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reviewjournal.com - Ed Graney - UNLV basketball lands 6-11 center out of transfer portal
UNLV basketball lands 6-11 center out of transfer portal
Las Vegas Review-Journal

UNLV basketball coach Josh Pastner has his latest commitment from the transfer portal. Jeremy Foumena, a reserve center for Central Florida last season, is UNLV-bound. The player made his commitment known on Instagram and X on Sunday. The 6-foot-11…

si.com - Aiden Checketts - Early Look At Colorado Women's Basketball NCAA Tournament Projection
Early Look At Colorado Women's Basketball NCAA Tournament Projection
Sports Illustrated

Following a great season from the Colorado Buffaloes and coach JR Payne, they are hoping to have an even better showing next season. This offseason has been full of additions and losses for the entirety of women's basketball after the team's early…

si.com - Jackson Langendorf - Illinois Basketball Transfers Still Searching for New Teams in 2026
Illinois Basketball Transfers Still Searching for New Teams in 2026
Sports Illustrated

Here's a shocker: The 2026 offseason – for which Illinois has all but copyrighted the term 'The Retention' – has seen an identical number of transfers exit the Illini program as left in the 2025 offseason. A year ago, Illinois lost…

si.com - Michael Canelo - Big 12 Forced ASU Basketball To Make Changes
Big 12 Forced ASU Basketball To Make Changes
Sports Illustrated

It was a struggle for most of last season for the Arizona State Sun Devils. It was a tough season that showed there was a lot of work to do to get to this offseason, from top to bottom. It is hard when you play in the best conference in college…

si.com - Jackson Caudell - Top 2026 Prospect Kayden Allen Signs With Georgia Tech Basketball
Top 2026 Prospect Kayden Allen Signs With Georgia Tech Basketball
Sports Illustrated

Scott Cross continues to build a really solid roster for his first season at Georgia Tech. Cross has had to remake the entire Yellow Jackets team heading into his first season and the latest signee is 2026 prospec Kayden Allen. Signed and…

si.com - Patrick Andres - Ahmad Hudson, Top Tight End and Star Basketball Recruit, Commits to LSU
Ahmad Hudson, Top Tight End and Star Basketball Recruit, Commits to LSU
Sports Illustrated

On Sunday, LSU landed a terrific football recruit and a great basketball player. The kicker: they're both the same guy. Ruston (La.) High School tight end Ahmad Hudson has committed to play football for the Tigers, he announced in a Sunday…

si.com - Connor Mardian - Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Transfer Profile: Tylen Riley
Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Transfer Profile: Tylen Riley
Sports Illustrated

With nine outgoing transfers, leaving the Cincinnati Bearcats ahead of Jerrod Calhoun's first season, it was a necessity for the former Youngstown State and Utah State head coach to use that same portal as a way to compile a team worthy of…

4029tv.com - Valerie Zhang - Four Arkansas basketball players invited to NBA Draft Combine
Four Arkansas basketball players invited to NBA Draft Combine
KHBS

Four Arkansas basketball players invited to NBA Draft Combine 4 RAZORBACKS RECEIVED AN INVITE TO THE 20-26 N-B-A DRAFT COMBINE IN CHICAGO. THE ONLY PLAYERS WHO áFOR SUREá WON'T BE ON THE TEAM NEXT YEAR ARE DARIUS ACUFF, JUNIOR. HE IS…

hypebeast.com - Joyce Li - Josh Giddey Debuts Signature PUMA Basketball Shoe, the All-Pro Nitro 2, Inspired by the Australian Outback
Josh Giddey Debuts Signature PUMA Basketball Shoe, the All-Pro Nitro 2, Inspired by the Australian Outback
Hypebeast Hong Kong Limited

PUMA has officially teamed up with NBA playmaker Josh Giddey to release a vibrant new signature colorway of the All-Pro Nitro 2 basketball shoe The striking yellow design draws inspiration from the bright landscapes and iconic wildflower blooms of…

si.com - Jackson Caudell - Hawks 2026 NBA Mock Draft: Pair of Duke Basketball Superstars Lands in Atlanta
Hawks 2026 NBA Mock Draft: Pair of Duke Basketball Superstars Lands in Atlanta
Sports Illustrated

We are officially one week away from one of the first major dates on the NBA offseason calendar. Yes, the playoffs are still going on and the conference semifinals will kickoff tomorrow, but for the some of the teams that were not good enough to…

si.com - Patrick Andres - Duke Men's Basketball's Amazon Deal Has Reportedly Made the Big Ten Mad
Duke Men's Basketball's Amazon Deal Has Reportedly Made the Big Ten Mad
Sports Illustrated

On Thursday, we here at SI mused aloud whether Duke men's basketball's new agreement to show games on Amazon Prime would disrupt the world of college sports on television. It seems to have taken one day—one day!—for that to happen.

totalprosports.com - Lou Flavius - Former College Basketball Star Dies In Tragic Accident At 22
Former College Basketball Star Dies In Tragic Accident At 22
TotalProSports

Former Mercer County Community College star Rickey Boone Jr. is dead at 22 following a car accident. According to reports, Boone's car drove off Route 1 and into a viaduct in New Jersey just after 11:00 PM on Thursday night. Police say the…

si.com - Brandy Simms - Riverdale Baptist Boys Basketball Coach Rob Garner Steps Down; Fairfax Christian's James Parker Jr. Hired
Riverdale Baptist Boys Basketball Coach Rob Garner Steps Down; Fairfax Christian's James Parker Jr. Hired
Sports Illustrated

There's been a shift in power at the Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Rob Garner has opted to step down as the school's boys' head basketball coach. “It was totally my decision to not return to RBS,” Garner told…

sportingnews.com - Jeff Hauser - Duke Basketball upending Big Ten over Amazon deal has social media buzzing | Sporting News
Duke Basketball upending Big Ten over Amazon deal has social media buzzing | Sporting News
The Sporting News

When the Duke Blue Devils inked an unprecedented deal with Amazon to stream three games in the 2026-27 men's basketball season on Prime Video, most of the onlookers were excited to see progress in college sports. However, the decision makers for…

sportingnews.com - Jeff Hauser - Obinna Ekezie Jr. commits to Louisville: No. 1 college basketball center to join Pat Kelsey and Cardinals | Sporting News
Obinna Ekezie Jr. commits to Louisville: No. 1 college basketball center to join Pat Kelsey and Cardinals | Sporting News
The Sporting News

Obinna Ekezie Jr. is on the verge of deciding where he'll take the next step in his career. The top-rated center and No. 4 player in the 2027 basketball recruiting class is down to five schools with Louisville, BYU, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Maryland…

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