Tag: B.J. Mack

Notre Dame goes cold, falls to South Carolina in ACC/SEC Challenge

You can’t win if you can’t keep scoring.

Notre Dame and South Carolina aren’t the fastest teams in the country, so it was appropriate for them to match up in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Most of the game made it seem like the visiting Irish could pull off a win over the undefeated Gamecocks. But the offense stopped coming, and the Irish lost, 65-53.

The majority of the game was competitive, and the Irish (3-3), who scored eight unanswered points at the start, had a 40-38 lead at the 6:14 mark of the second half. Then, they stopped making shots, ad the Gamecocks (6-0) went on a 13-1 run to go up by double digits and didn’t look back. The Irish never got closer than six the rest of the way.

Meechie Johnson led the Gamecocks with 29 points, including four 3-pointers, and had five rebounds. B.J. Mack had 17 points.

[autotag]Tae Davis[/autotag] was the Irish’s leader in points (15) and rebounds (eight). [autotag]J.R. Konieczny[/autotag] contributed 11 points, and [autotag]Julian Roper II[/autotag] added 10. [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] dished out five assists but committed a game-high six turnovers, and eight points made it the first time in his young career that he failed to reach double figures in scoring.

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Five players for Texas A&M to target in the 2023 college basketball portal

Texas A&M could have a handful of departures next season, which means they’ll need to target these names in the basketball transfer portal.

While fans may still be recovering from Texas A&M‘s NCAA Tournament opening-round loss to Penn State, the wheels are already turning toward what will be a pivotal offseason for the Aggies.

A&M made a tremendous turnaround in the latter half of the season that illustrates a promising foundation built by Buzz Williams. Still, the manner in which the season ended revealed there is plenty of room for growth; a reality that is underscored by some key roster vacancies next year.

Three of the Aggies’ starting five are slated to return for the 2023-24 season, which means that they’ll have the advantage of continuity in their back pocket. The returnees include Wade Taylor IV, Henry Coleman III, and Julius Marble. Guard Dexter Dennis will not return next season after wrapping up his final year of eligibility.

Manny Obaseki, Andersson Garcia, and Solomon Washington are among those expected to shoulder more responsibility after playing key roles off the bench this year.

The initial belief was that Tyrece “Boots” Radford would be among the departures following this season. However, he recently hinted that with an extra year of eligibility remaining, the door for returning to College Station may still be open as he’s yet to make a decision on his future.

Even with a relatively small volume of departures, there is always room for growth and that means it’s time to bolster the foundation that is brewing in College Station.

Enter the 2023 college basketball portal, where A&M should start by keying in on these five players:

Michigan basketball targeting Wofford transfer

Could be a nice addition!

Michigan basketball was active in the transfer portal last season, getting Joey Baker from Duke and Jaelin Llewellyn from Princeton.

It appears the Wolverines may be active again this offseason. The maize and blue may need to be if they lose anyone to the portal or if Michigan loses any of the trio of Hunter Dickinson, Kobe Bufkin or Jett Howard to the NBA draft.

According to Joe Tipton of On3, Michigan has contacted Wofford transfer B.J. Mack who entered the portal last week. Mack has played the past three seasons for the Terriers. He originally committed to USF where he played for one season. He is listed as 6 feet, 8 inches and 261 pounds.

Mack shot nearly 50% from the field and 33% from 3 last past season. If Michigan brought Mack in, he has shown to be a better 3 point shooter than his 33%. Two seasons ago, he shot nearly 45% from 3, which would provide a stretch four for the Wolverines.

According to the On3 transfer rankings, Mack is the No. 19 transfer available and is a four-star transfer.

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