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Leading scorer Deyton Albury, a Bahamas native, had never experienced anything like it as Queens played Duke for the first time.

Ohio Bobcats PG Jason Preston selected 33rd overall in NBA Draft by Magic, traded to Clippers Preston is headed to the West Coast as he becomes the first Ohio player drafted since 2003. Share this story The remarkable story of Jason Preston added another chapter Thursday night. At the 2021 NBA Draft, the Ohio Bobcats point guard was selected 33rd overall in the second round by the Orlando Magic. Preston was immediately traded from his hometown team to the Los Angeles Clippers for a future second round pick and cash considerations. Preston didn’t arrive in college basketball as a highly-tout...

Pearl River’s JaRonn Wilkens named NJCAA All-American Pearl River’s JaRonn Wilkens named NJCAA All-American By Andrew Franklin | May 6, 2021 at 6:52 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 10:45 PM POPLARVILLE, Miss. (PRCC Athletics) - Pearl River men’s basketball standout JarRonn Wilkens (Biloxi) picked up another honor in as many days Wednesday when he was named an NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention. “I think JaRonn has made the biggest jump from freshmen to sophomore year more than any player I’ve ever coached,” head coach Chris Oney said. Wilkens is the fifth Wildcat...

Though his basketball career had been trending upward for a number of years, Jason Preston was progressing in relative anonymity. Until November 27, that is, when basketball fans across the country learned of the inspiring NBA prospect. That was the night Preston’s Ohio Bobcats visited Illinois, a ranked team with national title aspirations—not a welcome atmosphere for a MAC team. But Preston, Ohio’s junior point guard, went toe-to-toe with Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois’ Player of the Year candidate. Illinois won a nailbiter, 77-75, but Preston dazzled. He showed off precision passing and a p...