College Basketball

BYU freshman Aleksej Kostić has committed to Northwestern, Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) on X announced. The 6-foot-4 guard from Pfaffstätten, Austria averaged 4.4 points in 12.0 minutes per game off the bench for the Cougars last season. In the first 19 games Kostić played, he was on the floor for 10 or more minutes just five times. In the last eight …

A major piece of Michigan basketball’s 2025-26 national championship squad appears to be on the way out. Center Aday Mara, one of the most unique and gifted big men in college basketball this past season, has decided to enter the name 2026 NBA Draft but keep his college eligibility, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press …

Last week, St. John’s shored up its starting backcourt by adding English pro Quinn Ellis to form a tandem with the returning Ian Jackson. Now, they are filling out their bench with an experienced lead guard who has decided to stay in New York City. Columbia redshirt senior guard Avery Brown committed to St. John’s on Thursday evening. The news …

Michigan basketball’s junkyard dog is moving on. Morez Johnson Jr., the enforcer on the 2025-26 national championship team, will enter the 2026 NBA Draft but maintain his college eligibility, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press on condition of anonymity because they weren’t permitted to speak publicly. Advertisement Johnson is projected by many as first round …

Moustapha Thiam, a 7-foot-2, 250-pound center rented by the University of Cincinnati for a season, will follow the trend of many NCAA basketball players by playing for a third team in three seasons. This time, the 20-year-old pivot will suit up for the defending NCAA National Champion Michigan Wolverines. ESPN Inside Shams Charania first reported the transaction. Thiam came to …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anyone looking to play a recent NCAA champion with several returning starters should call Florida. Coach Todd Golden has plenty of open spots on his schedule. With Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon and potentially Rueben Chinyelu returning for their senior years, the Gators are having a not-so-easy time lining up opponents for next season. Golden suggested national champion …

Tennessee added a player to its 2026 basketball transfer portal class. Former Kennesaw State forward Braedan Lue committed to Tennessee basketball, according to Joe Tipton of On3. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound transfer was one of five recruits in Kennesaw State’s 2024 signing class. Lue appeared in 33 games, including 32 starts, for the Owls during his freshman year. He averaged 10 …

Tennessee’s loss of Nate Ament to NBA Draft forces Rick Barnes to go all-in on $3M top target originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball are having a tremendous transfer portal season, nearly rebuilding their roster from scratch. Head coach Rick Barnes is targeting some …

The window for college basketball players to enter the transfer portal has closed. Elite programs have offered top players NIL payouts worth millions of dollars. All but a few stragglers have made their decisions. That means it’s an ideal time to identify the offseason’s biggest winners and losers. Advertisement Here’s a list headlined by some teams who have successfully recruited …

As UNC looks to build its 2026-27 roster under new coach Mike Malone, it won’t be returning one of its key players from this past season. On Friday, center Henri Veesaar opted to remain in the 2026 NBA draft rather than return to the Tar Heels, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander. Veesaar likely would have become one of the …

Rick Barnes teased a commitment on Thursday, and less than 24 hours later, it’s here. Kennesaw State power forward Braeden Lue is the latest to join the Tennessee basketball program, which continues a near complete roster rebuild from last year’s squad. Lue is the second big man to join the team, following Loyola-Chicago’s Miles Rubin. Those two additions will join …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have had a hectic last week attempting to rebuild this Blue Devils squad for the 2026-27 campaign. Simply put, the NCAA Transfer Portal entry period went about as well as it could have for Scheyer and Co. Duke is returning Cayden Boozer, Caleb Foster, Patrick Ngongba, and Sebastian Wilkins. It also …

The transfer portal entry window is closed, and the Illinois basketball team is left looking strong as the dust settles. Coming off a Final Four run just weeks ago, the Illini had to immediately go into offseason mode following the great run in the NCAA tournament. Brad Underwood has done a great job of holding the team together and picking …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Anyone looking to play a recent NCAA champion with several returning starters should call Florida. Coach Todd Golden has plenty of open spots on his schedule. With Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon and potentially Rueben Chinyelu returning for their senior years, the Gators are having a not-so-easy time lining up opponents for next season. Golden suggested national …

