Finally, Hudson Mayes got a solid night’s sleep. The All-Big West Conference honorable mention selection out of UC-San Diego and, most notably this month, NCAA transfer portal entrant had lost track of days, let alone the “hundreds” of phone calls and texts from potential basketball suitors. Advertisement On Tuesday, Mayes made official the next step in his blossoming college basketball …
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College basketball transfer portal: Top 25 overall players
The NCAA transfer portal officially opened at midnight on April 7 with thousands of college basketball players prepared to evaluate their futures. In the new offseason format, all players must submit an entry by April 21 to change programs. As top prospects continue to commit to their new program, the updated list of available players and list of best committed …
Read More »What Tre Singleton, Arrinten Page and Tyler Kropp’s departures mean for Northwestern men’s basketball
To go along with the players graduating from Northwestern, eight athletes entered their names into the transfer portal. Among them are Tre Singleton, Arrinten Page and Tyler Kropp — the three rotational bigs for the Wildcats not named Nick Martinelli. Here’s what those departures mean for the ‘Cats in 2026 and beyond. Advertisement What NU is losing The Singleton news …
Read More »Indiana men’s basketball lands commitment from SMU transfer center Samet Yigitoglu
Indiana men’s basketball landed its fourth commitment out of the transfer portal and first in the frontcourt on Tuesday afternoon when former SMU center Samet Yigitoglu pledged to join the Hoosiers for the 2026-27 season, per reporting from Jonathon Givony. Yigitoglu has spent the first two seasons of his college career with the Mustangs, starting every single game he’s been …
Read More »College basketball transfer portal: Top 10 committed players
The NCAA transfer portal officially opened at midnight on April 7 with thousands of college basketball players ready to find a new home for the 2026-27 season. As more players continue to enter the mix, many of the top players have already found a new school. As every program across the sport looks to fill out its roster, a select …
Read More »Gonzaga’s Joaquim ArauzMoore Enters Transfer Portal
Gonzaga Bulldogs redshirt sophomore guard Joaquim ArauzMoore has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Better known as ‘Q,’ the walk-on appeared in 12 games across his two seasons and scored 11 points on 3-for-6 three-pointers. ArauzMoore is joining sophomore center Ismaila Diagne, graduate wing Steele Venters, junior wing Emmanuel Innocenti, redshirt junior guard Braeden Smith, and redshirt freshman guard Cade Orness …
Read More »Fan favorite Dylan Darling enters transfer portal after one season with St. John’s men’s basketball
Shortly after the commitment of European combo guard Quinn Ellis, the Red Storm lost one of their most popular players in return. Redshirt junior guard Darling has entered the transfer portal and will have one more season of eligibility. The news was first reported by Zach Braziller of the New York Post. Advertisement Darling becomes the fourth Red Storm player …
Read More »What $1 million will buy in today’s college basketball NIL market
What $1 million will buy in today’s college basketball NIL market originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. With the transfer portal window open for college basketball, there’s always the question of who’s available on the market and what a certain player is demanding. For example, the top portal talent …
Read More »St. John’s guard Dylan Darling enters NCAA Transfer Portal
St. John’s guard Dylan Darling has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. He has one season of eligibility remaining. Darling made 35 appearances and 15 starts for the Red Storm this past season. He averaged 6.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 21.3 minutes per game. He shot 39.8% from the field and 27.7% from beyond the arc. Advertisement Darling’s …
Read More »Duke a leader for top guard in transfer portal
John Blackwell, the top guard currently in the transfer portal, has finalized his final six schools, and Duke is among them, according to Jon Rothstein. “John Blackwell announced last week that he was considering six schools: Duke, UCLA, Illinois, Arizona, Alabama, and Louisville,” Rothstein said via Inside College Basketball. Advertisement “According to a lot of people close to the situation, …
Read More »Oklahoma Sooners earn commitment from former 5-star prospect
Jennie Baranczyk and the Oklahoma Sooners have added their second transfer portal commitment in the last couple of days with the addition of Kansas State guard Jordan Speiser. Speiser announced her commitment on Instagram. As a freshman with the Wildcats, Speiser averaged 10.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. She shot 38% from the field and 34.9% from three last …
Read More »Acaden Lewis commits to Miami Hurricanes
Former Kentucky Basketball commitment Acaden Lewis won’t be having an extended stay in the transfer portal, as the Villanova point guard has made his pledge to Jai Lucas and the Miami Hurricanes. Lewis made the announcement Tuesday on his Instagram page. Lewis, who was at one point signed to play for Kentucky in the class of 2025, ultimately backed out …
Read More »LSU transfer forward Matt Gilhool commits to Kansas State
