College Basketball

With graduations and outgoing transfers, the UNC men’s basketball team needs to reshape its backcourt for the 2026-27 season. North Carolina received some good news earlier Saturday, with freshman guard Isaiah Denis withdrawing himself from the transfer portal. The Tar Heels are also awaiting decisions from a few key targets, most notably Terrence Brown and Juke Harris. Advertisement On Saturday, …

Former Furman guard Alex Wilkins has committed to Kentucky, On3’s Joe Tipton reports. The transfer guard will have three years of eligibility remaining after a breakout freshman campaign. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 17.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 35 starts for Furman during the 2025-26 season. He did so while shooting 46-percent from the field and just under …

Mark Pope is working overtime to piece together a Kentucky Basketball roster that currently looks alarmingly bare. With only Zoom Diallo, Reece Potter, Kam Williams, and Trent Noah officially locked in for next season, and Malachi Moreno exploring the draft while Braydon Hawthorne’s status remains unofficial (he told the Herald-Leader he’d be back a month ago, but no announcement from …

Dan Hurley has another impact transfer from the portal, as the Huskies have landed Nikolas Khamenia from Duke. Khamenia, a 6-foot-8 forward, was the No. 19 recruit in the country per 247Sports composite rankings before joining Duke last season. Like his future teammate Najai Hines, Khamenia is a rising sophomore and has three years of eligibility remaining. Khamenia averaged 5.7 …

It hasn’t been a program-shattering transfer portal season so far for the UCLA Bruins but Mick Cronin has now added four players, after news broke that Azavier Robinson was committing to UCLA on Saturday. UCLA’s 2025-2026 group had a few flashes of greatness but there was plenty of frustration mixed in, as the Bruins finished the year 24-12 with another …

The UCLA Bruins have yet to go big game hunting this year in the transfer portal but Mick Cronin and the Bruins added another recruit with guard Azavier Robinson out of Butler committing to UCLA early Saturday morning. Robinson just finished off his freshman season with the Butler Bulldogs, where he averaged 6.1 points and 2.5 assists. Robinson is the …

Kentucky transfer guard Jasper Johnson has committed to Oregon. He announced the news on Saturday. In his freshman season at Kentucky, Johnson averaged 4.9 points, 1.6 assists, and 1.1 rebounds in 35 games off the bench. The Lexington native, who was a four-star recruit, originally committed to Kentucky over Alabama and North Carolina. Advertisement Although Johnson entered his freshman campaign …

The Wisconsin Badgers got some surprising news earlier this offseason, as starting freshman forward/center Aleksas Bieliauskas announced he’d enter the transfer portal. It was unexpected, as the Badgers wanted Bieliauskas back in the fold to have a strong frontcourt in 2026 with Nolan Winter, Austin Rapp, and Will Garlock, but unfortunately, the financials couldn’t match, and the freshman elected to …

The Wisconsin Badgers have their second addition in the transfer portal, and it’s a big one (literally): Hofstra transfer center Victory Onetu. Onetu, a junior this past season, spent his first year of college basketball at Hofstra, averaging 4.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks on 17.9 minutes per game. Playing in all 35 contests, he made 17 starts. Advertisement …

How Kentucky, Kansas, Florida contend for Milan Momcilovic in transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Milan Momcilovic has the potential to be the most impactful pickup in the entire college basketball transfer portal. Advertisement Teams like Kentucky, Kansas and Florida could all be in the mix for …

His name notwithstanding, Ace Glass is known more for his scoring ability than his rebounding prowess. The former Washington State freshman guard, who averaged 16.4 points, three rebounds and 2.3 assists last season for the Huskies, will be bringing all of his game to Vanderbilt basketball next season. Advertisement The 6-foot-3, 185-pounder announced on Instagram on April 18 that he …

How D.J. Wagner used transfer portal from Kentucky to Arkansas to Maryland originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. D.J. Wagner wasn’t even supposed to still be in college right now. Advertisement The former five-star recruit was meant to spend one season with the Kentucky Wildcats and then go to …

