NCAA Wiretap

Dusty May has agreed to leave Michigan to become head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. May led the Wolverines to the 2026 national championship and he exits the program several months later following the recruiting cycle. May previously was head coach of Florida Atlantic where he led the school to the 2023 Final Four.

May is the first college head coach to go directly to the NBA since John Beilein left Michigan to become head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

May will inherit a Mavericks' roster led by Cooper Flagg. 

Masai Ujiri parted ways with Jason Kidd as head coach soon after he was hired to run the basketball operations department. Kidd had $40 million over four seasons remaining on his contract.

The Mavericks also had interest in hiring Jon Scheyer away from Duke.

Jackson State named Kendrick Perkins as the general manager of the men's basketball team on Friday.

In addition to working in basketball, Perkins will also have a connection with the school's broadcast and journalism program. 

"I'm thankful for this opportunity to impact young lives and pour back into my community," Perkins told ESPN.

Jackson State, which went 12-21 last season, haven't made the NCAA Tournament since 2007.

The Dallas Mavericks have yet to fill their head coaching vacancy and one of the reasons is they have wanted to give Jon Scheyer ample time to consider leaving Duke for the chance to coach Cooper Flagg in the NBA.

While Scheyer may be intrigued by the opportunity, he has so far indicated he wants to stay with Duke as Mike Krzyzewski's successor.

Scheyer joined Duke as an assistant coach in 2014 at the end of his playing career and was elevated to head coach in 2022 upon the retirement of Krzyzewski.

Other known candidates include potential first-time NBA head coaches Houston Rockets assistant coach Royal Ivey, Toronto Raptors assistant Jama Mahlalela and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori. Terry Stotts, who was an assistant coach most recently with the Golden State Warriors, is a former NBA head coach under consideration. 

The Mavericks also have former Duke players Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively on their roster.

Ohio State guard L.J. Smith announced that he was reclassifying into the class of 2026 and will join the program this upcoming season.

Smith, a five-star recruit, was ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the 2027 class.

Smith will join fellow five-star recruit Anthony Thompson at Ohio State next year.

The Buckeyes will have a top-25 ranked recruiting class heading into the season. 

Italian center Luigi Suigo has withdrawn as an Early Entry Candidate from the 2026 NBA Draft. Suigo will now enroll and spend next season at Villanova.

The 7-foot-3 center played for KK Mega Bemax in Serbia last season. In 26 games, Suigo averaged 7.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and a block in 18.4 minutes per game.

Most mock drafts had Suigo rated as a late first-round pick. The hope is after a strong season at Villanova that the 19-year-old center will improve his stock for the 2027 NBA Draft.

Davion Thompson committed to Arkansas for the class of 2027 on Wednesday.

Thompson, who is the No. 27 recruit in the ESPN 100, selected Arkansas over Baylor, Michigan, and Vanderbilt.

Thompson said that his relationship with John Calipari made the difference.

"Coach Cal has done it at the highest level and for a long time. He has helped a lot of guards reach their goals," Thompson said. "Coach Cal is real. He's a great coach, he is honest, and he cares about his players on and off the court."

Thompson is Calipari's first recruit of the 2027 class. 

The Dallas Mavericks have had exploratory conversations with Jon Scheyer of Duke and Dusty May of Michigan for their head coaching vacancy. Scheyer recruited and coached Cooper Flagg at Duke.

Both Scheyer and May are entrenched in the college game at their respective schools, but there has still been outreach to determine whether there is any mutual interest.

Scheyer has maintained Duke's position as the preeminent collegiate program following the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski and the transitions into the NIL era.

May led the Wolverines to the national championship this past season in just his second year with the school after being hired from Florida Atlantic. 

Masai Ujiri is searching for a new head coach after parting ways with Jason Kidd.

Milan Momcilovic has committed to Kentucky over Louisville, giving the Wildcats their most significant roster addition of the offseason and providing third-year coach Mark Pope with a much-needed recruiting win. His NIL agreement with Kentucky is in the range of $6 million, making him one of the three or four highest-paid players in college basketball next season, sources told CBS Sports.

The 6-foot-8 forward from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, averaged 16.9 points and 3.1 rebounds at Iowa State while shooting 48.7 percent from three-point range, earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors during the Cyclones' 29-win season. He ranks second in CBS Sports' top 100 transfer rankings for the 2026 cycle.

Momcilovic withdrew from the NBA Draft last Wednesday despite holding a second-round commitment, sources said, narrowing his options to Kentucky, Louisville, Arizona, and St. John's. Arizona dropped out due to insufficient financial resources, sources said, while St. John's exited after landing former Baylor forward Tounde Yessoufou. 

Momcilovic's commitment follows center Malachi Moreno's decision on May 24 to return to Kentucky after exploring NBA Draft options, completing a pivotal eight-day stretch that substantially improved the program's outlook heading into 2026-27.

A career 42.7 percent three-point shooter, Momcilovic joins a projected starting lineup that also includes Moreno, transfer guards Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins, and returning forward Kam Williams. Momcilovic and Moreno alone will command more than $10 million combined in NIL compensation next season.

Panathinaikos forward Alex Samodurov committed to North Carolina, his agents Alex Saratsis and Giorgos Panou of Octagon told Jonathan Givony of Draft Express.

Samodurov averaged 5.1 points and 1.7 rebounds for Panathinaikos this season.

The 21-year-old will play under new coach Michael Malone next season.

Freshman center Malachi Moreno will withdraw his name from the NBA Draft and return to Kentucky next season.

Moreno was projected to be selected No. 36 by ESPN.

Moreno, who started 30 games, averaged 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds and was selected to the All-SEC Freshman Team.