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Washington Post
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- Washington Post
Santa Clara extends coach Herb Sendek's contract through 2029-30 season
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara basketball coach Herb Sendek signed a contract extension on Monday that will keep him at the school through the 2029-30 season. Athletic director Heather Owen said she believes Sendek is the right person to lead the Broncos' program. 'I have been impressed with his ability to navigate the ever-changing landscape that is college athletics while remaining true to our Santa Clara values,' she said in a statement. 'He is one of the best teachers in the game and we are grateful to have him as the leader of our program.' Sendek was originally hired in 2016 and is set to enter his 10th season at the helm for Santa Clara. He has a 161-120 record for the Broncos and has the fourth most wins in program history. The Broncos have won at least 20 games in five of the past six seasons, falling short only in the COVID-shortened 20-game campaign in 2020-21. Santa Clara has finished in the top four in the West Coast Conference in four straight seasons. Sendek has a 574-415 career record at Miami of Ohio, N.C. State, Arizona State and Santa Clara. He has made the NCAA Tournament eight times but is seeking his first appearance with the Broncos. Santa Clara hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 1996. ___ AP college basketball: and
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Santa Clara extends coach Herb Sendek's contract through 2029-30 season
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Clara basketball coach Herb Sendek signed a contract extension on Monday that will keep him at the school through the 2029-30 season. Athletic director Heather Owen said she believes Sendek is the right person to lead the Broncos' program. 'I have been impressed with his ability to navigate the ever-changing landscape that is college athletics while remaining true to our Santa Clara values," she said in a statement. "He is one of the best teachers in the game and we are grateful to have him as the leader of our program.' Sendek was originally hired in 2016 and is set to enter his 10th season at the helm for Santa Clara. He has a 161-120 record for the Broncos and has the fourth most wins in program history. The Broncos have won at least 20 games in five of the past six seasons, falling short only in the COVID-shortened 20-game campaign in 2020-21. Santa Clara has finished in the top four in the West Coast Conference in four straight seasons. Sendek has a 574-415 career record at Miami of Ohio, N.C. State, Arizona State and Santa Clara. He has made the NCAA Tournament eight times but is seeking his first appearance with the Broncos. Santa Clara hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 1996. ___ AP college basketball: and
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Santa Clara extends coach Herb Sendek's contract through 2029-30 season
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Clara basketball coach Herb Sendek signed a contract extension on Monday that will keep him at the school through the 2029-30 season. Athletic director Heather Owen said she believes Sendek is the right person to lead the Broncos' program. 'I have been impressed with his ability to navigate the ever-changing landscape that is college athletics while remaining true to our Santa Clara values," she said in a statement. "He is one of the best teachers in the game and we are grateful to have him as the leader of our program.' Sendek was originally hired in 2016 and is set to enter his 10th season at the helm for Santa Clara. He has a 161-120 record for the Broncos and has the fourth most wins in program history. The Broncos have won at least 20 games in five of the past six seasons, falling short only in the COVID-shortened 20-game campaign in 2020-21. Santa Clara has finished in the top four in the West Coast Conference in four straight seasons. Sendek has a 574-415 career record at Miami of Ohio, N.C. State, Arizona State and Santa Clara. He has made the NCAA Tournament eight times but is seeking his first appearance with the Broncos. Santa Clara hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 1996. ___ AP college basketball: and The Associated Press
New York Times
a day ago
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- New York Times
Men's college basketball's best of the last 25 years: Readers share their picks, favorite games
