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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark did a favor for her former college team this past season. Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen reveals Clark practiced with Iowa before their February game against USC, per OnIowa Live. Clark played the role of USC star JuJu Watkins in the practice. “Before that game,” Jensen said, “about 10 […]

The USC basketball team picked up a big transfer portal commitment on Tuesday as Maryland guard Rodney Rice announced his commitment to the Trojans. This is the second time that Rice has been in the college basketball transfer portal as he started his career at Virginia Tech before transferring to Maryland. He spent one season […]

Former UCLA women’s basketball forward Janiah Barker committed to Tennessee, the women’s basketball program announced Monday, via I Talk Hoops on X, formerly Twitter. Barker, who spent the 2024–25 season with the Bruins, will join the Lady Vols for her final year of eligibility. Barker, a 6-foot-4 forward, averaged 7.4 points, six rebounds, and 1.4 assists […]

During his introductory press conference, new Florida A&M head coach Charlie Ward made it clear that he isn’t a run-of-the-mill celebrity hire; he was born and raised in the tradition of the Tallahassee-based HBCU. “This is the only job, collegiate job, I was willing to take,” Ward said. “Many of you may know me as […]

Idols become rivals, or it’s the other way around. After USC women’s basketball was eliminated in the Elite Eight and UCLA in the Final Four, Londynn Jones has transferred to USC, according to Alexis Philippou of ESPN. The guard averaged 8.5 points per game and led the Bruins in made threes per game. Now, she […]

2024-25 was a mess for ACC basketball as a whole, with just four teams reaching the NCAA Tournament. Outside of Duke, Clemson, Louisville and North Carolina (who barely made it in the Big Dance), the rest of the league resembled a mid-major conference more than the powerhouse fans have become accustomed to. Miami basketball was […]

South Carolina women’s basketball will never be down for long with Dawn Staley at the helm. The Gamecocks’ roster has taken a few hits lately — it’s lost three key players to the WNBA and suffered a shocking blow when contributors MiLaysia Fulwiley and Sakima Walker decided to enter the transfer portal. However, the esteemed […]

The Michigan basketball team received some good news on Monday as senior guard Nimari Burnett announced that he will be back for one more season. Burnett was a big part of Michigan’s Sweet 16 run this past season, and getting an experienced player like him back is huge for the Wolverines. “Nimari Burnett is returning […]

The Georgetown men’s basketball rebuild took a major hit on Monday when ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported that rising senior Jayden Epps has entered the transfer portal. In his second season with the Hoyas, Epps averaged 12.8 points, 2.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game. He is now seeking his third school after playing his freshman […]

The Arizona State women’s basketball and Molly Miller era is off to a strong start. On Monday, former LSU women’s basketball guard Last-Tear Poa committed to the Sun Devils, according to an article from Yahoo Sports. The senior guard averaged only two points per game in roughly 15 minutes per game. After winning the 2022-23 […]

Former Florida men’s basketball guard Denzel Aberdeen has committed to Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats, according to a report from On3. The junior averaged 7.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, primarily coming off the bench for the 2024-25 National Champions. His best game in the 2025 NCAA Tournament came in the […]

Rick Pitino quickly became one pf the stories of this college basketball season for the job that he did with St. John’s basketball. In just year two at the helm, Pitino and the Johnnies swept the Big East regular season and tournament titles and were a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Everything came […]

Cooper Flagg, the projected first-overall pick, has officially declared for the 2025 NBA Draft and will not return to Duke for a second season, he announced Monday on Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Cooper Flagg (@cooper_flagg) “Duke fans, my teammates, the Brotherhood, everybody that was along for this […]

The Tennessee Volunteers were one of the top college basketball teams in the country this past season, earning a No. 2 seed and reaching the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Houston. And on Sunday, they received huge offseason news. Five-star forward Nate Ament announced his decision to commit to Tennessee, […]

Baylor basketball star VJ Edgecombe made an unsurprising decision on his future in Waco. The freshman sensation had a stellar season and is projected to be one of the top picks in the 2025 NBA Draft. While the Bears are set to lose everyone from this past year, the former five-star recruit still hadn’t officially […]

Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears made an intriguing addition with their recruiting by landing the commitment of Andre Iguodala’s son, Andre Iguodala II. Iguodala II announced his commitment to the Bears’ Class of 2025 on Friday, On3 insider Joe Tipton reported. He had interest in Northern Arizona, his dad’s alma mater Arizona, and California. […]

Following the Duke Blue Devils’ elimination in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament by Houston, one of the bigger questions at the end of the season was the future of junior guard Tyrese Proctor. Proctor was coming off an All-ACC season and had been one Duke’s top players. Well the wait is over as […]

Since Arizona switched from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 conference, the last two years have seen various changes. A major one, of course, is Caleb Love leaving with the support of coach Tommy Loyd.  Now, change is coming from the top down of the women’s basketball program.   According to ESPN.com, Arizona women’s basketball hired […]

The Michigan State basketball team landed its second transfer portal commitment of the offseason on Friday. Samford transfer Trey Fort is coming to play for Tom Izzo and the Spartans after spending the past three years at three different schools. Fort has had an interesting path throughout college, but he has a lot of potential […]