Kansas Jayhawks in mix for 15.7 PPG transfer portal sharpshooter originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Kansas Jayhawks had a successful backcourt foray into the transfer portal a year ago with their acquisition of Melvin Council Jr. Advertisement They’re going back to the well this time around, and …

Massamba Diop transfer rumors include Gonzaga, St. John’s after 7-foot-1 rising star originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Massamba Diop has an absurd amount of talent, and he only just began to show that in his freshman season at Arizona State. Advertisement Now in the transfer portal, the 7-foot-1 …

Duke Blue Devils battle Big Ten as ‘favorites’ for 19.1 PPG transfer originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Duke Blue Devils already know they’ll have Cayden Boozer back in their backcourt next season. Advertisement Now, they would love to find someone great to pair with him — like …

Maryland men’s basketball may have found its playmaker at the point. Senior combo guard DJ Wagner has committed to the Terps, InsideMDSports first reported Saturday. The 6-foot-4 former Arkansas Razorback had to contend with two young stars eating minutes at his position last year in Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas. Wagner started 19 of 35 games, averaging 7.4 points …

Wisconsin basketball landed its second transfer commitment on Saturday, this one from Hofstra transfer forward Victory Onuetu. Onuetu joins George Washington guard Trey Autry in the Badgers’ transfer class. The forward will play his final season of eligibility in 2026-27. He played in 35 games for Hofstra in 2025-26, starting 17. The Malaga, Spain, native averaged 17.9 minutes, 4.7 points …

One of the most divisive figures in recent Michigan State basketball history is back in the news. A year after shocking the MSU world by announcing his transfer to NC State, former Michigan State guard Tre Holloman is entering the portal for a second time, opting to leave NC State. Holloman, who just finished his senior year, will be applying …

Roster retention! Louisville guard Adrian Wooley will return as a Cardinal for his junior season. In his first season at U of L, Wooley averaged 8.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while shooting 45.0 percent from the floor and 35.0 percent from behind the three-point line. He appeared in all 35 games for Louisville, making 16 starts. …

The Deacs have added another player to the backcourt. Ray is a 6-3, 170 pound sophomore who averaged 11.3 points per game this season and shot 42% from beyond the arc. His 66 made 3-pointers this season ranked 9th in the CAA and would have put him 2nd on the team for the Deacs this season behind Juke Harris’s 87 …

Northwestern went 8-21 (2-16 Big Ten) in yet another season that its fans will hope to soon forget. Here are three numbers that defined the Wildcats’ disappointing season: 50.2 Northwestern’s effective field goal percentage allowed was 50.2, according to BartTorvik.com. This number reflects the problems that plagued the ‘Cats on the defensive end. Advertisement Effective field goal percentage is a …

Vandy lands 4-star transfer commitment from 16.4 PPG scorer originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The sports arrow at Vanderbilt continues to point up. Advertisement The Commodores landed a key men’s basketball transfer commitment overnight Friday into Saturday, securing talent for Vandy’s 2026-27 roster. The new guy is a …

Indiana Hoosiers battle 9 schools for Yaak Yaak in transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Indiana Hoosiers are apparently getting active in the transfer portal. Advertisement They’re one of 10 schools reported to be interested in Yaak Yaak from Oregon State. The Portal Report indicated in …

North Carolina made the surprising decision to part ways with incoming five-star point guard Dylan Mingo, moving on from a blue-chip recruit despite major turnover in its backcourt. The Tar Heels lost most of their guards this offseason: Seth Trimble exhausted his eligibility, while Luka Bogavac, Derek Dixon, Kyan Evans and Jonathan Powell all entered the transfer portal. Bogavac committed …

Hofstra transfer guard Preston Edmead has committed to NC State, On3 has learned. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.4 assists and 3.5 rebounds for the Pride last season. During his freshman season, he helped Hofstra become a bit of a popular NCAA Tournament upset pick. While it didn’t come to fruition against Alabama, Edmead had some fun moments against the Crimson …