Who's the best men's college basketball player of the 21st century? The Athletic set out to answer that — and much more — this month, ranking the top 25 players, coaches, teams, non-title teams and games of the last 25 years. However, one thing is for sure: There's no consensus, and plenty of debate. Advertisement Nearly 2,000 people filled out our poll to vote for the best player, coach and team of the 2000s. And the race to be crowned best player was decided by one vote. On to the results — and some of your best memories of a quarter-century of college hoops: (Note: Submitted responses have been edited for clarity.) As mentioned above, this was close! Carmelo Anthony, who led Syracuse to a national championship as a freshman in 2003, inched ahead of North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough by a single vote. It's the classic one-and-done versus four-year standout debate that made this ranking so challenging. Hansbrough was a four-time All-American and reached two Final Fours, winning a title as a senior in 2009. Anthony also topped Lindsay Schnell's ranking last week. Five of the top six vote-getters won a national championship. The seven players above were the only ones to receive at least 5 percent of a balanced vote; Davidson's Stephen Curry and Duke's Shane Battier and JJ Redick rounded out the top 10. We also asked readers to pick a top-five list, in any order. Here are the results of that vote, and the comparison to our ranking. Anthony was the only player to appear on more than half of the submissions. Interestingly, Curry was comfortably in the top five, though he didn't receive as many votes as the No. 1 player. The Duke vote appeared to be split, with Redick and Battier again leading the way. Readers were higher on Durant and Redick than our ranking, and lower on Saint Joseph's Jameer Nelson — our No. 6 player appeared on only 3 percent of ballots. Readers had more of a consensus on the top coach, with 30 percent of the vote going to former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. The No. 1 coach in CJ Moore's rankings, Bill Self, came in second. Krzyzewski and Roy Williams are the only coaches to win three national titles this century, but Self (who has two titles) got the edge for Moore because of his 18 conference championships and 24 NCAA Tournament appearances (every tourney this century). Advertisement Wright moves up here, with just more than half of the readers including him in their top five. The 14 coaches above were the only ones to reach at least 10 percent. Readers were higher on Tom Izzo, John Calipari and Jim Calhoun, and lower on Rick Pitino and Kelvin Sampson. Like the top player vote, this one was close. The UConn team of two seasons ago eked out a place atop the poll over Brendan Marks' No. 1 team, 2000-01 Duke. It's hard to argue with any of the top three. This vote largely reflected our ranking, with the top eight comprising eight of Marks' top nine. The 2006-07 Florida and 2023-24 UConn teams both won the second of back-to-back national championships at their programs, so it's not surprising to see the recognition that these belong in the top five. There also appeared to be a clear top five, with a decent gap to the 2008-09 North Carolina team, which was the top team not to make it. Readers were higher on 2004-05 North Carolina and lower on 2020-21 Baylor, which ranked 16th on this list and No. 8 in our ranking. We left the games question open-ended. Of course, many of the responses mirrored our top 25 games list, with many mentions of Kris Jenkins and Mario Chalmers' clutch championship shots, the Syracuse-UConn six-overtime game in the 2009 Big East tournament, and Duke's 'Miracle Minute' comeback against Maryland. However, some games were more memorable on a personal level — the result of a sport with hundreds of teams and thousands of games. Here were some of your responses. 'It has to be the 2008 national championship, right? The first time the Final Four featured the top-ranked teams. Leads changing, Memphis storming to a seemingly insurmountable lead with, what, two minutes left? Then the missed free throws. Then Mario. And then Mario. After the miracle, OT almost seemed like a formality.' — Chris P. Advertisement 'Villanova-UNC national championship game, 2016. I'll never forget the seat cushions raining down on me after Marcus Paige tied the game with an off-balance 3, only for the fireworks and confetti to be set off after an even more stunning Kris Jenkins buzzer-beater seconds later. Nobody in the crowd could believe what had just happened. Top-five championship game in sports, ever.' — Andrew G. 'Six-OT game! Even as a UConn fan, there's no denying the spectacle of that contest and I'm happy we were part of it and that it's part of our program's zeitgeist, loss and all.' — Nick S. 