On Thursday morning, Scott Drew officially and publicly turned down Kentucky to stay at Baylor. Dan Hurley once again affirmed his desire to stay at UConn, despite the Wildcats’ willingness to drop a very large bag. Why would they choose to do so? 

Meanwhile…where does AD Mitch Barnhart turn next? Does he wait on Billy Donovan to finish? Or does the need to get active in the transfer portal speed up the process? If so, Kentucky might consider candidates such as Bruce Pearl (Auburn), Mark Pope (BYU), or maybe even try to bring back Rick Pitino (St. John’s).

Tennessee lost a pair of frontcourt players to the transfer portal on Thursday – Jonas Aidoo, Tobe Awaka. 



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Scott Drew, Dan Hurley turn down Kentucky | Wait on Billy Donovan or pivot: Bruce Pearl? Mark Pope?

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News dropped on Memorial Day that Trevon Brazile is planning to pull out of the NBA Draft and return to college. The only question is…which school? Brazile could return to Fayetteville and new coach John Calipari. The Hogs have only used eight of their 13 scholarships and could really use a nice Power Forward. Brazile would fit just perfectly. But if he doesn’t want to come back to Arkansas, there will be no end of suitors lining up for Brazile’s services. With under 48 hours left to the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline, why are so many players still undecided? Also, Andy Patton and Isaac Schade say goodbye to the legend, Bill Walton. 



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Trevon Brazile is back...but where's he headed? | Why are players taking so long to decide on NBA? | RIP Bill Walton

News broke on Sunday evening that DJ Wagner is headed to Fayetteville, Arkansas to join Coach John Calipari and his Kentucky teammates Zvonimir Ivisic and Adou Thiero (plus the incoming freshmen of Boogie Fland, Karter Knox, and Billy Richmond. Will Wagner give the Hogs the point guard skill set they need? Perhaps, but the Hogs should target one with one of their five remaining scholarships. 

Chaz Lanier, last season’s most efficient scorer per Synergy, has committed to Tennessee over Kentucky and BYU. The move further elevates Rick Barnes team and gives them a dynamic scorer, similar to what they had last year with Dalton Knecht. 



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Does Arkansas have their PG in DJ Wagner? Maybe | Chaz Lanier: Tennessee's next big transfer scorer

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.

2024 NBA draft withdrawal deadline: Who will return to college basketball? | UNC lands transfer big!

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.

Max Shulga SPURNS Villanova and Kyle Neptune is in trouble | Georgia Tech generating buzz in the ACC

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.

Scott Drew, Dan Hurley turn down Kentucky | Wait on Billy Donovan or pivot: Bruce Pearl? Mark Pope?

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