Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball freshman forward Nate Ament was the highest-rated recruit in program history. But he may not want to go pro yet. Ament, who chose Tennessee over programs including Duke as well as Kentucky and Arkansas, was widely seen as a one-and-done prospect before the collegiate season began. After an up-and-down campaign with high highs and relatively quiet …

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Atlanta evened the score at Madison Square Garden with New York behind a Game 2, 107-106 Hawks win. The Hawks are back at home in Atlanta for a chance to go up 2-1 in the series. CJ McCollum scored a game-high 32 points for Atlanta after putting up 26 in Game 1. The Hawks shot 49% from the field in …

Mark Pope’s first year as the head coach of the Kentucky men’s basketball program was sort of like a Hallmark Christmas movie: Cute, predictable, got the job done, but lacking in the substance for any viewer or fan to refer to it as one of their favorite movies or seasons of all-time. Pope understood the assignment. Whenever there’s an unamiable …

The men’s college basketball transfer portal window opened April 7, the day after the 2026 national championship game and the deadline to enter was April 21. Here’s a running list of player movement in the Big East this offseason (players USA TODAY Sports has confirmed are in the portal, have either announced intention to transfer or it’s been reported they …

The transfer portal officially closed at 11:59 on Tuesday night, and we’ll look at some of what’s happened, but there are a couple of things to keep in mind: first, as we understand it, coaches have 48 hours to enter names into the portal, so it’s possible there will be some late entries over the next two days. And second, …

It started as an innocent enough play: Victor Wembanyama had guard Jrue Holiday on him and Wemby tried a spin move to get around (or through) his defender to get to the rim. Holiday pulled the chair on him, and in doing so tripped Wembanyama, who went to the ground — but Wemby tried to pass the ball so his …

While most that support mid-major basketball think it to be a bad idea, and that includes myself, the Southern Conference announced its support for the expansion of the NCAA Tournament from a 68-team field to 76 teams Tuesday morning by commissioner Michael Cross. Most of us have several questions, and it’s hard to know exactly where to start. Let’s start …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Orlando Magic shocked the Detroit Pistons in their series opener, and that has the East’s No. 1 seed ripe for a rebound in Game 2 tonight. Advertisement After an extended break, Detroit came out flat against an Orlando squad that has been …

Rick Pitino, St. John’s retain former five-star recruit, McDonald’s All-American originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Through the first three seasons of the Rick Pitino era in St. John’s, it’s evident that the future Hall of Fame coach is the right man for the job. Advertisement After missing the …

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Florida basketball coach Todd Golden is shooting down the possibility of him leaving the Gators for an NBA job with the Golden State Warriors. Golden’s name was linked to the Warriors on Monday, April 20 by Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor, who reported that if Steve Kerr decides to leave the NBA franchise after 13 seasons, the Warriors would pursue Golden. However, based …

Auburn men’s basketball center Emeka Opurum has announced his plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per Pete Nakos of On3. After sitting out the majority of the season for the Tigers due to an undisclosed medical condition, Opurum has elected to enter the NCAA transfer portal. The 7-footer saw the floor a total of six times in his solo …

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Since Michigan basketball cut down the nets inside Lucas Oil Stadium on April 6, the top priority for men’s college basketball programs over the last two weeks has been finding solutions to holes in their roster from last season with the transfer portal. Programs like Louisville, Indiana, Texas and Tennessee have proven to be big winners with their activity in …

Michigan State basketball has its first transfer portal loss of the 2026 offseason. Divine Ugochukwu, a guard who started 12 games for the Spartans last year before breaking his foot in February, has reportedly entered the transfer portal with a do-not-contact tag, according to On3. Advertisement Ugochukwu helped fill a valuable role for the Spartans in 2025-26 as a backup …

This is a chaotic week in the basketball world. The transfer portal is churning. Friday is the NBA Draft declaration deadline, and a handful of potential first rounders — Duke’s Patrick Ngongba, UConn’s Braylon Mullins, and both Florida’s Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh — have already elected to return to college. Others remain undecided, weighing NIL offers against draft-slot expectations. …

The search is on for a big man, but even as BYU looks for a new center, the pieces they retained and have added has Mark Durrant bracing for another wild ride. “I think Rob (Wright) will be an all-conference player. Collin (Chandler) will blossom,” the long-time BYU Radio basketball analyst told the “Y’s Guys” livestream show this week. “You …

Pop quiz one focused on Giannis Antetokounmpo, while pop quiz two featured Ryan Rollins. Up next is the most divisive Buck, Kevin “Sakuta” Porter Jr. Season in a snippet 38 GP, 33.2 MPG, 17.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 7.4 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.5 BPG, .465/.322/.878 Advertisement Kyle’s end of season grade: B- Porter ended last season on such a tear that …

Wisconsin basketball received positive news on Tuesday night, as veteran forward Nolan Winter officially announced his return for the 2026-27 season. Winter is the only starter that the Badgers will return entering next season. Point guard Nick Boyd and wing Andrew Rohde each exhausted their eligibility after 2025-26, while John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas both transferred out. Therefore, Winter’s return …

Marcus Smart stepped up to meet Kevin Durant at three-quarters court. The Lakers guard reached and poked the ball away. Instead of letting the lanky, nearly 7-foot Durant corral the loose ball, the 6-foot-3 Smart dove to secure it for himself. The Crypto.com Arena crowd jumped to its feet. Advertisement From the opening minute to the final horn, Smart set …

Former Wisconsin star guard John Blackwell made headlines on Tuesday night, as he announced his transfer commitment to the Duke Blue Devils. While Wisconsin fans were not surprised by the news, it was still a shock to see the Badgers’ star guard transfer to a rival program like Duke. One factor that accentuated that reaction: Blackwell cited operating with the …

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The Oklahoma City Thunder continue the defense of their title tonight as their first-round series continues against the Phoenix Suns at Paycom Center. The questions for Phoenix is…how can they win even tonight’s game? Advertisement Lets start with a review of Game 1. The MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 25 and the Thunder’s defense limited Phoenix to 35% shooting in …

The transfer portal window for men’s basketball closed last night at 12:00 AM. Sometime before the clock struck midnight, MSU guard Divine Ugochukwu decided to drop his name into the portal, per a report on On3. Ugo played for MSU for one injury-shortened season after spending his freshman season with the Miami Hurricanes. In his lone campaign as a Spartan, …