Latest blog entries about College Basketball
Drake sophomore Okku Federiko is committing to Northwestern, he announced on X and Instagram. The 6-foot-9 forward from Helsinki, Finland becomes the fifth player of this transfer cycle to join the Wildcats after averaging 8.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 52.2% from the field. Federiko started in all […]
Caleb Foster returns! The Duke point guard has announced that he will return for his senior season, and we hop on very quickly on DBR Bites #163 to discuss it! Pressure? What pressure? Competition? Bring it. Foster’s announcement just a few minutes before Donald and Jason hopped on to talk about it is telling us […]
The Wisconsin Badgers capped off a strong week last week with the addition of Miami (OH) wing Eian Elmer, who was the team’s top target in the transfer portal. Elmer, a 6’7, 215-pound junior, averaged 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in a complementary role, while shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 42.7 […]
Duke got some great news on Wednesday as Caleb Foster announced that he’s returning for his senior season. A 6-5 guard, Foster has shown a lot of grit and also a keen appreciation for being a Blue Devil. In this era of rapid turnover, he’s going to be a fan favorite. Well, he has been […]
Another loss for Atlético Madrid left a distraught Diego Simeone facing the media, this time following a 3-2 defeat to Elche in La Liga. When asked if his team had less at stake than Elche, and whether that factor was behind the defeat to a side that began the round in the relegation zone, Simeone […]
There will be no shortage of European flair for the Red Storm this upcoming season. On Tuesday morning, 18-year-old Serbian center Lazar Stojković is reportedly committing to St. John’s next season. The news was first reported by DraftExpress’ Jonathan Givony. Stojković becomes the third overseas player to declare he is playing for the Johnnies this […]
On3 broke the latest MSU Basketball news just a few minutes ago. It is still not on MSU’s social media or website, but the above post convinces me that this is legitimate news. From the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, Anton Bonke stands 7’2” tall and weighs 270 pounds. Obviously, he brings some tremendous […]
Though there could still be some more names trickling in over the next 24 hours or so, the transfer portal officially closed at 12:00 AM Eastern today. Despite it only being officially open for about 15 days now, there’s been a ton of official movement across the college basketball landscape, with Villanova being no exception. […]
Wisconsin Badgers transfer guard John Blackwell made the major decision to transfer to the Duke Blue Devils this week, immediately putting them in contender status for the 2026-27 season. After choosing to enter the transfer portal earlier this month, Blackwell immediately became one of the best players available, and some of the top schools in […]
Breaking News: Transfer Portal Closed: Checkpoint The 2026 Transfer Portal window closed at midnight on Tuesday (4/21). There are always a few final updates that get added late simply due to paperwork/communication delay, and there is the coaching change exception. But you can bet the big money players are in the portal. This year there […]
The news of Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls parting ways recently made some headlines, but the bigger question was: Where is Donovan heading next? Well, many have speculated that Donovan is very interested in the Orlando Magic. That should bring back some nostalgia for basketball fans, as Donovan was hired as the coach of […]
There was an interesting contrast in both outcomes and styles on Tuesday when Nolan Winter announced his return to the Wisconsin Badgers via a heartfelt statement at around the same time John Blackwell told the world he was leaving for Duke in what can charitably be described as a slightly awkward revisionist narrative about his desire to play point guard for the Blue […]
Arsenal are absolutely reeling right now, in desperate need of a win. Perhaps they are catching Newcastle United, a side with not much to play for really, at the right time. The Geordies, buried deep on the second page of the standings, also have a couple new injury concerns in Anthony Gordon and Tino Livramento. […] The post Newcastle Team News at Arsenal: Anthony Gordon, Tino Livramento, Joelinton appeared first on The Sports Bank .
While most that support mid-major basketball think it to be a bad idea, and that includes myself, the Southern Conference announced its support for the expansion of the NCAA Tournament from a 68-team field to 76 teams Tuesday morning by commissioner Michael Cross. Most of us have several questions, and it’s hard to know exactly […]
The transfer portal closed on April 21, college basketball rosters are continuing to take shape and early projections for the 2026-27 season are being made. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi recently debuted his first 2027 NCAA tournament projections and included Indiana. ... The post IU basketball included in first ESPN bracketology projection for 2027 NCAA tournament appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
On Wednesday, UConn announced a home-and-home series with Michigan that will begin on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines will make the return trip to Connecticut in 2027-28. The two teams squared off for the first time ever this past November at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Huskies led by as many as […]
Kentucky football continued its strong momentum in the Class of 2027 on Wednesday with the addition of three-star linebacker Antwoine Higgins, according to 247Sports, further strengthening a rapidly growing recruiting class under head coach Will Stein’s staff. Higgins, a 6-foot-2.5, 223-pound standout from Cincinnati, Ohio, announced his commitment after holding offers from programs such as […]
Yesterday was a busy day for Carolina basketball news to say the least. After things going quiet on the transfer portal front, suddenly the Heels landed three commitments in the same day. There was also some information that came out regarding Henri Veesaar that isn’t really new information, but it does solidify that he has […]
*With the Mountain West as we know it ending due to conference realignment, I thought it would be fun to go back and highlight the best players, games, and teams over the past 13 years. The prior entry was for the top 10 football players The Mountain West had a good run with basketball. 30 […]
The transfer portal window for men’s basketball closed last night at 12:00 AM. Sometime before the clock struck midnight, MSU guard Divine Ugochukwu decided to drop his name into the portal, per a report on On3. Ugo played for MSU for one injury-shortened season after spending his freshman season with the Miami Hurricanes. In his […]
With the current transitory nature of college athletics, vibes can shift dramatically from year to year, season to season and even month to month. Programs that finished 2025 on a high note may have flopped in the portal. Programs that bottomed out last year may have had a big-time recruiting haul or hired a new […]
Carl Williams IV signed with Baylor in 2023 as a high 3-star (0.8803) corner having played both ways in high school. Despite not being a blue chip prospect, he saw snaps during meaningful time as soon as week 1 of his true freshman season. He played in all 12 regular games during 2023, beginning as […]
While Orange basketball fans have been worried about the men’s transfer portal, the Syracuse women still have a bunch of roster spots to fill. Last night, they picked up a commitment from former SMU Mustang Tyi Skinner, a 5’5” guard from Washington DC. Skinner only played in 8 games last season and will receive another […]
The transfer portal officially closed last night, and the Illini’s roster for the 2026-27 season is mostly set. In what has been a noisy and uncertain month across college basketball, Illinois had one of the quietest Aprils of any program in the sport. The Illini had just four players enter the transfer portal and will […]
I feel like this look back for Liam Murphy is a bit of “Liam Murphy, we hardly knew ye.” Our last profile was on the one year transfer of Oscar Cluff, who undoubtedly had a huge impact on this past season. He was personally responsible for the win at Nebraska and he had a gigantic […]