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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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Texas Tech hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 2007. In fact, the Red Raiders haven't even posted a winning season since they made the NIT field in 2010. And they only managed 8 total victories this past season. But they did make a relatively big splash -- at least in terms of name recognition -- when they hired Tubby Smith in early April. Can he turn the program around?

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Indiana spent much of last season as the favorite to at least make the Final Four -- if not win it all. But a rough outing against Syracuse in the Sweet 16 put an end to those hopes, and a number of key contributors are now on their way out. What can we expect from the Hoosiers in 2013-14?

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UPDATE: Memphis transfer Antonio Barton will announce where he'll finish his college career later this week, according to a report today.

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Dave Telep nailed it. While many people were projecting Indiana as the winner of the Theo Pinson sweepstakes on Wednesday, Telep projected North Carolina to be the slight favorite over the Hoosiers.

On Wednesday, despite Indiana's best efforts to lure him to Bloomington, Pinson opted to stay home and play for the Tar Heels. Here's what that means for Roy Williams' squad.

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Tarik Black's decision this week to transfer to Kansas will force another one of his suitors, Duke, to go with a small lineup this season.

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So much attention regarding LSU basketball these days is on its incoming class of talented big men and the expectations that it'll help replenish an under-manned frontcourt. Perhaps overlooked is the news Tuesday that two members of the backcourt have decided to remain in Baton Rouge after rumors of their departure in recent weeks.

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Nearly two weeks ago, it looked like a done deal: Marshall's talented transfer DeAndre Kane was set to finish his college career at Pitt, choosing the Panthers over USC.

Fast-forward to today, and things have changed.

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