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By SAM LANCE COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — Five-star guard Caleb Holt is regarded as a top five prospect in the class of 2026. He’s backed up that ranking so far at Adidas 3SSB Session 2. Holt — the 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard out of Georgia — has starred in all three games for Game Elite. On Friday, Holt dropped 19 points with three rebounds, two assists and three steals against … [Read more...] about Five-star Caleb Holt delivers the goods at 3SSB Session 2, updates recruitment

By SAM LANCE Class of 2026 prospect Junior County is planning visits this summer to Houston, Maryland and Stanford, he told ZAGSBLOG. County — the 6-foot-4, 180-pound guard out of Wasatch Academy (UT) and the Utah Prospects Nike EYBL AAU program — had a productive junior season for the Tigers. At Chipotle Nationals in early April, County posted averages of 10.5 points, … [Read more...] about Top-40 2026 prospect Junior County planning a few summer visits

By SAM LANCE Sam Houston transfer big man Kalifa Sakho is heading to Houston, his agency WEAVE announced on Friday. Together with Kalifa Sakho (@Klz224) are excited to announce his commitment to Houston. #WEAVE pic.twitter.com/SIE1xGy3mv— WEAVE (@WEAVE) April 4, 2025 Sakho — the 6-foot-11, 230-pound big man from France — averaged 7.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 … [Read more...] about Houston lands transfer big man Kalifa Sakho

By SAM LANCE There’s a new king of the Big 12 conference on the hardwood. And its Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars. Houston defeated Arizona on Saturday, 72-64, to win its first ever Big 12 tournament title. The Cougars have now gone 22-1 overall against Big 12 competition this season and have dominated one of the best leagues in America. It’s now been … [Read more...] about Houston continues dominance of Big 12, wins first tournament championship

By SAM LANCE KANSAS CITY — BYU walked into the Big 12 tournament semifinals with the No. 9 offense on Kenpom and an average of 86.3 points over its nine-game winning streak. But it hasn’t seen a defense quite like Houston’s. The Coogs simply suffocated BYU, allowing just 32% shooting from the field and 21% from 3-point range, to win 74-54 and advance to the Big 12 … [Read more...] about Houston dismantles red-hot BYU offense to advance to Big 12 title game