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'I've always been the best player. ... That'll change': Lessons from NBPA Top 100 Camp
In the transfer portal era, college coaches are pitching roles, development and winning rather than immediate star status.

Marcus Taliaferro for ESPN
NCAA Men's Basketball
New, expanded SC Next rankings, new race for No. 1 in 2027, 2028, 2029

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NCAA Men's Basketball
Meet the No. 1s of the 2027, 2028, 2029 recruiting classes -- and their challengers

NCAA Women's Basketball
2027 five-star fits: Breaking down Lauren Hassell at Vanderbilt, more commitments

NCAA Men's Basketball
Stokes vs. Dybantsa? Comparing the best positional players in 2025 and 2026

NCAA Women's Basketball
Final 2026 women's recruiting class rankings: USC, South Carolina go 1-2

NCAA Men's Basketball
'It's a business now': Transfer portal reshapes recruiting for high school stars

NCAA Men's Basketball
Tyran Stokes commits to Kansas: What it means, why it works

NCAA Men's Basketball
How every five-star men's college basketball recruit fits with their new programs

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- Thompson, No. 27 recruit for '27, picks Arkansas
- Top-10 sophomore Mercer to Cincy, will reclassify
- Top-10 7-foot junior Hill commits to Boilermakers
- McDonald's All American Bivins picks Saint Mary's
- No. 1 center Ekezie picks Louisville, to reclassify
- Stokes, potential '27 No. 1 pick, chooses Kansas
- 5-star guard Mingo, a UNC decommit, picks Baylor


















