In what has become a worrisome trend for the UCLA Bruins this offseason, another one of their transfer portal targets has snubbed them. This time it’s Tounde Yessoufou. The 6-foot-5 guard from Benin was a star for Baylor as a freshman last season, averaging 17.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while shooting 46 percent from the floor, and 2.0 …

Luka Doncic could be involved in two championship bids this upcoming season. The Lakers superstar and former Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson are leading an investor group that acquired a professional basketball team in Italy, it was announced Friday, with hopes that the franchise could become part of the NBA’s new European venture. Advertisement The group plans to move …

A little over a week after Wisconsin basketball general manager Marc VandeWettering hinted at the Badgers returning to a tropical location for their in-season tournament, we finally know their destination. Wisconsin will travel to Nassau, The Bahamas to compete in the 2026 Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported Thursday. The rest of the four-team field …

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander apparently isn’t amused by a new board game that pokes fun at the Oklahoma City Thunder star’s reputation for garnering foul calls at the hint of contact by an opposing player. Last week, a lawyer representing the two-time reigning NBA MVP sent a cease-and-desist letter to sports prediction market and fantasy sports company Underdog that includes a demand …

New transfer breaks silence on NBA Draft withdrawal decision appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The St. John’s Red Storm received major news this week when Tounde Yessoufou announced his intentions to withdraw from the NBA Draft and commit to the program via the transfer portal. Yessoufou was a highly-sought after player after …

Luka Dončić just picked up All-NBA first-team honors for starring in his first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers. But the Slovenian guard still has deep ties to the Dallas Mavericks. Dončić, part of an investor group led by former Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson, proudly announced on social media Friday that “basketball is coming back to Rome.” Advertisement Nelson, …

The Oklahoma State Cowboys men’s basketball team has put its focus on assembling the best possible transfer class that it can for 2026-27. The Cowboys have lured some great talent to Stillwater for next season, most notably former UCF forward Jordan Burks, who committed in late May to join the program. He’ll give the Cowboys some scoring inside to go …

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have a long summer ahead of them. The most pressing issue will be determining who belongs on the team next season. When asked if Evan Mobley will ‘definitively’ be back, Koby Altman gave a somewhat shaky response. “Umm, yeah, I mean, he’s part of our future,” said Altman. Advertisement Altman’s comments are open to interpretation. At face …

The deadline for NBA Draft prospects to decide if they want to return to college or stay in the draft was on Wednesday night, so we now have a clearer look at rosters for the 2026-27 season. After a productive offseason for Niko Medved and the Gophers, let’s break down where they fit in the Big Ten outlook for next …

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The Orlando Magic have concluded their search for a new head coach and are ready to usher in a new leader. The Magic are finalizing the hire of San Antonio Spurs associate coach Sean Sweeney as their new head coach, according tell ESPN. Sweeney broke into NBA coaching in 2011 and now lands the Magic head job as a top …

Big Blue Nation is very excited to see Alex Wilkins take the floor for the first time in a Kentucky uniform, and he could develop into a superstar for Mark Pope and the Wildcats. As a true freshman at Furman, he averaged 17.8 points per game, and he scored 21 in the NCAA Tournament against UConn. The best basketball is …

On the eve of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, the Orlando Magic are reaching into San Antonio’s bench to snag a coach. Sean Sweeney, the Spurs’ defensive coordinator, has been tapped to be the next head coach of the Orlando Magic, reports Shams Charania of ESPN, and since confirmed by other reports. Sweeney will continue with the Spurs …

The Iowa State Cyclones have been preparing for life without Milan Momcilovic for a few weeks at this point. When he declared for the 2026 NBA Draft, head coach T.J. Otzelberger knew that his time in Ames was going to come to an end, even if he eventually withdrew. The Cyclones filled the roster with players in the transfer portal …

We have a fun episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones continue with their Conference Finals analysis! The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs will play a Game 7 this weekend — the first we’ve seen in the Western Conference Finals since 2018! They discuss the biggest storylines, adjustments from Game 5 …

Last year, BYU assembled its most ambitious nonconference schedule in program history. The Cougars faced six different power programs and/or perennial NCAA Tournament teams, including a pair of legitimate blue bloods in Villanova and UConn. They played in a number of prestigious showcase events and television windows. More than half of their games were Quad 1/2 opportunities. Advertisement As BYU …

The Orlando Magic reportedly found their replacement for Jamahl Mosley. The team will reportedly hire San Antonio Spurs associate coach Sean Sweeney as its next head coach, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Sweeney, 41, will finish out the rest of the postseason with the Spurs before officially joining the Magic, per Charania. The Spurs are set to take on the Oklahoma …

Davion Thompson, one of the top point guards in the 2027 class, tells Rivals he has cut his list down to four schools and set a commitment date. The 6-foot-2 four-star prospect and potential reclass candidate will announce his college decision on June 10 between Arkansas, Baylor, Michigan, and Vanderbilt. Advertisement Exclusive interview with Davion Thompson on his finalists Thompson …

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The Cleveland Cavaliers seem to have every intention of bringing back James Harden and Donovan Mitchell this summer. Harden, who has a player option that he’s expected to exercise this offseason, has already said he ‘100%’ plans on returning to Cleveland. Advertisement Meanwhile, Mitchell’s player option isn’t until next season. The Cavs can extend Mitchell long-term this summer and run …

The 94th version of the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout will take place Saturday, Dec. 5 at Fifth Third Arena. A source close to the UC program confirmed the date posted by CBS college basketball insider Jon Rothstein on X Friday, May 29. It will be the first Crosstown Shootout for new Cincinnati Bearcats coach Jerrod Calhoun in the top job, …

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The NBA board of governors voted decisively 29-1 to approve the new anti-tanking lottery system called “the 3-2-1 Lottery.” Starting in the 2027 draft, the lottery will expand from 14 to 16 teams and flatten the odds. In summary, this is what lottery reform includes: Advertisement All 16 teams will be drawn, rather than just the top four teams as …

The deadline for players to take their names out of the NNA Draft has come and gone, and the news was (mostly) good for college basketball. A handful of players projected to be selected in the late first or early second rounds opted instead to return to school, which boosted the statuses of multiple teams from our first early offseason …