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The Core Four – four key updates from Oct 27-28

1. Saint Louis wing Javonte Perkins tore the ACL in his left knee in an exhibition game Tuesday night and is out for the season. Perkins was the Billikens leading scorer last season with 17.1 ppg and also added 3.9 rebounds a game, starting all 21 games they played. Perkins was second-team all-conference last season and was using his extra season of eligibility.
2. Syracuse F/C Bourama Sidibe will miss around a month with a knee injury suffered around two weeks ago. He was going to try to return to practice but was then ruled out. This is to the other knee than he dealt with an injury last season, when he was limited to only playing two games. In ’19-20 he started all 32 games averaging 6.0 ppg.
3. Vanderbilt C Liam Robbins remains limited in practice with a foot injury, but is hopeful to be full-go by the third week of November. Robbins, a Minnesota transfer who averaged 11.7 ppg for the Gophers last season, figures to be the Commodores starting center when healthy, but Quentin Millora-Brown may fill in until Robbins returns.
4. Florida State‘s Anthony Polite, Cam’Ron Fletcher, & Naheem McLeod did not dress for the Thursday exhibition. Polite was mentioned to have a minor injury (hyperextension) and all three are hopeful to return for the next exhibition. Polite averaged 10.1 ppg last year, Fletcher is a transfer from Kentucky, and McLeod is a 7 foot 4 juco center.

Notable names in the transfer portal included Blake Hinson (Iowa State).

Announcing transfer destinations were Jason Douglas-Stanley (Manhattan to Northwestern Oklahoma State), and Eric Parrish (UTSA to Grambling).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Oct 27-28:

• Posh Alexander, St John’s – is active this fall and played in the scrimmage last Friday and started the scrimmage on Wednesday (thumb surgery in spring)
• Thomas Allen, NC State – is fully healthy this fall after an ankle injury ended his season last spring
• Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse – tweaked his ankle in the Wednesday night exhibition, could have returned but held him out, expects to practice Friday and play in Monday exhibition
• John Bol Ajak, Syracuse – did not play in Wednesday exhibition due to minor ankle injury in practice
• Keyshawn Bryant, South Carolina – is still nursing a sore knee in practice
• Robby Carmody, Notre Dame – was hopeful to return by October 1 but was not seen at a mid-October practice (knee)
• Peyton Daniels, Vanderbilt – did not practice Wednesday due to disciplinary reasons, will be back in the mix soon
• Dayton – Malachi Smith & Zimi Nwokeji have returned to practice
• Florida State – Anthony Polite, Cam’Ron Fletcher, & Naheem McLeod did not dress for the Thursday exhibition
• Matt Garry, UConn – took part in a recent scrimmage after missing last season (returned from ACL)
• Tyrin Lawrence, Vanderbilt – has returned to practice (ACL)
• NC State – Manny Bates and Greg Gantt did not play in last Saturday’s scrimmage, no reason shared
• Javonte Perkins, Saint Louis – is out for the season with a torn ACL in his left knee suffered in Tuesday night’s exhibition
• Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt – still not fully practicing (foot), is on track to be back practicing by the first week of November and full-go by the third week of November
• Bourama Sidibe, Syracuse – will be out around a month with a knee injury, the injury happened around two weeks ago and he was going to try to return to practice Tuesday but then the setback was reported, this is not the same leg that kept him almost all out last season
• Tolu Smith, Miss State – has progressed to light jogging in practice (foot), anticipated return is still late November
• Cole Swider, Syracuse – returned to action (ankle) Wednesday night after sitting out the scrimmage last Friday
• Myles Tate, Butler – did not scrimmage Saturday, is progressing (ACL surgery in March)
• Seth Towns, Ohio State – targeting a mid-late December return (back surgery)
• Drissa Traore, St John’s – the team is considering redshirting the freshman forward this season
• Jahlil White, Temple – is practicing this fall (knee)
• Noah WIlliams, Washington State – after facing misdemeanor charges in September, coach Kyle Smith said Williams had missed some time recently (for reasons he could not disclose) but would be with the team for the opener
• Wisconsin – freshmen guards Lorne Bowman (lower body) and Chucky Hepburn (upper body) are back at practice