The transfer portal giveth and the transfer portal taketh away. Here’s a quick update and then some interesting news regarding Jamarques Lawrence. Players Who Have Transferred Out of Nebraska or are in the Portal Berke Buyuktuncel, a Nebraska fan favorite, has transferred to Vanderbilt. I am not faulting Berke at all, but the fact he ended up at Vanderbilt is …

Notre Dame transfer guard Jalen Haralson committed to Tennessee on April 15 following the 2025-26 basketball season. He committed to the Vols over Ohio State and North Carolina. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound guard appeared in 27 games, including 23 starts, as a freshman at Notre Dame. Advertisement On Friday, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes discussed Haralson signing with the Vols. “We …

When Nate Ament finally declared for the 2026 NBA Draft on April 23, it solidified the one-and-done expectation Tennessee basketball had since it brought in the five-star recruit last season. The Vols hope to replace some of the potential lottery pick’s production with another heralded forward from the 2025 high school class. Advertisement Tennessee’s fifth transfer portal addition, Notre Dame …

Wisconsin women’s basketball guard Kyrah Daniels is withdrawing from the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Talia Goodman. Daniels entered the portal on April 14 after one season with the program. She started her career at Missouri State in 2023-24, then transferred to the Badgers after coach Robin Pingeton’s arrival last offseason. The rising senior started all 34 games for …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have had a quiet offseason so far, despite losing a total of 11 players from last year’s roster. Five players exhausted their eligibility in 2025-26 in Graham Ike, Jalen Warley, Tyon Grant-Foster, Adam Miller, and Noah Haaland, while another six (Emmanuel Innocenti, Braeden Smith, Steele Venters, Ismaila Diagne, Cade Orness, and Joaquim ArauzMoore) entered …

Wisconsin basketball announced the signing of Australian forward Isaac Riddle on Thursday. Riddle joins a growing list of incoming Badgers, which also includes transfers Trey Autry, Eian Elmer and Victory Onuetu, in-state freshmen LaTrevion Fenderson and Josh Manchester, and international prospects Owen Foxwell and Jackson Ball. Advertisement “Isaac comes in as one of the best young prospects in Australia with …

The Kentucky Basketball coaching staff has had a busy couple of weeks as the transfer portal has finally come into full swing. The Cats have nine players on the roster for the 2026-27 season, giving Pope about six spots to fill. According to Jacob Polacheck of KSR, the Wildcats are interested in international prospect Ousmane N’Diaye. The 6-foot-11, 210-pound big …

Nebraska basketball landed a commitment from San Diego State guard Taj DeGourville on Thursday afternoon. DeGourville averaged 5.5 points and three assists in 33 games last season. The sophomore measures in at six-foot-five. He shot 37.1% from the field and 34.5% from behind the arc on the year. Advertisement He comes to the Huskers with a bit of pedigree. He …

A new NCAA proposal could grant athletes a fifth year of eligibility, but for St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, the move isn’t a gift—it’s a financial nightmare in the making. Reports had surfaced in early April that President Charlie Baker and the college sports governing body are in serious discussions to implement this provision. Barker also recently iterated, “I haven’t …

The Duke basketball program has had an extremely eventful last few days of the NCAA Transfer Portal cycle after a quiet beginning. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have gotten freshman guard Cayden Boozer, redshirt freshman forward Sebastian Wilkins, junior guard Caleb Foster, and sophomore forward Patrick Ngongba back for another season. The Blue Devils have also inked former …

It has been two weeks since the transfer portal opened for the offseason, and the Arizona Wildcats basketball team has already greatly benefited from it, solving its problem at the guard position. The addition of newcomers Caleb Holt, Derek Dixon, JJ Mandequit, and others will greatly help the Wildcats establish a dominant backcourt that can gash opponents on the court. …