Graduation Speech: Lavar Ball

Kirkendoll added his third double-double of the season and his ninth of his career with 16 points and 14 rebounds. He was 1-for-4 from beyond the arc, saving the best for last on the buzzer beater. Kirkendoll narrowly missed double-digit assists, adding seven against

Jakarrie Lennon put everyone on notice as he would rock the place with a big one- handed dunk. He would continue to make plays that made you look on with amazement, if it wasn’t his ball-handling abilities, then it was his shooting capabilities from anywhere on the floor. Green Run kept the lead throughout the quarter, but just seemed as Indian River was playing harder,

Sapp split from the line, but Holmes missed the front end of a one-and-one. Sapp grabbed the board and raced down the court for the triple to force the first tie of the night.

Coming out of high school, the Moundsville, W.Va. native was a one of the state’s top basketball players. As a senior, he averaged 24.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 blocks per game.

Westbrook, who registered his 13th triple-doubles, tied Grant Hill’s (1996-97) and Jason Kidd ‘s (2007-08) records set

Thus far, over his short NBA career, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Zach LaVine has been known for one thing: his high-flying dunks. Ever since his days at UCLA, that is all people could talk about was his athleticism and high-flying acrobatics. However, its only for so long you can hold that moniker until people wonder is that all you can do?

• The Lindenwood men’s basketball team has its final game before its Christmas break on Tuesday night. The Lions step out of conference play for a 6 p.m. game against Robert Morris-Springfield.

Later in Chris’s life he finished high school with 961 points and 598 rebounds. Then he got a full on scholarship to the University of Iowa. In one of the tournaments in college he scored 52

Andrew Smith was born on September 9, 1990 in Washington; D.C. Andrew was known to be a tall man. He measured 6-foot-11. His height was a bonus because he had a passion for basketball. He was a star at Covenant Christian high School in Indianapolis. Andrew led the Indiana high school basketball players in rebounding in 2009. In 2010 and 2011, Andrew played on the Butler’s national runner-up teams. He finished his career with 1,147 points and 648 rebounds At Butler he started in 102 of his final 105 games, including the 2011 title game against Connecticut in Houston, Texas. Smith helped Butler University in the spotlight as a member of two Final four teams that reached the N.C.A.A twice. The year before, Butler, which was led by Gordon Hayward and Shelvin Mack, became the Final Four sentimental favorites.

Though the Aggies have fallen short of expectations this season, spending much of the season in the bottom half of Mountain West Conference standings, the freshman’s play has been a silver lining for the program, and a source of optimism moving forward for Utah State faithful.

Though No. 11 seed VCU took No. 2 seed Oklahoma to the wire and the No. 6 seed Notre Dame needed a last second tip-in by Rex Pflueger to outlast 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin, the higher seeds generally held their ground. This year’s Cinderella, Middle Tennessee, lost its glass slipper in a loss to No. 10 seed Syracuse. The win gave Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim his 18th trip to the Sweet 16 as he now trails only Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski for all-time appearances in the round. With a win over a tough Yale team, the Blue Devil’s head coach earned his 23rd trip to the tournament’s second

In the final 25 games of Iowa State, Matt Thomas make at least one three point shot. He almost beat Kyle Korver's consecutive three point shots as an Atlanta Hawk. It makes him impressive when he only had two games with a 3-point percentage of less than

He made not just himself on the court but his

There are 491 basketball players in the NBA, they all are very different in where they come from, who they are, and the impact that they are leaving behind. One player in particular is leaving his very own trademarked stamp on the NBA: Derrick Rose. He is the youngest MVP in NBA history. Rose played in the NBA for 10 years after attending the University of Memphis. He was a highly sought after recruit in high school with many scholarships mainly for being a once in a lifetime athlete who was known around the country for how explosive he was. He grew up in the rough parts of Chicago, where gang violence and drugs were always present wherever he went. Rose is an influential role model through his athletic success and perseverance, as well

Attention Grabber: His Airness , Air Jordan, MJ what basketball player comes to mind when you hear this name? By the show of hands who All Knows who Michael Jordan is? Well if you didn’t I’m going to inform you on who he is and his rise to becoming one of the world’s best players.