'The 2010 NCAA final between Duke and Butler — it wasn't pretty but it was played at a high level throughout. Also, there was so much drama with Butler being such an underdog and basically having home-court advantage. Just great stuff.' — Lara L. 'Even on the losing side as a Purdue fan, the 2019 Elite Eight game against Virginia takes the cake. The Carsen Edwards shotmaking, the Virginia redemption story, the back-and-forth scoreboard, the Diakite shot and OT finish … it may not have been a title game, but it still won Virginia the title and was an instant classic.' — Jack G. 'The 2024 national championship game, UConn vs. Purdue. It felt like these two dominant teams were on a collision course all year, but it turned out to be the coronation of the last two years of UConn dominance. Back-to-back was historical and that UConn team was so much fun to watch. As Dan Hurley said, 'They were bulletproof.'' — Deryl W. 'March 16, 2006. No. 12 Montana 87, No. 5 Nevada 79. NCAA Tournament first round. The Grizzlies' first tournament win in 31 years and the last tournament win for the Big Sky Conference. A special moment for a proud program and an effective reminder as to why the size and structure of the tournament should be left alone.' — Kris G. 'ACC championship 2024. I'm a recent NC State alum and got to rush the bell tower with my dad that night. He's the one who introduced me to the Wolfpack. The rest of that run was pretty fun too. — Haley H. Advertisement 'Forgotten Classic: Kansas 90, Texas 86 (March 3, 2007). Freshman Kevin Durant going off for 32 in Allen Fieldhouse, 25 in the first half, Kansas comes back from a 16-point deficit to win the Big 12 regular-season title. When you have Danny Manning on the bench watching a freshman going off in the toughest venue in college hoops, saying, 'That's the baddest man to play here,' that's a special game.' — David C. '2017 Elite 8 — UNC over Kentucky: Tit for tat the entire ballgame with two legendary coaches at the helm. Obviously, the finishing sequence and Luke Maye will be remembered forever. People forget the December matchup between these teams, which was every bit as electric, only without the high stakes. Shows just how hard it is to beat a team twice.' — Brendan I. '2011 Pac-10 championship game. Been to thousands of games at this point in my life, nothing took my breath away the way this one did. 'Cold-blooded!' Washington 77, Arizona 75 in OT. Easily the best game I've ever seen live.' — Rocco M. 'UCLA-Gonzaga Final Four in 2021. An 11-seed's improbable run collided with a mid-major's quest for perfection, ending in Jalen Suggs' half-court heave banking in at the buzzer. That game exemplified what this sport is all about.' — Brendan P. 'Michigan State beating Duke to advance to the Final Four in 2019. Kenny Goins hitting that 3 over Zion (Williamson) provided a moment of euphoria that I will chase for the rest of my life.' — Joey C. 'Michigan versus Kansas in the Sweet 16 during the 2013 NCAA Tournament. (Trey) Burke pulling up from planet Mars to hit a 3 and force overtime. I can still picture (Mitch) McGary falling to the floor after setting the screen.' — Andrew R. '2005. Illinois vs. Arizona in the Elite 8. As a 12-year-old just beginning to fall in love with college basketball, this was my first 'Where were you watching?' game. — Jeremy K. Advertisement 'Creighton Blue Jays vs. Bradley Braves, Feb. 1, 2011. The game had to start four hours early because a historic blizzard was coming (it would drop 20 inches of snow and halt life in central Illinois) and Creighton was favored. Bradley was on an 11-game losing streak. In front of a more-empty-than-usual Carver Arena, Bradley legend Andrew Warren scored 23, overpowering the Creighton star Doug McDermott. What a wonderful game to experience in person.' — Zach B. 'Florida and Wisconsin in the 2017 Sweet 16. Gators blow a double-digit lead/the Badgers hit an unbelievable 3-pointer to force overtime. Down two with four seconds left, nearly all hope was lost for Gator Nation. But Chris Chiozza hits an even more unbelievable 3-pointer at the buzzer. Pure elation!' — Rusty G. 'Collin Sexton at Alabama successfully playing three-on-five vs. Minnesota.' — Dan S. 'Saint Louis vs. Rhode Island, A-10 tournament 2010. Snuck out of work to watch the game. A friend encouraged me to stay out a little longer after SLU lost. I got my future spouse's phone number that night.' — Zach B. 'Duke vs. Gonzaga in the 2019 Maui Invitational. Being a Duke fan and my brother being a Zags fan, I wish we would've won the game. Still, the game being super back and forth while watching it with my brother remains one of my favorite CBB games in recent memory.' — Benjamin B.
