Latest blog entries about College Basketball
Today it was announced that Henri Veesaar is officially going into the NBA Draft. Per Matt Norlander, Veesaar intends to stay in the draft, with no intent to return to UNC. When Veesaar transferred to UNC last spring, observers saw the potential for a break-out season. Coming off the bench for Tommy Lloyd in Tucson, […]
Welcome to NFL Draft week! Another important marker on the off-season calendar as we approach summer. The Mountain West is set to split this summer with the “departing five” leaving to create the reformed Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, and UTEP to fill the gaps. We […]
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 Incoming Transfers for Fred Hoiberg and Nebraska Basketball It is likely that Trevan Leonhardt, Boden Kapke and Sam Orme will be […]
Perich was recruited to Minnesota in the 2024 cycle, rated a mid 4-star (.9673) in the 24/7 composite. He played on offense and special teams in addition to safety, as well as basketball and running track, as a prep in his hometown of Esko, outside of Duluth. Perich was the top rated recruit that Coach […]
Good morning everyone! The wait continues for Denzel Boston, but ahead of Day 2 of the draft, we’ve got plenty of news for you! Football Dots Basketball Dots Throwback Game of The Week Today’s throwback game of the week is not a throwback at all, but rather a showcase of Denzel Boston’s talents and what […]
Tristan joins me to review the Diamond Ducks’ wins over the Huskies, Beavs, and Illini, and discuss the tape on DB transfers Carl Williams IV and Koi Perich.
Welcome to The Link Farm. This is your update on all things Texas A&M (that we didn’t already talk about in another article). And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in the comments.
As Caleb Wilson finishes is way-too-short time as member of the University of North Carolina basketball team, he said good-bye to campus this week in an epic way. There are a lot of things wrong with college sports in general right now, but one of the things that’s still right is these shining stars are […]
As the off-season rolls along in the world of Michigan State Athletics (namely basketball, football, and ice hockey), here at TOC we will be kicking off a series individually previewing each of MSU Basketball’s incoming group of recruits. Head Coach Tom Izzo’s 32nd recruiting class of his Hall of Fame career will play no small […]
San Diego State Transfers Find New Homes Mountain West Teams By Number of Draft Picks Former Air Force Player Joins New Mexico Mountain West Power Rankings Chris Murray gives his post-spring rankings for the new look Mountain West. The Pointsettia Bowl is Back! Our team has you covered on the new bow game that will […]
The Marquette women’s basketball roster continues to update for the 2026-27 season. We got two updates for the roster on Thursday, one that’s pretty straight forward, and one that I’m not 100% sure as to the details. Let’s start with the one that’s less of a mystery. MacKenzie Givens You might remember MacKenzie Givens from […]
Over at CBSSports.com, Gary Parrish has one of the more rational takes on Duke under Jon Scheyer than we’ve seen in a while. Here’s part of what he said: “The problem, of course, with consistently assembling rosters that on paper seem good enough to win the whole thing is that it becomes a criticism directed […]
The NFL Draft starts again tonight at 7 p.m. ET for Day 2, featuring the second and third rounds. There are still a lot of talented players on the board, and the Washington Commanders currently have one pick for Day 2. Adam Peters has pick No. 71 tonight, and then a long wait until Saturday […]
Another day, another recruiting update for Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope. It’s no secret that the Big Blue Nation is frustrated with how this past season went and the current status of recruiting for UK basketball. Kentucky has missed on several players they appeared to be “all in” on and that’s a major red […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes have continued to ride the high of an Elite 8 into a strong start to the offseason. Ben McCollum minimized defections, addressed areas of need, and still have potentially more to go as the pages turn to the 2026-27 season. Keep everyone on the bus A key factor with McCollum is the […]
Kansas Jayhawks News 247 gives you a breakdown of where KU’s outgoing basketball transfers are headed The 16th ranked Jayhawks baseball team set an attendance record in a recent series sweep KU’s dual sport football/basketball player is leaving to focus on hoops Links! A US soldier is accused of making $400k by betting on Maduro’s […]
On Thursday, Maryland women’s basketball head coach Brenda Frese went out and landed a key prospect in the form of 6-foot-1 shooting guard Trinity Jones, who 247Sports’ composite rankings have as the seventh-best prospect in the class of 2026 — ahead of soon-to-be Terp Jordyn Jackson. Jones was initially committed to Clemson, but she was […]
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 […]
The fate of Oliviyah has been decided. And the decision is a delightful one for Dawn Staley and South Carolina Gamecocks. A consensus top-three ranked recruit in the class of 2026, Oliviyah Edwards, a 6-foot-3 forward from Washington state, had committed to Tennessee before decommitting earlier this month. That re-opened the recruitment of the McDonald’s […]
Kentucky Basketball is once again under the microscope, and according to Kyle Tucker, that scrutiny is extending across college basketball. Appearing on Uninterrupted by Matt Jones, hosted by Jones on Thursday, Tucker revealed that other programs and executives around college basketball are mocking head coach Mark Pope and Kentucky. “They are,” Tucker says on Uninterrupted […]
On its own, having a standard 5 years to play 5 seasons of NCAA sports makes sense, but how do you implement this change without causing chaos? Or lawsuits? If it feels like the transfer portal season has been wild, it’s been actually far calmer than previous years… but one thing that could throw it […]
We’ve talked before about how thoroughly Billy King dominated Temple’s Mark Macon in the 1988 Elite Eight. Macon, in case you didn’t know, was being sold as the next Magic Johnson. And in fairness, Macon had a phenomenal freshman season that ended with King just crushing him. But that’s not what we’re talking about here […]
The biggest talk of college athletics over the last few weeks has been around the possibility of the NCAA moving to a 5-in-5 rule, meaning five years to play five years of your college sport. There is plenty of momentum for this to go through, as redshirt years have practically become non-existent, but will the […]
Real Madrid visit Sevilla to face Betis, and they’ll do so without key players Eder Militao and Arda Güler. Camavinga will likely replace the Turkish player, while Huijsen is expected to start alongside Rüdiger in the center of the defensive line. Real Madrid predicted XI: Lunin; Trent, Huijsen, Rüdiger, Carreras; Tchouaméni, Camavinga, Valverde, Bellingham; Mbappé […]
Well, I didn’t think it would be possible, but Chelsea’s 6-0 defeat at the Etihad back in 2019 is no longer the worst Chelsea performance in the history of the WAGNH Community Player Ratings. It wasn’t quite beaten, but it was exactly matched by Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat to Brighton. Three of Liam Rosenior’s last six […]