2026 College Basketball Thread

[WVRed]

Time for a new thread with Michigan winning the championship on Monday.

And speaking of Michigan, they just picked up a nice piece in JP Estrella formerly of Tennessee.

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[Assembly Hall]

Michigan repeat?

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/way-too-early-college-basketball-rankings-2026-27-tcu-texas-tumble-portal-losses/

[KronoRed]

Denzel Aberdeen going back to Florida...if he gets a waiver.

Totally normal.

[Sea Ray]

Time for a new thread with Michigan winning the championship on Monday.

And speaking of Michigan, they just picked up a nice piece in JP Estrella formerly of Tennessee.

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Wonder how much they’re paying him? Tennessee opted not to pay him what he wanted


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[WVRed]

Wonder how much they’re paying him? Tennessee opted not to pay him what he wanted


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI know Kentucky opted not to pay Collin Chandler to make him the second highest paid player in the short history of NIL (Oweh being the highest)

Hes in the portal and likely headed back to BYU.

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[RedTeamGo!]

Wonder how much they’re paying him? Tennessee opted not to pay him what he wanted


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Michigan bball seems to have a black check right now. The best guard in the transfer class is “predicted” to go to them

[WVRed]

Denzel Aberdeen going back to Florida...if he gets a waiver.

Totally normal.In all actuality he shouldn't. Hes trying to say he only played 41 minutes and 12 games his freshman year so he should get an extra year.

If he does though I would start Klavzar over him and bring him off the bench. Its sad he was a starter at Kentucky when he is better situated as a sixth man.

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[WVRed]

Michigan bball seems to have a black check right now. The best guard in the transfer class is “predicted” to go to themJohn Blackwell?

Ive seen him linked to Illinois and Duke.

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[WVRed]

PJ Haggerty playing Buckyball will be very interesting.

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[plantmanky]

I know Kentucky opted not to pay Collin Chandler to make him the second highest paid player in the short history of NIL (Oweh being the highest)

Hes in the portal and likely headed back to BYU.

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Smart move, lost 3 games this season all by himself. Had the basketball IQ of a clear crayon.

[WVRed]

Smart move, lost 3 games this season all by himself. Had the basketball IQ of a clear crayon.Dont disagree but I would rather UK have kept him and loaded up on players to mask his weaknesses. He had strengths, namely shooting.

Didn't really matter though because his wife was who supposedly wanted to move back west.

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[RedTeamGo!]

John Blackwell?

Ive seen him linked to Illinois and Duke.

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Harris. The kid from Wake

[Assembly Hall]

Harris. The kid from Wake

Go Blue!

[RedTeamGo!]

Harris is visiting UNC apparently

[WVRed]

Harris. The kid from WakeI follow 247 and they had Blackwell 2nd and Juke 6th.

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[WVRed]

OK, who had Flory Bidunga to Louisville on their bingo card.

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[Boston Red]

Most people for the last 48 hours

[texasdave]

Two things that I did not (and probably won't remember this time next week).

Auburn won the NIT. Maybe they did belong in the NCAA dance.

West Virginia won the Crown Basketball Invitational (or whatever it is). Almost heaven.

[Boston Red]

Auburn was objectively a better basketball team than Miami. However, they definitely weren't more "deserving" than Miami.

What are we getting, 72 teams next year? 4 more mediocrities. Yay.

[Assembly Hall]

Looks as though my Hoosiers are playing some serious portal ball.

[dubc47834]

Looks as though my Hoosiers are playing some serious portal ball.

247 Sports has IU currently as the 2nd ranked portal class. Some really good pick-ups. And we are still in on the kid from Bama, Aiden Sherrell.

[Assembly Hall]

247 Sports has IU currently as the 2nd ranked portal class. Some really good pick-ups. And we are still in on the kid from Bama, Aiden Sherrell.

https://x.com/RealRobReinhart/status/2044433438489366830?s=20

[Boston Red]

Think that guy is a parody account.

[dubc47834]

https://x.com/RealRobReinhart/status/2044433438489366830?s=20

If true, we have an excellent class coming in of both transfer and high school recruiting. Should be a better year next year. Time will tell!

[Revering4Blue]

https://www.insidethehall.com/2026/04/15/alabama-transfer-aiden-sherrell-commits-to-iu-basketball/

One of the most coveted frontcourt players in the transfer portal, Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell, committed to IU basketball today.


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[Assembly Hall]

If true, we have an excellent class coming in of both transfer and high school recruiting. Should be a better year next year. Time will tell!

Appears to be true. Gawd, it has to be better, right? lol

[Sea Ray]

Nice portal pick up for Tennessee

https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/2044529712693727435


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[WVRed]

Nice portal pick up for Tennessee

https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/2044529712693727435


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkBishop Boswells replacement.

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[Sea Ray]

Bishop Boswells replacement.

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Barnes has played the portal well for a guy his age. He knows he’ll have nearly total turnover from year to year


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[Assembly Hall]

The new look Hoosiers...

https://www.insidethehall.com/2026/04/15/five-takeaways-from-three-busy-days-for-iu-basketball-in-the-transfer-portal/

[dubc47834]

Appears to be true. Gawd, it has to be better, right? lol

I believe things are on the right track. Last year was about what I expected. I do expect better this coming season.

[WVRed]

Travis Perry to Dayton.

Hes a better fit in the A10.

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[Sea Ray]

Talk is that it's likely they'll add 8 teams to the tournament soon. I don't think this is necessary but it's not about necessity. It's about money for the NCAA coffers

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timcasey/2026/05/04/how-ncaa-tournament-expansion-will-mostly-benefit-major-conferences/

[Sea Ray]

Tennessee snags the #1 transfer player:

https://x.com/JoeTipton/status/2051315986150638028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2051315986150638028%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

[WVRed]

Tennessee snags the #1 transfer player:

https://x.com/JoeTipton/status/2051315986150638028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2051315986150638028%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=Hes ranked no 8 on 247.

Still a good get for Tennessee nonetheless.

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[Sea Ray]

It's all about the money


Top-10 transfer Juke Harris gives Rick Barnes arguably his best roster in 12 years at UT. It's also unquestionably his most expensive. Harris' agent commanded a $5 million price tag, per sources. And now the Vols now have Final Four expectations.

https://x.com/MattNorlander/status/2051334368329638248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2051334368329638248%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

[Sea Ray]

What will $22million+ buy you in Kentucky?

Well, it’ll buy you a congressional seat.

But it won’t buy you a good basketball team.

https://x.com/JonnyFootball44/status/2056914840698896720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2056914840698896720%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=