/tags/basketball Basketball en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 07 May 2024 15:20:57 GMT /sports/2024-05-07/victor-wembanyamas-historic-season-earns-him-nbas-rookie-of-the-year The 7-foot-4 French phenomenon was the first rookie to finish a season with at least 1,500 points, 250 assists and 250 blocked shots. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:20:57 GMT /sports/2024-05-07/victor-wembanyamas-historic-season-earns-him-nbas-rookie-of-the-year Dan Katz /crime-justice/2022-07-04/president-biden-receives-brittney-griners-letter-from-prison-in-russia President Biden has read the letter WNBA player Brittney Griner wrote to him from prison in Russia. The basketball star has been detained there since February. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:54:23 GMT /crime-justice/2022-07-04/president-biden-receives-brittney-griners-letter-from-prison-in-russia Amina Kilpatrick /sports/2022-05-13/wnba-star-brittney-griners-detention-in-russia-is-extended-by-a-month The lawyer for the 31-year-old athlete said Friday her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month. Griner faces a trial on drug possession charges in mid-June. Fri, 13 May 2022 18:00:27 GMT /sports/2022-05-13/wnba-star-brittney-griners-detention-in-russia-is-extended-by-a-month Charles Maynes /2022-03-17/a-russian-court-extended-brittney-griners-detention-until-may-19-state-media-says Russian authorities said earlier this month that they detained Griner at a Moscow-area airport for allegedly transporting vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:51:11 GMT /2022-03-17/a-russian-court-extended-brittney-griners-detention-until-may-19-state-media-says Rachel Treisman /texas/2020-05-06/in-the-panhandle-a-basketball-dynasty-stays-in-the-family From Texas Standard:In late April, Tate Lombard was named the newest head coach of the girls basketball team at his alma mater � Canyon High School � in� Wed, 06 May 2020 20:36:21 GMT /texas/2020-05-06/in-the-panhandle-a-basketball-dynasty-stays-in-the-family Michael Marks /texas/2019-12-17/nba-expands-its-g-league-with-mexico-city-capitanes From Texas Standard:NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced last week the Mexico City-based Capitanes will be joining the NBA G League beginning in the� Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:00:42 GMT /texas/2019-12-17/nba-expands-its-g-league-with-mexico-city-capitanes Antonio Cueto /sports/2019-11-10/new-ut-arena-to-be-named-moody-center-after-130m-gift-from-foundation The new basketball and events arena at the University of Texas will be named the Moody Center, after a $130 million gift to the school from the Moody� Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:12:17 GMT /sports/2019-11-10/new-ut-arena-to-be-named-moody-center-after-130m-gift-from-foundation Jimmy Maas /texas/2019-05-06/practitioners-of-sprawlball-aim-to-make-basketball-shooting-more-efficient From Texas Standard:During the 2016-2017 NBA season, the Houston Rockets shot just over 40 three-pointers a game. That was a record at the time, but it� Mon, 06 May 2019 19:49:10 GMT /texas/2019-05-06/practitioners-of-sprawlball-aim-to-make-basketball-shooting-more-efficient Michael Marks /sports/2018-12-20/ut-regents-approve-arena-proposal-to-replace-frank-erwin-center The University of Texas Board of Regents on Thursday officially approved a new arena for UT Austin. The new building will replace the 41-year-old Frank� Thu, 20 Dec 2018 21:04:42 GMT /sports/2018-12-20/ut-regents-approve-arena-proposal-to-replace-frank-erwin-center Jimmy Maas /texas/2016-03-29/50-years-later-return-to-the-basketball-championship-that-broke-racial-barriers From Texas Standard:Fifty years ago, the NCAA men's basketball tournament started with just 22 teams in the first round. When it came down to the� Tue, 29 Mar 2016 19:30:00 GMT /texas/2016-03-29/50-years-later-return-to-the-basketball-championship-that-broke-racial-barriers Laura Rice