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Men's basketball and women's basketball news from around Long Island, New York City and the NCAA.

Oklahoma State women poised to make Big 12 run after signing transfers Audi Crooks and Liv McGill
Oklahoma State followed the signing of coveted transfer Liv McGill by landing the top-ranked player in the portal in Audi Crooks.
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St. John's lands Syracuse transfer Freeman from portal
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Coach K's grandson charged with misdemeanor DWI in collision that killed teen who was riding bicycle

UConn's Solo Ball will take a medical redshirt and miss next season after undergoing wrist surgery

Florida's Rueben Chinyelu declares for the NBA Draft while maintaining college eligibility
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Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire in August, ending a transformative era
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NCAA tourney star Braylon Mullins decides to chase national title at UConn instead of heading to NBA

Sources: Preston Edmead leaving Hofstra for N.C. State
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Source: Red Storm get commitment from Djordije Jovanovic
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Hofstra men's basketball's leading scorer Davis transferring to Texas Tech

Bryson Tiller bolts Kansas for rival Missouri after a breakout freshman season
St. John's Sanon, Odih enter transfer portal
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Alex Condon puts off NBA and returns to Florida for senior season and run at another title
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St. John's guard Darling enters transfer portal
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Famed ESPN college basketball voice Dick Vitale facing another battle with cancer
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Rick Pitino and Red Storm head into the weeds on transfer options
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Tar Heels' Caleb Wilson makes 1-and-done leap official as top NBA prospect

Sources: Hofstra's Davis enters the transfer portal

LSU's Kim Mulkey signs former Iowa State point guard Jada Williams out of transfer portal

Pryce Sandfort will return to Nebraska after leading Sweet 16 run with his prolific 3-point shooting

Iowa State's Milan Momcilovic will declare for the NBA draft, also will enter transfer portal
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Denver beats Wisconsin 2-1 for its 11th national title, 3rd in 5 years
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Portal roundup: PJ Haggerty chooses Texas A&M and Isaiah Johnson selects Texas

Michigan AD says Dusty May has agreed on deal to stay Wolverines coach 'for many years to come'
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UC Santa Barbara will join WCC as the league's 12th school in 2027-28
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Conference bragging rights on the line as Wisconsin faces Denver for the NCAA hockey title
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Former Kentucky guard Denzel Aberdeen heads back to Florida with hopes of getting another year
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Texas exodus as women's Final Four team sees key players hit transfer portal
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Michigan State's Jeremy Fears says he's declaring for the NBA draft with option to return to school
Georgia State hires former Salt Lake Community College women's basketball coach Marcilina Grayer

Big Ten earns nearly $70M in March Madness incentives for appearing and advancing in tournaments
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Final Four most outstanding player Elliot Cadeau announces he is returning to Michigan

J.P. Estrella transferring from Tennessee to national champion Michigan

Hannah Hidalgo officially announces she will return to Notre Dame for her senior season

Stanford freshman Ebuka Okorie declares for the NBA draft after leading the ACC in scoring
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A TikTok dance, a Maori tribute and 1 new banner: UCLA's title night at Pauley Pavilion
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UCLA's women's basketball title win over South Carolina averages 9.9 million viewers

Darling throws ceremonial pitch and makes one to remain with St. John's
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Michigan's win over UConn averages 18.3 million for most-watched NCAA men's final since 2019

Staley says it is time to move past Auriemma skirmish
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Aaron Roussell hired as women's basketball coach at Virginia after abrupt firing of Agugua-Hamilton
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Third-party NIL deals for athletes worth up to $2,500 can now avoid some scrutiny
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Michael Malone takes over at North Carolina as the Tar Heels turn to an outsider from the NBA
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Back in Ann Arbor, Dusty May tells jubilant Michigan fans: 'This trophy is yours'

Kansas' Bidunga, Wake Forest's Harris, Saint Mary's Murauskas among players entering men's portal
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Michigan ranked No. 1 in final AP Top 25 poll of season ahead of UConn, Arizona, Duke and Illinois
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Last of the Tennessee Lady Vols with eligibility left heads for the transfer portal
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Michigan gets its moment, then the transfer portal opens and the scramble for 2027 begins
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Michigan muscles its way to program's 2nd national title, beating stubborn UConn 69-63
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Michigan built a roster full of transfers who carried the Wolverines to a national title
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UConn slows down Michigan, but physical play can't make up for poor shooting in title game loss
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Sources: Hofstra star Preston Edmead to enter transfer portal
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Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg and UConn's Solo Ball start national title game despite injuries

North Carolina working to finalize deal to hire Michael Malone as basketball coach, AP source says
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John Blackwell announces he won't be returning to Wisconsin on eve of transfer portal opening
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Oklahoma hires Lucas McKay as general manager for men's basketball

Iowa State star Audi Crooks joins transfer portal rush as 1,100 players enter on first day
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UConn's Tarris Reed Jr. relishes chance to finish college career against Michigan in title game
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Area colleges
Secret identities, heavy suits and adoring fans: Inside the world of LI college mascots
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Hofstra softball's Bill Edwards Stadium reveals new field
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LIU and Isles partner to host hockey tournament at UBS Arena
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Rick Pitino wants 7-footer, stronger backcourt going forward
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Pitino signs restructured deal to stay at St. John's
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5 questions for St. John's after its Sweet 16 exit
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Mike Repole to St. John's fans: Let's all contribute for NIL help
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Rubin: St. John's needs to get Pitino to sign restructured contract now!
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