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Washington helped fill their hole at the point guard spot today with the addition of San Francisco transfer Ryan Beasley. The 5’11 junior averaged career highs of 13.6 points and 4.0 assists per game this past season. https://x.com/i/status/2046261675767062870 Beasley has seen steady improvement throughout his college career. He was lightly recruited out of high school […]
Less than 24 hours after securing its point guard in Elijah Crawford, Villanova has added his likely backup in Darryl Simmons II. The transfer from St. Bonaventure was third in the Atlantic-10 in scoring at 16.4 points per game. He led the conference with 2.8 threes per game, shooting them at a 42.5% clip. Simply […]
A quartet of transfers announced over the last week that they will be joining Kent State transfer Mya Babbitt in the cardinal and gold for the 2026-27 season. On April 14, the Cyclones added size to their frontcourt with the commitment of Gift Ezekiel, a 6-foot-1 center from Florida. A native of Edo State, Nigeria, […]
It was a very quiet weekend for Syracuse basketball and the transfer portal. While Orange fans are getting impatient that there were no new additions to the roster, we did get some information on three players the staff has been connected to and in light of the news that Owen Freeman has chosen Auburn, they […]
Over the past two offseasons, the Wisconsin Badgers have seen quite the number of people in and out of their program as they look to build in the transfer portal. The priority of targeting older, ready-now players has sometimes led to younger guys looking for more playing time elsewhere. We saw that this offseason with […]
Shortly after the hour mark in Saturday’s Copa del Rey final, Diego Simeone raised a lot of eyebrows when he substituted Ademola Lookman in a double change that altered Atlético de Madrid’s attacking dynamics. The dangerous Lookman — who had equalized in the 19th minute after Ander Barrenetxea’s very early opener — had been giving […]
Here’s some huge news for Duke Basketball: Pat Ngongba is coming back for his junior season. That’s a really big deal for Duke, no pun intended. Big Pat showed a huge amount last season. He really helped shore up the interior defense, and his offense is subtle and effective. He’s also a really good passer. […]
Gonzaga redshirt junior guard Braeden Smith is going to Notre Dame. He committed yesterday, and coach Micah Shrewsberry is probably the happiest coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference right now. Shrewsberry just landed a proven point guard with two years in one of the nation’s best programs and the kind of floor IQ that programs […]
Well, it looks like Kentucky Basketball may be losing Donnie Freeman to Rick Pitino of all people. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, St. John’s has gained momentum in this recruitment after Pitino made an offer to Freeman that’s bigger than what Kentucky is currently offering. “Rick Pitino and the Johnnies have the edge at this […]
The rare player who stayed four years and graduated, Seth Trimble now starts to explore next steps in his basketball career. Injuries hampered Seth’s senior season in multiple ways, sidelining him for nine games with a broken left forearm suffered in the weight room. Injury sidelined the team’s most important player, Caleb Wilson, for the […]
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IU basketball officially announced the signing of Georgia Tech transfer wing Jaeden Mustaf on Monday morning. Mustaf was the program’s first commitment out of the transfer portal when he gave his pledge to the Hoosiers on Monday, April 13. He ... The post IU basketball announces the signing of Georgia Tech transfer Jaeden Mustaf appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The transfer portal is almost closed, and West Virginia basketball has seen plenty of movement in both directions. After a quick rundown of who’s in and who’s out, Justin “Couz” Walker — who covers WVU sports on his YouTube channel Couz’s Corner and at wvsportschat.com — joins the podcast to make sense of where things […]
Four national outlets – The Athletic, ESPN, 247Sports and On3 – are producing rankings for transfer portal prospects this spring. The Athletic has a top 50, ESPN has a top 100, while 247Sports and On3 have more comprehensive rankings. Here’s ... The post Where IU basketball’s six transfer portal commitments stand in national rankings appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
After officially opening the day after the national championship game, Monday, April 6, the transfer portal doors shut two weeks later, closing Monday, April 20 at midnight. While players will no longer be permitted to enter the portal, those who already are in can still take time to make their decision. Per On3’s Talia Goodman […]
Henri Veesaar had a season for UNC that few saw coming. Veesaar elevated his three-point percentage in his senior season from 32.7% to 42.6%, posting an effective field goal percentage of .677. For the season, Henri averaged 17 points, 8.7 boards, and 2.1 assists, using his time in Chapel Hill to elevate his status from […]
It’s been an active transfer portal period for the Syracuse Orange, but the team is getting back one player who initially appeared to be departing. Wing Shy Hawkins — who played in 32 games for the Orange in 2025-26, including 17 as a starter — announced in a post on social media that she is […]
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By the end of this week Arizona will have a lot more clarity when it comes to how its 2026-27 roster will look, or at least how much work has to be done to complete it. The NCAA transfer portal closes on Tuesday night, while the deadline to declare for the 2026 NBA Draft is […]
Over at the Duke Chronicle, Ben Curtis makes an interesting argument: should Grayson Allen have his jersey retired? It’s a great question. Allen, as Curtis points out, had an outstanding career at Duke. He was as responsible as anyone for Duke’s 2015 national championship win over Wisconsin. Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski called his diving […]
Kansas Jayhawks News Now that Corbin Allen is on his way out, what are his transfer options? The Kansas baseball and softball teams have been making a statement in recent weeks SI takes a look at some backcourt options in the portal now that Kansas missed out on Terrence Hill, Jr Topeka Capitol-Journal also has […]
Outside of basketball hosting transfer target Anton Bonke and Pat Fitzgerald wrapping up his first spring practice window with the Spartans, there were some other things going on in Spartan Athletics this past week. Here’s a brief recap. GYMNASTICS sent Nikki Smith, Sage Kellerman, and Gabi Ortiz to compete individually at the 2026 NCAA Championships […]
Kentucky basketball landed Alex Wilkins over the weekend in the transfer portal as head coach Mark Pope and his staff continue to work on shaping out the team’s roster for the upcoming season. This week, it appears the Wildcats are in position to land at least one of Donnie Freeman or Sebastian Rancik. Pope lost […]
Rick Pitino is double-dipping on older European talent with plenty of professional experience. Days after bringing in 23-year-old English point guard Quinn Ellis, St. John’s landed Montenegrin wing Djordije Jovanović, who is set to turn 23 next month. The news was first reported by Zach Braziller of the New York Post. Hailing from Montenegro’s capital […]
Mark Pope has openly joked about the group chat he shares with his 1996 national championship teammates, claiming they keep him grounded. But according to former Kentucky star Derek Anderson, that chat is a lot more intense than Pope has let on. During a recent appearance on KSR, Anderson pulled back the curtain on the […]