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I think you can also add in the question of how many are in there because their “agent” said they were better off entering.

I would imagine it is a mix of both. More so probably the players choosing to leave than the coach rescinding their scholarship

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https://x.com/BasketHoopz/status/2050110748077285609

https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/2050265368803819791

https://x.com/Shayj_05/status/2049943973783855588

https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/2050259283275841815

=>Updated players are in bold.

AKRON:

In (6):

PF Max Burton (from WMU)

SF Buddy Hammer, Jr. (from N. Texas)

SG Ty Pence (from Illinois St.)

PG Tahj Staveskie (from Incarnate Word)

SG Colin White (from tOSU) - Former Ohio Mr. Basketball

PG Exavier Wilson (from Kansas St.)

Out (6):

PF Rich Brisco→Rider

PG Conner Groce→TBD (Follow father to CoC?)

SG Bowen Hardman→TBD

SG Eric Mahaffey (Frosh ALL-MAC)→Cincy

SF Ognjen Stankovic→TBD

PG Sharon Young→WKU

BALL STATE

In (8):

PF Babatunde Durodola (from Temple)

PG Sean Blake (from Vermont)

PG Aaron Fine (from Purdue)

SG Javion Guy-King (from Central Arkansas)

PG Jazz Henderson (from Texas Tech)

SG Trey Lewis (from WMU)

C Jaden Smith (from St. Joseph’s)

CG K’Jei Parker (from UMass)

Out (10):

PG Devon Barnes→TBD (will need a waiver for an additional year)

SF Jai Anthony Bearden→TBD

SG Kody Clancy→TBD

PF Preston Copeland →Miami

C Zane Doughty→TBD

PG Alex Farley→TBD

PF Kayden Fish→Belmont

SG Davion Hill→San Diego

SG Elmore James, IV→TBD

SG Armoni Zeigler→Boston College

BGSU

In (5):

2G Tristan Beckford (from S. Florida)

2G Juan Cranford, Jr. (from EKU)

C Christ Essandoko (from S. Carolina)

G Zach Howell (from Drury U. - NCAA DII)

G Trey Simmons (from Frostburg St. - NCAA DII)

Out (6):

PG Alijah Adem→TBD

PG Javontae Campbell (MAC DPOY/MAC All-Defensive Team/1st Team All-MAC)→Attempting NBA as may be out of eligibility. Played in Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

PG Jason Kimbrough, Jr.→TBD

SG Jaxon Pardon→Indiana Tech (NAIA)

SG Justin Thomas→TBD

PF Mayar Wohl →TBD

BUFFALO:

In (7):

2G Dylan Ducommun (from NIU)

SF J.J. Frakes (from Oregon)

PF Boluwasefe “Shay” John (from Clark U. - NCAA DIII)

PF Antoine Lorrick, III (Tennessee St.)

PF Jalen Pitre (from Tennessee St.)

PG Drew Steffe (from SIU)

PG Mikkel Tyne (from Richmond)

Out (8):

PG Angelo Brizzi→TBD - may be out of eligibility

SF Travelle Bryson→TBD

PG Daniel Freitag (HM ALL-MAC)→Oregon St.

SG Omar Migues-Hibeljic→TBD

C Tim Oboh→Penn St.

SF Mikhail Pocknett→Gardner-Webb

CG Ryan Sabol (3rd Team ALL-MAC)→Providence

PF Aleksa Vlajic→Indiana St.

CMU:

In (2):

2G Jayden Hackett (from Milwaukee Area T.C. - JUCO)

C Brock Mendez (from Pima C.C. - JUCO)

Out (6):

C Kareem Aburashed→TBD

SG Tamario Adley→TBD - may be out of eligibility

SG Will Ashford→TBD

PG Jorden Brooks→TBD

PG Logan McIntire→TBD

F Kayden Nation→TBD

EMU

In (8):

SG Max Booher (from Quincy U. - NCAA DII)

PF Kilian Brockhoff (from William & Mary)

SG Jabri Fitzpatrick (from New Haven)

