Daishen Nix's resolve has been tested time and again in pro hoops, but he's got intangibles like desire, heart and toughness that keep his career afloat. You can't sink this guy. Undrafted coming out of high school? Still made the league. Waived by multiple NBA teams?...
Kamaka Hepa is riding a heater in Croatia. The pro basketball player from Utqiaġvik recorded a season-high 21 points for red-hot Cibona in an 84-74 win over Cedevita for his team's ninth straight win on the eve of the playoffs. Hepa lit up the defense on 8-of-11...
Isaiah Moses was given the green light in his pro debut in Western Australia. And the Anchorage playmaker didn't hold back. The 6-foot guard pumped in 32 points on 12-of-22 shooting to lead the Perry Lakes Hawks to a 100-98 victory Saturday over East Perth in the...
Less than a month since being named the new head coach of the UAA men's basketball program, Cameron Turner has secured his first major commitment. And it came from his own roster. The Seawolves announced the return of rising senior Sylas Williams, a 6-foot-7 playmaker...
UAA women's basketball coach Matt Thune has already started securing commitments for next season after adding two familiar faces this week via the transfer portal. Wasilla's Bella Hays will come back to Alaska after playing three seasons at Eastern Washington...
Just because he isn't playing in the NBA doesn't mean Daishen Nix of Anchorage isn't one of the best basketball players in the world. He demonstrated his skill set every night for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the G League, but especially in the playoffs. Nix was at...
The G League postseason has tipped off, and so it's time for the Alaskan known as Playoff D to go off. Daishen Nix of Anchorage delivered another masterful playoff performance for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Tuesday, scoring 34 points and hitting a dagger...
Anchorage's Trinity Alex-Mayer started the month with the Eastern Arizona College women's basketball team by winning ACCAC Defensive Player of the Year honors and ended it with a junior college national championship. She wrapped up her marvelous March on Tuesday night...
The UAA men's basketball team on Tuesday is expected to introduce former Seawolf assistant Cameron Turner as its new head coach, according to multiple reports. Turner reportedly told his Eastern Arizona College players Monday about his decision to take the UAA job...
Keelie Kronberger's progression in high school has been steady as she goes for the Mountain City girls basketball standout, but this season she sailed through the competition to win player-of-the-year honors in a boat race. The 6-foot scoring machine swept all three...
One year after leading the Colony girls basketball team to a Class 4A state championship, Hallie Clark started all 32 games for a nationally ranked Colorado Mesa University squad that marched all the way to the final four. The end of the road came Thursday night, when...