College Basketball

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 …

Villanova transfer has links to Illinois, Kansas, Houston, Georgia originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. One of the newest entrants to the college basketball transfer portal is Malachi Palmer. Advertisement He’s in the portal from Villanova after beginning his career at Maryland. And now, he’s looking for a third …

Coming off their third consecutive trip to the Elite Eight, Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers have hit the college basketball transfer portal hard this summer and another significant addition could be coming. Joe Tipton of On3.com wrote on Friday that he would give the Volunteers “the edge” in the battle to land VCU guard Terrence Hill Jr. from the …

Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks had another strong season in 2025-26, finishing 24-11 and tied with the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Iowa State Cyclones at 12-6 for a No. 3 finish in the Big 12. Kansas was rewarded with a No. 4 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, facing the No. 13 Cal Baptist Lancers in …

The Illinois faithful were waiting on the edge of their seats, eagerly anticipating a decision from Andrej Stojakovic. After David Mirkovic, Jake Davis, Tomislav Ivisic and Zvonimir Ivisic announced their returns for the 2026-27 season on Wednesday, there was only one natural response (for Illini fans, that is): why didn’t Stojakovic say he’s coming back? Well, on Friday, he quelled …

Illinois men’s basketball had a magical run to the 2026 Final Four, driven by players who seemed extremely well-connected. The Fighting Illini will retain most of that continuity heading into next season, as the Peoria Journal Star reports talented swingman Andrej Stojakovic will return to the program for his senior year. Basketball fans know that while Stojakovic doesn’t necessarily bring …

Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan heads into his first full offseason after taking his first roster completely assembled from the transfer portal all the way to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Houston, and as soon as the offseason began, it was expected that McMillan and his staff would need to rebuild the roster from the …

When people think of Duke’s great buzzer beaters, Christian Laettner’s name generally comes up first. His shot against Kentucky is legendary, and his earlier buzzer beater against UConn was also tremendous. However, when it comes to Duke’s buzzer beaters, that’s just the tip of the iceberg, because Duke has plenty of buzzer beaters. Advertisement Like Laettner, Chris Duhon has two …