C Kaden Johnson (from Huntington U. - NAIA)

SG Jaiden Martin (from Parkland College - JUCO)

SF Emanuel Richards (from Longwood)

SF Omar Suleiman (from Lake Superior St. - NCAA DII)

SF Jordan Wright (from Oakland C.C. - JUCO)

Out (4):

PF Merrit Alderink→Ferris St. (NCAA DII)

PF Mbaye N’Diaye→TBD

PF Godslove Nwabude→Kent

SF Aidan Rubio→TBD

Entered Portal, But Staying (1)

PF Mohammad Habhad (Frosh ALL-MAC)→Staying

KENT

In (4):

PF Latif Diouf (from UT-Chattanooga)

PF Godslove Nwabude (from EMU)

PF Cameron Williams (from Portland)

PG Chansey Willis, Jr. (from Minnesota)

Out (10):

C Magnus Entenmann→Stetson

PG Aaron Foster→TBD

PF Delrecco Gillspie (1st Team ALL-MAC)→Houston

SG Rayvon Griffith→Cleveland St.

PG Omer Hamama→TBD

PF Drew Huffman→TBD

PF DeAndre Jones→Cleveland St.

PG Cian Medley→East Carolina

PF Rob Whaley, Jr.→TBD - may be out of eligibility

PG Jahari Williamson→Pepperdine

Decommitted (1)

SG Jaylen Smith (from ETSU)

UMASS

In (2):

C Abdullah Ahmed (from BYU)

PG Jordan Clayton (from Northwestern)

Out (4):

PG Donovan Brown→TBD - may be out of eligibility

F Bilal Osman→TBD

PF Charles Outlaw→TBD

CG K’Jei Parker→Ball State

MIAMI

In (3):

PF Preston Copeland (from Ball St.)

CG Stevie Elam (from Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

SF Rich Rolf (from YSU)

Out (4):

SF Brant Byers (2nd Team ALL-MAC)→Penn St.

SF Eian Elmer (2nd Team ALL-MAC)→Wisconsin

PG Trey Perry→Coastal Carolina

SG Pete Suder→TBD - may be out of eligibility

OHIO

In (2):

PG Kyler Daugustino (from IU Indy)

PG Kolton Mitchell (from Idaho)

Out (6):

CG Elijah Elliott→North Florida

PF Ayden Evans→Maine

SF Jordan Fisher→TBD

SF Aidan Hadaway→TBD - may be out of eligibility

SG J.J. Kelly→UTSA

PG Jackson Paveletzke→TBD - may be out of eligibility

TOLEDO

In (3):

SF Rich Barron (from Providence)

PG Sean Jones (from Marquette)

SG Angel Montas, Jr. (from UMass Lowell)

Out (5):

PG Leroy Blyden, Jr. (MAC FOTY/3rd Team ALL-MAC/Frosh ALL-MAC)→Kansas

PG Phoenix Glassnor→TBD

SF Tyler Ode→TBD

PF London Praytor→Montana St.

PG Sonny Wilson (2nd Team ALL-MAC)→S. Florida

WMU

In (9):

G Mason Bendinger (from UTSA)

SG Ramere Draper (from Claflin-NCAA DII)

SF Issac Finlinson (from Hawaii)

PG Julien Gomez (from UT-Rio Grande Valley)

SG Adam Harakow (from Wyoming)

C Janis Junemann (from BG Göttingen - (German Professional))

PF Augustinas Kiudulas (from Colorado St.)

CG (“The General”) Rob Lee, Jr. (from Lamar)

PG Jaylen Washington (from UT-Rio Grande Valley)

Out (13):

SG Sharod Barnes→Navarro College (JUCO)

SG Jayden Brewer→TBD - may be out of eligibility

PF Max Burton→Akron

PG Nicholas Errica→TBD

PG Jalen Griffith→TBD

SG Trey Lewis→Ball St.

CB EJ Ryans→TBD

C Junior Sileu→Nicholls St.

