News Bits
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"Stanford's Star Freshman Declares for 2026 NBA Draft
Stanford Cardinal star Ebuka Okorie declared for the 2026 NBA Draft on Thursday."
"Ebuka Okorie's Draft Stock is All Over the Board in Early Mock Drafts"
Jonathan Givony: "NEWS: Stanford's Ebuka Okorie will declare for the NBA Draft, agents CJ Ward and Mike Miller of LIFT Sports told DraftExpress. The 18-year-old projected first-rounder led the ACC in scoring at 23.1 PPG. Has "two feet in the Draft," but if he returns, it will be to Stanford."
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Verbal Commits: "2026 City College of San Francisco (CA) F Kenyon DeMuynck has committed to Idaho State. Qualifier."
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Arman Jovic: "Idaho State landed a absolute steal announcing the commitment 6-9 JUCO freshman Kenyon DeMuynck. The 6-9 20 year old, bolsters a 7-3 wingspan, had a strong freshman season averaging 12.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 Blocks per game this season for CCSF."
Though 'just' 6-foot-9, he'll lead the Big Sky Conference in blocked shots and dunks and he'll only get better in future seasons as he adds weight and strength. He's also out of San Leandro High.
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HoopPNW: "Two big commitments for IdahoStateMBB with Malachi & Malik Johnson headed to Pocatello next season. Both brothers played for Stanislaus State, with Malachi being named CCAA Freshman of the Year."
Each are Inderkum High graduates, stand 6-foot-10 and have three remaining years of eligibility.
At 195 pounds and as a true freshman, Malachi Johnson enjoyed 27 starts in 28 games this season, playing 27.1 minutes a contest, leading the Warriors with 12.9 points a night while shooting 50%, 31% and 77%. He also paced Stanislaus State in rebounding at 7.3 a contest and blocked 32 shots. He also received offers from UC Riverside, Rider, Manhattan and IU Indianapolis.
At 208 pounds and as a redshirt freshman, Malik Johnson played in 22 games this season with four starts and averaged 14.9 minutes an outing. He tallied 5.3 points nightly, shooting 48%, 20% and 46%, rebounded at a 4.0 clip and rejected 21 shot attempts. He also received offers from Rider, Manhattan and IU Indianapolis
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Tobias Bass: "NEWS: Miles Byrd will transfer to Providence, a source tells TheAthleticCBB. He was the MWC DPOY with averages of 10.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game."
"Miles Byrd Commits to Providence: A 6’7 Defensive Disruptor and High-Motor Wing Joins Bryan Hodgson’s Friars" Excellent article
Byrd is out of St. Mary's High in Stockton. Didn't see this choice coming but new PC Coach Bryan Hodgson apparently wanted to land a defense-first talent in building his new team.
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Joe Tipton: "NEWS: San Francisco transfer guard Tyrone Riley IV has committed to Oregon, he told On3. The 6-6 sophomore averaged 12.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game this season, shooting nearly 37% from three."
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College Basketball Content: "San Francisco transfer Tyrone Riley has scheduled two visits, he tells me.
- Oregon - Friday (4/10)
- Louisville - Sunday (4/12)
He never made it to Lousiville.
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College Basketball Content: "Former G-League player Kyree Walker has been in heavy contact with the following schools, he tells me.
- LSU
- UCLA>
- Missouri
- BYU
- Texas A&M
- Georgia Tech
The 25-year-old from Hayward, California plans to take visits next week."
Wow! A blast from the recent past, to the present.
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Sam Kayser: "Washington State transfer ND Okafor told LeagueRDY he’s considering these five schools:
- DePaul
- Notre Dame
- Georgetown
- Ole Miss
- Saint Mary’s
Okafor had a Zoom with Notre Dame setup for today and had Zoom calls with Georgetown and Ole Miss yesterday. He averaged 11.0PPG, 5.7RPG and 1.4BPG this season."
He stands 6-foot-10, 250 and previously attended California. It looks like he has one season of eligibility remaining.
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6-foot-2, 190 freshman point Elijah (Clayton Valley Charter) Perryman has entered the transfer portal from Utah State after his head coach moved on to Cincinnati. Even as a freshman, Perryman posted a 110/50 assist-to-turnover ratio, third on his team.
