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Jeff Borzello: NEWS: Illinois' Andrej Stojakovic has entered his name into the NBA draft, sources told ESPN, leaving open the option to return to the Fighting Illini. He was an All-Region selection during Illinois' run to the Final Four.

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Yahoo Sports: Michigan's Elliot Cadeau is declaring for the NBA Draft but will maintain his eligibility if he wants to return, per @DraftExpress.

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Jeff Goodman: Michigan big man Aday Mara is expected to declare for the NBA Draft, sources told @TheFieldOf68. The 7-2 native of Spain was terrific this past season, with a breakout season after two years at UCLA. Mara averaged 12.1 points, 6.8 boards and 2.6 blocks and is considered a potential lottery pick by NBA executives.

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Jon Rothstein: Sources: Michigan's Morez Johnson has declared for the 2026 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility. The 6-9 Johnson is currently projected to be a mid-first round pick. Averaged 13.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG last season & was a major part of the national title run.

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Shams Charania: Illinois freshman guard Keaton Wagler – ranked No. 5 in ESPN's Top 100 – has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, his agency ProMondo Sports tells me and @JeremyWoo. Wagler led the 28-9 Fighting Illini to the Final Four for the first time since 2005.

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Wisconsin star guard John Blackwell plans to enter the transfer portal while going through the NBA draft process, he told ESPN on Monday. Blackwell, who earned third-team All-Big Ten honors, immediately becomes the best guard to announce his portal intentions.

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The IG live video in question can be seen below, in which Ivey spoke at length about salvation, his past sins and why the game of basketball pales in comparison to the plans that God has for him and others in his Kingdom. “Y’all don’t take the word of God seriously,” Ivey lamented. “…The Lord is not going to say on Judgment Day, ‘What’s the updated score? What’s the score of Purdue Boilermakers? What’s the score of the Detroit Pistons? Jesus is not going to say that on Judgment Day. “He’s going to say, ‘What did you do for my Kingdom?'”

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When I reached out to nearly 20 NBA executives over the last few weeks, I got 44 names of players whom teams saw as first-round-quality prospects, including obvious ones like Dybantsa and Peterson, college veterans like Connecticut’s Alex Karaban and Purdue’s Braden Smith and even some off-the-radar freshmen.

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Purdue basketball is hosting Iowa State on Saturday in a battle of top 10 teams. In the crowd was a noticeable face to basketball fans in Indiana. Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton is in Mackey Arena on Saturday for the the game between the top-ranked Boilermakers and No. 9 Cyclones.

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Michael Scotto: The Utah Jazz and No. 53 pick John Tonje have agreed to a two-way contract, league sources told @hoopshype . Tonje was an All-American for the Wisconsin Badgers last season, averaging 19.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.

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