F Michael Sulaka→TBD

SG Brady Swartz →TBD

SG Carson Vis→N. Iowa

SF Hudson Ward→Idaho

SG Justice Williams→TBD - may be out of eligibility

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https://x.com/WMUMBB/status/2051699042833277021

https://x.com/portal_updates/status/2051699889294209492

https://x.com/BasketHoopz/status/2050803715154788571

https://x.com/AlexFarley2025/status/2049906024966967664

=>Updated players are in bold.

AKRON:

In (6):

PF Max Burton (from WMU)

SF Buddy Hammer, Jr. (from N. Texas)

SG Ty Pence (from Illinois St.)

PG Tahj Staveskie (from Incarnate Word)

SG Colin White (from tOSU) - Former Ohio Mr. Basketball

PG Exavier Wilson (from Kansas St.)

Out (6):

PF Rich Brisco→Rider

PG Conner Groce→College of Charleston (followed father)

SG Bowen Hardman→TBD

SG Eric Mahaffey (Frosh ALL-MAC)→Cincy

SF Ognjen Stankovic→TBD

PG Sharon Young→WKU

BALL STATE

In (8):

PF Babatunde Durodola (from Temple)

PG Sean Blake (from Vermont)

PG Aaron Fine (from Purdue)

SG Javion Guy-King (from Central Arkansas)

PG Jazz Henderson (from Texas Tech)

SG Trey Lewis (from WMU)

C Jaden Smith (from St. Joseph’s)

CG K’Jei Parker (from UMass)

Out (10):

PG Devon Barnes→TBD (will need a waiver for an additional year)

SF Jai Anthony Bearden→TBD

SG Kody Clancy→TBD

PF Preston Copeland →Miami

C Zane Doughty→TBD

PG Alex Farley→TBD

PF Kayden Fish→Belmont

SG Davion Hill→San Diego

SG Elmore James, IV→TBD

SG Armoni Zeigler→Boston College

BGSU

In (5):

2G Tristan Beckford (from S. Florida)

2G Juan Cranford, Jr. (from EKU)

C Christ Essandoko (from S. Carolina)

G Zach Howell (from Drury U. - NCAA DII)

G Trey Simmons (from Frostburg St. - NCAA DII)

Out (6):

PG Alijah Adem→TBD

PG Javontae Campbell (MAC DPOY/MAC All-Defensive Team/1st Team All-MAC)→Attempting NBA as may be out of eligibility. Played in Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

PG Jason Kimbrough, Jr.→TBD

SG Jaxon Pardon→Indiana Tech (NAIA)

SG Justin Thomas→TBD

PF Mayar Wol →TBD

BUFFALO:

In (7):

2G Dylan Ducommun (from NIU)

SF J.J. Frakes (from Oregon)

PF Boluwasefe “Shay” John (from Clark U. - NCAA DIII)

PF Antoine Lorrick, III (Tennessee St.)

PF Jalen Pitre (from Tennessee St.)

PG Drew Steffe (from SIU)

PG Mikkel Tyne (from Richmond)

Out (7):

PG Angelo Brizzi→TBD - may be out of eligibility

PG Daniel Freitag (HM ALL-MAC)→Oregon St.

SG Omar Migues-Hibeljic→TBD

C Tim Oboh→Penn St.

SF Mikhail Pocknett→Gardner-Webb

CG Ryan Sabol (3rd Team ALL-MAC)→Providence

PF Aleksa Vlajic→Indiana St.

CMU:

In (2):

2G Jayden Hackett (from Milwaukee Area T.C. - JUCO)

C Brock Mendez (from Pima C.C. - JUCO)

Out (6):

C Kareem Aburashed→TBD

SG Tamario Adley→TBD - may be out of eligibility

SG Will Ashford→TBD

PG Jorden Brooks→TBD

PG Logan McIntire→TBD

F Kayden Nation→TBD

EMU

In (8):

SG Max Booher (from Quincy U. - NCAA DII)

PF Kilian Brockhoff (from William & Mary)

SG Jabri Fitzpatrick (from New Haven)

C Kaden Johnson (from Huntington U. - NAIA)