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Verbal Commits: "Minnesota F Robert Vaihola has entered the transfer portal."
After graduating from Archbishop Riordan, the 6-foot-7, 240 frontcourter started out at Fresno State, then played two solid years at SJSU, followed by a leg injury-shortened season up in The Land of 10,000 Lakes.
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The Lakeshow 2026 17u and 16u rosters.
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Northwest Nazarene University Men's Basketball: "Welcome Nick Corbett to the Nighthawk Family!"
The 6-foot-8, 235 Corbett scored 16.5 points per game as a freshman at Skyline College, grabbing 11.9 boards and shooting 69% overall. He then signed with Concordia College Irvine and scored 9.5 points with 53% overall shooting alongside 6.8 rebounds this season. He is also out of Bellarmine College Prep.
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"Allen Graves Declares For 2026 NBA Draft"
He's a 6-foot-9, 225 Santa Clara redshirt freshman who steadily improved his production as the season wore on and he finished at 11.8 points, 6.5 boards, 67 steals, 33 shot rejections and a 62/25 assist-to-turnover ratio. He shot 52% overall, 42% on three-point attempts.
Graves has also entered the transfer portal.
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Pack Power 247: "NC State is set to host four-star transfer PG Christian Hammond for an official visit this weekend, according to JonRothstein. The 6-foot-4 Santa Clara PG averaged 15.6 points and 2.5 assists while shooting 48.4 percent from the field last season."
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"Former Georgia forward Jake Wilkins commits to Cal"
At 6-foot-9 with three years of remaining eligibility, he's the son of NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins. My money is on these two if any Bear fathers and sons team up in 2-on-2 matchups. I'd bet my life if it is a dunk contest.
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Joe Tipton: "NEWS: Cal transfer guard Dai Dai Ames has committed to Tennessee, his agent Adam Papas of nxtsportsagency told On3. The 6-2 junior averaged 16.9 PPG this season, earning All-ACC Third Team honors. Previously played at Kansas State and Virginia."
Jon Rothstein: "Cal transfer Dai Dai Ames has set the following visits, per his agent Adam Papas.
- Tennessee (today)
- Xavier (Saturday)
- Ole Miss (Sunday)
- Kansas (Monday)"
So he passed on Kansas. Interesting.
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Pete Thamel: "NEWS: Cal guard Justin Pippen is committing to transfer to Ohio State, per his agents at WME Basketball. He’s a sophomore who averaged 14.2 points per game this year and had 4.6 assists and 3.9 rebounds. He’s the son of NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen."
"Justin Pippen commits to Ohio State: Son of Scottie Pippen, Cal CG returning to Big Ten"
He played at Michigan before transferring to California so the Ohio State - Michigan matchups will be especially interesting in the backcourt.
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Tobias Bass: "NEWS: 6-foot-6 Rytis Petratis (Cal) plans to enter the transfer portal, his agency @VictorySportsM tells TheAthleticCBB. He missed this year due to injury but last year as a junior he a averaged 8.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game."
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Sam Kayser: "James Madison transfer Justin McBride has heard from these schools since going portaling, he told LeagueRDY:
- Missouri
- Baylor
- Miami
- Texas
- Cal
- Florida State
- SMU
The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 15.3PPG, 5.6RPG and 1.5APG this season. Shot 40% from beyond the arc. Native of Plano, Texas."
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Rising Ballers Network: "5-foot-10 Weber St guard Tijan Saine has heard from the following:
- Kansas State
- Georgetown
- Ga Tech
- Seton Hall
- UCLA
- Cal
- High Point
- UNLV
- South Florida
+ More
#57 player available in the portal according to ON3."
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Rising Ballers Network: "Buffalo guard Daniel Freitag has heard from the following he tells me:
- Ole Miss
- Creighton
- Cal
- GCU
- Washington
- Penn State
- High Point
- Portland
- Oregon St
After transferring from Wisconsin, the 6-2 guard had a monster year averaging 19.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.3 SPG, 41/36/83 splits."
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JucoRecuriting: "2026 6’6 Sierra College guard Garrett Dutro has committed to Montana. 22.0 PPG | 8.2 RPG | 4.2 APG | 48.9 FG% | 40.3 3PT% | 87.0 FT% | JucoRecruiting Top 100."
