Top Pick: Zion Williamson
Ever since Zion Williamson’s junior year in high school, the whole world has known that he would be a top player in the 2019 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft. Williamson, who played for Duke, has drawn comparisons to basketball legends LeBron James and...
One of the many stereotypes surrounding basketball is the idea that the sport is mainly for boys and men. “If you see the difference between the crowds at the guys and the girls games, it’s very obvious, and you can see that everyone gravitates towards watching the guys,” girls varsity basketball...
Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee is the top-ranked team in the Southeastern Conference at the moment with a 25-3 record. Spearheaded by the dynamic duo of guard Ad miral Schofield and forward Grant Williams, averaging 16.9 and 19.0 points per game respectively, Tennessee has been a force to...
March Madness, one of the most anticipated annual sporting events in the country, is a tournament that hosts 64 Division I collegiate basketball programs during March. “Madness” refers to the plethora of unexpected outcomes that occurs due to the massive amount of games being played in...
The Oracle: What position do you play on the basketball team?
Mollie Keulker: I play point guard. It’s challenging because you have to run the floor, and you have to think about what’s best for your team and get the whole team involved in the plays.
TO: What has your experience on the...
Written by Eric Epstein
After the first fifteen games of the girls varsity basketball season, the team sits at 0-5 in league and 2-13 overall. Despite this slow start, head coach Hamadah Sharif is op- timistic that the points and wins will start to come soon. “We [have] a great group of kids,”...
Written by Katie Zhang
The girls basketball team is hoping to build o its success from last year, with a 13-12 record in all com- petitions. Senior Mikee Cagampan is excited for the current season to build o of the great season they had last year. According to Cagampan, the team is pleased with the...
By: Laurel Comiter
Familiar faces join this year’s boys basketball team as it gets ready to take on another season. Many returning players hope to have an even better season. Junior Evan Dray is confident that their team dynamic will lead them to a successful season. “We definitely have a chance...
Written By Ryan Manesh
The NBA has had super teams in the league for decades. A few of the strongest examples have been the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors, 2007-08 Celtics and 2011-12 Miami Heat. According to basketball-reference.com, the Warriors had 73 wins and nine regular season losses in the 2015-16...
By: Jack Mallery
Without a doubt, the Cleveland Cavaliers will reach the NBA Finals. First off, there’s the star player differences. Lebron James may be a total wimp who falls over when the wind blows, but the man is dishing out 34 points per game on average in the postseason this year, and you have...
Written by Caroline Ro
Sophomore Jacqueline Lu’s interest in sports began long before high school. As
a child, she played tennis, figure-skated, learned ballet and made an effort to remain active whenever she could. Most of her time, however, Lu dedicated to competitive swim- ming, which...
Written by Sabrina Chen
1. Pick the highest seeds. They will win since they are the best. It absolutely cannot get more obvious than that. Obviously!
2. Measure muscle mass. Imagine those beauti- ful and ripped muscles running around on the court. The bigger, the better.
3. Look for hotties...
