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09-04-2025
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Gonzaga Transfer Portal Target Izaiah Pasha Announces Top Ten
Delaware guard Izaiah Pasha announced his top ten schools in the transfer portal, which included the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Joining Gonzaga on Pasha's list is Wake Forest, Penn State, Charleston, Michigan, Louisville, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Texas Tech. Advertisement Pasha is a 6'4 guard from Harrisburg, PA who won CAA Freshman of the Year after a dominant season with the Fightin' Blue Hens, where he averaged 11.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists while nearly leading Delaware to the NCAA Tournament. In his team's loss to UNC-Wilmington in the CAA Tournament, Pasha had 21 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in 39 minutes of action. Pasha hasn't proven himself as a three point shooter yet, hitting 33.3% on 1.7 attempts per game, but he's excellent at getting to the rim with a 56.1% two point rate, and he shoots 76.9% from the free throw line on just over three attempts per game. Advertisement Gonzaga has lost the majority of its backcourt this offseason, with Ryan Nembhard, Nolan Hickman, and Khalif Battle all out of eligibility and Dusty Stromer entering the transfer portal. Pasha's 6'4, 190 pound frame would give Gonzaga some added size in the backcourt alongside redshirt point guard Braeden Smith and wing Jalen Warley, as well as incoming freshman Davis Fogle. Gonzaga has been attached to multiple guards in the first week of the transfer portal being open, including North Dakota's Treysen Eaglestaff, James Madison's Bryce Lindsay, and New Mexico's Donovan Dent. Dent already committed to UCLA while Eaglestaff landed at South Carolina. Related: 5 Potential Landing Spots for Gonzaga Guard Dusty Stromer in Transfer Portal
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07-04-2025
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Monmouth basketball star Abdi Bashir Jr. transferring to Kansas State
Monmouth's Abdi Bashir Jr., coming off one of the best seasons in program history, announced on social media Monday that he will transfer to Kansas State next season. Bashir, the 6-7 guard who led the nation with 127 three-pointers last season, entered the transfer portal last week, after finishing as the CAA's top scorer at 20.1 points-per-game as a sophomore. Advertisement Bashir's brother, Abdul, who spent the last two seasons starring at Casper Junior College in Wyoming, has committed to play at Auburn next season. It's unclear how much NIL money Bashir will get at Kansas State Monmouth's Abdi Bashir Jr. works against Delaware's Cavan Reilly during Monmouth's 92-83 win on Jan. 30, 2025 in West Long Branch, N.J. After the native of Omaha, Nebraska flashed his potential coming off the bench as a freshman, he reached the next level this past season. He introduced himself to much of the country by hitting a program-record 10 triples in a 38-point outburst against Rutgers, and scored 28 points at Seton Hall in a win over the Pirates. For the season, Bashir shot 38.3% from long range, and hit on 86.8% of his free throws. He scored 30 points or more four times. Advertisement Had Bashir stayed four seasons at Monmouth, he likely would have challenged Justin Robinson's all-time Division 1 scoring mark at Monmouth. But the reality is that in the era of NIL and the transfer portal, mid-major programs simply can't afford to keep the talent they develop anymore. Monmouth head coach King Rice had indicated since the preseason that he expected this to be Bashir's final season at Monmouth given the money that would be on the table for him, estimating it at $800,00 to $900,000 in a press conference after Monmouth was eliminated in the CAA Tournament quarterfinals. He also implored teams to stop contacting Bashir during the season after their win over Seton Hall. Kansas State went 16-17 last season, and was 9-11 in the Big 12. It was reported that Kansas was interested in getting Bashir as well. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Monmouth basketball star Abdi Bashir Jr. transferring to Kansas State
Yahoo
30-03-2025
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Towson Tigers and Northeastern Huskies meet in CAA Tournament
Northeastern Huskies (3-24, 2-16 CAA) vs. Towson Tigers (10-19, 8-10 CAA) Washington; Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Towson takes on Northeastern in the CAA Tournament. The Tigers have gone 8-10 against CAA opponents, with a 2-9 record in non-conference play. Towson is 2-15 against opponents over .500. Advertisement The Huskies are 2-16 against CAA teams. Northeastern ranks ninth in the CAA shooting 26.9% from 3-point range. Towson is shooting 38.1% from the field this season, 4.6 percentage points lower than the 42.7% Northeastern allows to opponents. Northeastern's 36.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.2 percentage points lower than Towson has given up to its opponents (39.6%). The teams square off for the third time this season. Towson won the last matchup 67-51 on Feb. 22. India Johnston scored 21 to help lead Towson to the victory, and Alyssa Staten scored 15 points for Northeastern. TOP PERFORMERS: Johnston is averaging 12.1 points for the Tigers. Anasia Staton is averaging 11.7 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 38.3% over the past 10 games. Advertisement Yirsy Queliz is shooting 30.1% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, while averaging 11.7 points and 3.2 assists. Abigail Jegede is shooting 34.0% and averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 59.4 points, 35.2 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 5.4 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 38.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.7 points per game. Huskies: 2-8, averaging 52.2 points, 26.0 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 5.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 38.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.4 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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22-03-2025
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March Madness: William & Mary player and team rally from online abuse and losing skid
