Kevin Sweeney

College basketball and NBA Draft @SINow | Scout Team Pod w/ @EricFawcett_ exclusively on @Basket_Review | @NorthwesternU alum

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

The easy narrative is that Keaton Wagler was an unseen, off-circuit recruit.

The real story is a lot more complicated and explains the imperfect art of modern recruiting.

SI Digital Cover on how the world missed Keaton Wagler… and why Illinois didn’t:

https://t.co/UwfYm2vyls

[Paul Fritschner @PaulFritschner]

NEWS: An update in the age-based eligibility lawsuit in Hamilton County, OH

Judge Wagner has denied the NCAA's motion to stay the preliminary injunction pending appeal.

The players in Ohio remain eligible, pending the NCAA's appeal.

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

This seems like a fair deal for both sides.

Michigan can always fire him even if the second year vests. Just have to pay him for the year, which is small potatoes to a place like Michigan.

Basically an interim deal but with some financial protection if he meets expectations.

[Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops]

Mike Boynton Jr.'s contract details from @jamesbhawkins outline "certain criteria he’ll need to meet to get a second year":

https://t.co/3ighJceCNh

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

So awesome that the SEC spent years begging for congressional help, got it, and when that deal makes them give away even an ounce of power/$$/leverage they threaten to blow it all up. They will drive the rest of the enterprise off a cliff if it means they can keep making money.

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

It is a critical juncture in the history of the college sports industry.

Without passage of a revised Senate bill, SEC leaders are preparing “Plan B” - a self-governing model in which the league enforces its own rules and perhaps even competes against its only own members.

[Basket Under Review @basket_review]

17-year-old Duke freshman Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje turned heads at the FIBA U17 World Cup with his ball-handling and shooting, but @EricFawcett_ explains why his post game may be his most valuable asset for the Blue Devils next season.

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

@RobDauster @GoodmanHoops Wore his finest t-shirt for the occasion

[Basket Under Review @basket_review]

A new episode of Scout Team is live on YouTube!

@EricFawcett_ & @CBB_Central dive into the film on 17-year-old international stars Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje and Nikola Kusturica. How will they adjust to the college game?

📺: https://t.co/8sy1kC4gzb

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

@Sam_Vecenie @AdamFinkelstein I dont know, dont forget about Ovwo

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

This is quite literally exactly what he did at Arizona

[SOSA @SosaPicks]

Koa Peat is living proof that Colleges lie to you.

They recruit you. Play you out of position and in an unknown uncomfortable role.

Only for him to get to play HIS GAME and thrive. Shoutout to him!!

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

Yeah money is a problem (even though in a semi-uncapped world, you can theoretically raise more). And even with more roster spots, if you already have a starting PG you like, you're not paying market value for another - and a player is probably not going to risk sitting the bench if they have decent pro options, even if those pro options pay a bit less

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

Inside the summer recruiting frenzy that age-based eligibility lawsuits have sparked:
- What’s the market?
- What coaches/agents are saying
- Time is of the essence

https://t.co/Gj9xcacQRg

[Connor Morrissette @C_Morrissette]

NEWS: The UCLA men’s basketball program has elevated the role of Max Feldman to general manager and added Peyton Mortellite and Trey Doty in player development and front office roles.

[Pat Forde @ByPatForde]

🚨🏈 New pod: Warde Watch continues in Ann Arbor. Where the Michigan AD job ranks. The @SInow all-time top 50 CFB players list. Some ACC talk ahead of its media days. What are (and would be) would be the scariest real mascots. @CBB_Central @BryanDFischer https://t.co/nX6CcFdmtH

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

NEWS: Seton Hall head coach Shaheen Holloway has signed a new six-year deal to remain with the Pirates through 2032, source tells @SInow.

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

In the building for the much-anticipated showdown between AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson headlining Day 1 of Las Vegas Summer League.

Has been some special showdowns between these two in HS and this past year at Kansas. Let’s hope tonight delivers.

[Jeff Borzello @jeffborzello]

Marcus Spears Jr.: "Texas basketball is becoming a big thing again, and I am excited to be a part of it."

Full story and analysis with @PaulBiancardi on Spears' decision to reclassify and join Texas for the upcoming season:
https://t.co/otG63qyUgQ

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

@matthewwinick It’s the physicality, the competition level. Even the guys who’ve torched ANGT before like Demin and Jakucionis who were much older a future lotto talents weren’t close to top 25 CBB players. These guys might be even better prospects but the bar is soooo high for guys this young

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

Top NBA draft prospects, from Kusturica and Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje to the reclass buzz around Marcus Spears, are storming the gates at 17 for two years of CBB money before the draft. Everyone else is pushing back the clock as much as possible to after their 19th birthday so they spend their older, more lucrative years making CBB money.

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

BREAKING: UCLA has signed 17-year-old Serbian wing Nikola Kusturica to a multi-year deal, source tells @SInow. He’ll suit up for UCLA the next two seasons before being eligible for the 2028 NBA draft.

Barcelona product averaged 24.6 points & 6.9 boards at the U17 World Cup.

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

More on UCLA’s monster recruiting win to add one of the top prospects in the world to their roster for the next two seasons in our @SINow story.

Will be fascinating to see how much he can contribute as a 17-year-old this season. Star potential in 27-28:

https://t.co/hDYRvIY0bx