Kentucky’s brand new head coach Mark Pope held his introductory press conference on Sunday afternoon. By all accounts, he handled it really well. What happens next? What sort of roster will Pope be able to build? Will he be able (or want) to bring and of his BYU Cougars with him? Aly Khalifa? Will any of the Kentucky players in the portal come back to Lexington? Aaron Bradshaw? Adou Thiero? Will any of the incoming freshmen recommit or stay committed? 

Heading into the offseason, Duke was way over budget on scholarship commitments for next season. Following a few transfers, notably Mark Mitchell, and now Kyle Filipowski and Jared McCain entering the NBA Draft, the numbers are in a much better place for Jon Scheyer.

Isaac Schade and Andy Patton also update you on the latest transfer portal information, including multiple players, such as Stanford’s Maxime Raynaud, pulling out of the portal to stay in school. 



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The deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft and return to college basketball is less than one week away, and we discuss the players whose decision will have the biggest impact on college hoops - including Villanova's Eric Dixon, Wake Forest's Hunter Sallis, Alabama's Mark Sears, and Arizona's Caleb Love. We also discuss players in the draft as well as the transfer portal, including Coleman Hawkins, JT Toppin, Trevon Brazile, Arthur Kaluma, and Jaxon Robinson.

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Kyle Neptune and the Villanova Wildcats were dealt tough news when Max Shulga decided to return to VCU and his longtime coach Ryan Odom, rather than play for 'Nova out of the transfer portal. Neptune's squad is already in rough shape and could struggle to finish in the top half of the Big East, now they desperately needed at least one of Eric Dixon to return or Wooga Poplar to commit to salvage a disaster offseason.

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The 2024 NBA draft combine wrapped last week and multiple college basketball stars saw their draft stock rise with strong performances, including Purdue star Zach Edey and UConn national champion Stephon Castle. A pair of energy bigs looked good at the combine as well in Yves Missi from Baylor and Adem Bona from UCLA, who should both be first round picks.

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The NBA Draft Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline (11:59pm ET on May 29) is just eight days away. Who will come back to college? Who will stay in? Some names have started trickling in of those who will come back, including Notre Dame’s Markus Burton, Arizona’s KJ Lewis, Ohio State’s Meechie Johnson, and more. 

We will once again get a power-5 matchup on Opening Day (Texas vs. Ohio St), but we need more of these games!

Mississippi State’s Chris Jans gets a contract extension. USC and Clemson might have just finalized their rosters. 



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Markus Burton, KJ Lewis return to school | Chris Jans extension | USC / Clemson's rosters set?!

Noah Waterman committed to Louisville, meaning that both the pre-eminent programs in Kentucky (both Cards and Cats) have a nearly filled out roster. Would you rather have Louisville or Kentucky’s roster? Both school’s seem like they’ll add at least one more player. 

Dillon Mitchell transfers from Texas to Cincinnati, meaning that he’ll stay in the Big 12 instead of transitioning to the SEC with his former teammates. Are Wes Miller’s Bearcats top 25 good now? Also, Michigan State transfer AJ Hoggard has landed at Vanderbilt. 

Which mid-major programs have done the best in the transfer portal this offseason. Andy Patton suggests that McNeese and Grand Canyon are great places to start. 



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Mark Pope's intro presser for Kentucky a smashing success | Duke's Kyle Filipowski, Jared McCain off to NBA

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