Former LSU forward Matt Gilhool has committed to Kansas State via the NCAA Transfer Portal, he announced in a post on Instagram. Gilhool redshirted as a true freshman this past season at LSU. Matt Gilhool played high school basketball at William Penn Charter (PA), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 90 overall player and No. 18 …
Read More »Georgetown transfer KJ Lewis commits to USC
Georgetown transfer guard KJ Lewis is headed across the country after committing to Eric Musselman and USC on Tuesday, On3’s Joe Tipton reports. A top-25 player in the portal, Lewis led the Hoyas in scoring this season, averaging 14.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.1 steals per game. He shot 40% from the field and 30% from three, earning …
Read More »Another Big Ten school emerges as favorite to land Alabama transfer C Aiden Sherrell
It appears Michigan State basketball is going to come up short in the battle for a major transfer portal center prospect. The portal race for Alabama transfer Aiden Sherrell has taken many twists and turns, but it now appears he will be ending up at one of the Spartans’ rivals in the Big Ten: Indiana. A number of college basketball …
Read More »Tennessee reportedly going all-in for former five-star recruit, McDonald’s All-American
Tennessee reportedly going all-in for former five-star recruit, McDonald’s All-American 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 successful run in the transfer portal, which comes as no surprise with Rick Barnes leading the program. However, this portal cycle feels different, as Tennessee …
Read More »North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson, Illinois Keaton Wagler declare for NBA draft
With the college basketball season over and the NBA Draft Combine a month away, players are making their choices now about whether to turn pro or stay in college another season. That includes some very likely top-10 picks. Here is the latest on a series of announcements. UNC’s Caleb Wilson declares for draft He may have flown under fans’ radar …
Read More »Cornell transfer Jake Fiegen to visit Villanova
Cornell transfer Jake Fiegen plans to take a visit to Villanova. Fiegen narrowed his list down to four schools — Villanova, Northwestern, Virginia, and Vanderbilt. He visited Northwestern on Monday and the visit reportedly went well. According to Louie Vaccher of On3, the 6-foot-4 guard plans to visit Villanova before making his final decision. Despite leaving the visit without a …
Read More »Auburn basketball an ‘early school to watch’ for Arizona transfer
One of Auburn’s greatest needs in the transfer portal is at forward, and one former Big 12 player could fill one of those slots. Former Arizona forward Dwayne Aristode entered the transfer portal on Monday, and Auburn has become the “early school to watch” as the possible destination for the freshman forward, according to Pete Nakos of On3. Advertisement Auburn …
Read More »Indiana men’s basketball ‘the favorite’ to land Alabama transfer Aiden Sherrell
Indiana men’s basketball got some early good news on Monday when a trio of transfer portal guards committed to join the Hoosiers ahead of the 2026-27 season. Apparently, there could be even more good news on the way for the program. Indiana is the favorite to land Alabama transfer forward Aiden Sherrell, who was in Bloomington for a visit in …
Read More »Syracuse men’s basketball: money isn’t the only thing
For a while now, all we’ve heard about Syracuse men’s basketball getting back to the NCAA Tournament was that they needed resources to compete. We heard it from Adrian Autry. We heard it from Jim Boeheim Advertisement We heard it from John Wildhack We heard it from the agents who leak to Jeff Goodman We heard it from Gerry McNamara …
Read More »Kansas Basketball: Paul Mbiya May Be Emerging as Flory Bidunga Replacement
With former Kansas basketball center Flory Bidunga now off to Louisville, the Jayhawks are looking for someone to take his place in the post this upcoming season. They may not have to look far though as freshman big man Paul Mbiya is reportedly considering not entering the transfer portal as previously expected. Advertisement According to Shreyas Laddha of the Kansas …
Read More »Ohio State Loses Forward to Villanova in Transfer Portal
On Friday, the Ohio State Buckeyes landed Justin Pippen in the transfer portal from California. As with most college basketball teams this time of year, the OSU roster I sin flux amid a busy transfer portal. On Monday, the Buckeyes learned a player from the 2025-26 roster is set to join a new program for next season. Advertisement Per Joe …
Read More »CBB Rumors: Tennessee Volunteers ‘Gaining Momentum’ for Small-School SG in Transfer Portal
The Tennessee Volunteers have been one of the most active programs in the college basketball transfer portal thus far, adding three key players. With Rick Barnes and the coaching staff backed by an even bigger NIL wallet this offseason, another addition could be on the horizon. Joe Tipton of On3.com reports that former VCU guard Terrence Hill Jr. is poised …
Read More »Underrated Factor in Duke’s Evans and Ngongba Potentially Returning
Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are still waiting to hear from several key players from the 2025-26 squad about whether they will return to Durham, declare for the 2026 NBA Draft, or potentially enter the transfer portal. Likely the two most important of those decisions will come from wing Isaiah Evans and center Patrick Ngongba, two …
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