/tags/basketball Basketball en-US 开云体育 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:58:21 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-04-03/updates-from-our-regions-athletics-and-food-scenes WCAX sports director Jack Fitzsimmons and Seven Days food writer Jordan Barry share recent exciting stories from their beats. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:58:21 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-04-03/updates-from-our-regions-athletics-and-food-scenes Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2025-03-20/ncaa-tournament-uvm-womens-basketball-team-success The Catamounts are headed to the NCAA Tournament after defeating the top-seeded Albany Great Danes last week. Head coach Alisa Kresge talks to Mitch Wertlieb about the team's run of success and their mindset going into Saturday's game against NC State. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-20/ncaa-tournament-uvm-womens-basketball-team-success Mitch Wertlieb /local-news/2024-10-16/professional-basketball-almost-back-barre The Coyotes organization, still in its early stages, introduced head coach Jesse Palmer and general manager Kris Bador on Tuesday. The team will start ABA league play in the fall of 2025. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:22:05 GMT /local-news/2024-10-16/professional-basketball-almost-back-barre Nathaniel Wilson /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-07/uvm-womens-basketball-coach-on-her-teams-incredible-season Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with UVM women's basketball head coach Alisa Kresge ahead of the America East championship game on Friday. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:50:20 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-07/uvm-womens-basketball-coach-on-her-teams-incredible-season Mikaela Lefrak, Matthew F Smith /show/vermont-edition/2023-01-19/middlebury-high-girls-basketball-players-share-how-racist-comments-affect-their-team Host Connor Cyrus speaks with three student-athletes and the coach of the Middlebury Union High School girl's basketball team about their recent decision to skip a game against Enosburg Falls High School due to what the team described as a history of racist harassment. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:08:29 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-01-19/middlebury-high-girls-basketball-players-share-how-racist-comments-affect-their-team Connor Cyrus, Matthew F Smith /npr-news/2022-06-17/golden-state-defeats-the-boston-celtics-to-win-the-nba-championship The team completes a historic run of claiming its fourth title in eight years and just two years after recording the worst record in the NBA. The Warriors beat the Celtics on the road 103-90. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:26:52 GMT /npr-news/2022-06-17/golden-state-defeats-the-boston-celtics-to-win-the-nba-championship Kevin Drew /vpr-news/2021-11-11/former-rice-basketball-star-shungu-primed-for-leadership-role-with-mens-catamounts The UVM women's basketball team opened it season with a successful rout of Merrimack, and the UVM men鈥檚 basketball team begins their 2021 season Thursday, Nov. 11. Both squads face a challenging year because of the difficulties posed last year 鈥� and some continuing into the new season 鈥� from the pandemic. Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-11-11/former-rice-basketball-star-shungu-primed-for-leadership-role-with-mens-catamounts Mitch Wertlieb, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2020-01-01/david-stern-one-of-the-most-influential-nba-commissioners-dies-at-77 The longtime commissioner of the NBA 鈥� and a champion of the WNBA 鈥� died on Wednesday. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 22:54:00 GMT /vpr-news/2020-01-01/david-stern-one-of-the-most-influential-nba-commissioners-dies-at-77 Tom Goldman /vpr-news/2019-03-20/at-ncaa-basketball-tournament-uvms-ben-shungu-looks-for-upset When Ben Shungu weighed his options for playing college basketball three years ago coming out of Rice Memorial High School, his choices were limited.鈥淚鈥� Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:34:43 GMT /vpr-news/2019-03-20/at-ncaa-basketball-tournament-uvms-ben-shungu-looks-for-upset Andy Gardiner /vpr-news/2019-03-19/march-madness-uvm-mens-basketball-to-play-first-round-game-in-connecticut-vs-fsu The University of Vermont鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball team is set to face Florida State University in the first round of the NCAA March Madness tournament. The鈥� Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:22:53 GMT /vpr-news/2019-03-19/march-madness-uvm-mens-basketball-to-play-first-round-game-in-connecticut-vs-fsu Henry Epp, Sawyer Loftus