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Following criticism, NCAA upgrades weight room for women’s basketball players

Saturday, March 20 by ABC News

By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Following criticism over the disparity between men's and women's training facilities during March Madness, the NCAA revealed an upgraded weight room Saturday for female basketball players competing in the Division I tournament.

NCAA apologizes to women’s basketball players for weight room disparity

Friday, March 19 by ABC News

By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- NCAA officials apologized for "dropping the ball" after providing women's basketball players with training facilities inferior to men's during the Division 1 tournaments."We fell short this year in what we've been... Read More.

High school sports announcer caught calling girls’ basketball team racial slur as players kneel during anthem

Saturday, March 13 by ABC News

BY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — An Oklahoma sports announcer was captured during a livestream directing racial slurs and expletives toward members of a girls' high school basketball team who were kneeling during the national anthem. The racist comments came shortly after... Read More.

Creighton University basketball coach suspended for ‘plantation’ analogy

Friday, March 5 by ABC News

By CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (OMAHA, Neb.) -- Creighton University has suspended its men's head basketball coach after he admitted to making a "terribly inappropriate analogy" when he told his players not to "leave the plantation."Coach Greg McDermott issued a contrite... Read More.

New Orleans police officer fatally shot at high school basketball game

Saturday, February 27 by ABC News

By ROSA SANCHEZ, ABC News (NEW ORLEANS) -- A Tulane police officer was shot and killed outside a high school basketball game Friday evening, the New Orleans Police Department announced.At around 6:15 p.m. a person attempted to enter the George Washington... Read More.

Famed college basketball coach reveals off-court battle with bipolar disorder

Wednesday, February 17 by ABC News

By DANIELLE GENET and KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Joanne P. McCallie, known as "Coach P" on the court, has led her women's basketball teams through many battles over the past 28 years, most recently as the head coach of Duke... Read More.

Maine latest college basketball team to opt out

Sunday, February 14 by ABC News

BY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- The Unversity of Maine men's basketball team has opted out of the remainder of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team made the decision of February 12 and it was supported by the school's... Read More.

Oklahoma State University basketball coach surprises walk-on with scholarship

Monday, January 18 by ABC News

By ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Oklahoma State University basketball coach Mike Boynton was feeling generous over the weekend. The coach and his staff showed up at Walmart Sunday to surprise OSU walk-on player Dee Mitchell with a scholarship as he... Read More.

College basketball star gives hopeful update after collapsing during game

Monday, December 21 by ABC News

By ABC News(NEW YORK) -- University of Florida basketball player Keyontae Johnson is awake and recovering after a terrifying fall sent him to the hospital and into a medically-induced coma.The 21-year-old junior from Norfolk, Virginia collapsed in the... Read More.

Michael B. Jordan launches HBCU basketball showcase in his hometown

Thursday, December 17 by ABC News

By GEORGE CONSTANTINO, ABC News(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan is giving back to the Black community in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, by launching the inaugural "Hoop Dreams Classic."The 33-year-old actor has partnered... Read More.

University of Florida basketball player remains critical but stable after collapsing during game

Monday, December 14 by ABC News

By CARMEN COX, ABC News(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) -- University of Florida basketball player Keyontae Johnson is in critical but stable condition after collapsing on the court in the middle of a game against Florida State Saturday.The Gators had just... Read More.

Hall of Fame basketball coach John Thompson Jr. dies at 78

Tuesday, September 1 by ABC News

By JEANETTE TORRES-PEREZ, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Former Georgetown head basketball coach John Thompson Jr. has died at the age of 78, the university announced on Monday.Georgetown shared the following statement, released on behalf of Thompson's family, on... Read More.

Stories tagged with: basketball

Following criticism, NCAA upgrades weight room for women’s basketball players

NCAA apologizes to women’s basketball players for weight room disparity

High school sports announcer caught calling girls’ basketball team racial slur as players kneel during anthem

Creighton University basketball coach suspended for ‘plantation’ analogy

New Orleans police officer fatally shot at high school basketball game

Famed college basketball coach reveals off-court battle with bipolar disorder

Maine latest college basketball team to opt out

Oklahoma State University basketball coach surprises walk-on with scholarship

College basketball star gives hopeful update after collapsing during game

Michael B. Jordan launches HBCU basketball showcase in his hometown

University of Florida basketball player remains critical but stable after collapsing during game

Hall of Fame basketball coach John Thompson Jr. dies at 78

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