New York Times
4 days ago
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- New York Times
Influx of NBA Draft-eligible players into college raises questions for league, union
LAS VEGAS — A few days before the NBA Draft, one of the league's top lawyers sent an email to all of its general managers about a small subset of players who could be selected later that week. The memo, a copy of which was obtained by The Athletic, addressed an obscure aspect of the league's draft-rights rules but also discussed the changes that resulted from the infusion of money into college basketball during the name, image and likeness era. Advertisement This year, several European players left their professional clubs in Europe to join college basketball programs in the United States. A small number of them were already 22 years old, which made them automatically eligible for the NBA Draft, according to league rules, which govern eligibility for players outside the NCAA system by their ages and not when they exhaust their collegiate eligibility or declare for the draft. What would happen if these players were drafted and still wanted to play college basketball? That question prompted the memo and left the league in a quandary about how to account for this new class of players — and a dilemma for the NCAA as well. College basketball may be close to being considered a pro sport, at least in the NBA's eyes. If an international player is drafted by an NBA team but chooses to stay with his professional team, the NBA club retains his draft rights in perpetuity — a draft-and-stash, as those players are sometimes known. But that has not been an issue for a college player, who, if drafted, would come straight to the NBA, either because he has no college eligibility left or declared early for the draft while maintaining eligibility. Here, none of those cases applied. While the memo only accounted for a 'limited' number of players, the NBA still had to figure out how to account for them. Based on the NBA's interpretation, such a player is no different from a draft-and-stash. It did not matter whether the player played for the University of Kansas or Real Madrid; the league would handle each player as if he were on a professional team. According to the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, a professional team or league is defined as any that pays a player beyond living expenses, which is where college sports now finds itself. While college athletes have received payments for NIL since 2021, those have been from collectives, companies and other external sources; now, with the newly enshrined House settlement, they can also be paid directly by their schools. 'Playing intercollegiate basketball will be considered under the provisions of Article X, Section 5 of the CBA to be signing a player contract with a non-NBA professional basketball team,' the memo said. But this was not necessarily a binding opinion, as the league's lawyer made clear. The National Basketball Players Association, the memo said, could potentially contest this interpretation. The union could argue that if such a player were taken in the draft, his rights would only belong to the team that selected him for a year before he became a free agent. Advertisement Because this is a new issue the NBA must deal with, and is not accounted for in the CBA, the league and union need to agree on these rules, and official guidance still needs to be hashed out. The two sides have talked about potential clarifications to the CBA to address such cases. One issue the league and union seem to agree on is what has happened to those players now. They are free to play in college, but, in the NBA's eyes, they are free agents. That means they can sign with a team at any point. This will impact only a few players, such as Illinois commit Mihailo Petrović, a 22-year-old guard from Mega Superbet of the Adriatic league, Ole Miss guard Ilias Kamardine of the French league and Louisville forward Sananda Fru, who played in Germany the last four seasons. Those players will not have to worry about their college eligibility, either. An NCAA spokesperson told The Athletic that its rules allow a player who is automatically entered into the draft to be selected without risking their NCAA eligibility. 'Under NCAA rules, if a player is drafted by an NBA team in the 2025 draft, he may still be eligible to compete for a D-I program provided he meets all other NCAA academic and athletics eligibility requirements and all other school and conference requirements,' the spokesperson said. That ruling should give some peace to the players involved. It also opens up a rarely seen portal to the NBA. There have not been many cases of a college basketball player leaving his team midseason to sign with an NBA team. The most recent case was 2007, when Randolph Morris played his junior year at Kentucky after he went unchosen in the 2005 NBA Draft, went back to school for two seasons (Morris had not signed with an agent) and signed with the New York Knicks in March. The Minnesota Timberwolves paid $90.4 million in luxury taxes for the 2024-25 season, second most in the league behind the Phoenix Suns. Next season, they will have new ownership as Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez finally took over this month after a protracted legal battle with former owner Glen Taylor. Advertisement After making the Western Conference finals in two straight seasons, the Timberwolves are set to pay into the luxury tax again during the 2025-26 season and own the fifth-highest payroll in the league. Lore, who will serve as Timberwolves governor, said he and Rodriguez are willing to pay the tax if they think it will benefit the franchise and its value in the long term. For now, the Timberwolves will pay the regular tax rates, but if they spend into the tax three times in a four-season stretch, they would pay the more punitive repeater tax rates if they are also in the tax the next season. 'We think about it like we do a startup, where startups lose money, but they're investing because it's creating enterprise value over the long term,' Lore said. 'And I think that's the way we think about. It is investing in the team, in winning, creates long-term franchise value. That's not over the next three to five years, but 10 to 20, the next 50 years, even. So, we're prepared to invest, we're prepared to lose money to create a winning culture. But a sustainable winning culture, not just a one year — you're not going to see us do what maybe people might expect us to do, which is come in as owners and make some big flashy move. We're being very methodical about the decisions we make, and we're thinking in every decision what's in the best interest of building a long-term, sustainable culture of winning.' NBA teams paid $461.2 million in luxury taxes this season, according to the league's calculations, after 10 teams finished the season above the tax line. The Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors were repeater taxpayers. The Lakers paid $53.48 million in luxury taxes after spending $17.45 million into the tax, while the Celtics paid $52.56 million and the Knicks paid $38 million. That means that the 20 teams that did not reach the luxury tax threshold will receive a nice payout from the league. They will each get $11.53 million for staying under the tax. (Photo of 2025 NBA Draft: Mike Lawrie / Getty Images)
