LJ Figueroa’s college career appears to be taking another turn. With the departure of St. John’s legend Chris Mullin as the Red Storm head coach, the former blue-chip recruit is exploring a transfer. The Massachusetts native was a very effective scorer during his one season in Queens. In 2018-19, he averaged 14.4 points per game, […]
Read MoreReport: South Dakota State Transfer David Jenkins Jr. Receiving Heavy Interest
David Jenkins Jr. has been a scoring machine through two years at South Dakota State. Now, he’s looking to finish his college career on a bigger stage. Following a Second Team All-Summit League season as a freshman in 2017-18, Jenkins made first team this year. He averaged 19.7 points per game this season. A few […]
Read MoreUNLV Basketball Makes Huge Coaching Announcement
After six straight years without an NCAA Tournament appearance, the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels are looking for someone with experience who can bring them back. It took a few weeks, but UNLV has finally found its new head coach for the 2019-20 season. South Dakota State’s T.J. Otzelberger has been hired as the new head coach […]
Read MoreReport: Rick Pitino Won’t Be Considered For UNLV Job
On Friday, UNLV fired head basketball coach Marvin Menzies after just three seasons. Menzies was 48-48 during his tenure with the Runnin’ Rebels. Menzies effectively replaced Dave Rice, who led the program to two NCAA Tournament berths in his first two seasons, 2012 and 2013. UNLV has not gone dancing since. However, he clearly wasn’t […]
Read MoreUNLV Shockingly Parts Ways With Head Coach Marvin Menzies
With conference championships almost over and seasons ending for various programs, several coaches are losing their head coaching positions. After getting eliminated by San Diego State yesterday, it turns out that UNLV will part ways with Marvin Menzies. Out of all the coaching moves happening right now it’s fair to say this is quite a […]
Read MoreRick Pitino Responds To Rumors About Potential UNLV Job
Rick Pitino is coming off of a championship in Greece, after his ouster at Louisville following the program’s connection to the FBI probe into college basketball. Pitino skated through a few scandals at Louisville, but could not survive that most recent one. Thus far, the NCAA hasn’t made any decisions about Louisville or Pitino specifically. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
Last weekend’s college football action was not great for the teams in the back-end of the Top 25. A number of previously-ranked teams lost, leading to a major shake-up in the polls. There is also a new ranking, from which the public Top 25 numbers are now based on. The first College Football Playoff rankings […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
Football is back! College football Week 1 is right around the corner, with games running from Thursday all the way through Monday night. Each year, our staff competes for the best record in our game picks throughout the season. Every week, we will pick the winner of every game that involved a Power Five program […]
Read MoreKalob Ledoux, 15 Point Per Game Scorer, Has These 4 Schools After Him
Every year, we have a growing group of top college basketball players transferring. This off-season, McNeese’s Kalob Ledoux, the team’s leading scorer, is looking to move on up. Ledoux averaged 15 points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Cowboys as a sophomore. He shot 37.4-percent from three and 80.3-percent from the free throw line. […]
Read MoreMountain West Could Move Up To 16 Schools
The Mountain West is exploring the possibility of expansion. Earlier this month, the league’s commissioner Craig Thompson confirmed as much. Interestingly, the league isn’t only considering schools that can play football. The focus of the initial report by the The San Diego Union-Tribune was on Gonzaga. Thompson confirmed that the Zags were among the teams contacted. From […]
Read MoreFired Head Coach Filed Battery Complaint Against Athletic Director After ‘Heated Altercation’
One would not imagine Cal State Northridge basketball would be having the craziest week in the sport. However, the firing of head coach Reggie Theus has turned very ugly. Theus was let go on Tuesday. The former UNLV and NBA star finished just 6-24 in his final year as head coach of the Matadors. In […]
Read MoreFormer NBA All-Star Fired As College Head Coach
Cal State Northridge has reportedly fired head coach Reggie Theus. The UNLV great and former NBA star was just 6-24 in 2017-18. Theus’s best season with the Matadors wound up being his first. In 2013-14, the team went 17-18, with a 7-9 record in Big West play. The Matadors finished fifth in the conference standings […]
Read MoreNo. 97 WR John Jackson Looking To Visit 3 Schools In Next 2 Weeks
