Latest blog entries about College Basketball
Kentucky women’s basketball received a major boost on Friday, as Clara Strack officially announced she will return for her senior season in Lexington. The news had been anticipated, as head coach Kenny Brooks previously indicated Strack would use her final year of eligibility after Kentucky’s Sweet 16 loss to Texas. Now, it’s official, and the […]
Y’know, I didn’t expect this one. When Megan Duffy left Marquette, obviously MU voided the letters of intent for the freshmen that Duffy had signed. Two of those signees followed Duffy to Virginia Tech. One of them is leaving after two years…. and Kayl Petersen has elected to end up at Marquette, just like she […]
It’s no secret the Kentucky Wildcats have plenty of holes to fill on the roster, but thus far, Zoom Diallo is the only transfer commitment they’ve landed in the first 10 days of the portal opening. When Saint Mary’s forward Paulius Murauskas entered the portal, Kentucky was one of the early contenders to emerge in […]
Northeastern transfer LA Pratt is joining Northwestern, he announced on X Friday afternoon. A 6-foot-5 guard from Colombus, Ohio, Pratt opened the 2025-26 season with a career-high 26 points, but suffered a broken foot that ended his season after three games. He is set to be healthy this upcoming year and will look to build […]
Jaylin Stewart, who helped the Huskies win a national championship in 2024 and started 10 games this past season, has decided to transfer after three seasons with UConn. Stewart averaged 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game as a junior this season with the Huskies. He missed eight games, including the first weekend […]
Maryland men’s basketball head coach Buzz Williams has focused on bringing more experienced size to his 2026 roster, and he has done so with the signing of Maban Jabriel. This won’t be a traditional big, though — Jabriel, who spent his first two seasons at Queens University (North Carolina), is an incredibly unique player. The […]
It’s been an eventful recruiting week for BYU. The Cougars have had 8 players enter the transfer portal since it opened April 7. One of those players, Rob Wright, has withdrawn and will return to BYU for his junior year. Rob’s decision is the biggest news for BYU this offseason. Rob is one of the […]
Utah transfer Terrence Brown is one of the best players in the transfer portal and someone the Kentucky Wildcats were hoping to get on campus for a visit this weekend. That won’t be happening, as the standout point guard has postponed his visit due to a family matter, according to KSR’s Jacob Polacheck. The trip […]
**EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE RETURN OF ANDREJ STOJAKOVIC AND COMMITMENT OF ZAVIER ZENS** On this episode of ‘Oskee Talk’ I discuss Keaton Wagler declaring for the NBA Draft (3:10), and why retaining David Mirkovic was the Illini’s top offseason accomplishment (12:09). I also break down the returns of the Ivisic […]
Winters Grady is a freshman small forward who spent this past season as a part of the Michigan Wolverines. The former four-star and top-100 recruit decided to enter the transfer portal and has decided to continue his career with Minnesota. Winters GradyPos: SFHt: 6’6”Wt: 210 We know that Grady has a National Championship ring, as […]
Jake Hall and Uriah Tenette were unknown commodities coming into the 2025-26 season as freshmen at New Mexico. They were signed to UC San Diego by head coach Eric Olen, who took the pair with him to the Lobos when he took the gig. A year later, they’ve become two of the biggest names in […]
It seems like every recent offseason has had at least one ‘rumor’ that Josh Hubbard was considering a transfer to Kentucky Basketball (Hubbard even seemed to jump in on the fun this offseason). We can finally put those to rest for good, as Hubbard announced Friday that he will return to the Mississippi State Bulldogs […]
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Rutgers men’s basketball has made its first addition to its center room and second addition to its front court this offseason, as former Virginia Tech Center Christian Gurdak has committed to the team out of the transfer portal, according to his social media pages. Gurdak has one season of experience, playing his freshman year with […]
The complete overhaul of the Washington State men’s basketball roster has officially kicked off this week. David Riley and his staff have so far brought in five new players from the transfer portal this week. Starting with point guard Lazerek Houston who arrives to the Palouse via Central Missouri, a division II school. Houston, who […]
When Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic entered the transfer portal, it sent a major shockwave across the college basketball landscape, as he’s now widely regarded as one of the best players available, if not the outright No. 1 player in the portal. Well, technically he’s available, but Momcilovic is testing the 2026 NBA Draft waters […]
Aston Villa hosts Sunderland in a match-up of two Premier League sides focused on securing UEFA qualification for next season. Villa remain in fourth place, three points ahead of Liverpool for the fifth and final Champions League qualification position. Sunderland are tenth, so the very last slot on the first page of the standings, but […] The post Aston Villa vs Sunderland Team News: Alysson, Nilson Angulo, Dan Ballard appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Marquette women’s lacrosse can not clinch a Big East tournament berth on their own on Saturday. The Golden Eagles come into the weekend at 2-2 in the league. That has them tied for third place behind a tie for first between Denver and Georgetown at 4-0. However, because Marquette is tied with Villanova, the team […]
There might not be a great college basketball player’s career that makes less sense than Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn. Kaufman-Renn is one of the most decorated Boilers to play at Purdue. He is an All-American. He is part of the winningest class in Big Ten history. But his story is not a sequential one. Trey Kaufman-Renn’s […]
Each week, we here at Mountain West Connection will briefly preview every series going on in the conference, detailing how each team is going into the series and a key item to note that we feel will dictate the winner. Afterwards, if there are any non-conference series going on, we will go through each series […]
New Virginia women’s basketball head coach Aaron Roussell had a clear first order of business upon arriving in Charlottesville — convince Kymora Johnson to return to Grounds. Less than two weeks into his regime, Roussell has gotten the job done, as Johnson, one of the most coveted players in the transfer portal, announced on Friday […]
As we move forward with more men’s basketball player reviews, it’s now time to analyze the season of Arrinten Page, the 6-foot-11 junior forward from Atlanta. The Good Page caught national attention during his first month bearing Northwestern purple. After starting just 4-of-58 games in his first two seasons of college basketball, Page started for […]
After a week of anticipation, 48-plus hours of palpably anxiety-inducing speculation since a significant chunk of the Final Four team announced their returns to Illinois for the 2026-2027 campaign, Andrej Stojakovic has announced his decision to do the same. Stojakovic, who will enter his Senior season and second season at Illinois, is among the biggest […]
And there you have it: only Tyler Perkins and Matt Hodge remain from this past season, which was the case before Kevin Willard arrived. Malachi Palmer had a good first (and seemingly only) season on the Main Line, as well as stepping up admirably in the place of the injured Hodge. The 6’6” sophomore averaged […]
UC Santa Barbara redshirt junior Colin Smith is committing to Northwestern, per College Basketball Content. A 6-foot-8 forward from Dallas, Texas, Smith heads to Evanston after a strong campaign at UCSB, where he was a fixture in its rotation, starting in all 31 games while posting 11.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest. He’s known […]