Transfer Updates from Oct 25-26:

• Jason Douglas-Stanley, Manhattan – transfers to Northwestern Oklahoma State
• Blake Hinson, Iowa State – entered the transfer portal after recently leaving the team
• Eric Parrish, UTSA – transfers to Grambling – 6.5 ppg

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The Core Four – four key updates from Oct 25-26

1. New Mexico guard Saquan Singleton is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a heart abnormality following an illness. Singleton was the team’s top returning scorer (8.0 ppg) and led the team in assists last season, starting all 22 games.
2. Baylor freshman guard Langston Love suffered a season-ending knee injury (torn ACL) in the closed scrimmage Saturday. He scored 13 points in the scrimmage before suffering the injury. Love was the 40th ranked recruit in the 2021 class.
3. Texas A&M forward Jalen Johnson has a torn ACL and will miss the upcoming season. He transferred from Mississippi State where he averaged 5.2 ppg last season, starting 11 games and averaging 16.4 mpg. He began his career in ’16-17 with two seasons at Saint Louis, transferred to Louisiana where he sat a year and played a year, then transferred to Miss. State before finally ending up at Texas A&M.
4. Tennessee F John Fulkerson suffered a broken thumb on his left hand a couple weeks ago in practice and is in a cast. He will not play in the exhibition game Saturday but is expected to be ready for the season opener on November 9. He averaged 9.5 ppg a last season in 26.4 minutes per game.

Announcing transfer destinations were DeAnthony Tipler (Coastal Carolina to ETSU), Tipler was a late entry in the portal on October 5.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Oct 25-26:

• Dylan Addae-Wusu, St John’s – still limited to non-contact drills, questionable for opener (ankle)
• Keon Ambrose-Hylton, Alabama – played in the scrimmage Sunday after dislocated kneecap in early October
• Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee – missed some practice time (mouth/teeth) but is back at practice
• John Fulkerson, Tennessee – has a broken thumb and will miss the exhibition game but is expected to be available for the opener
• Both Gach, Utah – has not yet been cleared by the NCAA to play this season after his transfer from Minnesota, began his career at Utah, he averaged 6.8 ppg at Minnesota last season and 10.7 ppg in his final season at Utah
• Bostyn Holt, Utah – transfer forward was off to the side during media viewing of practice
• Jalen Johnson, Texas A&M – Mississippi State transfer will miss the season with a torn ACL
• Langston Love, Baylor – suffered a season-ending knee injury
• Javonte Perkins, Saint Louis – left the Tuesday scrimmage for the locker room with an apparent left leg injury after falling on a drive to the basket, it was later shared that he was being evaluated for a left knee injury and would not return to the game, he was seen leaving the arena on crutches
• Jevonnie Scott, Penn State – has not been cleared after transfer from South Plains JC but is enrolled in classes
• Saquan Singleton, New Mexico – is out indefinitely with a heart abnormality
• Earl Timberlake, Memphis – played off the bench in the Saturday scrimmage (shoulder)

Transfer Updates from Oct 25-26:

• DeAnthony Tipler, Coastal Carolina – transfers to ETSU – 13.4 ppg

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The Core Four – four key updates from Oct 21-24

A note on the scrimmage/exhibition updates included in this post, I’ve not been tweeting many of these scrimmage updates out as “breaking news” because in many cases teams are holding players out as precautions with any sort of minor issue or just resting them altogether. Any more significant issues that are known related to players being held out that may impact the season are noted.

1. Blake Hinson quit the Iowa State team after a meeting with TJ Otzelberger to discuss his role this season, the Ole Miss transfer was part of the Cyclone program last season but did not play for medical reasons, he averaged 10.1 ppg for Ole Miss in ’19-20. This is an Iowa State team not returning much but with a lot of new transfers, so somewhat of a surprise he apparently didn’t earn a stronger role/place in the rotation.
2. LSU‘s Darius Days, Xavier Pinson, Efton Reid and Shareef O’Neal did not scrimmage Saturday, said to be minor injuries (LSU twitter said “minor bumps and bruises), but it is known that O’Neal was recently said to still be working his way back from a stress fracture in his foot last season, when he was limited to ten games
3. Memphis‘ Emoni Bates (deep thigh bruise), Landers Nolley, Chandler Lawson (not yet cleared after transfer) and Johnathan Lawson all sat out the Sunday exhibition, but Alex Lomax and Malcolm Dandridge started after sitting out an October 13 scrimmage.
4. Tre King entered the transfer portal again after being dismissed from the Georgetown team recently due to not meeting conduct expectations which also kept him from being enrolled in classes at the school. King had transferred to the Hoyas after averaging 14.9 ppg for Eastern Kentucky last season.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Oct 21-24:

