Ron Holland decommitted from Texas on Friday and is set to reopen his recruitment.

Holland is the No. 2 ranked player in the 2023 class.

"While this has been a difficult process, I have decided to decommit from University of Texas and reopen my recruitment. Texas will still be one of my top schools of choice," wrote Holland on social media.

Holland initially chose the Longhorns over Arkansas and UCLA.

Texas also lost top-50 recruit A.J. Johnson earlier in the month. 

Former top overall recruit Emoni Bates has entered the 2023 NBA Draft as an Early Entry Candidate. Bates began his college career at the University of Memphis before transferring and playing his sophomore season at Eastern Michigan.

With the Eagles, Bates averaged 19.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He started all 30 games for Eastern Michigan this season after playing in 18 games with 13 starts as a freshman at Memphis.

Bates is projected to go in the second round in most mock drafts. He will be one of the younger players in the 2023 draft, as Bates only turned 19 in late-January of this year.

Mikey Williams pled not guilty to multiple felony charges related to a shooting at his home on Thursday.

Williams, who is set to play for Memphis next season, is currently free on a $50,000 bond.

Williams is facing five charges of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of firing into an occupied vehicle from an incident last week.

Williams could get up to 28 years in prison if convicted on all charges. 

The NBA and NBPA have agreed to major changes to the draft process as part of its new collective bargaining agreement.

Beginning in 2024, all invited players will be required to attend and participate in the NBA draft combine or be ineligible to be drafted until the "first subsequent draft for which the player attends and fully participates."

Participation will include league medical examinations, sharing of medical history and biomechanical and functional movement testing, as well as strength and agility testing, shooting drills, performance testing and anthropometric measurements. 

This represents a significant shift in favor of NBA teams that have long lobbied for this rule change. Agents of elite prospects have regularly strategized to keep medical information away from franchises they have perceived as less appealing.

Players who are physically unable to participate, because of playing with a FIBA club still in-season, family tragedy, the birth of a child, or an injury, as determined by the medical director of the combine, will be required to complete components at a later date. 

The second major change that will be instituted in the new CBA involves doing away with automatic eligibility for high school or collegiate players who sign professional contracts with entities such as G League Ignite, Overtime Elite (OTE) or the Australian NBL.

In the past, players who signed with such entities would be automatically eligible for the subsequent NBA draft, regardless of whether they were interested in doing so or not, provided they were turning 19 in that calendar year.

Former Auburn player Chance Westry transferred to Syracuse on Monday.

Westry was ESPN's No. 39 prospect for the 2022 class.

"I believe in what Coach Autry is building. He and his staff sold me on their level of commitment to helping me develop into the player I want to be. He knows that I'm coming in ready to work and hopefully help us get to the tournament and make a run," said Westry of incoming coach Adrian Autry.

Westry picked Syracuse over Creighton, St. John's, Seton Hall and Penn State.

The Atlanta Hawks will hire Mike Brey as an assistant coach on the staff of Quin Snyder next season.

Brey stepped down as Notre Dame's coach after the end of this past season following 23 years at the school.

Snyder and Brey have known each other for 30 years.

Former Washington State guard TJ Bamba transferred to Villanova on Friday.

"This gives me the best chance to reach my ultimate goal of playing in the NBA. Players in my mold like Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo have gotten drafted from Villanova and proven to be valuable pieces," said Bamba.

Bamba averaged 15.8 points in 32.2 minutes for Washington State last season.

Bamba is also currently getting feedback over the NBA draft process.

Mikey Williams was arrested on Thursday in San Diego on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.

Williams, who committed to Memphis for next season, is currently ranked the No. 34 prospect in his class by ESPN.

Williams paid a $50,000 bond and was released at 12:14 am on Friday. He is scheduled to make a court appearance on Thursday.

Williams is accused of violating California penal code Chapter 9, Section 245(a)(2), which involves "any person who commits an assault upon the person of another with a firearm."

The charge carries a maximum sentence of four years in jail.

Memphis released a statement, saying it was "aware of the situation and [is] gathering more information."

New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Ryan Pannone will become an assistant coach at Alabama under Nate Oats, reported ESPN.

Pannone was previously the G League head coach for the Pelicans for three seasons.

Pannone also interviewed for a head coaching job at South Florida this spring. 

Adama Sanogo plans to enter the NBA draft after leading UConn to the NCAA championship.

Sanogo is maintaining his college eligibility but is focused on staying in the draft.

"Thank you UConn," Sanogo wrote. "Thank you to the best fans in the country that have supported me from the first day I got to Storrs. Thank you to the incredible support and guidance from Coach Hurley and the staff. They invested the time and energy to making me a better player and person. Most importantly thank you to my family and support system that has always allowed me to focus on reaching my dreams and have sacrificed so much for me.

"I am so excited for the next stop on my journey and proud to announce that I will declare for the 2023 NBA draft and will stay focused on the process and giving myself every chance to hear my name called. I will always cherish my time at UConn and will always be my home away from home."

Sanogo is ranked No. 87 in ESPN's 2023 NBA draft rankings, slotting in as the No. 9 center in the draft.