College Basketball

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 …

Tennessee basketball addresses offense first in the transfer portal, adding guard Dai Dai Ames, he confirmed with a shared Instagram post on April 11. Ames joins Belmont graduate transfer guard Tyler Lundblade as the Vols’ first offseason acquisitions. Advertisement Ames is a three-time transfer, originally starting at Kansas State. He left for Virginia to start the 2024-25 season and started …

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2026 basketball transfer portal class. Former Notre Dame guard Jalen Haralson named Tennessee in his top three schools, along with Ohio State and North Carolina, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The 6-foot-7, 220-pound guard was a four-star prospect when he committed to the Fighting Irish’s 2025 signing class. 247Sports ranks …

The North Carolina Tar Heels are still constructing their roster after the hiring of Michael Malone as the next head coach for the program. With the transfer portal underway, it’s already been a very active cycle for the Tar Heels in terms of interest and even a few decisions. While UNC saw Jaydon Young make the decision to return to …

When constructing Kentucky Basketball’s roster for the 2026-27 season, Collin Chandler was a name that was penciled in for a key role. First, he and Mark Pope have had a very close relationship for the better part of a decade, with Pope starting to recruit Chandler in 2019. On the court, Chandler was the Wildcats’ only player to shoot better …

The Tennessee Volunteers struck early in the college basketball transfer portal to kick off April with a commitment from a standout Belmont guard. It now appears head coach Rick Barnes has a chance of poaching a talented contributor from another small-school program. In his latest edition of Calling My Shot for the college basketball transfer portal, On3.com‘s Pete Nakos logged …

North Carolina continues to search the transfer portal for additions to next season’s roster, and one intriguing name has emerged. That player is 6-foot-9 combo guard Neoklis Avdalas, who is the No. 3 shooting guard and No. 20 overall player in 247Sports’ transfer portal rankings. Outside of Carolina, he has drawn interest from Arkansas, Florida State, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma State, …

On November 10, 2021, 17-year-old Collin Chandler announced his commitment to play basketball at BYU. Now, more than 1,600 days later and after both serving a full-time mission and spending two years at Kentucky, Chandler has again chosen the Cougars. Advertisement The former Wildcats guard is transferring to BYU, he announced Saturday via social media, becoming the Cougars’ first portal …