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After what seemed like a race between Kentucky and UConn, Rick Pitino swooped in under the cover of darkness (and a suitcase full of BodyArmor cash) to snag former Syracuse forward from the transfer portal. Update- story first reported by Sydney Cuillier. Reports suggest Freeman might earn upwards of $3m to play for Pitino, who […]
College basketball rosters for the 2026-27 season are very much a work in progress. IU basketball finished season one of the Darian DeVries era with an 18-14 record as the program missed the NCAA tournament for a third consecutive season. ... The post With transfer portal additions, IU basketball lands in a preseason top 25 for 2026-27 season appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The big news yesterday was the commitment of Boise State center Drew Fielder to play for coach Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide: Oats had one major goal in mind this offseason for the Crimson Tide: get bigger, tougher, and more versatile. Mission accomplished. Alabama landed a commitment on Monday from Boise State forward/center Drew […]
The offseason has been slow so far and it has allowed us to take a bit of a break from the podcast. I know it doesn’t seem like it would take all that much work but when you’re doing it twice a week that’s two nights where you’ve got to work after your kid goes […]
Marquette women’s basketball head coach Cara Consuegra is getting closer and closer to an actual useable roster for the 2026-27 college basketball season. That trendline continued on Tuesday when Consuegra and the Golden Eagles picked up a transfer commitment from Yu Han Lin. She is listed as a 5’9” guard by Middle Tennessee, which is […]
The second season of the Karl Smesko era is underway in Atlanta, and expectations are higher than ever. The Dream not only retained the core players—Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, Naz Hillmon, Brionna Jones and Jordin Canada—that led the team to a franchise-record 30 wins, but also acquired Angel Reese. The excitement about what can be […]
It turns out that when Malachi Palmer transferred, the sky was not falling. Welcome to the new era of college hoops. Villanova saw massive amounts of turnover on the roster once again — and no that is not a check against Kevin Willard. That is how it’s going to be moving forward. In the case […]
Kansas Jayhawks News What is Kansas getting in its new transfer guard from Toledo? A 7’5 (yes, 7’5) transfer center from USC is now set to visit Kansas Is the Tyran Stokes waiting game hurting the Jayhawks’ offseason? How would Oklahoma State transfer Vyctorius Miller fit at Kansas? ($ Links! UNC’s Seth Trimble is fighting […]
Good morning, BBN! This weekend was a wild one on the recruiting trail as the Kentucky Wildcats failed to lock up two of their primary options at power forward. Sebastian Rancik chose to head to Tallahassee to play for Florida State, while Mark Pope and the staff waited out Donnie Freeman, who is now committed […]
Donnie Freeman picked St. John’s over Kentucky. The Wildcats felt confident this one was heading to Lexington. Instead, Rick Pitino stepped in late and flipped the script, landing a priority target that Mark Pope had spent significant time recruiting. And that’s where this loss stings the most. Jeff Goodman believes it is down to mentality. […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a good start so far this season, with the starting rotation and some improved hitting playing major roles. However, there’s still one important piece of the rotation still to add, and that is starting pitcher Jared Jones. He was injured last season and given a 10-12 month recovery time, […]
Kentucky Basketball’s pursuit of a frontcourt centerpiece took a major hit this week, and the fallout is drawing sharp criticism from the fanbase and national media. After Sebastian Rancik committed to Florida State on Sunday and Donnie Freeman followed by choosing St. John’s on Monday, Kentucky was left empty-handed despite being heavily involved with both […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Hoops Mizzou Basketball’s transfer portal haul started off with the additions of Jaylen Carey, Jamier Jones, and Bryson Tiller. It’s a good start for Dennis Gates and the staff as they have landed multiple Top-50 ranked players in the portal. Though with the departure of […]
The Celtics’ Game 1 blowout was surgical. Limiting their turnovers to eight and Philly to 4-of-23 from behind the arc certainly helped, but offensively, Boston stuck to their core offensive principles en route to a 123-91 win over the 76ers. There are 2,350 square feet from midline to baseline and head coach Joe Mazzulla maximizes […]
The first of two Arizona men’s basketball players in the NCAA transfer portal has reportedly found a new home. Former Arizona forward Sidi Gueye is transferring to Santa Clara, Jonathan Givony of Draft Express shared Monday night. Gueye entered the portal shortly after it opened. Gueye becomes the second Wildcats player to transfer to Santa […]
Rutgers has landed another member of the frontcourt prepared to battle for a starting spot. Manhattan transfer Will Sydnor announced on Monday night that he has committed to Rutgers. Sydnor attended Manhattan as a member of the 2024 recruiting class. He hails from Brooklyn and attended The Patrick School. Now, the 6-foot-8 forward returns to […]
The portal continues spinning, and Kentucky has swung and missed on another prospect, as Donnie Freeman has committed to Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm. 247 Sports’ Sydney Cuillier broke the news first. Kentucky recently hosted Freeman for a visit and was thought to be close to securing his commitment, but a late […]
The Atlanta Braves faced the Washington Nationals this evening in hopes of winning their MLB leading sixth straight win behind their new and improved ERA leader, Bryce Elder. The Nationals came into the game scoring the third most runs per game in all of MLB thus far this season, but also have an ERA north […]
Donnie Freeman has become a household name among the BBN at this point in the week as we all await his commitment, but the vibe in recent days has shifted away from Kentucky Basketball being the favorite. Well, the bad news kept trickling in on Monday night, as one recruiting insider has picked the talented […]
@AllSportsDACC and me (@TalkinACCSports ) are back at it with our ACC Football Previews. In this podcast we’re looking at Wake Forest publisher @ConorONeill_DI of Deacon Illustrated. We appreciate Conor joining! In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 587 @ConorONeill_DI tells us about himself Wake Forest’s men’s basketball thoughts Major Strengths coming back for … Continue reading »
Leading up to the 2026 MAAC Tournament in Atlantic City, Brendan Coyle was struggling. The sharpshooter who made 94 threes at a 39% clip in his junior season had dipped below 30% as a senior. When he walked on to play for Carm Maciariello in 2022-23, and then redshirted, he probably didn’t envision his career […]
Montana Wheeler Bio Position: Point Guard Height: 5’10’ Weight: 170 Hometown: Houston, Texas Recruiting Class: 2025 Eligibility: Sophomore – 3 Years Remaining Former Team: Bradley High School Rankings: Not Ranked Transfer Portal Rankings: 3* (90.8) – National Ranking: 233 – Point Guard Ranking: 44 High School Career I’m going to contradict some of the above information and won’t bore you with the explanation, but […]
Two weeks after taking over as head coach of the Virginia women’s basketball program, Aaron Roussell has made his most significant hire yet, officially naming former Florida head coach Kelly Rae Finley as associate head coach on Monday. Finley took over Florida’s program as interim coach in 2021 before being hired permanently in February of […]
The transfer portal is whirling at the moment as the Kentucky Basketball staff looks to lock in and finish up their roster. At the moment, Donnie Freeman is the most popular name among the BBN. However, the fanbase will now need to focus on another recruitment that could become quite important depending on how the […]
Maryland men’s basketball’s 31.7% average on 3-point shots was 303rd-best in the country during the 2025-26 season, and of its shooters that had double-digit makes on the year, all but Andre Mills have hit the transfer portal. The Terps were likely to most acutely feel the loss of microwave scorer Diggy Coit, a guard who […]