He graduated from Placer High and then redshirted a year at Green Bay. The Montana offensive system will be a good fit for him. Pacific, Idaho and Arkansas Pine Bluff also offered.
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Jonathan Givony: "NEWS: Santa Clara's Sash Gavalyugov will enter the transfer portal, Gersh Sports told DraftExpress. The 6'3 Bulgarian freshman helped the Broncos make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996, dropping 23 points and 6 assists in the WCC Tourney to beat Saint Mary's."
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Joseph Dworak: "Breaking News: Mihalo Petrovic has entered the transfer portal #illini sources say UNLV and Santa Clara are interested."
He's a 6-foot-2 Serbian sophomore at Illinois. Seems to have Santa Clara DNA.
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Jonathan Givony: "NEWS: Cal Poly's Hamad Mousa will enter the transfer portal Agence Comsport told DraftExpress. The 6'8 Qatari sophomore wing earned Big West First-Team All-Conference honors, averaging 20.1 points in 31 minutes per game while shooting 37% from 3."
Was hoping he would stay as the Mustang team leader but there has to be mucho money available to him now.
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Rising Ballers Network: "Cal Poly 6-foot-6 sophomore Cayden Ward tells me he has heard from the following:
- Stanford
- Cal
- USF
- UCLA
- Oregon State
- Washington State
- Cincinnati
- Boise St
- GCU
- Nevada
- Pepperdine
- UNLV
- UAB
- Southern Mississippi
- New Mexico St
- LMU
- Texas Tech
14.5 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.6 APG, 45.8% FG."
He's out of St. Mary's High in Stockton and began as a walk-on at Cal Poly.
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Verbal Commits: "Stanford G Jeremy Dent-Smith has entered the transfer portal."
He's 6-foot-1 and a transfer from Cal State Dominguez Hills who seemingly would be out of eligibility as he played three years in D2 and the single season on The Farm.
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Rising Ballers Network: "Class of 2030 PG DJ Washington of Reason Prep Academy has picked up his first offer from Pacific University. Big time player to keep an eye on."
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Sterling Mcclanahan: "I want to thank Coach Stewart and Coach Jay at UC Merced for a great junior season! After talking to my family I have decided to enter the transfer portal for my senior year! Avg 17ppg 3rbs 42/35/83 splits. 2nd team all CCAA! Please reach out to me or Lester Diaz for more info!"
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Modesto Junior College Men's Basketball: "Excited to welcome 6’2 guard Rashod Cotton Jr. to the Pirate family. Rashod was named EBAL MVP, earned All-NorCal First Team honors, and led Dougherty Valley High to the NCS Open Division."
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Modesto Junior College Men's Basketball: "Congrats to sophomore Max Manfredi on his commitment to Arizona Christian University (GSAC). Max earned First Team All–Big 8 honors this season. Wishing you the best moving forward, Max!"
Manfredi is a 6-foot-6, 230 forward originally out of Ponderosa High.
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Modesto Junior College Men's Basketball: "Excited to welcome 6’4 Guard Cole Martin of Modesto Christian High School to the Pirate Family. Cole was an All-TCAL Selection and helped Modesto Christian win the Division 1 Section Title."
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Two current college players with Nor Cal connections are now the latest national champions. 6-foot-5 Michigan starting guard Nimari Burnett played three seasons with Prolific Prep up in Napa before heading to college and 6-foot-6 Michigan reserve wing Winters Grady played two seasons at Prolific Prep.
The 6-foot-6, 185 Grady just entered the transfer portal. He's orginally from Oregon so maybe Oregon State? New OSU Coach Justin Joyner moved over from Michigan.
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George Aramide: "Gold Link Client Justin Rochelin has hit the portal Averaging 9 PPG and 6.5 RPG - Shooting 46% from 3 and Averaging 11.5 ppg during conf play -5 double doubles this season with a 12 pt 14 reb performance vs Gonzaga-Was in running for WCC DPOY- Entering yr 6 of college Basketball."
Rochelin stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 190. He played this season at Pacific.
