College Basketball

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

I feel like this look back for Liam Murphy is a bit of “Liam Murphy, we hardly knew ye.” Our last profile was on the one year transfer of Oscar Cluff, who undoubtedly had a huge impact on this past season. He was personally responsible for the win at Nebraska and he had a gigantic role in Purdue’s win over …

Wisconsin guard Jack Janicki will return to the Badgers in 2026-27, 247Sports’ Nick Osen confirmed on Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon saw a flurry of Wisconsin basketball-related activity, with the portal closing to new entrants. John Blackwell committed to Duke, while Janicki and Nolan Winter each announced their returns. Advertisement Those moves crystalize Wisconsin’s roster and rotation entering 2026-27. Winter is in …

The transfer portal officially closed last night, and the Illini’s roster for the 2026-27 season is mostly set. In what has been a noisy and uncertain month across college basketball, Illinois had one of the quietest Aprils of any program in the sport. The Illini had just four players enter the transfer portal and will return over 60% of their …

The deadline to enter the transfer portal has officially passed. Players had until 11:59 pm April 21 to notify their schools of their intentions to enter the portal. We’ll hear of some players across college hoops entering the portal over the next 48 hours as schools process the paperwork, but now coaches don’t have to worry about current players leaving …

John Blackwell, a 5-star transfer and the No. 3 overall player in this year’s transfer portal, will put on a Duke uniform next season. The former Wisconsin guard announced his commitment to the Blue Devils on Tuesday, according to 247Sports’ Travis Branham. Advertisement Last year for the Badgers, the 6-foot-4 Blackwell put up 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists …

The transfer portal closed for new entries on Monday, but most of those who already entered still need to find their new programs. Mireia ‘MJ’ Jurado is no longer among the free agents. Loyola Chicago announced the signing of the former Arizona guard on Tuesday. Jurado appeared in 30 games and made 18 starts in her only year as a …

Wisconsin added a ready-made shooter with size in Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer, a 6-foot-7 wing forward who arrives as a senior and looks built for the way the Badgers want to space the floor. Elmer started 34 games for the RedHawks last season and averaged 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. He led the team in both 3-pointers …

Indiana men’s basketball fans have been through their fair share of great-on-paper offseasons that don’t end up working out once the roster hits the floor and the shots start to count. Darian DeVries, Ryan Carr and the rest of Indiana’s staff have to see this roster reload through to what actually matters, but it’s fair to make an early observation …

The reload for the 2026-27 college basketball season continues for the Duke Blue Devils. On the heels of finding out that guard Cayden Boozer and big man Patrick Ngongba are returning, the Blue Devils and head coach John Scheyer have landed one of the biggest portal wins of the offseason. Jon Scheyer and his squad have landed John Blackwell, the …

Duke basketball lands Wisconsin transfer coming off 19.1 points-per-game season appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell’s lengthy 2026 college basketball transfer portal recruitment has finally concluded with his commitment to Duke. Advertisement Blackwell, the Big Ten’s seventh-leading scorer in 2025-2026, immediately became one of the top players in …

All eyes are fixated on Tennessee basketball’s standout freshman Nate Ament. The projected lottery pick has yet to declare for the 2026 NBA Draft. Ament is expected to join the loaded class, headlined by a number of top freshmen. Advertisement Following the Vols’ Elite Eight loss to Michigan, an emotional Ament laid out his plans. “Talking to my coaches and …

Cayden Boozer and the Duke Blue Devils closed the 2025-26 college basketball season with a loss, falling to Alex Karaban and the No. 2 seed UConn Huskies in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. It was a game Boozer will likely want to forget, as his late turnover led to Braylon Mullins’ game-winning shot with under a second remaining. …

Former Saint Mary’s forward Paulius Murauskas has signed with Arizona State, On3’s Pete Nakos reports. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Murauskas is following his head coach Randy Bennett, who accepted an offer to take the reins at Arizona State after the school fired Bobby Hurley. Murauskas started in all but one of his 33 appearances for the Gaels …

Duke basketball is reloading, per usual. The Blue Devils gained a commitment from former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell on Tuesday, April 21, adding one of the top-ranked players in the transfer portal. The 6-foot-4 junior averaged 19.1 points with 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last season, earning all-Big Ten third-team honors. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: Best fits: 10 college …

Bill Self and the Kansas basketball coaching staff are narrowing in on their recruiting efforts now that the transfer portal window officially closes at 11:59 p.m. local time tonight. Today marks the last opportunity for men’s college basketball players to signal their intent to transfer ahead of the 2026-27 season – though they do have additional time in the days/weeks …

Caitlin Clark might be rooting for the Richmond men’s basketball team next season. There’s no question Clark’s heart will always belong to the Iowa Hawkeyes. The NCAA’s all-time leading scorer averaged 28.4 points and 8.2 assists per game during her incredible college career. With that being said, she was pulling for Butler this past season. Advertisement Clark’s boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, …

Arizona State basketball lands star Saint Mary’s forward from Transfer Portal appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arizona State has finally closed the deal on bringing Randy Bennett’s star forward at Saint Mary’s over to Tempe from the college basketball transfer portal. The Sun Devils landed their biggest addition of the offseason by …