• Alabama – Jahvon Quinerly and Juwan Gary were not dressed for Sunday’s scrimmage due to a violation of team rules (they had participated without issue in a Friday tipoff event), they will be available for the season opener. Alex Tchikou also did not play but was said to be available and will be available to play in the opener.
• Rafael Castro, Providence – freshman forward plans to redshirt this season
• LJ Cryer, Baylor – is fully cleared for the season after recovering from foot surgery, played in a weekend scrimmage
• Kyle Cuffe, Kansas – back to practicing full-go (knee)
• N’Faly Dante, Oregon – still around 4-6 weeks away from return (ACL)
• Zach Freemantle, Xavier – did not scrimmage Friday (foot)
• John Fulkerson, Tennessee – is active this fall after June wrist surgery
• RJ Gunn, Duquesne – Lenoir-Rhyne transfer wing is in a walking boot
• Blake Hinson, Iowa State – quit the team after a meeting with TJ Otzelberger to discuss his role this season, Ole Miss transfer did not play last season for medical reasons
• Austin Hutcherson, Illinois – played in the Saturday scrimmage, is full-go this season (back)
• Tariq Ingraham, Wake Forest – is active this fall after being medically cleared to return in the spring (covid-related), only played two games last season
• Josiah-Jordan James, Tennessee – is active this fall after April wrist surgery
• Javan Johnson, DePaul – Iowa State transfer is expected to be eligible in December – 9.7 ppg
• LSU – Darius Days, Xavier Pinson, Efton Reid and Shareef O’Neal did not scrimmage Saturday, said to be minor injuries, but O’Neal was recently said to still be recovering from a stress fracture in his foot
• Memphis – Emoni Bates (thigh bruise), Landers Nolley, Chandler Lawson (not yet cleared after transfer) and Johnathan Lawson all sat out the Sunday exhibition, Alex Lomax and Malcolm Dandridge started after sitting out an October 13 scrimmage
• Jack Nunge, Xavier – has begun full-contact practice but did not scrimmage Friday (meniscus)
• Bourama Sidibe, Syracuse – did not scrimmage Friday (knee), wait and see but hopeful short term, had previously been said to be fully cleared
• Moulaye Sissoko, Dayton – is active this fall after February knee surgery
• Cole Swider, Syracuse – did not scrimmage Friday (ankle), expected back Tuesday
• Jacob Toppin, Kentucky – did not scrimmage Friday, still recovering (shoulder)

Transfer Updates from Oct 21-22:

• Tre King, Eastern Kentucky/Georgetown – will enter the transfer portal after committing to then being dismissed from Georgetown, 14.9 ppg for EKU last season

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The Core Four – four key updates from Oct 19-20

1. Georgia F PJ Horne suffered a knee injury in practice and had season-ending surgery. Horne averaged 8.5 ppg last season and was one of only two players (Sahvir Wheeler the other) to start all 26 games. He was also the only player in their top eight in minutes per game last season to be returning this year, so a significant loss in both talent and experience.
2. Kentucky G CJ Fredrick had a surgical procedure on his leg in July and it was shared Wednesday that he has been doing non-contact work since September but has not been cleared for full-contact. Apparently he was going to practice Tuesday but they pushed it back. The Iowa transfer averaged 7.5 ppg last year for the Hawkeyes.
3. LSU G Adam Miller is expected to miss the season with a knee injury, reportedly a torn ACL. The Illinois transfer started all 31 games last season for the Illini, averaging 8.3 ppg, and was listed by many as being one of the top impact transfers of the offseason. With LSU having lost Javonte Smart and Cam Thomas after last season, Miller figured to be a key starter in the backcourt, likely alongside Missouri transfer Xavier Pinson.
4. For St John’s, G Julian Champagnie participated in his first full practice on Monday after a late July wrist surgery, but G Dylan Addae-Wusu has not yet practiced as he recovers from an ankle injury. Champagnie led the team in both points (19.8) and rebounds (7.4) last season, while Addae-Wusu averaged 6.5 ppg playing 20.3 minutes per game.

