This article was first published in the Cougar Insiders newsletter Tuesday. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each week. The Collin Chandler addition to Kevin Young’s basketball roster after transferring from Mark Pope’s program at Kentucky marked a significant addition for the Cougar program, which is rebuilding for next season. Here is our story recounting Chandler’s reasons …

When the Los Angeles Lakers lost Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, their top two scorers during the regular season, just two weeks before the start of the 2026 NBA playoffs, it seemed like a fatal blow to their chances of not only contending for the NBA title, but of even making it out of the opening round of the postseason. …

Florida basketball forward Thomas Haugh is coming back to the Gators, and according to one national analyst, he could be walking into the biggest NIL deal in college basketball. The All-American forward announced his return to Gainesville for his senior season, turning down what would have been a projected lottery pick selection in the 2026 NBA draft to give the …

After a remarkable freshman season at BYU, 19-year-old forward AJ Dybantsa officially announced that he will declare for the 2026 NBA Draft. Dybantsa will turn pro as an early entry candidate after a successful and impressive one-and-done collegiate campaign. The former McDonald’s All-American forward averaged 25.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He is currently projected …

After a bit of hype and a lull, Dusty May is starting to fill out Michigan basketball with new faces. Just after winning the national championship, the Wolverines were connected to two top transfers, Wake Forest tweener Juke Harris and Kansas center Flory Bidunga. Harris visited Ann Arbor less than a week after the title game, but Bidunga never got …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor & Tom Haberstroh break down every Playoff series through the first two games of Round 1. They cover the Pistons’ third quarter outburst, the controversy around the Thunder flopping against the Suns, LeBron’s dominance against KD and more. Advertisement The pair share insights on the impact of injuries to stars like Jalen …

While former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell expects to compete for a national championship at Duke next year in his final season of college basketball, most of his decision to leave the Badgers appears to be for professional reasons. And it’s not just because of the NIL raise he’ll get during his short stay with the Blue Devils. Advertisement In a …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves head to the North Star State as their first-round series shifts venues, with the matchup tied 1-1. Advertisement Our Nuggets vs. Timberwolves predictions and free NBA picks have the visitors reclaiming the series lead on April 23. …

As North Carolina continues to work through the transfer portal, they are hoping to finalize the roster for Michael Malone’s first season. The deadline to enter the transfer portal is officially here, but teams can still reach out to players in the portal in hopes of landing them. The latest player to hear from North Carolina is another guard. Advertisement …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Scott Foster might grab the headlines tonight, but the real story belongs to the players on the floor. Someone might want to remind him before tip-off in Minnesota, because Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, and more are ready to take center stage for their …

Ohio State has secured a key piece for its 2026-27 roster, landing former Memphis and LSU guard Curtis Givens III out of the NCAA Transfer Portal on Thursday. The Memphis native is coming off a resurgent second season, averaging 9.4 points, 2.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game for the hometown Tigers. He shot 43% from the field and 37% …

Victor Wembanyama will be traveling with the San Antonio Spurs to Portland for Game 3 of their first-round series, but whether he will be able to play in Game 3 Friday night — or even Game 4 on Sunday — remains unclear. “He looks good. The update is that he is following the league’s protocol and he’s progressing, and he’ll …

Kurtenbach: The Warriors’ regular season is mercifully over. Hopefully the real end comes this week East Bay Times Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxQZkdzYjRqZnV2YUZacGFMT1pKSUhYM1RQT2dEUHJELXRubmNRcEtUS1k4cHo3ZWZSeVdUQk9vN3JHdzJ6bklFcUNFYWRkeGFMTGNscC1XVlo2WHVlS2FiZFZEVHJLRzdBSDIwdGlYOGtEVEdwYURqOTBsWmZiQ0JwX3RLRFlxZ0lPQUJscExIc1FlcFNGa0FB0gGcAUFVX3lxTE1CQ1hLalpnVlJ0clJnVndQTnAtelAxYU9SSlN0TjQyakZNQ1VEZHlnbDdwYW9XdHFaY0xWMDZSNUVUd3doXzFXQ2FvbG9JYlJWU1Rva0V0dGsyUHlEREd5Um95WnJBZmxzNnFkanR5cE1hT1U1anEzZThZYlZHbVhWVkVaQ19HdWY1VGc1TV9oaVFKMmpvd0lTV1d3Rg?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2026-04-13 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

AJ Dybantsa could have gone anywhere in the country and he chose BYU. He could have made more money at other places and he chose BYU. He could have found a larger media market to play in and he chose BYU. He could have also returned for another season, but he chose the NBA. Advertisement To no one’s surprise, Dybantsa …

Derrick White of the Boston Celtics is the NBA’s Sportsmanship Award winner for this season, as selected by his fellow players across the league. White got 20% of the first-place votes from the 386 players who cast ballots. TJ McConnell of the Indiana Pacers — who actually got more first-place votes, almost 22% — was second, while Harrison Barnes of …

The Tyran Stokes watch continues for the Kentucky Wildcats and their fans, but in the meantime, coach Mark Pope continues to try and fill out the roster through the transfer portal. On Thursday, a new name was added to the list, per Kentucky Sports Radio, in former Dayton guard De’Shayne Montgomery. Montgomery is a 6’4″, 195 lb guard originally out …

A former Kentucky Wildcat was awarded with the NBA’s 6th Man of the Year Award. Keldon Johnson received the award after a season in which he averaged 13.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for the San Antonio Spurs, while shooting just shy of 52 percent from the floor and about 36 percent from beyond the arc. Advertisement Johnson became …

NEW YORK — St. John’s Zuby Ejiofor was chosen as the Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award winner by the Met Basketball Writers Association. The 6-foot-9 senior forward averaged 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and shot 53.6% from the field for the Red Storm (30-7). He was honored as the Big East player of the year as well as earning honorable mention …

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AJ Dybantsa, the projected No. 1 pick on most draft boards, is headed to the NBA. Dybantsa made the expected official on Thursday, dropping a short on his YouTube channel saying he was declaring for the 2026 NBA Draft. Dybantsa climbed to the top of most teams’ draft boards after an impressive freshman season at BYU, averaging 25.5 points, 6.8 …

Former San Diego State forward Miles Heide has committed to Virginia Tech, Draft Express’ Jon Chepkevich reports. The 6-foot-9 rising senior has one year of eligibility left under the current system. This season, he averaged 5.6 points and 4.5 rebounds, starting 31 of 32 games. Averaging 19.1 minutes, he added 0.5 steals and 0.6 blocks to his boxscore. Advertisement Out …

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Nearly 5,000 men’s college basketball players entered the transfer portal this window (4,949 to be exact). Believe it or not, that’s actually down from last season’s number of 5,428, which was a five-year high from all three NCAA levels — Division I, II, III. Advertisement Per transfer portal data reviewed by USA TODAY Sports this week after the women’s and …

AJ Dybantsa just made it official. BYU’s freshman phenom intends to enter June’s NBA draft, he announced Thursday morning via social media. Dybantsa spent his lone collegiate campaign in Provo, where he led the nation in scoring at 25.5 points per game and became just the third Cougars player in history to earn First Team All-America honors. Advertisement The 6-foot-9, …

Chris Nowinski ducked out during a break of a high-level meeting with NFL players and executives so he could talk about Victor Wembanyama. The night before, the founding CEO of the Concussion & CTE Foundation saw the 7-foot-4 San Antonio center’s chin slam into the hardwood in Game 2 of the Western Conference first round. Wembanyama left the game and …