College Basketball

Kevin Young has a new sharpshooter in his rotation. Syracuse power forward Tyler Betsey announced his transfer to BYU on April 13, bringing his sweet 3-point stroke to Provo to help a Cougars team that struggled to consistently make outside shots this past season. Advertisement In ACC play, the 6-foot-8 Betsey hit 44% of his triples, ranking No. 4 among …

The Duke basketball program made another addition to its stellar 2026 recruiting class with 7’0″, 230-pound big man Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje out of Spain. Boumtje Boumtje is rated as a 5-star prospect, according to 247Sports, and despite being just 16 years old, he will reclass to 2026 and play with the Blue Devils this season. Additionally, since Boumtje Boumtje will …

Dennis Gates has once again pulled an impressive player out of the NCAA transfer portal. Former BYU forward Kennard Davis has committed to play for Missouri, On3 has learned. Davis joins a Tigers team looking to once again impress during the 2026-2027 season. Just one season was spent at BYU by Davis. Southern Illinois is where his college career began. …

Although it got off to a slow start, the Kansas basketball offseason has gone better than expected for the program. In the past few weeks, the Jayhawks have landed numerous highly rated transfers and the top-ranked prospect in the class of 2026, Tyran Stokes. The roster is far from complete, but KU has a foundation that should at least put …

Mark Few has coached at Gonzaga for 27 years. In that time he’s had All-Americans, NBA lottery picks, and players who went on to become the best in the world at what they do. He’s never had anyone quite like Jalen Warley. That’s not hyperbole. That’s what Few said himself, out loud, at a postgame press conference in January, after …

Former Jacksonville power forward Jaylen Jordan has signed a financial agreement to play tight end with the Florida Gators, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound Jordon will have one season of eligibility remaining in Gainesville. Jordon becomes the latest collegiate basketball player to make the full-time transition to football after exhausting his basketball eligibility. He was offered a …

Tommy Lloyd and Arizona are not scared to schedule tough non-conference opponents. That remains true with the latest announcement regarding the Wildcats’ schedule next season. They will play St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 5. Two of the best teams in college basketball will go head-to-head in the most historic arena of all time. The two teams will …

2026 NBA combine: Full list of draft prospects invited originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. With the NBA Playoffs entering the second round, the league released the list of players invited to the 2026 NBA Combine on Friday. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement A total of 73 prospects are on the …

The Michigan men’s basketball roster is nearing completion following the program’s announcement of several signings from the freshman class and the transfer portal this week. While Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. could still hypothetically return, that seems doubtful now given the quantity of incoming transfers. At this moment, a reasonable prognosticator would have Michigan starting Elliot Cadeau at point …

Duke and Amazon have entered into an arrangement that will allow the streamer to exclusively air three Blue Devils games during the upcoming 2026-2027 campaign. Duke’s titanic non-conference games against Michigan, UConn and Gonzaga will be available only on Amazon Prime. Advertisement “As Prime Video’s first college sports partner, this collaboration not only expands the global reach of Duke Men’s …

The NBA announced its NBA Draft Combine 2026 invitation list on Friday, including the biggest names that will be selected in the June draft. The NBA Draft Combine will take place May 10-17 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago, beginning with the Draft Lottery on May 10. Notable names among the 73 invited players include BYU’s AJ …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball announced a change to its student section seating for the 2026-27 season on Friday. Students will now occupy the north and south court-level bleachers, a move that will nearly double the number of court-level seats for students (1,200). Previously, the north courtside bleachers were reserved for general public season ticket holders. Advertisement “We are excited to …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer worked his magic once again, landing an elite international prospect to round out an already stellar 2026 recruiting class. The Blue Devils sealed a commitment from international big man Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, a 7’0, 230-pounder from Spain. Boumtje Boumtje is originally from Florida, but moved to Spain a few years ago, where he has …

On Thursday, it was reported that the Duke basketball program had inked a ground-breaking broadcast deal with Amazon, allowing the service to stream three of the Blue Devils’ neutral-site games next season. Amazon will broadcast Duke’s matchups against UConn in Las Vegas on Nov. 25, Michigan at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 21, and Gonzaga in Detroit on Feb. 20. …

It’s been almost a month since the transfer portal opened in college basketball, and most — if not all — of the big names in the pool of available players have been locked up by new teams. Several Power Five conference programs — like Louisville, Indiana, Texas and Tennessee — pushed all their chips and resources into the transfer portals …

The NCAA transfer portal closed April 21 after the 2025-26 basketball season concluded. The transfer portal opened April 7 following the national championship game with Michigan defeating UConn, 69-63, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tennessee has received transfer commitments from Belmont guard Tyler Lundblade, California guard Dai Dai Ames, Loyola Chicago center Miles Rubin, Notre Dame guard Jalen …

Sam King will return to the Boilermakers for his final season in 2026-2027 after taking the rather unusual step for a walk-on of redshirting. That’s right during the 2025-2026 season Sam King officially redshirted meaning that he has one year of eligibility remaining. Painter and staff clearly think highly of this young man to offer him the chance to redshirt …

One of the features of the transfer portal is players from smaller schools and conferences get to prove themselves at the mid-major level and earn an opportunity to step up a level of competition. Michigan’s MVP Yaxel Lendeborg was a mid-major find from UAB. Oscar Cluff went from South Dakota State to Purdue and was a key cog for the …

The sky appeared to be falling for the Oregon Ducks once the transfer portal opened in April, but coach Dana Altman and his staff have gotten to work in solidifying the 2026-27 roster with portal additions of their own. They’ve received seven commitments, with the latest of Boston College’s Fred Payne solving their month-long vacancy at the point guard position. …

Kansas Jayhawks News Through the Phog talks about the glaring need Kansas needs to address in the portal Tyran Stokes borrowed his “favorite move” from an NBA star Kansas is taking a good look at Kansas State transfer Abdi Bashir, Jr Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Former Kansas redshirt freshman Corbin Allen is headed to Appalachian State Links! Primaries for the US …

The national media have been all over Mark Pope this offseason. You have some leaking information that other programs are cracking jokes about how Kentucky recruits. You have others openly questioning what the plan is. And now you have one saying the roster Mark Pope built may be one of the worst in the SEC. With only two roster spots …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are nearing the end of their offseason efforts to rebuild the program heading into the 2026-27 campaign. Simply put, this offseason has been a resounding success for the Blue Devils. Scheyer and Co. prioritized veteran presence and continuity over pure freshman talent this time around, which is a bit different from …

Auburn basketball added one of the more versatile players in college basketball when it picked up Thomas Dowd in the transfer portal. Dowd was one of the key players for the Troy Trojans over the last few seasons, making two consecutive NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments as Sun Belt Tournament champions. This past season, he averaged 14.4 points per game and …

The Duke Blue Devils have reloaded and are prepared to contend for a National Championship once again in 2026-27. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff will have what is likely their deepest and most championship-ready squad since Scheyer took over in Durham. The Blue Devils boast a perfect mix of veteran leaders, returning contributors, and elite freshman talent. Mar …

Major news this morning as Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje has committed to Duke for 2026. Just 16, Boumtje Boumtje won’t turn 17 until late next month. A 7-footer, Boumtje Boumtje has a well-rounded game. He’s been playing with FB Barcelona, but he’s actually from St. Petersburg, Florida. Advertisement Boumtje Boumtje fits the Duke profile in several ways. He’s athletic, has a …