Basketball Playground

March Madness is Here

March Madness is here! Check out the link to watch your team march through the Madness. http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d1  

11-Year Old Julian Newman makes Varsity!

Julian Newman, a 4’5″ 5th grade hoops phenom out of Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida, has been tearing apart varsity opponents that are 6 and 7 years older than him. He leads the state of Florida in assists at 11.5 a game and is 19th in the nation in that category. On December 18th, […]

College Basketball Player Scores 138 Points, Breaks NCAA Single-Game Scoring Record

Jack Taylor of tiny Grinnell College did some big things last night. The sophomore guard from the Division III school in Iowa shattered the 58-year-old NCAA single-game scoring record, filling up the stat sheet with 138 points. When you look at his box score, it’s astounding. He was 52-of-108 from the field, while going 27-of-71 […]

Pacers even series with Heat behind coach Frank Vogel’s confidence

MIAMI — Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel went into Game 2 against the Miami Heat with a playoff coaching resume totaling 11 games. And for as hard as it was to come up with a scheme to thwart Chicago’s Derrick Rose in the first round of the playoffs last season, Vogel’s biggest task in his […]

NBA announces tentative deal to start season December 25

By Tim Molloy Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:55pm EST NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – The NBA and its players union announced a tentative agreement over the weekend to end their five-month lockout and start the season on Christmas Day. A majority of the 29 owners and 450 players still need to vote for the agreement for […]