As Kentucky looks ahead to next basketball season, one of the biggest lingering questions is who will be the point guard when the Wildcats take the floor next fall? When building next year’s roster, landing a high-level point guard is important. Kentucky has looked at several options, but who will be leading the Wildcats offense? Advertisement When the portal first …
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The 2026 college basketball transfer portal opened on Tuesday, and heading into his second season at the helm, Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan and his staff have already lost reserve guard Josh Holloway and Spanish sharpshooter Rubén Dominguez, who has since committed to Xavier for the 2026 season. So far, senior forward Zach Clemence announced his intention to return for …
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Historically, the transfer portal has been fairly generous to Illinois, which put together an Elite Eight run in 2024 on the backs of a pair of portal finds in Terrence Shannon Jr. and Marcus Domask, not to mention heavily benefitting from transfer Andrej Stojakovic on this recent Final Four run. But in the 2026 offseason, the Illini are really shooting …
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Tennessee is recruiting to add a commitment to its 2026 basketball transfer portal class. VCU transfer point guard Terrence Hill Jr. will visit the Vols on Wednesday, according to Dushawn London of 247Sports. He is also scheduled to visit Kansas on Monday. Advertisement The 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard was one of three members of the Rams’ 2024 signing class. 247Sports ranks …
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Northwestern went 15-19 (5-15 in Big Ten) this season, totaling the most losses since its lowly 8-23 season in 2020. Here are three statistics that defined the ’Cats’ season: No individual defensive talent EvanMiya.com — one of the best college basketball statistical platforms — has a statistic called Bayesian player rating (BPR), an advanced metric that estimates how much a …
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The BYU Cougars are landing the sharpshooter they always wanted. The 6-foot-5 combo guard Collin Chandler was originally a four-star recruit who signed with BYU in 2021 to play for then-coach Mark Pope. Advertisement After serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he followed Pope to Kentucky Wildcats when the coach took the job …
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Not even a full week old, the college basketball transfer portal is alive and well. Programs are starting to land commitments, guys are withdrawing and 2026-27 rosters are already shaping up. The UNC men’s basketball program has some work to do in the portal, needing to replace two of its top three scorers in Caleb Wilson and Seth Trimble. Advertisement …
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Sadiku Ibine Ayo will have company in the transfer portal from two teammates. Lefteris Liotopoulos and Imran Suljanovic also are planning to enter the portal, as first reported by The Post. A sophomore 6-foot-4 sharpshooter from Greece, Liotopoulos averaged 2.9 points per game. Advertisement He had some bright moments this season, highlighted by a 17-point outburst in a win at …
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Three players are now off the board for head coach Bill Self and the Kansas basketball coaching staff as a trio of guards are no longer considering the Jayhawks. UNC Asheville star guard Kameron Taylor was due to visit KU this weekend but decided to cancel and no longer has the Jayhawks on his list of schools for this upcoming …
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Alabama State hires NAIA championship coach to lead basketball program appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Alabama State has found its next head men’s basketball coach in an NAIA coaching star. The Hornets have announced that they’re hiring Chris Wright, who has served as the head coach of Langston University. He takes over …
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Texas Longhorns add ex-Colorado star guard in transfer portal appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Former Colorado Buffaloes point guard Isaiah Johnson, one of the best guards in the NCAA transfer portal, committed to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday. Among all transfer portal entries, Johnson ranks No. 11 overall and No. 2 at …
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Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs continue to build one of the toughest non-conference schedules on a yearly basis, and 2026-27 looks to be no different. Despite moving into the Pac-12 conference, which features regular NCAA Tournament appearances from teams like Utah State, San Diego State, Colorado State, and Boise State, Gonzaga still wants to build among the most challenging …
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Houston adds guard who averaged 15.3 PPG in transfer portal appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Houston basketball took the first major step in addressing its disastrous Sweet 16 loss to Illinois Saturday. Plus also likely found the replacement for Kingston Flemings via the College Basketball Transfer Portal. Highly-coveted transfer Dedan Thomas Jr. …
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After a stellar freshman campaign at Illinois, Keaton Wagler now has his sights set on the pros. Wagler, 19, declared for the NBA draft on Saturday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. Through 37 games played this season, Wagler averaged 19.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.2 assists while shooting 44.5 percent from the field and just under 40 percent from beyond the …
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1 transfer portal target Illinois basketball must sign to get back to Final Four appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Illinois basketball shifts to reload mode following its Final Four return. That now includes replacing top freshman scoring machine Keaton Wagler. Advertisement The versatile shooting and point guard declared for the 2026 NBA …
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The Spartans are shaping up to be one of the more intriguing teams to watch in the transfer portal this offseason. After bringing in multiple transfers a year ago, Michigan State has shown a willingness to adapt — even as outside perception continues to question how effectively the program utilizes the portal compared to others across college basketball. Advertisement With …
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Illinois freshman guard Keaton Wagler declares for NBA Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Illinois basketball garnered an early No. 1 ranking over Michigan after the 2025-26 season wrapped up. But the Illini must now operate without Keaton Wagler heading into next season as he heads to the NBA Draft. Advertisement Advertisement …
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The Houston Cougars and head coach Kelvin Sampson are left with plenty of work to do this offseason with the major roster turnover the Cougars are about to endure with losses coming due to the transfer portal, eligibility exhaustion, or decisions to the NBA Draft. The Cougars will become big-time players in the transfer portal as they’ve never done before, …
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PEORIA — The Bradley Braves got their first player of the NCAA transfer portal season Saturday night. Trevon Payton, a 6-foot-5 combo guard from Lilburn, Ga., announced his commitment to the Braves. The redshirt junior played for Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2025-26. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement He started 32 games and averaged 10.0 points for the Golden Lions, with 94 assists and …
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Kentucky Basketball has emerged as one of several programs showing interest in BYU transfer forward Kennard Davis, a 6-6 wing, according to League Ready. Davis, who spent the 2025-26 season at BYU, averaged 8.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per game while starting all 32 contests. He played nearly 30 minutes per game and proved to be …
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The Illinois basketball team has become a potentially popular destination for transfer portal players this offseason, following its first Final Four appearance in 21 years. The Illini have their sights set on continuing their success with a majority of their roster still intact. They will be poised to make another deep run in the NCAA tournament, and they will be …
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With Houston losing a total of nine players from last season’s team, coach Kelvin Sampson staff have no choice but to take experienced players from the transfer portal. Earlier on Saturday, the Cougars got a commitment from former LSU guard Dedan Thomas Jr., who is one of the most sought after guards in the portal. Advertisement Houston continued its momentum …
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Only one offseason into his tenure, Utah men’s basketball coach Alex Jensen is already facing a critical juncture. After watching the Runnin’ Utes win just 10 games — only two of which came in Big 12 play — in his first year as head coach, the program is facing the reality of trying to become more competitive while dealing with …
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The offseason is always a wild ride, as the Illinois basketball team has lost another player to the transfer portal. The first domino to officially drop for the Illini was point guard Mihailo Petrovic. I would have loved to have seen him play for the Orange and Blue, but he bolted after one season of limited playing time. His 19 …
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Which mid-major backcourt player will Greg Gard turn into a Big Ten superstar? It’s a question that might’ve seemed ridiculous a mere three years ago. But after the exploits of Nick Boyd (San Diego State), John Tonje (who initially committed to New Mexico out of the portal), and AJ Storr (who came from St. John’s before Rick Pitino revitalized it), …
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