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As we noted yesterday, Michigan is returning some key players next season -- perhaps none more pivotal than Glenn Robinson III. And they'll be joined be a very solid crop of incoming freshmen.

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At the moment, our own Chad Ford has Kelly Olynyk ranked as the No. 16 overall prospect on his big board. And he projects him to slip a little to the Indiana Pacers at No. 23 in his latest mock. Given what that club has been able to do in these playoffs -- including a thrilling overtime contest with LeBron and Miami last night -- that wouldn't be a bad place for a young player like Olynyk to land. Is it possible he might be worth a higher pick though?

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At the start of the 2012-13 college season, Cody Zeller seemed well on his way to being a top three pick in this summer's NBA draft. In fact, many experts believed he might even go No. 1 overall. That feeling has changed considerably though, and now the big man out of Indiana is fighting just to stay in the lottery.

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Vanderbilt basketball added somebody today that could significantly alter the path of the program in the future. It wasn't a high-impact recruit or a transfer this time, though. The Commodores hired Harvard assistant coach Yanni Hufnagel, who is one of the key pieces responsible for the Crimson's rise to the national stage in recent years.

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We've written before how 2014 PG Chris Chiozza's (Memphis, Tenn./White Station) commitment to Florida impacts other players in the 2014 class, most specifically 2014 No. 11 Leron Black (Memphis, Tenn./White Station). It appears, though, that the Chiozza commitment also affects Florida's chances at landing another 2014 point guard, four-star Brandone Francis (Jacksonville, Fla./Arlington Country day).

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UConn big man Enosch Wolf's suspension from the basketball program has been lifted and it's still unclear exactly what his role will be with the team in 2013-14. The reason the future is cloudy is because the Huskies now have zero scholarships available with the news of fifth-year guard Lasan Kromah's transfer from George Washington.

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Signs point to Northwestern being the early leader for 2014 four-star point guard Marcus Bartley (Decatur, Ill./MacArthur).

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Seton Hall looks to be the frontrunner for 7-foot big man Blaise Mbargorba, the Southern Methodist transfer who redshirted his freshman year at SMU due to a preseason shoulder injury. Mbargorba, a New Jersey native, was a four-star prospect and ranked as the 20th best center in the Class of 2012.

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Losing a talent like Isaiah Canaan is going to impact a program. There's simply no way around it. The gifted point guard averaged 19.0 points and 3.6 assists per game as a junior in 2011-12, then went ahead and improved on those numbers (21.8 and 4.3) as a senior. His quickness, strength and impressive shooting range are making him a hot commodity with the NBA draft right around the corner. And those assets made him an absolutely dynamic weapon at the college level.

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Despite the fact that Wooden Award winner Trey Burke is on his way to being one of the top picks in the upcoming NBA draft, there's still plenty of buzz surrounding Michigan as a contender to watch next season. Mitch McGary is a major reason why, in addition to a recruiting class that ranks No. 12 in the nation and boasts three ESPN 100 prospects.

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Ben McLemore had an amazing 2012-13 campaign. After learning the ropes of the college game during his redshirt year in 2011-12, he electrified the Kansas offense as a freshman. When the dust had settled, he was averaging 15.9 points per game, hitting nearly half his field goals (49.5 percent) and had emerged as a viable outside threat as well. If not for a crazy run late in the second half of the Sweet 16 game by Trey Burke and Michigan, the Jayhawks could have found themselves making a very deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

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UPDATE: As we noted last week, Tim Hardaway Jr. is someone to keep an eye on as the draft approaches. Many pundits have him sitting just outside the top 30 on their draft boards, but he seems intent on finding his way into the first round. Our own Chad Ford has him slated to go to the Denver Nuggets at No. 27 overall in his newest mock. And, as Adam Zagoria writes, Hardaway's strong performance at the combine -- as well as the overall lack of three-point artists available in this year's draft -- are two factors that are certainly working in his favor.

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Following knee surgery today, Will Yeguete is likely looking at four months of recovery time. Assuming all goes well, that puts him in line to be ready to start playing basketball again right around late September -- just in time for the start of Florida's practice schedule.

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No one helped their draft stock more down the stretch of the 2012-13 college season than Trey Burke. He continued his impressive Player of the Year season on the game's biggest stage in March, leading Michigan to the National Title game -- and nearly helping them win the whole thing. Scouts took notice and moved him up draft boards as one of the best point guards available.

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