College Basketball

This is big news: Wisconsin’s John Blackwell has committed to Duke. A 6-4 guard, Blackwell averaged 19.1 ppg for the Badgers. A combo guard, he’ll give Duke a lot of depth in the backcourt. He clearly can shoot, but his defense is questionable at this point. He’ll have to improve that to get minutes, but he’s clearly capable. Advertisement Blackwell …

Wisconsin’s John Blackwell makes transfer portal decision about Duke Blue Devils originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Duke Blue Devils got it done. Advertisement Jon Scheyer has landed one of the best transfers in the country. Wisconsin’s John Blackwell is coming to Durham. Blackwell announced his commitment on …

Former FAU center Maxim Logue has committed to North Carolina via the NCAA Transfer Portal, per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Logue has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Logue made 28 appearances for FAU this past season, but never started. The 6-foot-9 big man averaged 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in 11.2 minutes per game. Logue shot 67.4% from the field. He …

Fourteen years ago, an undersized three-star point guard from Columbus, Ohio made the decision to return to his new home of Ann Arbor for his sophomore season, hoping to become one of the best players to ever put on a Michigan Wolverines basketball uniform. Today, another guard is quietly assembling the early building blocks of an eerily similar story. Advertisement …

Mark Byington and Vanderbilt have secured another impact transfer out of the portal, landing a commitment from former Auburn forward Sebastian Williams-Adams. The 6’8 freshman was originally set to return to the Tigers for his second season, but hit the portal on April 20. Miami quickly emerged as one of the schools to watch, but the Commodores were able to …

Auburn women’s basketball signs Seton Hall transfer guard Zahara Bishop, per the Auburn women’s basketball social media. The six-foot freshman is coming off a season where she averaged 8.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. In ten of her games this season, she scored double digits, and two were 20-point games. Bishop’s best performance came in a 74-65 …

Syracuse loses one transfer to BYU, gains another from Appalachian State originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It was a busy Tuesday for the Syracuse Orange in the men’s basketball transfer portal. Advertisement Within a half hour, one departing transfer landed a new destination, while SU secured the commitment …

Kevin Young’s third offseason at BYU has been quite eventful. While seven Cougar players have left the program, Young and his staff have added three intriguing transfers who appear poised for crucial roles in Provo. Advertisement Additionally, BYU has managed to retain star point guard Rob Wright III after his brief entry into the portal, giving the Cougars a dynamic …

Indiana men’s basketball is set to welcome a bit of a familiar face to Assembly Hall for the 2026-27 season. Eric Reibe, a transfer center out of UConn, has committed to USC and head coach Eric Musselman. Reibe, who’s originally from Germany, committed to UConn as a member of the class of 2025 out of The Bullis School in Potomac, …

Former Indiana men’s basketball head coach Mike Davis is reportedly set to lead a program once again after a brief stop as an assistant at Memphis, his first assistant role since his time in Bloomington. Davis is set to be named the head coach at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi, per reporting from Jason Munz of the …

Duke already has a talented backcourt going into the 2026-27 season, with the return of Cayden Boozer and Caleb Foster likely returning, while 5-star Deron Rippey Jr. is committed to the Blue Devils. Jon Scheyer could see the backcourt get even better if things work out with Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell, the No. 3 overall player in the transfer portal, …

Terrence Brown’s stay at the University of Utah lasted only a season, but he made an indelible impression. Now, the star point guard is headed to a blue-blood program. Brown announced on social media Tuesday that he is transferring to North Carolina. He’ll join the Tar Heels with one year of eligibility remaining. Brown, who announced his entry into the …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — All-Southeastern Conference forward Thomas Haugh is staying at Florida for his senior season, joining close friend and fellow big man Alex Condon in trying to bring another national championship to Gainesville. Haugh announced his decision following a vacation to Hawaii, putting off potential NBA riches to team with Condon and maybe center Rueben Chinyelu for a final …

After losing both Darren Harris and Nik Khamenia in the transfer portal, the Blue Devils are still eyeing additions to their roster before the 2026-27 season begins. One area Duke is likely looking for improvements in would be perimeter shooting. Despite winning the ACC Tournament, the Blue Devils ranked 11th in three-point percentage at 34.7% per game. Advertisement To make …

Utah transfer Terrence Brown, one of the top combo guards in the portal, has committed to North Carolina, giving the Tar Heels a high-scoring backcourt addition for next season. Brown chose UNC over Kansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Ole Miss and USC. He is ranked the No. 8 combo guard and No. 38 overall transfer by 247Sports after averaging 19.9 points, 3.8 …

Last week, your Georgetown Hoyas added a commitment from Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson. He is 6’ 3”, 195 pounds and very athletic, and shot 37.2% from 3 and 82.4% from the line last year. Entering college, his composite recruiting ranking was #21, higher than any high school recruit the program has seen this century. He was also a McDonald’s All-American. …

Rick Pitino moved quickly and pulled off a coup for his first addition in the transfer portal. On Monday night, Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman announced his commitment to play for St. John’s. Rated as a five-star high school recruit in the class of 2024, the 6-foot-9 forward from The Bahamas averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists on 48.4% …

Wisconsin basketball has been busy in the transfer portal over the last week. The program landed three impact players: George Washington guard Trey Autry, Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu and Miami (OH) wing Eian Elmer. The trio figures to slot into the Badgers’ starting lineup entering next season. That top unit lost star guards John Blackwell and Nick Boyd, as well …

The NCAA is at it again — they are currently weighing new eligibility rules that would allow student-athletes five years of eligibility. Should this be written into “law,” UNC’s Seth Trimble could return to Chapel Hill for a fifth year of college basketball. In fact, he entered the transfer portal on Monday afternoon with a do not contact tag, which …

Penn State power forward Sasa Ciani entered NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. He played one season with the Nittany Lions. Ciani was a three-star recruit in the On3 Transfer Portal Industry Ranking. He was ranked as the No. 77 power forward in the transfer class, as well as the No. 328 overall transfer this cycle. Advertisement To keep up …

After what seemed like a race between Kentucky and UConn, Rick Pitino swooped in under the cover of darkness (and a suitcase full of BodyArmor cash) to snag former Syracuse forward from the transfer portal. Reports suggest Freeman might earn upwards of $3m to play for Pitino, who is coming off a Sweet 16 loss to Duke last month. Advertisement …

Oscar Cluff, a man. The big man from Down Under filled an immediate need for Purdue, one that it lacked during the previous season after the broken leg that was sustained by Daniel Jacobsen. Cluff came to Purdue as one of the best rebounders in the country and one of the most efficient rebounders in the nation as well. After …

On3 national basketball reporter Joe Tipton logged an expert prediction for Wisconsin transfer guard John Blackwell to choose the Duke Blue Devils on Monday. The timing of the prediction is notable, as Blackwell visited Duke earlier in the day. Tipton wasn’t the only college basketball insider to predict such a conclusion on Monday night; 247Sports Duke insiders John Watson and …

The Washington Huskies are one of 13 reportedly interested in former Youngstown State and USC reserve center Gabe Dynes in the transfer portal. A native of Independence, Kentucky, the 7-foot-5 ex-Trojan big man made six starts and appeared in 30 total games in 2025-26, averaging a career-low 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game. Before his move …

After a whirlwind of a week, former VCU point guard Terrence Hill Jr. has officially signed with the University of Tennessee. The Volunteers were hot in pursuit of Hill from the start, coming off of his 34-point outing against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee survived an early visit to Kansas, getting him on campus in the middle of …