College Basketball

OU basketball lands Yaak Yaak in transfer portal from Oregon State

NORMAN — Oklahoma men’s basketball started the week by landing another transfer portal big. Yaak Yaak, a 6-foot-11, 230-pound center, has signed with the Sooners, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. Advertisement Yaak started nine of the 25 games he appeared in this past season for Oregon State, averaging 6.6 points and 2.2 rebounds over 15.1 minutes per game. Yaak also …

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New Wildcat Dixon Receiving Praise Before Tucson Career

The Arizona Wildcats may have found their Jaden Bradley replacement in the transfer portal in the form of Derek Dixon, and he’s being recognized as one of the better transfers in the country. Dixon – a freshman transfer from UNC – made his presence known in his rookie season with the Tar Heels. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 6.5 points and …

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Juke Harris Announces Commitment to Tennessee Volunteers

Juke Harris has announced his commitment to the Tennessee Volunteers. The Tennessee Volunteers have been working on constructing its roster for next college basketball season, and they just landed perhaps the biggest commitment of the entire cycle. Juke Harris has announced his commitment to the Volunteers. Advertisement Harris is rated as a four-star transfer prospect, the fourth-best prospect in this …

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Vols continue transfer portal dominance with Juke Harris addition

Tennessee basketball keeps adding to its star-studded transfer portal haul, adding Wake Forest guard Juke Harris on Monday, May 4. Harris, the No. 2-ranked overall player in the transfer portal in USA TODAY’s rankings, averaged 21.4 points with 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game last season on 44.4% shooting. He chose the Vols over Michigan, which he visited, and …

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IP lawyer asserts Big Ten’s ownership claims over Duke-Michigan is ‘fantasy theory’

The Big Ten and Fox Sports are apparently going to war over control of a neutral-site college basketball game next season. Last week, Duke University and Amazon announced a landmark deal that would see three Blue Devils men’s basketball games air exclusively on the company’s Prime Video streaming service. Two of these games — a matchup with UConn in Las …

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Former Notre Dame guard Markus Burton becomes one of top transfers to join Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — All-conference point guard Markus Burton officially has joined the Indiana Hoosiers from Notre Dame, second-year coach Darian DeVries announced. The 5-foot-11 Burton is one of two top 25 players DeVries plucked out of this year’s transfer portal. Advertisement Burton was limited to only 10 games last season because of an injury to his left ankle. He averaged …

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Detroit Mercy men’s basketball banned from next year’s postseason for academic reasons

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team is facing a postseason ban next season because the program did not meet the benchmark for the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate. Detroit Mercy athletic director Robert C. Vowels Jr. released a letter on Monday confirming the academic problems, which comes one day before the NCAA is scheduled to release its annual …

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Former Notre Dame guard Markus Burton becomes one of top transfers to join Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — All-conference point guard Markus Burton has officially joined the Indiana Hoosiers from Notre Dame, second-year coach Darian DeVries announced Monday. The 5-foot-11 Burton is one of two top 25 players DeVries plucked out of this year’s transfer portal. Advertisement Burton was limited to only 10 games last season because of an injury to his left ankle. …

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Why Juke Harris was a ‘primary target’ for Rick Barnes, Tennessee basketball

Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes brought in Juke Harris for an official visit in October 2022. Nearly four years later, Barnes finally gets Harris as the crowning piece of the Vols’ transfer portal foray since the 2025-26 season ended. The Wake Forest guard announced his commitment to Tennessee on May 4. Advertisement “We are thrilled Juke made the decision to …

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Tennessee lands transfer portal star to give Vols Final Four potential in men’s college basketball

The Tennessee Volunteers were already one of the biggest winners of the transfer portal in men’s college basketball this offseason. Head coach Rick Barnes already had a strong six-man class headlined by former VCU bucket-getter Terrence Hill Jr., one-time Notre Dame scoring forward Jalen Haralson, and ex Loyola-Chicago rim protector Miles Rubin. On Monday, Tennessee landed its biggest transfer portal …

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Tennessee Volunteers land elite transfer guard

The Tennessee Volunteers have landed their top transfer portal target. Former Wake Forest guard Juke Harris committed to the Volunteers on Monday, announcing the news on social media. Harris was one of the top players in the transfer portal after a breakout sophomore season, where he was named the ACC Most Improved Player and made the All-ACC Second-Team. He averaged …

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Wake Forest transfer guard Juke Harris commits to Tennessee

Former Wake Forest guard Juke Harris has committed to Tennessee via the NCAA Transfer Portal. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Harris started in all 35 of his appearances for the Demon Deacons last season. He averaged 21.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, while shooting 44.4% from the field and 33.2% from beyond the arc. Advertisement …

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Villanova’s Malachi Palmer commits to Minnesota

Niko Medved received the final commitment in the transfer season from a junior wing, Malachi Palmer. MALACHI PALMERPos: F/GHt: 6’6”Wt: 215 In his final year in prep school, Palmer had multiple offers from schools but ultimately chose Maryland over Florida State, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Seton Hall. He played limited minutes over 22 games for the Terps and transferred …

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Wisconsin avoids High Point if NCAA tournament expanded in 2026

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team suffered a shocking loss in the NCAA Tournament to No. 12 High Point, something that may not have happened with an expanded tournament. Longtime head coach Greg Gard didn’t seem phased by the move, but he provided a typical response without saying much of anything. Advertisement USA TODAY’s Kevin Skiver ran a report on …

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Get To Know Every Duke Basketball Newcomer

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have built a roster for next season that is prepared to compete for a national title and be one of the most dominant teams in the sport all season long. The landscape of college basketball is shifting greatly as we know it, and the way teams give themselves the best chance …

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