Announcing transfer destinations were Anthony Mason Jr (Florida International to Lane College).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Oct 19-20:

• Dylan Addae-Wusu, St John’s – has not practiced yet, questionable for opener (ankle)
• Marcus Carr, Texas – the Minnesota transfer has received a waiver to be eligible for the fall, began his career at Pitt
• Julian Champagnie, St John’s – had his first full practice Monday (wrist surgery)
• Dylan Disu, Texas – not yet a full practice participant (knee) but still hopeful to start the season
• Mason Faulkner, Louisville – did not scrimmage Friday, still working way to game speed (ankle)
• Allen Flanigan, Auburn – looking at a potential mid-December return (Achilles surgery)
• CJ Fredrick, Kentucky – has not yet been cleared for full contact (leg), has been non-contact since September
• Zach Freemantle, Xavier – is still in a walking boot
• PJ Horne, Georgia – is out for the season after surgery for knee injury in practice
• Puff Johnson, North Carolina – did not scrimmage Friday, still recovering from toe injury from last season
• Walker Kessler, Auburn – has returned to practice full-speed (concussion)
• Adam Miller, LSU – is reportedly expected to miss the season after a knee injury, he appeared to confirm the news on social media
• Brandon Newman, Purdue – was active in the scrimmage last weekend after an ankle issue the end of September
• Malik Williams, Louisville – is back healthy for the fall (ankle)
• Wisconsin – Lorne Bowman (lower body) and Chucky Hepburn (upper body) were both still out of practice Wednesday but are getting close to returning
• Gabe Wiznitzer, Louisville – will be out 4 weeks with a broken hand

Transfer Updates from Oct 19-20:

• Anthony Mason Jr, Florida International – transfers to Lane College – 3.3 ppg

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The Core Four – four key updates from Oct 15-18

1. Georgetown F Tre King, an Eastern Kentucky transfer was announced to have not met conduct expectations and is not enrolled in classes at Georgetown and will not be on the team this season. King averaged 14.9 ppg at EKU, and along with Kaiden Rice (The Citadel) was one of two high profile transfers the Hoyas had brought in this season, and was certainly in line to have been a starter.
2. Wyoming G Kenny Foster was in a walking boot and did not participate in their Saturday scrimmage. back on October 9th he was reported to have an ankle issue and was in a boot then as well with the report he had “popped an ankle”. I’ve not seen any details on the potential timeline for return, but Foster averaged 9.1 ppg and started 12 of the 17 games he played in last season.
3. For Wisconsin, C Chris Vogt is practicing and scrimmaged, so the Cincinnati transfer big man appears to be good to go after a May shoulder surgery. The Badgers however had G Lorne Bowman (lower body) and G Chucky Hepburn (upper body) for the Sunday scrimmage with what were described as minor injuries.
4. UConn F Tyler Polley and G Rahsool Diggins did not participate in the Saturday scrimmage. Polley is dealing with an ankle injury and is a week away from returning, while Diggins has a knee injury and is a week or two away. Polley averaged 7.5 ppg last season, and Diggins is an incoming freshman.

