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Texas Tech transfer Darrion Williams, the best available player in the portal, has committed to NC State, source told ESPN. Massive pickup for Will Wade. First-team All-Big 12 pick averaged 15.1 points on the season and 23.7 points in his final three games of the NCAA tournament.

NEWS: AAC Player of the Year and consensus All-American PJ Haggerty has withdrawn from the NBA draft and committed to Kansas State, he told ESPN.

NEWS: Karter Knox will withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to Arkansas, agent Kevin Bradbury of LIFT told ESPN. The 6'6, 214 pound wing with a 6'10 wingspan will enter his sophomore season a projected 2026 first round pick.

NEWS: Alex Condon will withdraw from the NBA draft and return to Florida, he told ESPN. Condon played an integral role in Florida's national championship run, and will have a major say in the Gators' hopes of repeating. STORY: espn.com/mens-college-b…

NEWS: Grand Canyon transfer guard Tyon Grant-Foster has committed to Gonzaga, source told On3. The 6-7 senior and 2023-24 WAC Player of the Year averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game this season. on3.com/news/gonzaga-l…

NEWS: Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford is withdrawing from the NBA Draft process and will return to Auburn next season, source told On3. The 6-1 guard was one one of the top freshmen in college basketball this season. on3.com/teams/auburn-t…

NEWS: Kentucky's Otega Oweh has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft and will return to the Wildcats for his senior season, agent Wilmer Jackson of Spencer Sports told ESPN. Massive news for Mark Pope to return his team's leading scorer from last season.

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Miles Byrd announces on Instagram that he’ll return to San Diego State for his redshirt Junior season. Absolutely massive news and solidifies SDSU a preseason Top 25 caliber team and a Mountain West favorite.

Breaking: Labaron Philon returning to Alabama, withdraws from NBA Draft.

NCAA president Charlie Baker said one of his top priorities here at the Big 12 spring meetings was to discuss expanding March Madness, which could come in 2026. "That would be the goal, to try and do this for next year. ... We've been talking about 72 and 76."

NEWS: Montenegrin wing Luka Bogavac has committed to North Carolina, agent Misko Raznatovic told ESPN. Bogavac was a top-5 scorer in the Adriatic League, averaging 14.9 points per game, shooting 40% for 3. Turns 22 in September. Significant addition for Hubert Davis in the ACC

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Utah Valley University will join the Big West Conference The Big West as a full member beginning in the 2026-27 academic year:

Brigham Young University coach Kevin Young has signed a new long-term contract extension with the program, sources tell ESPN, a new deal coming on the heels of a Sweet 16 run in his first season and the arrival of potential No. 1 NBA pick AJ Dybantsa.

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NEWS: USC transfer Desmond Claude has committed to Washington, his agent Kyle Cameron told ESPN. Claude was the best available player in the portal and brings significant shot-creation and scoring prowess to Danny Sprinkle in the Big Ten.

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With the frontcourt returning, Florida's national-title blueprint needed self-creating, tempo-pushing guards with the clutch gene via the transfer portal. In Xaivian Lee and Boogie Fland, Florida may have found a backcourt capable of repeating. WORDS: heatcheckcbb.com/florida-basket…

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