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Dan Hurley has another impact transfer from the portal, as the Huskies have landed Nikolas Khamenia from Duke. Khamenia, a 6-foot-8 forward, was the No. 19 recruit in the country per 247Sports composite rankings before joining Duke last season. Like his future teammate Najai Hines, Khamenia is a rising sophomore and has three years of […]
After the departures of both Chris Jeffrey and Malachi Palmer in recent days, it was assumed that the Wildcats likely had multiple newcomers solidified in the transfer portal. One of those additions is official in Cornell guard Jake Fiegen. The 6’4” senior was the first player that Villanova had reported contact with prior to the […]
While Kentucky Basketball is still waiting on its next transfer commitment, it did get a little bit of good news Saturday morning. On3’s Jamie Shaw gave an update on several transfer portal recruits, including Sebastian Rancik, who just finished a visit to Lexington. According to Shaw, Florida State is Kentucky’s biggest competitor for the Colorado […]
The Wisconsin Badgers got some surprising news earlier this offseason, as starting freshman forward/center Aleksas Bieliauskas announced he’d enter the transfer portal. It was unexpected, as the Badgers wanted Bieliauskas back in the fold to have a strong frontcourt in 2026 with Nolan Winter, Austin Rapp, and Will Garlock, but unfortunately, the financials couldn’t match, […]
It wasn’t a real game. Will Stein said as much himself. But when he walked out of that tunnel at Kroger Field on Saturday and looked out at a crowd of Big Blue faithful filling the east lower bowl, the new head coach of the University of Kentucky got emotional anyway. That moment captured everything […]
Not the sort of news we were hoping for, but Nikolas Khamenia has committed to UConn. Given his hard-nosed attitude, he probably will mesh with Dan Hurley pretty well. We’ve seen enough of his game to know that he has the potential to become a really good player, and there are parts of his game […]
Update: As expected, Jasper Johnson has committed to the Oregon Ducks, it was announced on Saturday. Johnson is now officially leaving Kentucky to head to the Big Ten for an Oregon team in the midst of a major rebuild, potentially paving the way for Johnson to have a major role with the Ducks next season. […]
Whenever the Islanders miss the postseason (which is a lot), on one level I’m able to enjoy the spectacle and intensity of the Stanley Cup playoffs in a different way, free of the exhausting emotional investment and baggage that comes with talking yourself into how they might go far while watching them ultimately get eliminated. […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers have their second addition in the transfer portal, and it’s a big one (literally): Hofstra transfer center Victory Onuetu. Onuetu, a junior this past season, spent his first year of college basketball at Hofstra, averaging 4.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks on 17.9 minutes per game. Playing in all 35 contests, […]
Maryland men’s basketball may have found its playmaker at the point. Senior combo guard DJ Wagner has committed to the Terps, InsideMDSports first reported Saturday. The 6-foot-4 former Arkansas Razorback had to contend with two young stars eating minutes at his position last year in Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas. Wagner started 19 of […]
Another young bench player from Michigan is transferring to Minnesota. Malick Kordel is a 7’2” center, originally from Germany and he is coming to the Gophers with three years to play. MALICK KORDELPos: CHt: 7’2”Wt: 275 Kordel has only been playing organized basketball for four years, so he is raw. But he has good athleticism […]
Roster retention! Louisville guard Adrian Wooley will return as a Cardinal for his junior season. In his first season at U of L, Wooley averaged 8.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while shooting 45.0 percent from the floor and 35.0 percent from behind the three-point line. He appeared in all 35 games […]
The Pack picked up another commit from the transfer portal, point guard Preston Edmead from Hofstra. Preston has been compared favorably to UT’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie as being super quick and aggressive. A great addition, a player to get excited about. Stats: ’25-’26 season Highs: Background: Preston is a 4-star transfer, ranked 156 from Easthampton, MA. […]
This time last year, Arizona’s special team unit was in a bit of disarray. The need to replace NFL kicker Tyler Loop was the number one priority, outside of finding a new special teams coordinator. Brent Brennan brought in Craig Naivar to try and calm the storm, and to a certain extent he did just […]
Thursday night was a night of destiny for the Minnesota Golden Gophers gymnastics squad. Not only did the team upset #4 UCLA and #9 Arkansas to advance to their first ever Final Four, but Minnesota senior Brooklyn Rowray turned in the beam routine of her life and took home the NCAA Championship in the event. […]
Wednesday was a typical day during this Sea Change Season. Within an hour, literally, I had four different people at two different locations ask me the same question. “Where is U of L getting all this NIL money?” I’ve long admitted to not being an insider. Alright, maybe once upon a time with some significant […]
Northwestern went 8-21 (2-16 Big Ten) in yet another season that its fans will hope to soon forget. Here are three numbers that defined the Wildcats’ disappointing season: 50.2 Northwestern’s effective field goal percentage allowed was 50.2, according to BartTorvik.com. This number reflects the problems that plagued the ‘Cats on the defensive end. Effective field […]
The Deacs have added another player to the backcourt. Ray is a 6-3, 170 pound sophomore who averaged 11.3 points per game this season and shot 42% from beyond the arc. His 66 made 3-pointers this season ranked 9th in the CAA and would have put him 2nd on the team for the Deacs this […]
Have you ever played the game “Would you Rather?” Basically, someone gives you two options, neither one is inherently better or worse than the other but each comes with its own set of pros and cons. For instance, would you rather have super strength but be incredibly stupid or would you rather be super intelligent […]
The Plumlee era of Duke Basketball was really fun. Think about it: three brothers, all 6-10 or taller, all come to Duke, where they all win national championships. What are the odds of that? Side note: as many of you will recall, the Plumlees all left Indiana for Asheville’s Christ School, where they played their […]
Flip on an NBA Finals game from the past decade, and you’re sure to see the Arizona men’s basketball program represented at the highest level of the sport. For 11 straight years, a former Arizona player has coached or played in the NBA Finals. Whether that streak continues into 2026 will likely come down to […]
When people think of Duke’s great buzzer beaters, Christian Laettner’s name generally comes up first. His shot against Kentucky is legendary, and his earlier buzzer beater against UConn was also tremendous. However, when it comes to Duke’s buzzer beaters, that’s just the tip of the iceberg, because Duke has plenty of buzzer beaters. Like Laettner, […]
While much of the focus is on the transfer portal in the college basketball world, there are still a number of high school and international prospects waiting to find their next homes. Among them is international center Sayon Keita, who actually visited with Kentucky Basketball last summer. The 7-foot big man also visited Kansas, Duke, […]
It’s been a bit of an eventful week for the Mizzou Basketball team. On Monday, Tennessee transfer post Jaylen Carey committed to the Tigers. Then on Tuesday, Providence transfer wing Jamier Jones did the same. Not to be outdone, then Kansas transfer post Bryson Tiller cross the border to commit to the good guys. Missouri […]