The recruiting cycle is coming to an end, and wide receiver John Jackson is looking to pack in some late visits. John Jackson is a three-star recruit out of Gardena, CA. He is the No. 561 player in the country, per 247Sports. The site also has him ranked No. 97 among receivers. He’s the No. […]
Read MoreAnn Arbor Named Best College Town In Country
Michigan may have taken a step back on the college football gridiron this season, but UM students have plenty to be happy about on campus, according to a new study. WalletHub released a pretty exhaustive ranking of the best college towns in the United States, and Ann Arbor comes ahead on top. The site measured […]
Read MoreUNLV Assistant Hockey Coach Shot During Las Vegas Massacre, Expected To Survive
One of those injured during the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night is an assistant hockey coach at UNLV. UNLV Hockey is reporting Monday afternoon that assistant coach Nick Robone was among those injured during the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Robone was reportedly shot in the chest and had emergency surgery […]
Read MoreUNLV Has Landed JUCO PF Shakur Juiston, Its Second Big-Time Recruit In Two Days
It has been a good 24 hours for UNLV basketball. Late last night, UNLV picked up a commitment from five-star power forward Brandon McCoy, the No. 13 recruit in the 2018 class. Now, the Runnin’ Rebels have made another big recruiting splash. Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College three-star power forward Shakur Juiston committed to UNLV moments […]
Read MoreRaiders Have Filed Paperwork To Relocate To Las Vegas
Las Vegas Raiders? The franchise has taken the next major step in its effort to relocate from Oakland to Sin City. This afternoon, Clark County (Nevada) commissioner Steve Sisolak announced that the Raiders had officially filed their relocation paperwork to make the move to Las Vegas. It is official! The @RAIDERS have filed their paperwork […]
Read MoreReport: There Are Discussions About A Potential Playoff For “Group Of Five” Schools
Officials from the Group of Five conferences—the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Sun Belt, and Mountain West—are reportedly interested in starting their own playoff. We are only in the third year of the College Football Playoff at the FBS level, but so far it has only consisted of teams from the power conferences. The system isn’t […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
College Football Week 12 picks by The Spun staff members. We’re 11 weeks in, and The Spun staff picks contest is still very much up in the air, although with a big Week 11, Matt Lombardi has taken solid control of the lead. He went 27-7 to lead all pickers last week, and now has […]
Read MoreWeek 11: The 8 Teams That Impressed Us Most Saturday
College Football Week 11 didn’t look great on paper, but on the field, it was pretty nuts. Multiple College Football Playoff contenders went down on Saturday, others were pushed to the brink. The rankings that come out on Thursday night are going to look completely different, after it looks liked we may have a clear […]
Read MoreReport: 4-Star Guard Shai Alexander To Announce Commitment Next Monday
Shai Alexander, one of the top guards in the class of 2017, will make his college decision next Monday according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. The recruiting insider reports that Alexander, the nation’s No. 2 combo guard, is down to four schools: Kentucky, UNLV, Syracuse, and Texas. Former Florida commit Shai Alexander will announce on Monday, […]
Read MoreNevada Lawmakers Approve Las Vegas Stadium Deal, Setting Stage For Raiders Move
The Las Vegas Raiders may be a reality soon, after a $750 million deal for a new publicly-financed stadium was approved by Nevada lawmakers. After 17 hours of debate, the Nevada state legislature voted to pass the stadium deal, 16-5. Governor Brian Sandoval is expected to sign the bill. In September, he released a statement, saying […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
The Spun staff makes its picks for College Football Week 2 games. If last weekend didn’t live up to the billing as “the greatest first weekend in college football history,” it came pretty damn close. A number of games, including Notre Dame-Texas and LSU-Wisconsin were nail-biters, and even something like Alabama’s rout of USC was […]
Read MoreReport: Big 12 Expansion Candidates List Is Up To 20 With Additions Of Rice, UNLV
Big 12 expansion was already a blast with names like Arkansas State and Tulane being thrown around. Now, according to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, the league’s list of candidates is up to 20, with two more additions that college football fans should enjoy. The Rice Owls and UNLV Rebels have been added to the ever-expanding Big […]
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