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Wes Brown: "🇨🇦 transfer PG Adriel Nyorha is visiting Pacific this weekend."
The 6-foot-5 freshman is out of Ottawa and is currently attending University of South Florida. He posted a 52/31 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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San Jose State University has signed 6-foot-10, 235 Algerian baller Zine Eddine “Zinou” Bedri. He's a junior who transferred out of Columbia University in the Ivy League after a season in which he started all five games in which he played, averaged 24.4 minutes each night as well as 12.4 points while shooting 54% overall plus 7.4 rebounds. A early season leg injury sidelined him which is allowing him one more year of eligibility.
"SPARTANS SIGN ZINE EDDINE BEDRI FOR THE 2026-27 SEASON"
Here's a 2024 feature on Bedri.
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Verbal Commits: "San José State G Jermaine Washington has entered the transfer portal."
Will he head back to the Southland where he played his high school ball?
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Aykut Aksu NCAA: "EXCLUSIVE NEWS: EREN KARAKAYA IN THE TRANSFER PORTAL
Eren, who wears the San Jose State jersey in the NCAA, has decided to enter the portal. This season, he only saw playing time in 3 games, having put up 7 points and 2 rebounds against Bethesda."
Maybe he was hurt at times but he played so little for a Spartan team desperate for help at the 5 spot so...
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Verbal Commits: "San José State F Japhet Moupadele has entered the transfer portal."
Another departing big who didn't make a dent as a freshman.
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6-foot-7, 240 San Jose State University freshman forward Douglas Langford has also entered the transfer portal. He's out of southern California.
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Verbal Commits: "San José State F Yaphet Moundi has entered the transfer portal."
At 6-foot-8, 240, he was the sole Spartan big providing production inside until he was injured in his 13th game of the season. It seems unlikely he'll be granted a fifth year of eligibility based on the number of games he played this season.
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Jeff Goodman: "San Francisco guard Isa Silva, who sat out last season due to wrist surgery, will enter the portal, his agent Scott Nichols told @TheFieldOf68. Silva was a heralded high school recruit who spent his first two years at Stanford."
He's a 6-foot-4 redshirt senior out of Jesuit High and also Stanford.
Sam Kayser: "NEWS: San Francisco forward David Fuchs is entering the transfer portal, a source told LeagueRDY. The 6-9 forward out of Austria began his career playing two seasons at Rhode Island before playing one at San Francisco. He averaged 12.7PPG, 7.8RPG and 1.4APG this season. Was named to All-WCC Second Team and was the WCC Newcomer of the Year."
Fuchs was the top frontcourter for the Dons.
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Recruits Zone - Blake Smith: "INFO: WVSU (D2) transfer Trey Harris is planning on taking a pair of visits soon to San Francisco and Southern Indiana, he tells madehoops. Harris is a long frame guard who plays such a smooth game, has intriguing athleticism, & also possesses the tools to be a true two-way threat. Arguably one of the best D2 transfers available currently."
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Recruits Zone - Blake Smith: "INFO: 6-foot-10 2026 four-star prospect & Georgia Tech decommit Moustapha Diop has heard from the following schools since reopening his recruitment, he tells me:
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Georgia Tech (new staff)
- Oregon
- Sacramento State
- Western Kentucky"
It never hurts to try but how is Sac State gonna out-bid Alabama (just lost their starting center to the portal) or even Oregon (Altman will be gone if another disaster season occurs)?
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Verbal Commits: "USC G E.J. Neal has entered the transfer portal."
Neal is 6-foot-5, 200 out of Sacred Heart Cathedral City College San Francisco and Sacramento State. It looks like he could gain a redshirt season for this past year since he played in just eight games.
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Jaden Woodard: "Blessed to receive an offer from Hope International University."
Woodard is a 6-foot-3 sophomore two guard at Las Positas College and out of Sheldon High. HIU is located in Fullerton and is where former LPC guard Jorren (Washingto High) Edmonds is currently attending and playing ball..
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Spencer Langowski: "Grateful to be re-offered by Domincan University and the new staff. Thank you for believing in me."
Langowski is a 6-foot-2 sophomore sharpshooter at Santa Rosa Junior College. Shooting 55%, 46%, and 84% during his two year SRJC caeeer, he also just received an offer from Stanislaus State.
