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Report: Bulls bring in Wake Forest’s Tyree Appleby for Summer League

The Chicago Bulls have reportedly brought in Wake Forest guard Tyree Appleby for Summer League.

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The Chicago Bulls have work to do this summer as they attempt to put together a playoff-caliber team. They have already re-signed Nikola Vucevic, and Andre Drummond accepted his player option. The Bulls have given qualifying offers to Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu and Terry Taylor.

However, before they get the chance to make a run at the postseason, the Bulls will get a chance to get a look at their youngsters during summer league. Rookies Julian Phillips and Adama Sanogo will both be playing, but according to Bryan Kalbrosky of For The Win, the Bulls have made a new addition.

Kalbrosky reported that the Bulls are adding Wake Forest guard Tyree Appleby for summer league.

“NEWS: Tyree Appleby (Wake Forest) will join the Bulls as an UDFA for summer league, per sources.

The ACC Player of the Year averaged 18.8 ppg and 6.4 apg and he had the highest on-off point differential in the NCAA,” Kalbrosky tweeted.

The Bulls were interested in Appleby before the draft. They brought him in for a pre-draft workout. The 6-foot-1 guard finished his collegiate career with the Demon Deacons after spending two years at Cleveland State and three years (including one red-shirt season) at Florida.

Appleby, now 24 years old, averaged 18.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game at Wake Forest, shooting 42.7% from the field and 36% from behind the 3-point line.

As the Bulls look to improve their point guard position, adding young talent at the one will be very important, and Appleby is just that.

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Report: Tyree Appleby to work out for Thunder in pre-draft visit

Tyree Appleby is set to work out for the Thunder, per @AndrewKSchlecht

The 2023 NBA draft is less than two weeks away, which means draft prospects are touring the country and meeting with teams.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are looking at possibly adding two rookies to their roster. They own the No. 12 and No. 50 picks in the draft.

A possible addition at the No. 50 spot or an undrafted free agency is Wake Forest guard Tyree Appleby, who is scheduled to work out for the Thunder in a pre-draft visit, per The Athletic’s Andrew Schlecht.

The 24-year-old spent five seasons in college from 2017 to 2023. He spent his first two seasons at Cleveland State before he transferred to Florida for two seasons there. He spent his final year at Wake Forest.

In 33 games last season, Appleby averaged 18.8 points on 42.7% shooting, 6.4 assists and 3.5 rebounds. He also shot 36% from 3 on 6.5 attempts.

The 2023 NBA draft is scheduled for Thursday, June 22. A full list of prospects who’ve met with the Thunder can be read here.

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Eight ACC players selected for Portsmouth Invitational Tournament

Two recent Notre Dame players could have an NBA shot.

There are several avenues for NBA hopefuls to make it to the league. One of the better-known ones is the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, which is open only to recent college seniors. This is the oldest amateur tournament in the country, so it carries some weight.

The tournament doesn’t generate NBA draft picks every year, but Tyrese Martin ended a four-year drought when he became a second-round selection in 2022. [autotag]Pat Connaughton[/autotag] was drafted after taking part in the 2015 tournament. Other notable tournament alumni include Jimmy Butler, Tim Hardaway, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, John Stockton, Dave Cowens, Earl Monroe and Rick Barry.

This year, eight recent ACC seniors have the opportunity to compete in the tournament. While there aren’t any guarantees for what happens afterwards, it’s a great way to get noticed by scouts. Here are the players who represented the ACC during the past season and will get a good look by folks who know the professional game well:

Final 2022-23 ACC men’s basketball leaders

Here’s the best the ACC had to offer this year.

Miami made it to the Final Four but will not be playing for the national championship. Therefore, the 2022-23 ACC men’s basketball season is over. It was another down year for the conference as it didn’t have many NCAA Tournament berths once again, and only the Hurricanes made it to the second weekend. Duke and Pittsburgh made it to the second round, and Virginia and NC State were bounced without a win.

With the conference in a slump, it’s fair to wonder when and if it will become must-watch basketball once again. Right now, it’s a power conference in name only. Could NIL and the transfer portal make this step back a permanent one? Hopefully not, but those very things have made college basketball more unpredictable than ever.

All of the above questions will be answered as time goes on. In the meantime, here are the leaders from the major statistical categories this season:

ACC men’s basketball leaders as of March 5

No one for Notre Dame is on this list.

The ACC Tournament takes place this week, so all eyes will be on Greensboro, North Carolina. Whatever the standing of your team, this is the perfect opportunity to see the best of what the conference has had to offer this season. Here are the players you particularly will want to see:

ACC men’s basketball leaders as of Feb. 26

No Notre Dame players on the list.

Only one week remains until the ACC Tournament. Now is the time for teams to build confidence and momentum going into the most important week of the season. If a team has one of these players, it most likely is in good shape:

ACC men’s basketball leaders as of Feb. 19

No Notre Dame players on the list.

With less than three weeks until Selection Sunday, the time for ACC teams to make a move is now. The opportunities to make an impact are getting fewer, and if a team hasn’t done that yet, it might already be too late. Nonetheless, here are the players most likely to help their teams make a last-minute impression on the selection committee:

ACC men’s basketball leaders as of Feb. 12

No Notre Dame players are on this list.

We are halfway through February, and time is running out for ACC teams to make a move. If they haven’t made an impression on the selection committee yet, they better do it very soon, as in starting this coming week. Here are the players most likely to make strong cases for their teams:

ACC men’s basketball leaders as of Feb. 5

No Notre Dame players on this list.

The ACC continues to march forward with its season. It’s getting late for some teams to make a move, and others will be just fine when the time comes to unveil the NCAA Tournament bracket. Here are some players who could help sway the selection committee for their team, especially if they’re on the bubble:

Notre Dame falls victim to Wake Forest 3-point barrage in second half

Aren’t the Irish supposed to be the better team from downtown?

SOUTH BEND – A team like Notre Dame that is built for the perimeter only can succeed if that part of its game works. When it doesn’t, things can get very bad very quickly. What’s worse is when the opposition throws that same game back in the team’s face. That’s what Wake Forest did to defeat the Irish, 81-64.

Initially, the Irish (10-13, 2-10) took advantage of a flurry of turnovers committed by the Demon Deacons (15-9, 7-6) to go up, 16-4. Then, the Deacons worked their way back to take a one-point halftime lead. This had all the makings of a game that would go down to the wire. Then, the second half began.

Paced by the hot shooting hand of Damari Monsanto, the Deacons made five of their first six 3-point attempts in the second half to quickly expand their lead to 13. Monsanto had made three 3s late in the first half to break up a 3-point drought by both teams, so he merely picked up where he left off. He entered this game as the third-best 3-point shooter in the ACC with a percentage of .400.

Meanwhile, the Irish kept missing shots from downtown, ultimately coming up empty on their first 10 3-point attempts. By the time they got anything going from that range, and it still wasn’t much consider they finished 4 of 21 from there, it was too little and far too late.

Monsanto did the most damage for the Deacons, scoring 24 of his career-high 28 points on eight 3-pointers and also grabbing six rebounds. Tyree Appleby, one of the conference’s best passers, flirted with a triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Bobi Klintman had 10 points off the bench on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting day.

[autotag]Nate Laszewski[/autotag] was well-rounded in the losing effort with 18 points and seven rebounds. [autotag]Cormac Ryan[/autotag] scored 12, and [autotag]Marcus Hammond[/autotag] added 10. Perhaps if [autotag]Demetrius Jackson[/autotag] and [autotag]Eric Atkins[/autotag], who were in attendance for this game, were able to suit up, they could have made the game a little closer.

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