Latest blog entries about College Basketball
My grandfather had a favorite saying: “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.” That was the second thing to cross my mind when UNC announced Michael Malone as its new men’s basketball head coach. Malone’s a unique answer to a complicated problem for UNC, which reached outside “the family” for a head coach for […]
Former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury ends his latest retirement this Saturday when he faces heavy-handed Arslanbek Makhmudov atop Netflix’s latest boxing show. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 1:00 pm ET. Fury (34-2-1, 24 KO) hasn’t seen action since December 2024, when he dropped second straight decision to […]
TCU Men’s Basketball received a haymaker to the gut on Wednesday with reports that sophomore forward David Punch intends to enter the transfer portal, departing the program after two standout seasons in Fort Worth. Punch earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention for the 2025-26 season, leading the Horned Frogs in scoring and rebounds, helping TCU reach […]
Indiana junior wing Nick Dorn is entering the transfer portal. The news was first reported by Joe Tipton and Sam Keyser. He is the fifth Hoosier to hit the portal this spring, joining Aleksa Ristic, Jasai Miles, Jason Drake and ... The post IU basketball junior wing Nick Dorn is entering the transfer portal appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The transfer portal is open and that means more players departing and arriving for the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team. Starting with the additions, former Siena forward Tasman Goodrick is joining the Orange along with teammate Gavin Doty and head coach Gerry McNamara, Goodrick announced in a social media post on Wednesday. Goodrick played just […]
One month ago today, UNC was at a pivotal point in the 2025-26 season. They were preparing for the ACC Tournament in hopes of not only padding their NCAA Tournament resume, but to win the ACC Tournament Championship. It was going to be a tough task considering the fact that Duke was playing as well […]
Emmanuel Innocenti. E-Man. The Italian Stallion. A dude seemingly assembled from equal parts grit, hustle, and sheer will is packing his bags and leaving Spokane after two seasons of doing everything the hard way and making it look easy. He may be the best on-ball defender to ever suit up for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, and […]
As we have seen in recent years, the portal giveth, and the portal taketh away. So far this year, we’ve seen Darren Harris and Nik Khamenia enter the portal, and we’ve started to see Duke being discussed with guys looking for new schools as well. The most intriguing of these is probably Flory Bidunga of […]
A year ago, I wrote about my three favorite mid-major coaching hires from that cycle. It featured Eric Olen (New Mexico), Bryan Hodgson (South Florida) and Lennie Acuff (Samford). We now know that Olen made the NIT semifinals in year one, Hodgson made the NCAA Tournament in year one and is off to Providence, and […]
Every year at this time, right when I realize how garbage my bracket turned out to be, I immediately say to myself, “Man, I’d love to shoot a 120 at Augusta.” Just the way the course looks on TV, I can only imagine TV doesn’t do it justice. I picture myself playing alongside of family […]
For the first time in almost 25 years, women’s basketball is back in Portland! The Fire kickstarted their new chapter last weekend with the expansion draft, where they selected from a pool of unprotected players from across the entire league. Where does the team go from here? Did the expansion draft give us any hints […]
The latest Duke Chronicle profile is of Blue Devil sophomore Isaiah Evans. As a freshman, Evans was a one-dimensional player, a three-point specialist. Basically, if his shot was on, he played, if not, he sat. This year was quite different. Evans is a great shooter, but he is a streaky shooter. This year, he went […]
Kansas Jayhawks News Through the Phog brings you three “dream transfers” from the portal Is Kansas basketball facing a “complete overhaul?” It’s not a tough question, but you can read Matt Tait’s answer SI is calling this week’s events a “mass exodus” from the Kansas basketball program Links! I thought this post was interesting. Is […]
Kentucky Basketball might have its eyes set on the next starting point guard in Lexington. One of the big pieces of transfer portal news yesterday involved BYU point guard Rob Wright entering his name in the portal. Wright immediately became one of the top prospects in the portal, and understandably so. As a sophomore at […]
“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On episode 200 of the Bucketheads Podcast, Connor and Justin are back to discuss the recent transfer portal news, the […]
Kentucky Basketball has shown interest in Furman guard Alex Wilkins as the Wildcats continue to explore transfer portal options to bolster their backcourt. Wilkins, a 6-foot-5, 175-pound guard, is coming off an impressive freshman season in which he averaged 17.8 points, 4.7 assists, and 2.0 rebounds per game. He shot an efficient 46% from the […]
On this episode of the Testudo Talk Podcast, hosts Matt Germack, Ryan Alonardo and Nolan Rogalski review potential options for Maryland men’s basketball in the transfer portal, including six names the Terps have been linked to. Listen to the episode here. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else you get your podcasts. If you […]
The Celtics’ top-6 is set in stone. Tatum, Brown, White, Pritchard, Queta, and Hauser will play in every single playoff matchup. After that is where things get interesting. A few weeks ago, Luka Garza and Hugo Gonzalez seemed well-positioned to be the first big and wing off the bench. Now, it feels more likely that […]
During Illinois’ opening round NCAA Tournament rout over Penn, Philadelphia Eagles icon, soon-to-be brother-in-law of Taylor Swift and guy who appears in every third commercial that airs during a NFL game Jason Kelce tweeted about the Illini. “Who knew that Illinois had so many Serbians,” the ESPN talking posted on Twitter. Actually, Illinois only has one […] The post Mihailo Petrovic Exclusive: ‘Final Four was a beautiful experience’ appeared first on The Sports Bank .
On this episode of “Oskee Talk” I review the aftermath of Illinois’ Final Four loss to UConn (3:23) and the Illini’s inability to overcome bad bounces (5:57). I also highlight some of the top performers from this season (14:20) and examine why this was one of the most memorable seasons in program history (24:47). I […]
While the college basketball transfer portal has all the attention, Kentucky Football just gained a high school commitment in Miguel Wilson, a 3-star cornerback in the class of 2027. On Wednesday, Hayes Fawcett broke the news that Wilson had committed to Will Stein’s program. It marks the sixth commitment in 2027 for Kentucky, which continues […]
One of Kentucky Basketball’s top transfer portal targets is ready to make his decision. According to Jeff Goodman, San Diego State guard Miles Byrd will make his college choice on Thursday. His finalists include the Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Louisville Cardinals, Providence Friars, Texas Longhorns, Vanderbilt Commodores, and Cincinnati Bearcats. The 6-6, 190-pound Byrd is one […]
Rutgers center Baye Fall will enter the transfer portal for the third time in his career. Fall will be looking for his fourth school in four years after entering the portal on Wednesday. Fall had previous stops at Kansas State and Arkansas. He played in nine games for Rutgers for a total of 45 minutes. […]
There was a lot of coaching turnover in ACC’s men’s basketball the past several weeks. Who knows how it will turn out, but how do we feel about the hires right now? Luke Murray, Boston College : B+ Luke Murray has heached coached a major college program, but he’s been hired by Dan Hurley 3 … Continue reading »
BYU starting forward Kennard Davis announced that he is entering the transfer portal. He is the fourth BYU player to enter the portal. The 6-foot-6 wing started all 32 games he played for BYU, averaging 8.5 points on 39.5% shooting from the field and 32% from three. Davis transferred to BYU after two season at […]