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"Omari Nesbit Becomes the First NAIA First Team All-American in Program History"
The 6-foot-1 Nesbit is out of Burbank High (Sacto) and College of the Sequoias. He averaged 17.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists this past season.
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"Why Hold Your Straight-A Student Back a Year? To Get a Better Endorsement Deal...More boys repeat eighth grade in a ‘holdback’ year to grow ahead of recruitment for college NIL packages potentially worth millions"
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Santa Clara Men's Basketball: "𝑵𝑩𝑨 𝑩𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑪𝑶⭐️ Adama Bal. Congrats to Adama Bal on signing a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies‼️"
The 6-foot-7 Bal played for Santa Clara from 2023-2025 and was at Arizona prior to that.
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Verbal Commits: "Weber State F Nigel Burris has entered the transfer portal."
But it doesn't appear the Archbishop Mitty grad has any eligibility remaining: (Idaho, then Utah State followed by two seasons at Weber State). At 6-foot-7, 205, he averaged 10.3 points and 4.9 rebounds this season.
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336 Edits: "NEWS: Samford guard Zion Wilburn plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, he tells 336Edits. The 6-5 sophomore averaged 4.6 points and 2.2 rebounds this season."
Wilburn is out of Pinole Valley High.
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Blake Hudson: "I have officially entered the transfer portal with 2 yrs of eligibility remaining. Thank you to UC Merced and its staff. contact me (5106123358) (Bwhudson2023@gmail.com)"
Hudson is a 6-foot-2 sophomore out of Dougherty Valley High.
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"Omari Moore will stay with Valencia Basket for another season"
Former SJSU guard Omari Moore is talented just not with NBA-level skills. Good to see he's making a living abroad.
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"Memphis Grizzlies likely lose Jaylen Wells for rest of season after toe surgery"
The 6-foot-7 wing is averaging 12.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 26.4 minutes a game. He's shooting 43%, 35% and 78%.
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Bellevue University Men's Basketball: "We are excited to announce a new signee, King Solomon. King will be a senior for us next year after seasons played at York College, Central Wyoming CC, and Howard CC. King will join us from Sacramento, CA!"
He's 6-foot-1, 170 and is out of College Prep Academy in Sacto. Bellevue is located in Nebraska as is York College.
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"All-Metro boys basketball team: The Bay Area’s top players in 2025-26" Mitch Stephens
"These were the Bay Area basketball coaches, freshmen and games of the year" Mitch Stephens
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The 2026 Jalen Wells Elite team rosters
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The 2026 Team Lillard team rosters
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Verbal Commits: "Colorado State G Darnez Slater is entering the transfer portal."
Out of Roosevelt High (Fresno), the 6-foot-3 Slater just completed his redshirt freshman season in which he played just 158 minutes.
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Jon Rothstein: "Source: UC Davis’ Marcus Wilson has entered the transfer portal. Averaged 12.5 PPG."
Besides Wilson, others Aggie talents entering the transfer portal who will be missed are Nils Cooper (another importanrt cog) plus backcourter Jalen Stokes.
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Simply Basketball: "King-Njhsanni Wilhite, Guard from Lamar University, plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. Verified via his rep @darrelljones2.
- 8.0 PPG in conference play
- 40% 3PT (league) | 35% 3PT (season)
- 20 MPG | 18 Starts"
He had 72 assists versus 30 turnovers.
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The Field of 68: "NEWS: Stanford’s Ryan Agarwal intends to enter the transfer portal, he told TheFieldOf68. The 6-6 junior guard started 19 games this season, averaging 5.9 ppg/4.1 rpg. Also shot 34.9% 3FG. Has spent entire career at Stanford. Repped by pnwsportsgroup.
Don't know what is behind this move especially considering teammate Ebuka Okorie may depart for the pros or elsewhere.
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Transfer Tapes: "UC Riverside point guard Tyler Jones is entering the Transfer Portal. Jones started 5 games this season, averaging 9 points and 3 rebounds in those games, with a 3:1 A:T Ratio. Jones will have 3 years left to play."
The 6-foot-2 Jones is a redshirt freshman out of Archbishop Mitty.
