College Basketball

STILLWATER — Already returning a pair of stout big men, Oklahoma State basketball coach Steve Lutz added some variety in his frontcourt with the addition of 7-foot center Julius Halaifonua on Monday. Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, Halaifonua is a 19-year-old transfer from Georgetown, where he spent the past two seasons. Advertisement Before coming to the U.S., Halifonua participated in …

The Ohio State basketball program has been waiting on John Mobley Jr.’s NBA Draft decision and the Buckeye has now made his call. The Ohio State basketball program has had a busy offseason, with the transfer portal and roster reshaping ahead of next season, following its first NCAA Tournament appearance in four years. Advertisement Ohio State lost PG Bruce Thornton …

Michigan State basketball is no longer the top team in national analyst’s early rankings for next season. National college basketball analyst Seth Davis has slid the Spartans down a few spots and has a new No. 1 overall team in his latest “never-too-early” rankings for the 2026-27 season. Michigan State had previously been his No. 1 team but he now …

John Calipari’s recruiting class moves to No. 1 with Finnish forward appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. During his time at Kentucky, John Calipari was no stranger to being able to pull in some of the top-ranked recruiting classes in the nation, and now that he’s at Arkansas, it appears as if that …

Arizona guard Brayden Burries has established himself as one of the top guards in the entire 2026 NBA Draft class and one of the best prospects overall heading into this summer. Burries averaged a team-high 16.1 points per game to go along with 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 49 percent from the field and 39 percent …

It’s now time to move to the next in line at point guard at Houston. Dedan Thomas Jr., the transfer point guard from LSU, committed to Houston and will be leading the offense for the Cougars in 2026-27. Thomas Jr. will be a senior and will have just one year of eligibility available for Houston. This is a great opportunity …

Bio Position: Forward / Center Height: 7’0” Weight: 230 Hometown: Abidjan, Ivory Coast Recruiting Class: 2024 Eligibility: Junior – 2 Years Remaining Former Team: UNLV, Xavier Advertisement High School Rankings: 3* (88.9) – National: 153 – Center – 20 Transfer Portal Rankings: 3* (90) – National: 394 – Power Forward: 89 High School Career Arrived in the US from Ivory Coast in 2022 Attended Trinity International High School in …

Four days after declaring for the 2026 NBA draft, AJ Dybantsa penned a message for Cougar Nation. Dybantsa reflected on and expressed gratitude for his time at BYU in a LinkedIn post Monday. “When I committed to BYU, I knew I was signing up for something bigger than basketball. A lot of people questioned the decision. For me, the choice …

The NBA announced that two Gonzaga commits, incoming sophomore guard/wing Isiah Harwell, along with 2026 combo guard Jack Kayil, will be testing the 2026 NBA Draft waters. The 2026 NBA Combine will run from May 10-17 at the Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago, Illinois. The deadline for college players like Harwell to withdraw their names is May …

Rising sophomore Francis Folefac has committed to the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball program. The 6-foot-7, 245 pound Folefac played forward at Siena this past season. He follows head coach Gerry McNamara from Siena along with teammates Gavin Doty and Tasman Goodrick. He’s set to join his former Team Melo AAU teammate Kiyan Anthony at Syracuse. Folefac announced the news Monday …

Head coach Jamie Dixon and the TCU Horned Frogs made a major addition to the frontcourt Monday, gaining a commitment from West Virginia freshman transfer forward DJ Thomas. The 6-foot-9 forward, who played his high school basketball in Allen, Texas, averaged 6.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game during the 2025-26 season and played in 38 games. Thomas will arrive …

The action in the Houston basketball program continues. This time, it was adding a player down the road who attended Lamar this past season to play basketball and now has a new home. Braden East recently entered the transfer portal after this past season and decided it was in his best interest to continue his career with Houston. During that …

Jon Scheyer has finished building Duke’s roster for next season. He retained key players from last year’s squad, secured the No. 1 recruiting class for the third consecutive year, and added two impactful pieces through the transfer portal. Five players from last year’s team are coming back. Caleb Foster, Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, Sebastian Wilkins, and Patrick Ngongba all chose …

Braedan Lue transferred to Tennessee from Kennesaw State on April 24. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward played two seasons for the Owls from 2024-26. Lue appeared in 68 contests, including 66 starts. He averaged 10.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, one assist and 25.9 minutes per game. Advertisement Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes discussed the Vols’ latest basketball signee. “We are pleased to …

Arizona big man Motiejus Krivas is returning for the 2026-27 season, giving the Wildcats a key player from their Final Four run. Arizona announced Krivas’ return on Monday, less than a week after the departures of freshmen Brayden Burries and Koa Peat for the NBA draft. Advertisement Krivas averaged 10.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots per game in …

Finnish 5-star 7-footer lifts John Calipari’s 2026 class at Arkansas originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Five-star 7-foot forward Miikka Muurinen has committed to Arkansas, according to ESPN. The addition pushed John Calipari and the Razorbacks to No. 1 in the 2026 recruiting class rankings. Advertisement Muurinen has shown …

North Carolina will look for players overseas with some of the top prospects in the transfer portal already having decided where they want to play college basketball. This comes after the departure of center Henri Veesaar. Veesaar, who averaged 17.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, announced he was forgoing his final year of eligibility and entering his name in …

On Friday, Henri Veesaar officially entered the NBA Draft, and though the door is slightly open for a return, that is highly unlikely. I want to thank the big man for his one season and for giving us his all and in return we gave him the chance to showcase his full skills and now pursue a dream of playing …

While Tennessee basketball targeted offensive versatility with its portal class, veteran coach Rick Barnes reverted back to his pillars of defense and rebounding with Kennesaw State transfer Braedan Lue. The Vols desperately needed another big man to plug into their frontcourt rotation. Lue provides an energetic solution. Advertisement “We are pleased to welcome Braedan and his family to our basketball …

As portal season begins to settle down a bit, something we predicted a few years ago is increasingly evident: some coaches really know what to do in portal season – which we might as well call roster building season – and some don’t. Guys like Jerome Tang, Scott Drew, Hubert Davis, and Mark Pope have struggled. On the other hand, …

Jon Scheyer and his Duke basketball staff have yet to hand out any offers on either the 2027 or 2028 recruiting trail. But one such player in particular appears to be squarely on the Blue Devils’ radar in versatile 2028 five-star Colton Hiller. Still over a month from turning 16 years old, the Coatesville Area High School (Pa.) sophomore forward …

With decision day looming, we now have a clear-cut favorite in the recruitment of 4-star recruit Miikka Muurinen, who will announce his college decision Monday. 247 Sports recruiting expert Travis Branham has logged a Crystal Ball prediction with a 6/10 confidence level for Muurinen to land with John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks. A 6-foot-10, 185-pound power forward from Serbia, …

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson declared for the NBA draft on Friday, just as nearly everyone had expected he would ever since his arrival on campus, and the high-scoring guard figures to be among the first three players selected in June. That top freshman trio includes Duke’s Cameron Boozer, The Associated Press national player of the year …

The massive rush of players into the portal is done: No one else can jump in now that the deadline has passed. 4,949 players decided grass would be greener in another pasture, and nearly 1,000 of them are still in the portal. The harsh reality is that some of them won’t find new homes; it happens every portal window. Guys get …

Mark Pope’s legacy with the Kentucky Wildcats will be forever linked with the name of Tyran Stokes. The past year has seen Kentucky target the No. 1 overall recruit in this class, be the favorite to land him, and fall behind. It has been a wild ride, but one that finally may be coming to and end. On Saturday, Jeff …