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nytimes.com - CJ Moore - Ranking the 30 best players in the NCAA men's basketball transfer portal
Ranking the 30 best players in the NCAA men's basketball transfer portal
The New York Times

Bidunga is the best player in the transfer portal and will likely be the best player in the portal when all the dust settles. The Big 12's Defensive Player of the Year had a real case as the most versatile defender in college basketball this…

yahoo.com - WSBTV.com News Staff - UGA men's basketball player arrested for speeding
UGA men's basketball player arrested for speeding
Yahoo!

A UGA basketball player was arrested on Wednesday after he was caught speeding in Oconee County. An Oconee County deputy said he saw a gray Tesla SUV driving along SR 316. He used his radar gun and clocked the vehicle driving 87 mph in a 65-mph…

espn.com - Eric Moody - Fantasy basketball picks, DFS and betting tips for Thursday's NBA games
Fantasy basketball picks, DFS and betting tips for Thursday's NBA games
ESPN

ESPN's fantasy basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you set your lineups for that night's games. Here you'll read our best advice for the night, including a selection of players you can stream as well as game-by-game…

nola.com - Reed Darcey - LSU women's basketball is losing its starting point guard to the transfer portal
LSU women's basketball is losing its starting point guard to the transfer portal
NOLA.com

LSU women's basketball guard Jada Richard plans to enter the transfer portal, a source confirmed Thursday. Richard, an Opelousas native, started 34 of the 35 games the Tigers played this past season as part of a breakout campaign. She finished…

si.com - Kaleb Henry - Belmont Forward Sam Orme Commits to Nebraska Basketball
Belmont Forward Sam Orme Commits to Nebraska Basketball
Sports Illustrated

On the third day of the 2026 transfer portal cycle, Nebrasketball picked up its first commitment. Sam Orme, a 6-foot-9 forward from Belmont, is set to become a Husker. The news was first reported by HuskerOnline. 'I've seen how they play and how…

nola.com - Reed Darcey - LSU women's basketball transfer portal tracker. Who's in, out for Kim Mulkey's Tigers?
LSU women's basketball transfer portal tracker. Who's in, out for Kim Mulkey's Tigers?
NOLA.com

The LSU women's basketball team is in the thick of an unexpectedly eventful transfer portal cycle. The Tigers have so far lost their starting point guard and one of their key bench players to the portal, and both of those players decided to test…

washingtoncitypaper.com - Kalie Walker - Court Queens: A Love Letter to Women's Basketball
Court Queens: A Love Letter to Women's Basketball
Washington City Paper

Under the orange book jacket, the hard cover of Emma Baccellieri and Jordan Robinson 's Court Queens: Celebrate the Players, Teams, and History of Women's Basketball, is covered in photos of women's basketball players throughout the years. At the…

si.com - Gabriel Duarte - Ranking Oregon Ducks Basketball's Biggest Transfer Portal Needs
Ranking Oregon Ducks Basketball's Biggest Transfer Portal Needs
Sports Illustrated

The Oregon Ducks should be one of the most active programs in the transfer portal this offseason because of the amount of roster turnover they have sustained. Over half of their roster either entered the transfer portal or saw their eligibility…

si.com - Seamus Rohrer - Three Potential Aleksas Bieliausaks Replacements for Wisconsin Basketball
Three Potential Aleksas Bieliausaks Replacements for Wisconsin Basketball
Sports Illustrated

Wisconsin's road to rebuilding it's roster has become slightly clearer — and it's a daunting one. After losing rising sophomore forward Aleksas Bieliauskas, the Badgers are down to three forwards currently on the team (Nolan Winter, Austin…

si.com - Trent Knoop - Michigan Basketball Loses Second Freshman to the Transfer Portal
Michigan Basketball Loses Second Freshman to the Transfer Portal
Sports Illustrated

For the second time since winning the national title, Michigan has lost a player to the transfer portal. Freshman Winters Grady was the first player to leave Ann Arbor, and now, fellow freshman Malick Kordel will join him. Kordel, a 7'2' center…

si.com - Cole Forsman - 5 transfer portal guards to monitor for Utah basketball
5 transfer portal guards to monitor for Utah basketball
Sports Illustrated

It's hardly a secret the Utah men's basketball team is in need of backcourt depth before it looks ahead to the 2026-27 season. With Terrence Brown entering the portal and testing the NBA draft waters, plus Don McHenry's impending departure as a…

si.com - Katie Windham - Alabama Women's Basketball Adds New Assistant Coach: Roll Call
Alabama Women's Basketball Adds New Assistant Coach: Roll Call
Sports Illustrated

Pauline Love has made her first public hire since taking over as the head coach of Alabama women's basketball. The program announced that Tyus Hooks will be an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator. 'I'm excited to welcome Tyus Hooks to…

si.com - Aaron Mendoza - European Prospects to Keep an Eye on for BYU Basketball
European Prospects to Keep an Eye on for BYU Basketball
Sports Illustrated

Since Kevin Young took over as BYU head coach, the program has made a stronger effort to recruit players from abroad. There are several reasons for that. BYU assistants Will Voigt and Tim Fanning spent several years coaching internationally, while…

stltoday.com - Eli Hoff | Post-Dispatch - What is a given Mizzou basketball player's roster value? This formula provides an estimate
What is a given Mizzou basketball player's roster value? This formula provides an estimate
STLtoday.com

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usmagazine.com - Russell Steinberg - Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Harlem Globetrotters to the Vatican, Spins Basketball on His Finger
Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Harlem Globetrotters to the Vatican, Spins Basketball on His Finger
Us Weekly

The papacy is a lifetime appointment, but if Pope Leo XIV is ever interested in a career change, he may have a future with the Harlem Globetrotters. The 70-year-old pontiff left jaws dropped when he learned to spin a basketball on his finger with…

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