Husband, father of two children. Grassroots basketball evaluator, skill developer, Coach. Driven in helping student athletes work into notable opportunitiesπ
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Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
Bob Hugginsβ family has released a statement.
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Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
The NBA today will spend $2β5M evaluating talent early to avoid a $50β60M mistake later. Guards 6β4β and under are plentiful and REPLACEABLE every single year. Size buys patience; scoring gets attention. ADAPTABILITY, PROFESSIONALISM and IMPACTING WINNING sustain careers.
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
Todd Golden on eligibility chaos is worth your time β¬οΈ
"The NCAA has spent millions of dollars promoting the PCSA. But if that were to pass, the class of '22 athletes would be eligible."
"At this point, the NCAA is arguing that they're trying to prevent chaos, but they're really causing it."
(π₯: @rockytopinsider)
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
ACC Preseason Poll, per release.
1. Duke
2. Virginia
3. Louisville
4. Miami
5. North Carolina
6. Clemson
7. Florida State
8. NC State
9. Virginia Tech
10. SMU
11. Syracuse
12. Pitt
13. Stanford
14. Wake Forest
15. California
16. Notre Dame
17. Boston College
18. Georgia Tech
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
Dribbles help SET the Defense.
Drives help CONFUSE the Defense.
Dribbles allow the Help to be in position.
Drives force the Defense to be in over helps.
Dribbles STALL an offense.
Drives IGNITE an offense.
Dribbles involve 1 player.
Drives involve all 5.
Drives
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
Interesting quote from Mike Malone here
βIn the NBA all you do is coach - In college, the LAST thing you get to do is coach because of all the other things you have to do to build your programβ
He will be one of the few NBA guys to have College Success
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
WorldStage Sports is launchingΒ a new international high school/academy basketball league, called ATLAS, featuring 11 of the top programs from North America and Europe, per source.
The following teams will compete in the new league:
β’ IMG Academy (FL)
β’ SPIRE Academy (OH)
β’ Prolific Prep (FL)
β’ Sunrise Christian (KS)
β’ DME Academy (FL)
β’ Orangeville Prep (Ontario, Canada)
β’ Orange1 Bassano (Italy)
β’ OrangeAcademy Ulm (Germany)
β’ Mega Basket (Serbia)
β’ Ε½algiris (Lithuania)
β’ Pallacanestro Varese (Italy)
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
Impressive debut performance for Dukeβs 17-year old Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje
The 7-2, 250 pound 17 year old who played this past season at the youth level for FC Barcelona put in 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals on an efficient 7-11 shooting
Massive height advantage vs Belmont, took advantage of it, was aggressive from the jump, has a special combination of skill, motor, feel and physicality at his age and was dominant in just 22 minutes of action
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
I am excited to report that my bloodwork reports came back that everything is positive - certainly happy to get that report from my oncologist. πππ were answered!
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
NEWS: Kentucky's Court of Appeals has dissolved their injunction protecting the state's 5-in-5 case, per @KYHSHistory
This means notable players such as Mark Mitchell, Seth Trimble, Skyy Clark, Fred King, Colin Porter and others are now currently ineligible to play
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
Louisville's Karter Knox (knee) and Obinna Ekezie (shoulder) have both been fully cleared for all basketball related activities, per a school official.
A transfer from Arkansas, Knox averaged 8.1 PPG last season.
The 7-2 Ekezie is a five-star freshman.
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
PSA:
Every exhibition game in college hoops should be televised or live streamed.
Promote your program!
No more closing it off to America when it's open to local spectators.
"This all must end!" - Diane Keaton as Kay Corleone in The Godfather: Part II, circa 1974
Needham S. Cheely IV ππ‘ retweeted
10 college basketball coaches on the HOT SEAT heading into the 2026-27 season.
Who has the BEST chance at extending their stay?
