Author: Mikesportz
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball is introducing its first general manager in program history. Tim Fuller, who was recently named the team’s new general manager, is scheduled to speak with the media for the first time since accepting the position at approximately 2:30 p.m. The former Mizzou associate and interim head coach was announced as general manager in early June, following 25 years of experience with Nike, Overtime Elite and several college basketball programs across the country. “This role is a full-circle moment for me,” Fuller said in a press release on June 2. “College basketball is evolving, and…
He’s a Mentor of Mine’: New Mizzou Basketball GM Looks Up to NBA Executive An important member of the Missouri basketball organization gained valuable experience from a polarizing NBA front office member. Most people in or around a sport have a mentor. Shooting guards will look up to Michael Jordan, quarterbacks will look up to Tom Brady and strikers will look up to Cristiano Ronaldo. For the newly-hired general manager of Missouri men’s basketball, Tim Fuller, the person he gained the most experience from is a long-time Nike executive and current Dallas Mavericks general manager, Nico Harrison. The two shared…
SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame graduate Tim Corrigan is working his 18th and last NBA Finals as lead producer for ABC’s television coverage. It also happens to be the Indiana Pacers’ first trip to the championship round in 25 years. The timing couldn’t be better for Corrigan and his family as the longtime ESPN employee moves into an oversight role as senior vice president of sports production. It’s kind of fun to be back in Indiana doing this,” Corrigan said Thursday, June 12 in a phone interview. “The Notre Dame connection is everywhere.” Before Game 3 on Wednesday night in…
Jenny Boucek, the Pacers assistant who blended NFL and NBA for a play that changed Indiana’s season One of the Indiana Pacers’ lead assistants has been quietly working behind the scenes to construct creative plays that blend football and basketball. When Tyrese Haliburton hit a dramatic four-point play against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 11, most fans saw it as another clutch moment in his breakout season. But behind the shot was a play drawn from an entirely different sport, and a coach whose journey has been anything but conventional. That coach was the Indiana Pacers’ lead assistant Jenny Boucek,…
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson has been named the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year. Atkinson took over a Cavaliers team that reached the second round of the postseason last year and led them to a 16-win improvement and the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland’s 64-18 record marks the first time the team has won 60 or more games since 2009-10 and the first ever without LeBron Jameson the roster. “Kenny Atkinson has long been respected by his peers as an innovative and humble servant to the game,” Indiana Pacers coach and NBCA president Rick Carlisle…
The Cleveland Cavaliers had one of their best seasons in a while this year, but they were not able to capitalize on it in the end. The goal now is to find ways to get better in the offseason, while also building the chemistry they have with the current group. There are some players on the Cavs who didn’t get much of an opportunity to play last year, and hopefully, next season, they can show what they can do. Shaq shouted out that person on his podcast, as he randomly made a segment called “What the f— are you doing…
Where Billy Napier ranks among current college football head coaches as players Not every head coach at the college football level participated in the gridiron grind before donning the clipboard and headphones on the sidelines, but a strong majority rose through the ranks the hard way. Even then, while most share the experience of competing on the field with their fellow peers, not everyone had the same experience during their playing days. Recently, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg took a stab at ranking all of the FBS head coaches according to their careers as college football players — at least, the ones…
Boston Bruins division rival will reportedly lose superstar player to free agency The Maple Leafs will reportedly lose a superstar forward to free agency. We are two and a half weeks away from NHL free agency and things are about to get wild. There are going to be some big names that hit the open market and there are going to be some names that won’t make it to the market. One name that has been rumored to hit the market is Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner. It appears that things between the player and the team are beyond…
Penn State wrestlers continue to be a dominant force for USA Wrestling. Four active wrestlers, two Nittany Lion Wrestling Club members and a future Penn State wrestler have opportunities to earn themselves a starting spot on the USA Wrestling team for the World Championships. The order for Final X is different from the typical lightest to heaviest weight sequence, setting up a similar opener and main event that was seen at the 2024 NCAA Championships. 74 kilograms: Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. David Carr Mitchell Mesenbrink and David Carr are no strangers to each other, facing off in the 2024 NCAA Championship…
Former Kentucky Wildcat Travis Perry discussed his departure to Ole Miss Travis Perry left for a reason that makes a lot of sense. The transfer portal has changed college athletics drastically as now players are free to hop from school to school, and Kentucky lost a player this offseason. That player is Travis Perry, and this hit close to home for Kentucky fans as Perry is a native of Kentucky. The rising sophomore guard decided to transfer inside of the SEC and will now play for the Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels. After a recent practice, Perry spoke…