With the season just weeks away there were not any new transfer destinations announced over the past few days, and I doubt we see too many more between now and the start of the season other than perhaps some players who were in the portal who signed with lower level teams and it’s not yet been publicized they are on rosters.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Oct 15-18:

• Lorne Bowman, Wisconsin – did not scrimmage Sunday, lower body, called minor
• Eli Brooks, Michigan – is in walking boot, called precautionary, not expected to miss any games
• Rahsool Diggins, UConn – did not scrimmage Friday (knee), a week or two away from returning
• Kenny Foster, Wyoming – did not scrimmage Saturday (walking boot)
• Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin – did not scrimmage Sunday, upper body called minor
• Chaunce Jenkins, Wichita State – did not scrimmage Saturday, hyperextended his knee in practice
• Tre King, Georgetown – the Eastern Kentucky transfer (14.9 ppg) did not meet conduct expectations, he is not enrolled in classes and will not be on the team
• Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming – did not scrimmage Saturday
• Kevin McCullar, Texas Tech – did not scrimmage Saturday
• Tyler Polley, UConn – did not scrimmage Friday (ankle), a week away
• Terrence Shannon, Texas Tech – did not scrimmage Saturday
• Morris Udeze, Wichita State – did not scrimmage Saturday, shoulder
• Chris Vogt, Wisconsin – scrimmaged on Saturday (shoulder surgery)

Transfer Updates from Oct 15-18:

• N/A

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The Core Four – four key updates from Oct 12-14

1. Texas F Dylan Disu, a Vanderbilt transfer, has not yet practiced full-contact as he works his way back from February knee surgery. Disu started all 17 games he played last season for the Commodores, averaging 15.0 ppg and 9.2 rebounds.
2. Xavier F Zach Freemantle was described as week to week and is in a walking boot. He was Xavier’s leading scorer and rebounder last season with 16.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg.
3. Vanderbilt C Liam Robbins has been sidelined to this point with foot issues, but he is expected to ramp up his activity next week. Robbins, a Minnesota transfer, was the Golden Gophers second leading scorer last season averaging 11.7 points but only played in 23 of their 29 games as he dealt with foot issues near the end of the season.
4. Butler got two pieces of good news, as Aaron Thompson (shoulder) and Christian David (knee) have both been fully cleared for the season. Thompson averaged 10.4 ppg last season and led the team with 4.7 assists, while David was limited to 1.8 ppg in eleven games.

Notable names in the transfer portal included Cashius McNeilly (Texas A&M, decommit from TCU), and Xavier Foster (Iowa State, dismissed from program).

Announcing transfer destinations were Justin Hemsley (Hawaii to Azusa Pacific), Vinnie Viana (Tennessee-Martin to Montevallo) and DJ Mitchell (FIU to Valdosta State).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Oct 12-14:

• Keyshawn Bryant, South Carolina – limited in practice Tuesday (knee)
• Christian David, Butler – has been fully cleared for the season (knee)
• Dylan Disu, Texas – has not yet practiced full-contact after February knee surgery, is optimistic to play in the opener but may still be working his way back
• Zach Freemantle, Xavier – in a walking boot, week to week
• AJ Griffin, Duke – Coach K shared that Griffin is off crutches (dislocated knee) but still has a lot of rehab in front of him (last weekend the timeline was shared to likely be 4-6 weeks)
• James Hampshire, UNLV – the Pacific transfer had his left arm in a sling at practice
• Dieonte Miles, Xavier – is practicing after knee issues last season
• Jack Nunge, Xavier – is practicing but is not yet full-contact (meniscus)
• Ohio State – Kyle Young and Justin Ahrens were both limited in practice Thursday, called a little banged up but not long term
• Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt – will begin ramping up basketball activities next week after being sidelined (foot)
• Aaron Thompson, Butler – has been fully cleared for the season (shoulder)
• Elijah Tucker, Xavier – the freshman forward will redshirt this season, is working his way back from an undisclosed illness
• Morris Udeze, Wichita State – did not scrimmage Tuesday (shoulder) as a precaution, should be available for Saturday scrummage
• Rashad Williams, Saint Louis – Oakland transfer received a waiver to play this season – 13.6 ppg, began career at Cleveland State

Transfer Updates from Oct 12-14:

• Xavier Foster, Iowa State – enters the portal after recent dismissal from the team – 4.0 ppg
• Justin Hemsley, Hawaii – transfers to Azusa Pacific – 3.8 ppg
• Cashius McNeilly, Texas A&M/TCU – announced a transfer to TCU but then decommitted in late August, is now back in the portal
• DJ Mitchell, FIU – transfers to Valdosta State – 4.6 ppg
• Vinnie Viana, Tennessee-Martin – transfers to Montevallo – 4.4 ppg

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