{
  "id": 424467,
  "title": "Mens college basketball: Woolfolk returning to Miami for fifth season in 2026-27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/mens-college-basketball-woolfolk-returning-to-miami-for-fifth-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T01:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mens-college-basketball-woolfolk-returning-010200937.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oxford—Miami University has announced that Antwone Woolfolk will return for his fifth season in the 2026-27 basketball campaign. Coach Travis Steele made the announcement on Sunday, highlighting Woolfolk's continued importance to the RedHawks. The forward, an honorable mention All-Mid-American Conference selection last season, averaged 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds during the 2025-26 campaign.\n\nWoolfolk, who transferred from Rutgers, has started every game of his two seasons at Miami. His return to Miami provides the program with valuable veteran experience as the team prepares for another potential MAC Championship run.\n\nWoolfolk expressed his desire to continue growing as a student-athlete while representing his university with integrity. He believes Miami has helped shape him both on and off the court and that returning allows him to maximize his remaining eligibility and prepare for life beyond basketball.\n\nSteele emphasized that Woolfolk's return will enable him to complete his degree while making meaningful contributions to the program. Miami's first game of the 2026-27 season is scheduled for November 2 against James Madison.",
  "summary": "OXFORD — Antwone Woolfolk will get another season with Miami University. Miami men’s basketball coach Travis Steele announced Sunday that Woolfolk will return for the 2026-27 season, giving the RedHawks an experienced frontcourt piece from last season’s historic team. Woolfolk, an honorable mention All-Mid-American Conference selection last season, will use his fifth season of eligibility ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Antwone Woolfolk returning to Miami for fifth season in 2026-27",
    "Coach Travis Steele confirms Woolfolk's decision",
    "Woolfolk averaged 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds last season"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Antwone Woolfolk's return for a fifth season bolsters Miami University's men's basketball team with valuable veteran experience, allowing him to complete his degree and make a deeper championship run.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}