College Basketball

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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), …

More than half of Arizona’s scholarship players on its Final Four team were true freshmen, with three starting all season and two redshirting. Then there were the two in the middle, who are both headed elsewhere for their sophomore seasons. UA wing Dwayne Aristode is headed to the NCAA transfer portal, the second freshman to opt for a transfer along …

The basketball world has come together to support one of its most legendary figures. Former NCAA and NBA coach and current broadcaster Dick Vitale has faced challenges larger than basketball. Recent reports revealed that Vitale has been dealing with numerous health concerns. At 86 years old, he has built a legendary career and remains one of the faces of the …

He’s off to the NBA (most likely). Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler declared for the NBA Draft on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Wagler had one of the great freshman seasons in Illinois history, with the most points in a single season by a first-year player. Advertisement He also led the Illini to their first Final Four in 21 years. …

The NCAA transfer portal has been crazy the last few days. Almost every major university has lost a large number of players to the portal. Tennessee has been no different, with players like Jaylen Carey, Amari Evans, and JP Estrella hitting the portal. Now, Rick Barnes has to replace those players. The Volunteers already landed one commitment from Tyler Lundblade, …

The era of the 27-year-old college basketball star could be over as the NCAA considers a change to redshirting rules following an executive order from Donald Trump on college sports. Currently, redshirting allows players to navigate through the 5-year NCAA eligibility rules. However, the governing body is now contemplating a new age-based ruling following President Trump’s mandate. The 5-year window …

The transfer portal is in full swing, with college basketball’s version of free agency in full swing, there are a lot of moving parts going on in roster management. For Michigan State, they are in the market for a starting center to replace the production that they are losing from Carson Cooper’s departure via graduation. With the portal opening, Spartans …

PJ Haggerty is heading to Texas A&M and Isaiah Johnson is joining Texas as the Lone Star state’s two Southeastern Conference programs have landed former Big 12 stars in the transfer portal. Each player announced his decision in an Instagram post. Advertisement Haggerty scored 23.4 points per game for Kansas State this season to rank fourth among all Division I …

Collin Chandler coming to BYU is a no-brainer for both the former Farmington High star and the Cougars. Chandler, a 6-foot-4 elite 3-point shooter who just finished starting 31 games for Mark Pope at Kentucky, announced on Instagram Saturday that he is enrolling at BYU for his junior season. Advertisement With Robert Wright III entering the transfer portal, BYU needs …

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team is in need of talent, and Mark Pope is thoroughly searching in the transfer portal for players who can win games next season. A recent addition to the list of players they have contacted is Eric Reibe, and name that will be familiar to fans who follow Wildcats recruiting. Reibe is a 7’1″, 260 lb …

For the fifth time in his college basketball career, PJ Haggerty is on the move. The 6-foot-4 guard announced on social media that he is transferring to Texas A&M after playing last season at Kansas State. Haggerty, 21, ranked fourth in the nation with 23.4 points per game for the Wildcats. He shot 35% on 3-pointers, while also averaging 5.3 …

Texas A&M’s first full offseason under head coach Bucky McMillan kicked off after the 2026 transfer portal opened on Tuesday, and after losing reserve guard Josh Holloway and Spanish sharpshooter Ruben Dominguez, who has since committed to Xavier, the Aggies landed one of the top available players in the portal, as former Kansas State standout guard PJ Haggerty is headed …

Delreccro Gillespie has found a new home. The former Kent State forward announced on Instagram on April 11 he has committed to play basketball at the University of Houston. He will have one year of eligibility remaining. Kent State Golden Flashes forward Delrecco Gillespie (23) flexes after a shot against Ohio during the second half of an NCAA college basketball …

Tennessee basketball made guard Dai Dai Ames its first transfer portal addition for the 2026-27 season on April 11. The Vols’ roster now has seven confirmed players with Ames, Belmont graduate transfer guard Tyler Lundblade, and freshman guard Troy Henderson and freshman forward DeWayne Brown II. They also have three incoming high school recruits with four-star prospects Ralph Scott and …

Kentucky Basketball has yet to land a transfer portal commitment, but thankfully, there are still plenty of good options available. On Friday, news broke that UConn center Eric Reibe was entering the portal. The former class of 2025 recruit was someone Kentucky made a hard push for in Mark Pope’s first season in Lexington, but the Huskies won out in …

Tahaad Pettiford is returning to the Auburn Tigers for his junior season, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. This is very good news for the Auburn basketball program, which will also return shooting guard Kevin Overton and forward Sebastian Williams-Adams. Auburn needed some good news on the basketball front with the transfer portal departures of Filip Jovic and Elyjah Freeman. Pete …

Former Georgia Bulldogs basketball recruiting target Jizzle James has entered the NCAA transfer portal. James spent the first three seasons of his college basketball career with the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Big 12. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound point guard has one season of eligibility left. James is coming off a strong season with Cincinnati where he posted 10.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, …

One of the top point guard prospects for Kentucky Basketball is off the board, as Dedan Thomas made his commitment to the Houston Cougars on Saturday. Jonathan Givony broke the news first. When the portal first opened this week, Thomas was among the first players the Wildcats reached out to following his lone season at LSU. They actually recruited Thomas …

Tennessee added a member to its 2026 basketball transfer portal class. Former California point guard Dai Dai Ames committed to the Vols over Xavier, Ole Miss and Kansas, according to Joe Tipton of On3. 247Sports ranked the 6-foot-2, 190-pound transfer rankes as the No. 12 point guard and No. 49 overall transfer in 2026. Advertisement Ames began his college basketball …