Tom Harkness

Bryant transfer Timofei Rudovskii has committed to Pitt, sources told ESPN. 6-foot-9 guard from Russia was an intriguing mid-major freshman last season, earning a spot on the America East All-Rookie team after averaging 12.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and shooting 36.2% from 3.

UNLV has signed NC State guard transfer Alyn Breed, @chris_hummer and I have learned. Will be a seventh college season for Breed, who made seven starts at NC State last season. Got a medical redshirt for the 2024-25 season and redshirted the 2023-24 season.

Really fun episode (then again, these are always fun)! Give it a listen!

Friar Family, @Kevin_Farrahar, @THarknessStats & I are back & we discuss: 1. Jacob Bannarbie’s commitment (I’ll get his last name right) 2. The Hodgson Interview 3. The NBA Combine Our old friend Rafael Castro is getting a lot of love these days open.spotify.com/episode/1VaAMy…

NEWS: Merrimack has landed Brown transfer AJ Lesburt, source says. @GoodmanHoops first. Lesburt missed last season hurt. Averaged 10.3 ppg and 3.6 rpg in 2024-25. Shot 37% from 3

Some staff news for the Brown men. Andrew Becil will replace Ta-Rel Franklin as operations coordinator. Becil spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at Quinnipiac. He focused largely on player development and video breakdowns with the Bobcats.

NEWS: St. John’s and Syracuse are finalizing an agreement to meet next season at MSG, according to multiple sources. bit.ly/432z2O9

ICYMI: Bryan Hodgson on Dink Pate 👀 “He can run the point at 6'8", can play 1-4, can shoot it, can attack you off the bounce, moves well without the ball... when it clicks, he's gonna be special.” 🎥: youtube.com/live/YIwmwFhnS… 🎵: tinyurl.com/yrd68nwa

Shooting numbers so far

St. John's Zuby Ejifor measured 6'7.5 barefoot and 245 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'2 wingspan and 8'11 standing reach.

Notre Dame transfer Sir Mohammed has committed to Penn, sources told ESPN. Former top-100 recruit averaged 5.7 points last season for the Fighting Irish. Joins a Quakers group that brings back three starters - including first-team All-Ivy TJ Power - from an NCAA tournament team.

ICYMI: Bryan Hodgson on why Providence attacked the portal early 👀 “Programs with 5 or 6 roster spots are all over in Europe trying to find guys that fit... We felt like we had to go get players now.” 🎥: youtube.com/live/YIwmwFhnS… 🎵: tinyurl.com/yrd68nwa

Aaron Nkrumah’s a really good story out of Worcester right now. Played at South HS in Worcester, before doing a postgrad year at Marianapolis. Spent a semester at Nichols, then transferred to Worcester State. At Worcester State, Nkrumah was the 2023-2024 MASCAC Player of the Year, averaging 16.9 points per game. From there, he transferred to Tennessee State. In two years at TSU, Nkrumah has excelled. Year 1: 10.9 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, 3 assists per game. In Year 2, he improved his numbers immensely. 17.7 points per game on 43.8% from the field (+4.1% from first year), 35.1% from three (+7.6% from first year), led the Tigers to an NCAA Tournament berth, and named the Player of the Year in the Ohio Valley Conference. This past weekend, he really stood out at the G League Combine with his two-way skills, and impressive combine results, 6’5” w/o shoes & a 6’10+” wingspan. Following that, he was invited to participate in this week’s NBA combine in Chicago which begins today. Perseverance, showing out at the D3 level in his home city, excelling in the OVC, and now making noise as a potential NBA draft pick next month. @aaronx_15

Providence announces the signing of Jacob Bannarbie, who appeared in 49 games for UNLV the last two seasons, including starts in 15 of his 30 GP in 2025-26. Averaged 5.4 points and 4.8 rebounds as a redshirt sophomore. 53.4% (54-102) from the interior for his career.

Congrats to these 5 standouts from the 2026 AWS NBA G League Draft Combine. They'll continue on to this week’s 2026 AWS NBA Draft Combine. 🏀 Rafael Castro 🏀 Jacob Cofie 🏀 Bryce Hopkins 🏀 Trey Kaufman-Renn 🏀 Aaron Nkrumah @nbafuturenow

Three of the top four scorers from Florida Atlantic are headed to the Big East: Devin Vanterpool at PC (15.2), Josiah Parker with Gtown (9.8), and now Devin Williams (7.5). Williams is a shot blocker, and the biggest question will be how he holds up with the physicality of the Big East. Skinny frame and just three and-1s last year.

George Washington's Rafael Castro has been called up from the G League Combine to the NBA Combine, a source tells DraftExpress.

Awesome pickup for Shaheen:

Prospects that various NBA execs/scouts mentioned as standouts during Day 1 of the G League Elite Camp (in no particular order): 🏀Trey Kaufman-Renn - Purdue 🏀Jacob Cofie - USC 🏀Aiden Tobiason - Temple 🏀Rafael Castro - George Washington 🏀Aaron Nkrumah - Tennessee St. 🏀Nate Bittle - Oregon

Nash offers depth at the PG spot for UConn and had a strong final month and a half of the season: 7.2 ppg, 3.8 apg, 3.8 rpg from Jan. 31 on. Pass-first point guard with 129 assists last year. Hasn't been shooter to date, but owns a good assist/turnover ratio (2.25) despite a high TO percentage (24.5%).