin NBA playoff runs
by TYLER HATHAWAY With the NBA playoffs set to tip off this weekend, former Section V basketball stars Thomas Bryant (Bishop Kearney) and Anthony Lamb (Greece Athena) are about to begin playoff runs with their respective teams. Bryant is a member of the Denver Nuggets, where as Lamb plays for the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Denver faces the No. 8 seeded … [Read more...] about Former Section V standouts Bryant and Lamb set to begin NBA playoff runs
Rochester native Williams signs with NBA’s Trail Blazers
By PATRICK WALSH Jeenathan Williams (UPrep) is getting his chance to break into the NBA, signing a two-year deal to join the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. Williams, a Rochester native, spent his college career at Buffalo, before joining the NBA G League's Salt Lake City Stars after going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft. He has averaged 14.4 points in G League … [Read more...] about Rochester native Williams signs with NBA’s Trail Blazers
Athena’s Lamb nets standard contract with Golden State
by TYLER HATHAWAY Former Greece Athena star Anthony Lamb has had his two-way contract with the Golden State Warriors converted into a standard contract, meaning he is eligible to play in the NBA playoffs, according to the Athletic's Shams Charania. The six foot six swingman has averaged 7.0 PPG, 3.4 RPG, and 1.7 APG in 50 appearances with the Warriors this season, with his … [Read more...] about Athena’s Lamb nets standard contract with Golden State
Detroit Pistons to honor former Bonnie Lanier
The Detroit Pistons announced on Monday that the team plans to honor former St. Bonaventure Bonnie the late Bob Lanier this season. Players on the Pistons will wear a "16" stripe, Lanier's number throughout his National Basketball Association career, on the the upper-right section of their jerseys throughout the 2022-23 campaign. Detroit will also host a Bob Lanier tribute … [Read more...] about Detroit Pistons to honor former Bonnie Lanier