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Verbal Commits: "Montana G Tyler Isaak has entered the transfer portal."
The 6-foot-4 junior guard out of San Ramon Valley High walked on at Cal Baptist, transferred to Citrus College and then moved on to Montana. He averaged 6.1 points this past season, shooting 41%, 31% and 85% with 78 assists versus 32 turnovers.
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Sam Kayser: "Central Connecticut transfer Jay Rodgers tells LeagueRDY he’s heard from the following schools since going portaling:
- Florida Atlantic
- Penn State
- Clemson
- USC
- Butler
- Seton Hall
- San Jose State
- Tulane
- Toledo
- Miami (OH)
- Wyoming
- Fresno State
- Sacramento State
- Elon
- Hofstra
- Iona
- Cal State Fullerton
Talented guard who was Top-10 in the nation in assists this season. Averaged 11.0PPG, 6.9APG and 2.2RPG. Second Team All-NEC."
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Navaughn Long: "Blessed to receive an offer from Cal State East Bay. Grateful for the opportunity and ready to keep working."
From Granada High, he's a 6-foot-6 redshirt guard out of UPortland.
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"Andrej Stojakovic familiar with pressure thanks to NBA legend dad"
Sojakovic graduated from Jesuilt High, played one season at Stanford and one at California before heading to the Land of Lincoln.
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"Michigan’s Aday Mara Fires Shot At UCLA: ‘Didn’t Have The Opportunity To Show What I Was Able To Do’" - Adam Zagoria
Maybe this is an unfair take but I didn't see a Mara on the Bruin roster this season. Mara rejected 53 shots in 13.1 minutes an outing during his last season in Westwood while scoring 6.4 points. The guy seemingly brought to replace him this season blocked 43 shot attempts in 20.1 minutes per game while averaging 7.3 points.
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College Insider Inc.: "INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Cal State East Bay’s Bryan Rooney is the recipient of the 2026 Clarence “Big House” Gaines National Coach of the Year award, which is presented annually to the top head coach in division II college basketball."
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Rising Ballers Network:" D2 forward Antonio Pusateri has heard from the following:
- Pacific
- UC Irvine
- UC Riverside
- Hawaii
- Cal State Fullerton
- Montana
- Portland
- Portland St
- New Mexico St
- Weber State
- Wyoming
- Liberty
- Portland
- Cal St. Bakersfield
- Idaho
- Northern Arizona
and about 15 more basketball programs.
He's 6-foot-8 and out of City College San Francisco and Archbishop Riordan.
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Jon Rothstein: "Sources: UC Santa Barbara is finalizing an agreement to join the WCC for the 2027-28 season. The Gauchos are the third addition for the WCC in the past seven months, joining UC San Diego and Denver. League will have 12 teams in 2027-28."
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Here's a scouting report on Money (Oakland High) Williams from November, 2025. Would love to see him come back to the Bay Area, say California or St. Mary's.
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What's with the mystery surrounding this four-star point in the transfer portal?
Here's a recent headline: "Syracuse basketball reaches out to 4-star transfer PG who averaged 20 points per game"
And another: "Auburn to meet virtually with San Jose State transfer point guard"
A third third: "San Jose State transfer Colby Garland is setting up a visit to UCF, he tells me. Garland also has a call with Penny Hardaway and Memphis today." Plus a call with Creighton ans a Zoom with USC .
He started out at Drake, then after a head coach move he transferred to Longwood and a year later to San Jose State University where he earned 'just' Third Team Mountain West Conference status with a personally successful season. Now he has multiple schools, many big time, showing interest:
- Kansas State
- Indiana
- Nebraska
- Syracuse
- Providence
- BYU
- Auburn
- SMU
- USC
- Ole Miss
- UCLA
- Oregon
- Dayton
- St. Louis
- Maryland
- Creighton
- Grand Canyon"
So where were the power program coaching staffs and their scouting 'net' before this season? Why didn't they foresee Colby Garland's potential then? Yes, facetiousness is making an appearance here because there are so many prospects available and many schools don't need to gamble until a talent is productive. But it's not just about Garland but also so many others in the transfer portal. Anyway, here's hoping Garland lands a big bucks NIL contract, performs very well next season and moves on to play professionally.
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