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — William & Mary's Anahi-Lee Cauley is playing in her school's first NCAA Tournament in the biggest moment of her career just a month after one of the worst. It was her foul on a 3-point shooter at the buzzer that set up the game-winning free throws in a loss to rival Drexel, which would start a losing skid. A later check of her social media only made things worse. That's when she found multiple messages telling her she was terrible, and some even suggesting she die. The Tribe's senior forward was among the latest college athlete subjected to online abuse from fans who are taunting them or angry about a defeat or gambling losses. 'To have somebody say those hurtful words, it was a shock. I don't know you,' Cauley said Friday as the No. 16-seed Tribe (16-18) prepared to play No. 1 seed Texas (31-3) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 'Those are tough words to hear when you are by yourself looking at your phone," Cauley said. 'I started deleting them.' Cauley's case is far from unique. Professional and high-level college athletes are routinely exposed to rough treatment online. That it would happen to a player at a school scrapping through the Colonial Athletic Association shows just how far it can reach, and the effects that can ripple through a team when it happens. The Drexel loss was first of four in a row, and the Tribe's season started spinning out of control. Cauley would only describe the messages in general terms but said she kept them to herself for a few days. She eventually brought it up during a team meeting during the losing skid. 'They all had my back,' Cauley said. William & Mary coach Erin Dickerson Davis called the messages 'really nasty.' 'And she was a wreck,' Dickerson Davis said. "Filled with guilt. She's 22 and didn't mean to make that mistake. Mistakes happen in basketball. To get messages like that put her in a nasty space. She is our emotional leader on the team that completely rocked her and us.' The motivation behind the messages was never clear, Cauley said. She never figured out if they were just mean taunts, or from angry gamblers who lost money on a bet. The NCAA is trying to address the issue of online abuse from gamblers during the men's and women's tournaments that draw big betting action. The NCAA this week launched a ' Don't Be A Loser ' campaign for tournament broadcasts and online that aims to curb abuse directed at players by fans who lost bets. According to the American Gaming Association, an estimated $3.1 billon will be legally bet on this year's basketball tournaments, doubling the amount bet on the Super Bowl. Cauley and the Tribe have recovered well from the abuse and the losing streak. They won the CAA Tournament to earn their automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, then beat High Point on Thursday night to set up their matchup with Texas. Cauley scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in a rematch with Drexel in the CAA semifinals, a 22-point victory. She went into that game with the previous loss, and the online abuse, weighing in the back of her mind. 'We had this mindset that the tournament was our ultimate revenge tour,' Cauley said. The pressure of the men's and women's tournaments will only build over the next few weeks. Each win, each loss, each shot made or missed with stir emotions. That means other athletes will be targeted with online abuse, Cauley said. 'Don't deal with it on your own. Lean on your tribe, the people who love you and know what you've been through, who know the hours you put on the court and know your morals,' she said. ___ AP Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg contributed. ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press
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21-03-2025
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March Madness: William & Mary player and team rally from online abuse and losing skid
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — William & Mary's Anahi-Lee Cauley is playing in her school's first NCAA Tournament in the biggest moment of her career just a month after one of the worst. It was her foul on a 3-point shooter at the buzzer that set up the game-winning free throws in a loss to rival Drexel, which would start a losing skid. A later check of her social media only made things worse. That's when she found multiple messages telling her she was terrible, and some even suggesting she die. The Tribe's senior forward was among the latest college athlete subjected to online abuse from fans who are taunting them or angry about a defeat or gambling losses. 'To have somebody say those hurtful words, it was a shock. I don't know you,' Cauley said Friday as the No. 16-seed Tribe (16-18) prepared to play No. 1 seed Texas (31-3) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 'Those are tough words to hear when you are by yourself looking at your phone," Cauley said. 'I started deleting them.' Cauley's case is far from unique. Professional and high-level college athletes are routinely exposed to rough treatment online. That it would happen to a player at a school scrapping through the Colonial Athletic Association shows just how far it can reach, and the effects that can ripple through a team when it happens. The Drexel loss was first of four in a row, and the Tribe's season started spinning out of control. Cauley would only describe the messages in general terms but said she kept them to herself for a few days. She eventually brought it up during a team meeting during the losing skid. 'They all had my back,' Cauley said. William & Mary coach Erin Dickerson Davis called the messages 'really nasty.' 'And she was a wreck,' Dickerson Davis said. "Filled with guilt. She's 22 and didn't mean to make that mistake. Mistakes happen in basketball. To get messages like that put her in a nasty space. She is our emotional leader on the team that completely rocked her and us.' The motivation behind the messages was never clear, Cauley said. She never figured out if they were just mean taunts, or from angry gamblers who lost money on a bet. The NCAA is trying to address the issue of online abuse from gamblers during the men's and women's tournaments that draw big betting action. The NCAA this week launched a ' Don't Be A Loser ' campaign for tournament broadcasts and online that aims to curb abuse directed at players by fans who lost bets. According to the American Gaming Association, an estimated $3.1 billon will be legally bet on this year's basketball tournaments, doubling the amount bet on the Super Bowl. Cauley and the Tribe have recovered well from the abuse and the losing streak. They won the CAA Tournament to earn their automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, then beat High Point on Thursday night to set up their matchup with Texas. Cauley scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in a rematch with Drexel in the CAA semifinals, a 22-point victory. She went into that game with the previous loss, and the online abuse, weighing in the back of her mind. 'We had this mindset that the tournament was our ultimate revenge tour,' Cauley said. The pressure of the men's and women's tournaments will only build over the next few weeks. Each win, each loss, each shot made or missed with stir emotions. That means other athletes will be targeted with online abuse, Cauley said. 'Don't deal with it on your own. Lean on your tribe, the people who love you and know what you've been through, who know the hours you put on the court and know your morals,' she said. ___ AP Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg contributed. ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here.
