College Basketball

Projected Kentucky lottery pick declares for NBA Draft after injury-riddled season appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kentucky basketball didn’t meet its lofty standards in 2025-26, and Wildcats fans will come away disappointed despite having a relatively successful seasons by most standards. Kentucky navigated a very difficult schedule to be a No. 7 …

Bruce Pearl has taken on a litany of new roles since retiring from coaching a month before the 2025-26 season. After briefly flirting with politics, Pearl has successfully transitioned into the media world as a popular college basketball analyst for CBS Sports and TNT. And while the former Auburn head coach ultimately punted on a potential Alabama senatorial run, it …

Indiana basketball adds size with highly-coveted Turkish center from SMU appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Indiana basketball continues its aggressive rebuild with a major frontcourt addition, officially securing the commitment of Turkish center Samet Yigitoglu on Tuesday. The move reinforces the program’s focus on reshaping its roster through the transfer portal. Advertisement …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are trying to navigate the chaos of the NCAA Transfer Portal while also gauging which key rotation pieces from the 2025-26 squad could potentially return. So far, the Blue Devils have lost sophomore Darren Harris and freshman Nik Khamenia to the transfer portal. Maliq Brown is also out, as he has …

Missouri men’s basketball has landed the commitment of former Tennessee forward Jaylen Carey, per Joe Tipton. Carey is the first transfer portal addition of the Tigers’ 2026 offseason. The 6-foot-8, 267-pound forward brings three seasons of experience, the last two of which were split between Vanderbilt and Tennessee in the SEC. He holds career averages of 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds …

After having one of the oldest rosters in college basketball last season, it appears Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs are embracing a youth movement this go-round. Gonzaga had five players depart the program after exhausting eligibility last year, and Noah Haaland was the only one among them who spent just four years in college. Advertisement Gonzaga also saw nearly …

The NCAA Tournament may be over, and the world of college basketball has shifted into offseason mode, but that doesn’t mean the Duke basketball program and its fans have forgotten about the soul-crushing way the Blue Devils’ 2025-26 season ended. Duke struggled with injuries to Caleb Foster and Patrick Ngongba throughout the offseason, but it still looked like one of …

North Carolina rumors: Tar Heels ‘well-positioned’ for 20 PPG scorer as Kentucky, Kansas chase appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Now that North Carolina has its new guy calling the shots in Michael Malone, the team is being more aggressive in finding talent in the transfer portal. Advertisement Malone’s clout could entice players …

Former Providence forward Jamier Jones has signed with Missouri out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. The 6’6, 220-pound wing was a Big East All-Freshman Team selection this season after averaging 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game for the Friars. But Jones, a Florida native, opted to enter the portal after head coach Kim …

Missouri basketball has landed the commitment of former Providence wing Jamier Jones, per a report from Pete Nakos of On3. Miami seemed to be in the running for Jones, but the former Friar chose Missouri in the end. He becomes the second new Tiger in Missouri’s 2026 transfer portal class, joining forward Jaylen Carey. Advertisement Jones started 19 of 31 …

North Carolina landed its first commitment of the transfer portal period by securing dynamic playmaker Neoklis Avdalas on Monday. Avdalas is the No. 3 shooting guard and the No. 20 overall player in 247Sports’ transfer portal rankings. He chose the Tar Heels after drawing interest from Arkansas, Florida State, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma State, St. John’s and Texas. Advertisement The 6-foot-9 …

USC has added a skilled guard to pair alongside Rodney Rice in its backcourt next season. The Trojans on Tuesday landed a commitment from K.J. Lewis, the former Arizona Wildcat-turned-Georgetown Hoya who will complete his college career on the West Coast. The Trojans on Tuesday landed a commitment from K.J. Lewis. Getty Images Lewis, who has one season of eligibility …

The Houston Cougars did not have the season they hoped for after finishing as the runner-up in the National Championship the previous year, this time falling in the Sweet 16 to Illinois. Head Coach Kelvin Sampson announced that he would return to the program for another year at the helm, but he would be tasked with retooling many key areas …

