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NEWS: Marko Marić has committed to Butler, agent Miško Ražnatović tells DraftExpress. The 7-foot, 18-year-old Croatian averaged 9.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game for Novi Zagreb in the Croatian second division, shooting 37% from three.

A DC legend is coming home! John Wall has been named President of Basketball Operations for the program. We’re excited to have @JohnWall bring his expertise to the Mecca! Full Press Release: shorturl.at/GvB8V #dreamfactory🦬🔵🔴 #howarduniversity

The more I read about this Duke deal with Amazon, the more I think it’s a huge deal. Duke isn’t only playing the games on Amazon, Amazon is also committing to doing NIL with Duke players And the games will air globally, which is huge. This is innovative thinking we have to have

this kid is cold and I am sad

This is how Kenya welcomed home Sabatian Sawe after he became the first human ever to run a marathon in under 2 hours. The Kenyan president rewarded him with $62,000, a car of his choice, and custom license plates with his record-breaking time 🇰🇪

Florida 6-9 transfer Oliver Rioux, the tallest player in college basketball, has commited to Cal-Irvine. redshirt sophomore from Canada felt he deserved more playing time.

Duke Lands 16-Year-Old Barcelona Center Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje for 2026 Class. The left-handed phenom from FC Barcelona's youth system, son of ex-NBA big Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, dominated Spain's Liga U and U21 with 15.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and sharp shooting. Measuring 6-11 barefoot with a 9-4 reach, he plays versatile 4/5, earning five-star status and hype as a potential No. 1 recruit

Duke is entering into a first-of-its-kind partnership with Amazon that includes exclusive rights to three games next season: Nov. 25: vs. UConn in Las Vegas Dec. 21: vs. Michigan at MSG Feb. 20: vs. Gonzaga in Detroit.

portsmouth invitational will have its first women's tournament next year.

Each Big 12 school now has access to a $30M credit line of private capital. The conference office also received $12.5M in private capital.

pennsylvania house passes bill to separate private, public schools in state championships. catholic schools from philly-- prep and la salle- have dominated 6A football.

Iowa State coach TJ Otzelberger has signed an extension through 2036, the school announced. His salary will be $6 million annually. The guy basically turned down chance to get Indiana a year ago, and probably could have gotten North Carolina. Loves Ames and knows he fits there.

The change to NCAA bylaws which allows schools to not enter athletes into the portal if a rev-share agreement releases the school from the obligation hasn’t gotten enough attention. Schools can now essentially prevent athletes from engaging with other schools during the portal.

“Never underestimate the NCAA’s capacity to do something stupid.” - Jay Bilas

NEWS: James Madison transfer forward Justin McBride has committed to Kentucky, he told @On3. The 6-7 junior averaged 15.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game this season, shooting 40% from three. on3.com/college/kentuc…

It has not been a good week for Villanova in the center market. Last week, both Ben Defty (Arizona State) and Christian Reeves (Kansas) went off the board. That trend continued into this week as Georgetown transfer Julius Halaifonua committed to Oklahoma State. That is three seven footers that have found new homes as the Wildcats remain in search of a starting big man next to Kwame Evans Jr.

JOEL EMBIID DREAM SHAKE ON QUETA. 33 POINTS. HE’S COOKING. 🔥🔥

Breaking: The Ravens are signing former Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia to a three-year deal, a source tells @adamschefter. Pavia was supposed to try out this weekend, but the Ravens signed him in advance.

NCAA also announces that two former Fordham men's basketball players have been ruled permanently ineligible for their betting activity, which was also connected to the federal probe from 2025. NCAA says a bettor reached out to players under the guise of being an NIL agent.

NEWS: Capital City Go-Go center Akoldah Gak is signing with Oklahoma, Gersh Sports told DraftExpress. The 6'11, 23-year-old Australian averaged 6.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in 16 minutes per game in the G League this season.