SG Jaiden Martin (from Parkland College - JUCO)

SF Emanuel Richards (from Longwood)

SF Omar Suleiman (from Lake Superior St. - NCAA DII)

SF Jordan Wright (from Oakland C.C. - JUCO)

Out (4):

PF Merrit Alderink→Ferris St. (NCAA DII)

PF Mbaye N’Diaye→TBD

PF Godslove Nwabude→Kent

SF Aidan Rubio→TBD

Entered Portal, But Staying (1)

PF Mohammad Habhad (Frosh ALL-MAC)→Staying

KENT

In (4):

PF Latif Diouf (from UT-Chattanooga)

PF Godslove Nwabude (from EMU)

PF Cameron Williams (from Portland)

PG Chansey Willis, Jr. (from Minnesota)

Out (10):

C Magnus Entenmann→Stetson

PG Aaron Foster→TBD

PF Delrecco Gillspie (1st Team ALL-MAC)→Houston

SG Rayvon Griffith→Cleveland St.

PG Omer Hamama→TBD

PF Drew Huffman→TBD

PF DeAndre Jones→Cleveland St.

PG Cian Medley→East Carolina

PF Rob Whaley, Jr.→TBD - may be out of eligibility

PG Jahari Williamson→Pepperdine

Decommitted (1)

SG Jaylen Smith (from ETSU)

UMASS

In (2):

C Abdullah Ahmed (from BYU)

PG Jordan Clayton (from Northwestern)

Out (4):

PG Donovan Brown→TBD - may be out of eligibility

F Bilal Osman→TBD

PF Charles Outlaw→TBD

CG K’Jei Parker→Ball State

MIAMI

In (3):

PF Preston Copeland (from Ball St.)

CG Stevie Elam (from Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

SF Rich Rolf (from YSU)

Out (4):

SF Brant Byers (2nd Team ALL-MAC)→Penn St.

SF Eian Elmer (2nd Team ALL-MAC)→Wisconsin

PG Trey Perry→Coastal Carolina

SG Pete Suder→TBD - may be out of eligibility

OHIO

In (2):

PG Kyler Daugustino (from IU Indy)

PG Kolton Mitchell (from Idaho)

Out (6):

CG Elijah Elliott→North Florida

PF Ayden Evans→Maine

SF Jordan Fisher→TBD

SF Aidan Hadaway→TBD - may be out of eligibility

SG J.J. Kelly→UTSA

PG Jackson Paveletzke→TBD - may be out of eligibility

TOLEDO

In (3):

SF Rich Barron (from Providence)

PG Sean Jones (from Marquette)

SG Angel Montas, Jr. (from UMass Lowell)

Out (5):

PG Leroy Blyden, Jr. (MAC FOTY/3rd Team ALL-MAC/Frosh ALL-MAC)→Kansas

PG Phoenix Glassnor→TBD

SF Tyler Ode→TBD

PF London Praytor→Montana St.

PG Sonny Wilson (2nd Team ALL-MAC)→S. Florida

WMU

In (10):

SG Mason Bendinger (from USC Upstate)

SG Ramere Draper (from Claflin-NCAA DII)

SF Issac Finlinson (from Hawaii)

PG Julien Gomez (from UT-Rio Grande Valley)

SG Adam Harakow (from Wyoming)

WF Tanner Hayhurst (from Southern Utah)

C Janis Junemann (from BG Göttingen - (German Professional))

PF Augustinas Kiudulas (from Colorado St.)

CG (“The General”) Rob Lee, Jr. (from Lamar)

PG Jaylen Washington (from UT-Rio Grande Valley)

Out (13):

SG Sharod Barnes→Navarro College (JUCO)

SG Jayden Brewer→TBD - may be out of eligibility

PF Max Burton→Akron

PG Nicholas Errica→TBD

PG Jalen Griffith→TBD

SG Trey Lewis→Ball St.

CB EJ Ryans→TBD

C Junior Sileu→Nicholls St.

