Buddy Reaches 10K Career Points

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U.S.A. – Make that another career milestone for Buddy in the Bay – fitting that it came on a three pointer and in the city where he rose to national prominence.

Hield reached the 10,000 point milestone for his career with his three pointer near the end of the third quarter in Golden State’s 127-116 win over the Oklahoma city thunder at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma.

The Warriors finished a difficult road trip with a 4-1 record, with impressive wins over the 7-1 Boston Celtics and the 8-1 thunder.

A big part of the reason they surged to the top of the western conference standings at 8-2 has been Hield’s shooting.

He’s averaging 18 points in just 25 minutes per game, while shooting 50 percent from the field, and 48 percent from beyond the arch.

NCAA Basketball

VJ Edgecombe did it all for his no.12 Baylor bears in their 72-67 win over the no.16 Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday night at the American Airlines center in Dallas.

Edgecombe finished with 11 points, eight, rebounds five assists but it was a series of several pivotal plays down the stretch that had scott drew impressed with his freshman phenom.

In the final minute, Edgecombe’s offensive rebound led to a pivotal second chance possession, then he drained a pair of free throws with 14.9 seconds to seal the win.

NCAA Women’s Basketball

The focus isn’t just on the court, but it’s also a big college hoops season for Bahamian coaches on the sidelines. 

Coach Yo and no.20 ranked Ole Miss dominated Arkansas Pine-Bluff 85-24, for its first win of the season, Sunday at the SJB Pavillion in Mississippi.

Ole Miss had their best defensive scoring performance in program history, with 24 points allowed being the fewest ever. 

It’s become a trend in the Coach Yo era. In 2022, Ole Miss held Alabama a&m to just 28 points in another blowout win. 

Her teams now hold three of the top five spots with the fewest points allowed in ole miss history, including spots one and two.

The 61 points also tied the third-widest win margin in program history.

Meanwhile, Kentucky Wildcats Assistant Coach Mikhail McLean and the no.23 ranked Cats continued their success in the early stages of the mark pope era.

Kentucky defeated Bucknell 100-76 Saturday at Rupp Arena in Kentucky.