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Hayden Jones, a top commit for Wisconsin, is making a significant impact at the FIBA U19 World Cup with New Zealand, leading his team to the brink of the semifinals and earning multiple honors, as he prepares to join the Badgers for the 2025-26 season.
USA Basketball announced updates to the 2025 U19 National Team training camp roster, with 15 finalists competing for 12 spots to participate in the FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland. The team, led by head coach Tommy Lloyd, will face Australia, France, and Cameroon in Group D, with the tournament scheduled for June 28-July 6, 2025.
After being diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer and undergoing emergency surgery, 42-year-old Matt Meyersohn founded the nonprofit Cambridge Basketball Lab, a youth mentorship and coaching program in Boston, as a safe and free place for kids to play and learn basketball. Despite facing a high risk for recurrence, Meyersohn remains focused on coaching and emphasizes the importance of not putting off what feels important in life.
A youth basketball game in Indiana turned violent when a parent of a player got into a fistfight with a referee during a Gym Rats Basketball Tournament game between Team Robinson 2027-PINK and Bluewater Hurricanes. The incident was caught on camera and showed the parent coming down to the court to confront the referee while players tried to intervene. The man was reportedly escorted out of the arena and did not return. The referee was associated with the Northeastern Indiana Officials Association, and the coach of Team Robinson said the parent was heckling his players and the official.