College Basketball

UConn lands supersized Arkansas center appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. UConn basketball secured one major offseason move already in keeping Braylon Mullins. But head coach Dan Hurley and the Huskies delivered a supersized College Basketball Transfer Portal Move Monday: Landing Arkansas center Elmir Dzafic. Advertisement CBS Sports college basketball insiders Chris Hummer …

Mark Few has built the Gonzaga Bulldogs into one of the most consistently excellent college basketball programs of all-time, with their presence in the top 25 week after week serving as a constant over the past quarter century. So it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that, after losing 11 players from last year’s roster – including All-American Graham Ike …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Former Iowa State sharpshooter Milan Momcilovic has committed to Kentucky, giving coach Mark Pope one of the best players in the transfer portal. Momcilovic announced his decision on Instagram on Monday, less than a week after pulling his name out of the NBA draft. Advertisement A 6-foot-8 forward, Momcilovic led the nation in 3-point shooting at …

Arizona men’s basketball’s search for a replacement to Koa Peat continues. Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic committed to Kentucky over Arizona and Louisville, he announced Monday night. Arizona joined the sweepstakes for the talented 6-foot-8 forward once it became clear Peat might not return to the UA for a sophomore year. Advertisement While Momcilovic was well acquainted with Arizona’s program, …

The Milan Momcilovic saga has finally reached its conclusion. Last Wednesday night, news broke that Momcilovic was withdrawing from the 2026 NBA Draft and returning to school, with the Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals seen as the frontrunners for the Iowa State transfer. Advertisement Now, we have a decision, as Momcilovic committed to the University of Kentucky on Monday. On3’s …

As the calendar flips to June, Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs still have a surprising five roster spots yet to be filled. 11 total players departed last year’s squad, and thus far the Zags have replaced them with a pair of Big 12 transfers in Massamba Diop (Arizona State) and Isiah Harwell (Houston), as well as incoming freshmen Luca …

Dan Hurley and the UConn staff continue to build their roster for another attempt at the NCAA Tournament in the coming season, working the transfer portal to add more players. After an impressive run to the championship game, UConn lost to Michigan, and then lost several key players for next season. Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed Jr. were both ineligible …

The UConn Huskies fell just short of winning it all, losing to the Michigan Wolverines 69-63 in the national championship game. While recovering from the sting of that loss, Dan Hurley and his staff were tasked with navigating the transfer portal. Throughout the offseason, the Huskies have kept a close eye on the constant movement. So far, they have landed …

One national writer from ESPN has the Spartans listed in his preseason top 10 for next season. With the announcement of Jeremy Fears Jr. back for another season, Michigan State is widely considered a top 10 team entering next season. That includes Jeff Borzello of ESPN. Advertisement Borzello released his updated batch of preseason rankings following the recent NBA Draft …

John Calipari is currently in Mexico to watch Arkansas target and top-25 overall recruit Davion Thompson at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup, source told Rivals. The 6-foot-2 four-star point guard included the Razorbacks in his top four schools last week and is set to make his college decision on June 10th. His other finalists include Baylor, Michigan, and Vanderbilt. Advertisement Thompson, …

Duke’s Isaiah Evans could make sense for a lot of NBA teams picking late in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, including one that is three years removed from a championship. Evans broke out as a star scorer for the Blue Devils this past season. After averaging just a little over six points per game as a freshman, …

The Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff is awaiting word on where top transfer Milan Momcilovic is headed, but they’re also working hard to get high school recruits on campus for official visits. Top-10 high school recruit Ryan Hampton is set to take an official visit to Kentucky this week, on June 5-7, according to Rivals’ Joe Tipton. Hampton, who is Rivals’ …

Since Iowa State Cyclones forward Milan Momcilovic officially withdrew from the 2026 NBA Draft, there has been a lot of chatter about where he could play his senior year of college basketball. A return to his former team, Iowa State, looks to be out of the question despite their open roster spot. It has been reported for days that this …

Last year, Michigan State basketball went into the season in a bit of an underdog situation, with many analysts projecting them to be a fringe Top-25 team despite coming off a Big Ten title the year prior. This year, don’t expect analysts to make that same mistake, especially now that Jeremy Fears Jr. is officially coming back to East Lansing. …

Former Duke basketball sharpshooter Isaiah Evans was in the same boat as a ton of other 2026 NBA Draft prospects who spent most of the pre-draft process mulling a return to college basketball or keeping their names in the NBA Draft. Evans, to his credit, quickly reaffirmed his plans to remain in this summer’s draft at the NBA Combine while …

OK, it’s still really early. The calendar just flipped to June and the 2026-27 college basketball regular season remains more than five months away. But since our last way-too-early Big Ten power rankings – which was a comprehensive 18-team ranking in late April – there have been a few major roster developments across the league. And it wasn’t until last …

The deadline for college basketball players to withdraw from the NBA draft and return to school passed last week, giving everyone a clearer view of what the rosters will look like when the NCAA season opens next November. With that key date now in the rearview mirror, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello provided the third update of the offseason to his way-too-early …

We spend all year debating the can’t-miss guys at the top of the NBA draft, and then a decade later we look up and realize so many of the players actually leading contenders were the prospects that don’t draw clicks. So here are five players that could become the 2026 version of the guy who slid too far: Ebuka Okorie, …

Since taking over as Duke basketball coach four seasons ago, Jon Scheyer has led the Blue Devils to consistent success. Through his first two seasons, Scheyer piloted Duke to two 27-9 seasons, which equated to a win percentage of .750. The last two years, Duke has gotten even better, finishing with two 35-win campaigns. Although Duke has yet to get …

As the calendar flips to the month of June, so does the continuation of what’s been a most transformational offseason for Syracuse basketball. Summer sessions begin with, what else, but “June” workouts Sorry, could not resist. The busy summer period has gotten underway with players returning for both individual and team workouts at the Melo Center under the auspicious of …

Guess how many D1 schools are in New Jersey? Guess how many of them play basketball? Hold those thoughts….. Back in mid-May, men’s hoops added Bryant to its 2026-27 schedule. In the comments to that post, Zanily (I hope it’s Zanily) wrote, “I don’t mind games against Army and Bryant, although the Scarlet Knights find a way to lose one …

We could all see this coming based on the schedule last season—State did not play at UNC or Duke—but still it’s pretty strange to look at the home basketball schedule for 2027 and not see Duke or UNC on anywhere. No favors done for Justin Gainey (or the ticket office) on that one. NC State has home-and-homes with Wake and …

So this is interesting: former Duke greats Jason Williams and Grant Hill disagree about whether UNC is still a Blue Blood or not. Both of them grew up Carolina fans before they developed more refined taste, incidentally. Williams argues that UNC is no longer a Blue Blood, that they’ve fallen off for too long. Hill counters that UNC has won …

Duke and North Carolina’s rivalry is one of the biggest rivalries in college basketball. Fans saw the impact of the same when the 2022 NCAA Men’s Final Four between the two heavyweights drew a record-breaking 16.3 million viewers. However, with UNC’s recent drop-off from its usual standards, Jay Williams questioned whether North Carolina should still be considered a blue blood. …

The Duke-UNC rivalry, like any rivalry, has its ups and downs, but the ups are really something. Take 1961, when Art Heyman brawled with most of UNC’s team, including then-coach Frank McGuire, who Heyman gleefully claimed he hit in the family jewels (Heyman said that years later, he ran into McGuire, who said, “It still hurts, Arty.”) Advertisement When Mike …