Jason Crowe Jr. is capping off a legendary four-year high school career at Inglewood High School (Calif.) by scoring at a torrid pace. He’s currently averaging 42.9 ppg through seven games for the 6-1 Sentinels. Set to break Tounde Yessoufou‘s California scoring record that seemed out of reach when Crowe entered high school one...
Streetball: Episode 2—The Real Stories of Nasir Core and Deebones
Episode 2 of Streetball: The Untold Stories of Basketball Stars is one for the books! This week’s segment is a must-watch—catch it tonight on Ballislife’s main YouTube channel. Exclusive to members, this documentary is one of the most highly produced projects Ballislife has ever crafted. Released every Saturday, episode one explored the history of streetball,...
Putting LeBron’s Incredible 10-Point Scoring Streak In Perspective!
Where were you on January 5, 2007? If you don’t remember, I can’t blame you. I mean, it was almost 19 years ago after all. Regardless, that was the last time before Wednesday night that LeBron James had scored less than 10 points in a regular-season NBA basketball game. Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/Getty Images The...
When it comes to college football recruiting, Black mothers might just determine the future of the sport
It’s early December and ‘tis the season for college recruiters to lay their football mack all the way down. The NCAA early signing period, when many high school athletes commit to where they’ll play at the next level, ends today, and it’ll soon be followed by a contact period. That’s when college coaches and staff...
‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ is a long time coming
While watching Netflix’s sprawling, emotionally charged docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, an old quote from the disgraced mogul loomed as a haunting presence. “I want out of this,” Combs said in a 1997 Rolling Stone cover feature. “I never planned on this.” Over a quarter century later, Combs certainly never planned for his life to...
SMU’s Adia Barnes: My sideline style has evolved along with my coaching career
In Andscape’s new series “From Closet to Court,” NCAA women’s basketball coaches open the doors to their style playbook, breaking down the wardrobe pieces, personality and purpose behind their game day looks. SMU head women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes’ fashion sense is equal parts edgy, unique, and unapologetically comfortable. A mother of two, Barnes balances...
Hawks/Naismith Classic: Stock Risers!
Throughout our recent time in Atlanta, the city was absolutely on fire in terms of high school basketball two weekends ago. With countless events going on throughout the A, we bounced back and forth between watching elite prep basketball at The Grind Session Atlanta stop and local ATL talent at the Hawks/Naismith Classic. When you...
As teams face off in the new HBCU Hoops Invitational, here are players to watch
In four years, Tuskegee University forward Kusamae Draper has grown from a raw, 6-foot-9 freshman into the anchor and on-court engine of a Golden Tigers team (4-1 overall, 3-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) that’s chasing its first conference championship since 2014. In his senior season, he is embracing a leadership role as the Division II...
Clippers Season Hits Rock Bottom With Chris Paul Departure
The Los Angeles Clippers’ season has drifted further off course with the ousting of franchise legend Chris Paul. Chris Paul‘s final stanza with the Los Angeles Clippers was perhaps the NBA equivalent of a three-hour tour. Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Paul, 40, was essentially sent home by the Clippers in the wee hours of...
Here’s what new Southern University head coach Marshall Faulk needs to focus on first
New head football coach Marshall Faulk stepped onto Southern University’s campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Monday with the mission to revive a Jaguars football program on its fourth head coach since 2021. Faulk’s introductory news conference brought early excitement from Southern fans and alumni, including former NBA player Avery Johnson and Aeneas Williams, Faulk’s...









