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si.com - Christian Kirby - Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Earns Transfer Commitment From Kennesaw State Owls
Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Earns Transfer Commitment From Kennesaw State Owls
Sports Illustrated

The Tennessee Volunteers have added another member to their roster ahead of the 2026-2027 college basketball season. The college basketball offseason has arrived as programs all across the country look to improve their rosters and bolster talent in…

si.com - Tucker Sennett - What the NC State Men's Basketball Roster Looks Like So Far
What the NC State Men's Basketball Roster Looks Like So Far
Sports Illustrated

RALEIGH — The 2026 offseason started chaotically for NC State men's basketball. After a messy exit, a rapid-fire coaching search and a quick assembly of the new support staff for the program, the Wolfpack is quietly putting together a strong…

si.com - Zack Nagy - Ole Miss Women's Basketball's Transfer Class Reaches New Heights With Latest Move
Ole Miss Women's Basketball's Transfer Class Reaches New Heights With Latest Move
Sports Illustrated

The Ole Miss Rebels are cruising in the NCAA Transfer Portal this offseason with the program flaunting one of the top classes in America. Yolett McPhee-McCuin and Co. have hit the ground running with nine signees to this point headlined by…

ukathletics.com - Kentucky Men's Basketball Adds Alex Wilkins
Kentucky Men's Basketball Adds Alex Wilkins
UK Athletics

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men's basketball program added Alex Wilkins to the 2026-27 roster on Thursday. Wilkins averaged 17.8 points and 4.7 assists per game for Furman, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament this past season. Wilkins…

si.com - Ryan Aber - Oklahoma Women's Basketball Names First-Ever GM
Oklahoma Women's Basketball Names First-Ever GM
Sports Illustrated

NORMAN — Oklahoma basketball has a general manager for the first time. Jared Boyd, who served as Texas Tech's women's basketball general manager last season, is joining the Sooners, OU coach Jennie Baranczyk announced Thursday. “He…

cbssports.com - Daniel Lewis - UNC basketball under Michael Malone: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
UNC basketball under Michael Malone: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
CBS Sports

After a head coaching search that involved many of the top names from college basketball past and present, North Carolina basketball pulled a bit of a surprise when it hired former NBA head coach Michael Malone to replace Hubert Davis. Malone…

si.com - Austin Jacobsen - Top-Ranked South Dakota Prospect Commits to Nebraska Women's Basketball
Top-Ranked South Dakota Prospect Commits to Nebraska Women's Basketball
Sports Illustrated

Amy Williams has added another elite scoring option for Nebraska women's basketball. Brinley Altenburg, a 5-10 Sioux Falls, S.D. native, announced her commitment to the Huskers on Thursday in a social media post to her personal pages. The newest…

cbssports.com - Ross Kelly - Duke basketball under Jon Scheyer: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
Duke basketball under Jon Scheyer: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
CBS Sports

For the second straight year, Duke basketball had the National Player of the Year, and for the second straight year, the Duke Blue Devils fell short of even appearing in the national championship game. Coach Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils fell in…

si.com - Kyle Mosley - Texas Southern Engages Search Firm in Men's Basketball Coach Hunt
Texas Southern Engages Search Firm in Men's Basketball Coach Hunt
Sports Illustrated

HOUSTON — Texas Southern University has launched a national search for its next men's basketball head coach, hiring a nationally recognized search firm to lead the process—a key step for an administration still stabilizing after a…

cbssports.com - Daniel Lewis - Michigan basketball under Dusty May: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
Michigan basketball under Dusty May: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
CBS Sports

The confetti had barely hit the floor following Michigan national title on April 6 when the college basketball transfer portal opened on Tuesday, April 7. The Wolverines and coach Dusty May have worked the transfer portal perhaps better than any…

cbssports.com - Ross Kelly - Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
CBS Sports

Mark Pope is entering his third season in Lexington, Ky., as the 2026-27 Kentucky basketball season could be a defining one for the alum. Each of the prior five Kentucky coaches -- who lasted at least three seasons -- all made, at least, the Elite…

si.com - Cole Forsman - Winners and losers from Utah basketball's transfer portal efforts
Winners and losers from Utah basketball's transfer portal efforts
Sports Illustrated

With the transfer portal closed and the roster near finalization, the Utah men's basketball program is almost ready to put a bow on its offseason plans. After losing 11 players to the portal and another two to eligibility exhaustion, Alex Jensen…

usmagazine.com - Russell Steinberg - Who Is Sonny Styles' Girlfriend? The Ohio State Standout Is Dating a College Basketball Player
Who Is Sonny Styles' Girlfriend? The Ohio State Standout Is Dating a College Basketball Player
Us Weekly

Former Ohio State football player Sonny Styles entered the 2026 NFL Draft as an elite prospect with the potential to go in the top 5. And when fans tune in to see him on draft night, his girlfriend, Boston College basketball player Kaia Henderson…

si.com - Austin Veazey - FSU Basketball Closes Off Transfer Portal Cycle With Former All-Conference Big
FSU Basketball Closes Off Transfer Portal Cycle With Former All-Conference Big
Sports Illustrated

Florida State had one big need remaining for the open roster spot they had: center. Bigs were expensive in this transfer portal cycle, so the thought was that FSU would explore the JUCO and international ranks to add a big to pair with 4-star…

sbnation.com - Ricky O'Donnell - Florida makes Thomas Haugh highest-paid college basketball player ever, per report
Florida makes Thomas Haugh highest-paid college basketball player ever, per report
SB Nation

It's likely that Florida's Thomas Haugh is now the highest-paid college basketball player ever. Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He's currently the Associate Director of Programming. Thomas…

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