F Michael Sulaka→TBD

SG Brady Swartz →TBD

SG Carson Vis→N. Iowa

SF Hudson Ward→Idaho

SG Justice Williams→TBD - may be out of eligibility

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https://x.com/3pointaaron/status/2052068189203312859

https://x.com/3pointaaron/status/2050796684620222871

=>Updated players are in bold.

AKRON:

In (6):

PF Max Burton (from WMU)

SF Buddy Hammer, Jr. (from N. Texas)

SG Ty Pence (from Illinois St.)

PG Tahj Staveskie (from Incarnate Word)

SG Colin White (from tOSU) - Former Ohio Mr. Basketball

PG Exavier Wilson (from Kansas St.)

Out (6):

PF Rich Brisco→Rider

PG Conner Groce→College of Charleston (followed father)

SG Bowen Hardman→TBD

SG Eric Mahaffey (Frosh ALL-MAC)→Cincy

SF Ognjen Stankovic→TBD

PG Sharon Young→WKU

BALL STATE

In (8):

PF Babatunde Durodola (from Temple)

PG Sean Blake (from Vermont)

PG Aaron Fine (from Purdue)

SG Javion Guy-King (from Central Arkansas)

PG Jazz Henderson (from Texas Tech)

SG Trey Lewis (from WMU)

C Jaden Smith (from St. Joseph’s)

CG K’Jei Parker (from UMass)

Out (10):

PG Devon Barnes→TBD (will need a waiver for an additional year)

SF Jai Anthony Bearden→TBD

SG Kody Clancy→TBD

PF Preston Copeland →Miami

C Zane Doughty→TBD

PG Alex Farley→TBD

PF Kayden Fish→Belmont

SG Davion Hill→San Diego

SG Elmore James, IV→TBD

SG Armoni Zeigler→Boston College

BGSU

In (5):

2G Tristan Beckford (from S. Florida)

2G Juan Cranford, Jr. (from EKU)

C Christ Essandoko (from S. Carolina)

G Zach Howell (from Drury U. - NCAA DII)

G Trey Simmons (from Frostburg St. - NCAA DII)

Out (6):

PG Alijah Adem→TBD

PG Javontae Campbell (MAC DPOY/MAC All-Defensive Team/1st Team All-MAC)→Attempting NBA as may be out of eligibility. Played in Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

PG Jason Kimbrough, Jr.→TBD

SG Jaxon Pardon→Indiana Tech (NAIA)

SG Justin Thomas→TBD

PF Mayar Wol →TBD

BUFFALO:

In (7):

2G Dylan Ducommun (from NIU)

SF J.J. Frakes (from Oregon)

PF Boluwasefe “Shay” John (from Clark U. - NCAA DIII)

PF Antoine Lorrick, III (Tennessee St.)

PF Jalen Pitre (from Tennessee St.)

PG Drew Steffe (from SIU)

PG Mikkel Tyne (from Richmond)

Out (7):

PG Angelo Brizzi→TBD - may be out of eligibility

PG Daniel Freitag (HM ALL-MAC)→Oregon St.

SG Omar Migues-Hibeljic→TBD

C Tim Oboh→Penn St.

SF Mikhail Pocknett→Gardner-Webb

CG Ryan Sabol (3rd Team ALL-MAC)→Providence

PF Aleksa Vlajic→Indiana St.

CMU:

In (2):

2G Jayden Hackett (from Milwaukee Area T.C. - JUCO)

C Brock Mendez (from Pima C.C. - JUCO)

Out (6):

C Kareem Aburashed→TBD

SG Tamario Adley→TBD - may be out of eligibility

SG Will Ashford→TBD

PG Jorden Brooks→TBD

PG Logan McIntire→TBD

F Kayden Nation→TBD

EMU

In (8):

SG Max Booher (from Quincy U. - NCAA DII)

PF Kilian Brockhoff (from William & Mary)

SG Jabri Fitzpatrick (from New Haven)

C Kaden Johnson (from Huntington U. - NAIA)

SG Jaiden Martin (from Parkland College - JUCO)

SF Emanuel Richards (from Longwood)