One week after South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley made the shocking decision to enter the transfer portal, she is now speaking out about her choice. On Thursday, she posted on her Instagram expressing her appreciation for the Gamecocks and coach Dawn Staley.  “I want to begin by thanking my hometown of Columbia, SC,” she posted. […]

Rick Pitino and the St. John’s basketball team lost guard Simeon Wilcher to the college basketball transfer portal in a surprising move on Friday. Wilcher has had a couple of promising seasons with the Red Storm, and he was especially impressive this past year. Wilcher didn’t get a lot of playing time as a freshman, […]

Two weeks after claiming the 2025 national championship, Florida suffered its first loss to the college basketball transfer portal. While a handful of the team will depart for the NBA, third-year forward Sam Alexis became the team’s first addition to the portal. Alexis decided to enter the portal on Friday, per Sam Kayser of League […]

The Kentucky basketball team will be hosting an important college basketball transfer portal target as Rylan Griffen will be on campus soon. Griffen is in the transfer portal for the second time in his college career as he started his career at Alabama before leaving for Kansas. Griffen spent the first two years of his […]

Texas A&M basketball picked up a talented player in the transfer portal amid a hectic offseason. Former head coach Buzz Williams is off to Maryland, with Bucky McMillan taking over the vacancy. The 41-year-old is coming off a successful tenure at Samford and is scrambling to rebuild a roster that is losing all of its […]

Cal basketball is losing its leading scorer from the past season, who is also the son of a legendary NBA three-point shooter. The Golden Bears are coming off a trying first year in the ACC. In head coach Mark Madsen’s second season in charge, the team finished 14-19 and 6-14 in conference play. One of […]

The Memphis basketball team took an unfortunate hit in the college basketball transfer portal as PJ Haggerty has entered his name. Head coach Penny Hardaway is losing his leading scorer from last season as Haggerty averaged nearly 22 points per game. This is the third time that he has been in the transfer portal as […]

As Florida basketball will be represented in the NBA Draft with such players as Walter Clayton Jr., another one could possibly be heading on his way to the next level in Rueben Chinyelu. While the Florida basketball program looks to repeat as champions, Chinyelu could still be a part of it despite declarng for the […]

After playing in the Final Four with Auburn basketball, Chad Baker-Mazara plans to enter the transfer portal as he goes into his sixth season of playing. Baker-Mazara shared the message on social media, thanking Auburn for the opportunity to play there for two years. “First I wanna thank God for blessing me with the opportunity […]

In its first season of the post-Zach Edey era, the Purdue basketball team largely exceeded expectations but ultimately collapsed in the Sweet Sixteen with a heartbreaking loss to Houston. Without a clear sense of direction on the team’s immediate future, Matt Painter is forced to bring the Boilermakers back to title contention through the college […]

Purdue basketball is gearing up for a historic season in 2025-26. The Boilermakers are coming off another Sweet 16 appearance that ended in a thrilling clash against national runner-up Houston. There’s absolutely no shame in that result, especially after losing two-time National Player of the Year Zach Edey. Now, head coach Matt Painter’s program can […]

Debate is raging across college sports about the NIL era and the transfer portal as players in both football and basketball players find new homes across the country before next fall. Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava poured gasoline onto that fire when he held out of practice just before the Volunteers’ spring game as part […]

In today’s day and age, many college basketball programs have taken to reloading on the fly by means of the transfer portal rather than recruit high school seniors. For the Kansas Jayhawks, they have a good mixture of incoming freshman recruits and transfer portal commitments. Kansas just landed a solid addition out of the transfer […]

Even though its national championship is just over a week old, Todd Golden and Florida basketball are hard at work building a roster that can repeat and cut down the nets again next season. Of course, that will be easier said than done. The Gators are losing all three of their standouts in the backcourt […]

As Charlie Ward finalizes a deal to become the next head coach of Florida A&M University, pending approval by the Board of Trustees, former Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy weighed in on Ward’s impending hire. Ward served as an assistant coach on Van Gundy’s Rockets coaching staff following his retirement in 2004. Per comments […]

The transfer portal and Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo don’t see eye to eye. While Izzo didn’t entertain the transfer portal during March Madness, there was a clear reason why. He explained via Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press his issues about the portal. “We created a bad system,” Izzo said in […]

Duke basketball star Kon Knueppel announced Wednesday that he’s heading to the 2025 NBA Draft after one season with the Blue Devils. “Forever a Blue Devil. Taking the Brotherhood with me to the next chapter” Knueppel wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Knueppel was outstanding in his lone season in Durham, helping lead Duke basketball alongside […]

Michigan basketball’s Danny Wolf announced that he will enter the 2025 NBA Draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility. Wolf discussed how his one season with the Wolverines and head coach Dusty May exceeded all expectations that he had after transferring from Yale. “This season exceeded all expectations,” Danny Wolf said, via Jonathan Givony of […]

Former Florida State legend Charlie Ward is set to be the latest Seminole leading a Florida A&M athletics program, as he is finalizing a deal to become the next basketball coach following the departure of Patrick Crarey II. News of mutual interest between Ward and Florida A&M was first broken by Scottay of Offscript TV […]

In its program, Florida basketball has a history of running things back, as evidenced by the 2006 and 2007 Gators teams. Now, Alex Condon might be thinking about that, even with the 2025 NBA Draft around the corner. Condon has until May 28 to decide whether to withdraw his name from the draft. Should he […]