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si.com - Trent Knoop - Predicting Michigan Basketball's Starting Lineup After Three Transfer Additions
Predicting Michigan Basketball's Starting Lineup After Three Transfer Additions
Sports Illustrated

As things stand now, Michigan has signed three players from the transfer portal — all being big men. The Wolverines are also eyeing a First-Team All-Big West player for the wing position, and waiting for word on both Morez Johnson Jr. and…

si.com - Killian Wright - What Kennard Davis Means for Mizzou Basketball
What Kennard Davis Means for Mizzou Basketball
Sports Illustrated

Missouri basketball landed the commitment of former BYU guard and Missouri native Kennard Davis Jr. on Friday, bulking up its 2026 transfer portal class. The class is now ranked No. 11 by 247Sports, headlined by four-star big Bryson Tiller…

si.com - Meaghan English - Will Wade Hires Multiple LSU Men's Basketball Assistant Coaches
Will Wade Hires Multiple LSU Men's Basketball Assistant Coaches
Sports Illustrated

Ahead of head coach Will Wade's return to Death Valley, LSU men's basketball is ramping up on hiring a coaching staff around him over the offseason. With two new assistant coaches, both of whom having previously worked under Wade in different…

si.com - Joshua Schulman - The Biggest Strengths of Each Kansas Basketball Transfer Addition
The Biggest Strengths of Each Kansas Basketball Transfer Addition
Sports Illustrated

The Kansas basketball roster looks a lot better now than it did when the transfer portal exodus began at the beginning of the offseason. However, there are valid concerns from Jayhawk fans about whether Bill Self's new-look roster will be cohesive.

si.com - Cole Forsman - Utah basketball provides update on Babacar Faye's status for 2026-27 season
Utah basketball provides update on Babacar Faye's status for 2026-27 season
Sports Illustrated

The Utah men's basketball program went into last season without it's projected center and subsequently had to play shorthanded in the frontcourt for Alex Jensen's first go-around at the helm of his alma mater. With the latest roster update the…

si.com - Cam Parker - Gators Basketball Adds Another International Forward to 2026-27 Roster
Gators Basketball Adds Another International Forward to 2026-27 Roster
Sports Illustrated

GAINESVILLE, Fla.-- The Florida Gators men's basketball program on Monday announced another international addition to the 2026-27 roster in Slovenian forward Domen Petrovic. Petrovic is now the second international addition to Florida's roster…

si.com - Kolton Becker - What Texas A&M Basketball Is Getting In Jalen Shelley
What Texas A&M Basketball Is Getting In Jalen Shelley
Sports Illustrated

Nearly every piece is in place for Texas A&M head coach Bucky McMillan for the 2026-27 season, and it is looking mighty fine. After a phone call with a forward, he convinced yet another star to come to Aggieland, and his name? He transferred from…

sportingnews.com - Horace Shivers - Bulls tap rising executive Bryson Graham to lead basketball operations | Sporting News
Bulls tap rising executive Bryson Graham to lead basketball operations | Sporting News
The Sporting News

The Chicago Bulls have made a significant front-office move, hiring Bryson Graham as their new executive vice president of basketball operations, the team announced Monday. The move signals a fresh direction for a franchise looking to reestablish…

si.com - Thomas Carelli - Anthony Edwards Injury Update: Game 1 Status Plus Fantasy Basketball Starts
Anthony Edwards Injury Update: Game 1 Status Plus Fantasy Basketball Starts
Sports Illustrated

The Minnesota Timberwolves escaped the Nuggets and now begin the Western Conference Semifinals tonight against the San Antonio Spurs. The team escapes unscathed from the injuries to Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo. With the series slated to…

cbssports.com - Daniel Lewis - NBA DFS, playoffs: DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for May 4 include Victor Wembanyama
NBA DFS, playoffs: DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for May 4 include Victor Wembanyama
CBS Sports

The 2026 NBA playoffs turn the page to the second round on Monday as the Knicks and 76ers battle in the East at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Spurs vs. Timberwolves at 9:30 p.m. ET out West. Both are Game 1 in their respective series. Some of the biggest…

sbnation.com - Ricky O'Donnell - Tennessee lands transfer portal star to give Vols Final Four potential in men's college basketball
Tennessee lands transfer portal star to give Vols Final Four potential in men's college basketball
SB Nation

Juke Harris committed to Tennessee in the transfer portal, and the Vols are going to be loaded. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He's currently the Associate…

womenshealthmag.com - Swin Cash: 'Basketball Was Never Just a Game for Me. It Became My Path to Bigger Change.'
Swin Cash: 'Basketball Was Never Just a Game for Me. It Became My Path to Bigger Change.'
Women's Health

S port has been one of the greatest classrooms in my life. For me, basketball was never just a game—it was my vehicle to a higher calling. The biggest lesson sport taught me is that the game is bigger than the court. It's a platform to lead…

cbssports.com - Gary Parrish - College basketball rankings: Tennessee enters top 15 in way-too-early Top 25 And 1 after landing Juke Harris
College basketball rankings: Tennessee enters top 15 in way-too-early Top 25 And 1 after landing Juke Harris
CBS Sports

Relationships -- plus under-the-table money, of course -- used to combine to serve as the key to recruiting high-level college basketball players. Now, it's mostly just over-the-table money that gets things done, with everything else ranking far…

wsvn.com - Matthew Garcia - South Florida basketball star earns invitation to 2026 G League Combine to continue family legacy - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
South Florida basketball star earns invitation to 2026 G League Combine to continue family legacy - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

(WSVN) - For one South Florida basketball star with a legacy to uphold, the spotlight is getting brighter after receiving a highly coveted invitation to the G League Combine. Markhi Strickland isn't just trying to emulate his father, Mark, in…

yahoo.com - Yahoo Sports Staff - NBA playoff predictions: Who wins Sixers-Knicks, Lakers-Thunder and every second-round series?
NBA playoff predictions: Who wins Sixers-Knicks, Lakers-Thunder and every second-round series?
Yahoo!

The conference semifinal matchups are set. Cavs-Pistons and Sixers-Knicks in the East. Lakers-Thunder and Timberwolves-Spurs in the West. Which teams will advance to the NBA's final four? And what has been the biggest takeaway of the playoffs so…

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