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Recent champs Michigan and Florida headline fields in Players Era as its splits into 2 tournaments

The Players Era will expand from 18 to 24 teams this year and split into two tournaments

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Ross Hodge is Ecstatic About the Addition of Utah Transfer Seydou Traore Over the weekend, the West Virginia Mountaineers plucked from within the league out of the transfer portal, gaining a commitment from former...

5 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

College Hoops Insider Believes WVU is 'Becoming Nationally Relevant Again' The first 365+ days for Ross Hodge in Morgantown have been quite the success. Sure, he would have liked to have made the NCAA Tournament, bu...

6 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

"Another Pope whiff," "Must have some sh*tty grades": College hoops fans react as St. John's Joson Sanon commits to West Virginia West Virginia landed a commitment from former St. John’s guard Joson Sanon on May 3 as coach Ross Hodge continues his aggressive overhaul of...

MAY 3 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

WVU Gets Big Commitment, Landing St. John's Transfer Guard Joson Sanon Ross Hodge has struck once again in the transfer portal, landing a commitment from former St. John's guard Joson Sanon (6'5", 200 lbs), acco...

MAY 3 • SI.COM

Joson Sanon - Joining West Virginia Sanon is transferring to West Virginia, per John Boggess of WVSportsNation.com.

Impact Sanon will join his third program in as many years after averaging 7.9 points and 2.4 rebounds across 37 games with St. Johns during the 2025 campaign. The 6-foot-5 forward began his career at Arizona State and has two years of eligibility remaining.

MAY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Seydou Traore - Commits to WVU Traore has committed to West Virginia, according to Keenan Cummings of On3.com.

Impact West Virginia will be Traore's fourth team. He already has Big 12 experience, having logged 9.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.4 three-pointers made and 1.2 steals across 31 starts for Utah last season. In conference games, Traore averaged 8.7 points and 3.1 rebounds.

MAY 1 • ROTOWIRE

DJ Thomas Officially Departs WVU, Joins Another Big 12 School One of the biggest surprises, or should I say, the only surprise of the offseason (so far) for West Virginia was seeing true freshman DJ Tho...

APRIL 28 • SI.COM

Future Three-Headed Monster at Center? WVU's Hasn't Seen Anything Like This in Years Ross Hodge had just one true center on the roster in his first season as the head coach at West Virginia. Size was a real issue for the Moun...

APRIL 26 • SI.COM

Martin Somerville - Commits to West Virginia Somerville (transfer portal) has committed to joining West Virginia for the 2026-27 campaign, Travis Branham of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Somerville will get a fresh start at a new program after one season with the Seminoles. The 6-foot-3 guard average 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists on 26.1 minutes on 33 appearances, including 10 starts last season.

APRIL 23 • ROTOWIRE

Mouhamed Sylla - Will transfer to West Virginia Sylla (ankle) will transfer to West Virginia, according to Tobias Bass of The Athletic.

Impact West Virginia will lose starting center Harlan Obioha but managed to add a more promising option down low for next season. When healthy, Sylla averaged 9.6 points and 7.2 rebounds during his freshman season with Georgia Tech. Now that the rising sophomore has a team, his focus shifts to fully recovering from an ankle injury that ended his season by mid-conference play.

APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE

Finley Bizjack - Lands at WVU Bizjack will transfer to West Virginia, per Joe Tipton of On3.com.

Impact After three seasons with Butler, Bizjack opted to maximize his options by testing both the NBA Draft and NCAA's transfer portal. For the latter, he has made his choice, taking his talents to a West Virginia side that fell just short of the 2026 NCAA tournament but qualified for this year's College Basketball Crown. Bizjack is coming off an excellent season that saw him log 17.1 points and 2.2 three-pointers made per game on 42.6/34.9/85.0 shooting splits in 31 starts.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

WVU G Jasper Floyd Enters Transfer Portal, Seeking Another Year of Eligibility Move over, DJ Thomas, Jasper Floyd now takes the label for the most surprising portal entries for West Virginia, albeit for a much different...

APRIL 12 • SI.COM

Javan Buchanan - Commits to West Virginia Buchanan has committed to West Virginia, according to Nick Schultz of On3.com.

Impact As part of Boise State, Buchanan not only logged his senior season but also recorded more than 30 starts. For the forward's collegiate eligibility to include another year, he must log NCAA permission.

APRIL 11 • ROTOWIRE

College Basketball Crown: West Virginia’s Run Could Be a Springboard for What’s Next

West Virginia took home the 2026 College Basketball Crown, setting the stage for a much bigger leap forward under head coach Ross Hodge.

APRIL 10 • FOX SPORTS

College Basketball Crown: West Virginia’s Run Could Be a Springboard for What’s Next

Michigan gets its moment, then the transfer portal opens and the scramble for 2027 begins

The transfer portal has opened in college basketball, marking a crucial phase for teams aiming for the 2027 title

APRIL 7 • Associated Press

WVU Hoops Loses First Player to Transfer Portal The transfer portal is officially open, and the West Virginia Mountaineers are on the board as far as departures go, with true freshman wing...

APRIL 7 • SI.COM

Oklahoma hires Lucas McKay as general manager for men's basketball

Oklahoma has hired Lucas McKay as its first men’s basketball general manager

APRIL 6 • Associated Press

Ross Hodge Discusses the OT Win Over Oklahoma in the College Basketball Crown The West Virginia Mountaineers (21-14) came back from seven points down with four minutes remaining in regulation to send it to overtime and...

APRIL 6 • SI.COM

4 Takeaways From West Virginia's Comeback Win in College Basketball Crown Title Game

Breaking down West Virginia's Crown victory against Oklahoma, from Honor Huff's heroics to heartbreak for Nijel Pack.

APRIL 6 • FOX SPORTS

4 Takeaways From West Virginia's Comeback Win in College Basketball Crown Title Game

Ross Hodge reacts to winning the Crown Championship in year one at West Virginia 👑

Ross Hodge reacts to winning the Crown Championship in year one at West Virginia 👑

APRIL 6 • FOX SPORTS

What a performance by the Crown MVP 🤩

What a performance by the Crown MVP 🤩

APRIL 6 • FOX SPORTS

Give that man his chain 😤🏆

Give that man his chain 😤🏆

APRIL 6 • FOX SPORTS

Honor Huff stepped up when it mattered most 😮🔥

Honor Huff stepped up when it mattered most 😮🔥

APRIL 6 • FOX SPORTS

West Virginia is your 2026 CBC Champs!!

West Virginia is your 2026 CBC Champs!!

APRIL 6 • FOX SPORTS