Category: NCAA Basketball

Former Pittsburgh point guard Jaland Lowe is heading to Kentucky. Wildcats coach Mark Pope announced Friday that Lowe has joined the Southeastern Conference power in the transfer portal. Lowe spent two seasons at Pitt, averaging 13.3 points, 4.3 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 64 games while playing for coach Jeff Capel.

Aday Mara, a 7-foot-3, 240-pound prospect out of Zaragoza, Spain, is latest transfer portal player to join Dusty Maya and Michigan basketball.

Michigan and Michigan State have added much-needed players from the transfer portal. The Wolverines signed guard Elliot Cadeau, a two-year starter at North Carolina, and former Illinois forward Morez Johnson Jr. on Thursday. Cadeau averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 assists as the Tar Heels' starting point guard last season.

High Point coach Alan Huss will return to Creighton as the head coach-in-waiting for whenever Greg McDermott decides to leave or retire, the Bluejays announced Thursday. The 60-year-old McDermott just completed his 15th season with the Bluejays. Huss, who played at Creighton from 1997-2001, was a McDermott assistant for six seasons before he was hired at High Point.

In a men's NCAA Tournament in which upsets were unusual and a women's field sans Caitlin Clark, betting nevertheless was up on both sides this year at BetMGM Sportsbook and Caesars Sportsbook. Plenty of fans put their money on the Gators, who were second to Duke at BetMGM in terms of money bet and number of tickets. “Duke losing was key, as 30 of the 50 largest futures wagers on the champion were on Duke,” BetMGM trading manager Seamus Magee said.

Creighton alum and former basketball assistant Alan Huss is leaving High Point to be the Bluejays' coach in-waiting, per multiple reports on Thursday:

Lennie Acuff, who coached Lipscomb to three straight 20-win seasons and an appearance in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, has been named successor to Bucky McMillan at Samford.

Johnson, who made his announcement on ESPN, averaged 19.7 points per game to lead the SEC and broke Kevin Durant’s school freshman record with 39 against Arkansas late in the regular season.

Lennie Acuff, who coached Lipscomb to three straight 20-win seasons and an appearance in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, has been named successor to Bucky McMillan at Samford, athletic director Martin Newton announced Wednesday. Acuff had winning records in five of his six seasons at Lipcomb, with this past season's team sweeping the Atlantic Sun regular-season and tournament championships before losing to Iowa State in March Madness and finishing 25-10. The 60-year-old Acuff is a native of Huntsville, about 90 minutes northeast of Birmingham, and was head coach at Division II Alabama-Huntsville from 1997-2019.

Kevin Willard paid homage to Villanova basketball standard-bearer Jay Wright on Wednesday and pledged to foster the Wright-built culture of attitude, hard work and toughness while he attempts to return the Wildcats to their place among the nation's elite. The school announced Willard’s hiring March 30, three days after his Maryland team lost in the NCAA Sweet 16. Wright left coaching in 2022 after leading the Wildcats to six Big East titles, 16 NCAA Tournaments, four Final Fours and two national championships in 21 seasons.

Durral "Phat Phat" Brooks, a former Mr. Basketball in the state, has decided to enter the transfer portal after one year with Michigan.

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Southeastern Conference freshman of the year Tre Johnson says he's one-and-done at Texas and will enter the NBA draft. Johnson, who made his announcement on ESPN on Tuesday, averaged 19.7 points per game to lead the SEC and broke Kevin Durant's school freshman record with 39 against Arkansas late in the regular season.

The Tennessee Volunteers have added forward Jaylen Carey from Vanderbilt through the transfer portal for their second new player in as many days.