SF Omar Suleiman (from Lake Superior St. - NCAA DII)

SF Jordan Wright (from Oakland C.C. - JUCO)

Out (4):

PF Merrit Alderink→Ferris St. (NCAA DII)

PF Mbaye N’Diaye→TBD

PF Godslove Nwabude→Kent

SF Aidan Rubio→TBD

Entered Portal, But Staying (1)

PF Mohammad Habhad (Frosh ALL-MAC)→Staying

KENT

In (4):

PF Latif Diouf (from UT-Chattanooga)

PF Godslove Nwabude (from EMU)

PF Cameron Williams (from Portland)

PG Chansey Willis, Jr. (from Minnesota)

Out (10):

C Magnus Entenmann→Stetson

PG Aaron Foster→TBD

PF Delrecco Gillspie (1st Team ALL-MAC)→Houston

SG Rayvon Griffith→Cleveland St.

PG Omer Hamama→TBD

PF Drew Huffman→TBD

PF DeAndre Jones→Cleveland St.

PG Cian Medley→East Carolina

PF Rob Whaley, Jr.→TBD - may be out of eligibility

PG Jahari Williamson→Pepperdine

Decommitted (1)

SG Jaylen Smith (from ETSU)

UMASS

In (2):

C Abdullah Ahmed (from BYU)

PG Jordan Clayton (from Northwestern)

Out (4):

PG Donovan Brown→TBD - may be out of eligibility

F Bilal Osman→TBD

PF Charles Outlaw→TBD

CG K’Jei Parker→Ball State

MIAMI

In (3):

PF Preston Copeland (from Ball St.)

CG Stevie Elam (from Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

SF Rich Rolf (from YSU)

Out (4):

SF Brant Byers (2nd Team ALL-MAC)→Penn St.

SF Eian Elmer (2nd Team ALL-MAC)→Wisconsin

PG Trey Perry→Coastal Carolina

SG Pete Suder→TBD - may be out of eligibility

OHIO

In (2):

PG Kyler Daugustino (from IU Indy)

PG Kolton Mitchell (from Idaho)

Out (6):

CG Elijah Elliott→North Florida

PF Ayden Evans→Maine

SF Jordan Fisher→TBD

SF Aidan Hadaway→TBD - may be out of eligibility

SG J.J. Kelly→UTSA

PG Jackson Paveletzke→TBD - may be out of eligibility

TOLEDO

In (3):

SF Rich Barron (from Providence)

PG Sean Jones (from Marquette)

SG Angel Montas, Jr. (from UMass Lowell)

Out (5):

PG Leroy Blyden, Jr. (MAC FOTY/3rd Team ALL-MAC/Frosh ALL-MAC)→Kansas

PG Phoenix Glassnor→TBD

SF Tyler Ode→TBD

PF London Praytor→Montana St.

PG Sonny Wilson (2nd Team ALL-MAC)→S. Florida

WMU

In (10):

SG Mason Bendinger (from USC Upstate)

SG Ramere Draper (from Claflin-NCAA DII)

SF Issac Finlinson (from Hawaii)

PG Julien Gomez (from UT-Rio Grande Valley)

SG Adam Harakow (from Wyoming)

WF Tanner Hayhurst (from Southern Utah)

C Janis Junemann (from BG Göttingen - (German Professional))

PF Augustinas Kiudulas (from Colorado St.)

CG (“The General”) Rob Lee, Jr. (from Lamar)

PG Jaylen Washington (from UT-Rio Grande Valley)

Out (13):

SG Sharod Barnes→Navarro College (JUCO)

SG Jayden Brewer→TBD - may be out of eligibility

PF Max Burton→Akron

PG Nicholas Errica→TBD

PG Jalen Griffith→TBD

SG Trey Lewis→Ball St.

CB EJ Ryans→TBD

C Junior Sileu→Nicholls St.

F Michael Sulaka→TBD

SG Brady Swartz →TBD

SG Carson Vis→N. Iowa

SF Hudson Ward→Idaho

SG Justice Williams→TBD - may be out of eligibility