Latest blog entries about College Basketball
The Wisconsin Badgers have their second addition in the transfer portal, and it’s a big one (literally): Hofstra transfer center Victory Onetu. Onetu, 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 […]
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 […]