Illinois’s pursuit of Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell doesn’t feel quite as dire as it was just last week after Brad Underwood landed a commitment from Stefan Vaaks. Still, even with the Providence transfer locked in, the Illini are still viewed as one of the top players in Blackwell’s recruitment, along with Jon Scheyer’s Duke Blue Devils. Well, now, Duke isn’t …

South Dakota freshman Jonah Funk has entered the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal. The former Metamora all-stater redshirted during the 2025-26 season. He has four years of eligibility remaining. Funk posted on social media Tuesday that he was leaving The Summit League program. Advertisement Funk, a 6-foot-10 forward, helped Metamora play for a 2025 Class 3A sectional championship. During that …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs will have a very new look roster in 2026-27, right down to the guys at the end of the bench. 6’1 guard Joaquim ArauzMoore, who spent the past three seasons as a walk-on for the Zags, announced he is entering the transfer portal on Tuesday – becoming the sixth player from last year’s roster …

From Jordan Mathews to Nigel Williams-Goss, Andrew Nembhard to Jalen Warley, the level of talent Gonzaga has acquired and developed through the transfer market to backfill its perimeter positions has helped the Bulldogs remain relevant on a national scale over the past decade or so. Isaiah Harwell, a former highly-touted recruit who recently announced he’s transferring to play for the …

Well, so much for Magoon Gwath. Despite drawing interest from the Kentucky Wildcats and planning a visit to Lexington sometime this week, Gwath has opted instead to commit to DePaul. News broke on Tuesday that the San Diego State center was set to visit Kentucky, but with this development, one has to think the Wildcats’ offer wasn’t much if he’s …

Jon Scheyer breaks silence about Duke’s ‘heartbreaking’ loss to UConn originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. There’s nobody who has felt more heartbreaking moments for Duke basketball than Jon Scheyer. Advertisement The Blue Devils’ fifth-year coach took one of his worst defeats in this year’s Elite Eight stunner against …

Casey Alexander and Kansas State have been on a transfer portal heater over the last week. Former Virginia Tech and Colorado State guard Brandon Rechsteiner struck the match when he pledged his services to the Wildcats. Advertisement Bio Position: Point Guard Height: 6’1” Weight: 190 Hometown: Acworth, Georgia Recruiting Class: 2023 Eligibility: Senior (1 Season remaining) Former Team(s): Virginia Tech / Colorado State Transfer Portal …

Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm did not finish the 2025-26 college basketball season on the high note they were hoping for. After winning the Big East tournament, they entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East Region. However, the Red Storm were eliminated in the Sweet 16 by the No. 1 Duke Blue …

The 2025–26 men’s college basketball season delivered one of the strongest TV runs in years. It built through the regular season, then reached its peak when the NCAA Tournament started on March 19 and carried through the Final Four and national championship. The tournament again showed why March Madness remains one of the biggest events in American sports. It brought …

1 / 3 Indiana basketball vs. Northwestern photos in Big Ten Tournament Mar 11, 2026; Chicago, IL, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Tucker Devries (12) grabs a rebound against the Northwestern Wildcats during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images 1 / 3 Indiana basketball vs. Northwestern photos in Big Ten Tournament Mar 11, 2026; Chicago, IL, …

Former SMU center Samet Yigitoglu has committed to transfer to Indiana, according to DraftExpress’ Jonathan Givony. The 7-footer spent the past two seasons with the Mustangs and was one of the ACC’s most improved players this year for Andy Enfield and Co. He averaged 10.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 blocks per game in 28 minutes per game, …

The story of Duke’s 1991 national championship run remains one of the most iconic in NCAA history, thanks to the talent and grit the team possessed and the way it initiated one of the hardest-fought revenge arcs in college basketball history. A year earlier, they were humiliated on the biggest stage by UNLV, losing by 30 points in the 1990 …