College Basketball

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee forward Nate Ament declared Thursday that he’s heading to the NBA draft after one season in college. Ament helped the Volunteers go 25-12 and to a No. 12 ranking in the final AP Top 25 poll with a third straight Elite Eight berth in the NCAA Tournament. The 6-foot-10, 207-pound Ament started all 35 games …

Nebraska has landed another transfer recruit, this time in Sophomore Taj Degourville. The 6’5” 215-pound guard comes from San Diego State, where he played in 33 games last season. He averaged 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 0.8 steals per game last year while playing just over 19 minutes a game. He shot 37% from the floor, 35% from …

The Arizona Wildcats saw the departure of one of their top reserves this offseason in the form of Dwayne Aristode. The backup wing for the Wildcats had a solid season as a freshman in 2025-26. Aristode averaged 3.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, and was one of the team’s most efficient three-point shooters, knocking down 46.2 percent of his …

Last updated: April 23 at 1:35 pm ET Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are officially in offseason mode after falling in the Elite Eight to 2-seed UConn. Despite the Blue Devils committing one of the biggest collapses in the history of the NCAA Tournament, there is still plenty of reason to believe they will be at …

The upside of the 2026-27 Texas Longhorns received another boost from the NCAA transfer portal with the Thursday commitment of former Saint Mary’s Gaels guard Mikey Lewis. The 6’3, 185-pounder has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Advertisement Like former Texas guard Jordan Pope, Lewis is an Oakland product who played his high school basketball at Prolific Prep in Napa, signing …

MADISON, Wis. – At the same time the University of Wisconsin continues to build out its 2026-27 roster, the Badgers are starting to nail down their marquee nonconference games. Wisconsin announced on Thursday that its annual in-state rivalry against Marquette will take place in its usual time slot, on the first Saturday in December at Fiserv Forum. The tip time …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches says input from coaches is “vital” in discussions about going to an age-based model that would include five years of eligibility for college athletes. That comes as an NCAA panel has discussed the revamp that would give athletes five years of eligibility with the clock …

Earlier this month, days after Connecticut lost to Michigan in the national title game, Eric Reibe said Huskies coach Dan Hurley came to him with an offer. Hurley wanted the 7-foot-1 German big man to stay in Storrs and anchor the Connecticut frontcourt next fall. It was a tempting offer at such a prestigious hoops powerhouse. Especially after spending his …

San Diego State Aztecs guard Taj DeGourville (24) dribbles against the California Golden Bears during the first half at SAP Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images Former San Diego State guard Taj DeGourville has committed to Nebraska out of the NCAA transfer portal, per CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out …

Observant Orthodox Jews very rarely compete in the major college sports due in large part to religious restrictions preventing them from playing on Friday night or Saturdays. But Chaim Galbut intends to be one of the first to play four years of Division I college basketball while still observing his faith. On Wednesday, Galbut formally committed to Duquesne University. He …

Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes believes he knows the next move for star freshman Nate Ament. Of course, he won’t reveal it just yet. Ament is a potential lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, but the All-SEC forward has yet to declare. He has until 11:59 p.m. on April 24 to enter the draft. Ament can maintain his college …

The BYU Cougars made a huge investment in men’s basketball this past season and brought in the No. 1 overall recruit, AJ Dybantsa, despite blue-blood programs offering millions more. Although the Cougars were knocked out of the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, Dybantsa’s first year in Provo was nothing short of a success. He led the country in scoring, …

AJ Dybantsa kept it simple on Thursday, April 23, when he did the expected and declared for the NBA draft. “See y’all on draft night,” Dybantsa, a BYU freshman, posted on X. Along with the announcement, Dybantsa shared a letter he wrote as a 7-year-old first-grader. “When I grow up,” it read, “I would like to be a basketball player.” …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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% …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

The North Carolina Tar Heels’ roster will look different next season as they prepare for the first year under head coach Michael Malone. While North Carolina is welcoming in some new players via the transfer portal, they are bringing back some players who saw minutes last season. But the biggest factor for the Tar Heels success next season will be …