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The world of college athletics has not been the same since the transfer portal and NIL took center stage. We know that. But for the first time since this came into play, the Ole Miss men’s basketball program is seeing the ramifications. Belmont transfer Malik Dia and rising sophomore Eduardo Klafke are the only two […]

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The world of college athletics has not been the same since the transfer portal and NIL took center stage. We know that. But for the first time since this came into play, the Ole Miss men’s basketball program is seeing the ramifications.

Belmont transfer Malik Dia and rising sophomore Eduardo Klafke are the only two returning players for Coach Beard. It is equally important and impressive.

The Rebels graduated nine seniors while seeing John Bol and Robert Cowherd hit the portal.

Keeping Dia and Klafke was huge for Ole Miss but the task of replenishing an entire roster and maintaining the same level of success is daunting.

So what does the new look Ole Miss hoops roster look like?


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Niko Bundalo – 6’10” F

Niko is the highest rated recruit in Rebel history on 24/7 and a McDonald’s All-American.

The skilled big man is a nice piece alongside Malik Dia as both can score on all three levels. Expect Bundalo to have a massive impact early on despite the heavy number of transfers.

Patton Pinkins – 6’5” G

Patton is the son of Ole Miss assistant coach Al Pinkins, but that is not why he is on the roster. Pinkins is a top 100 recruit on most major recruiting sites. A guard with great size that is one of the best long range shooters in the class of 2025.

Tylis Jordan – 6’9” F

Jordan is four star top 50 prospect out of Georgia. The presence of Bundalo, Dia and a few transfers is going to make it difficult for Jordan to find the floor his freshman season.

Transfers

Travis Perry – 6’1” Sophomore, Kentucky

– All time leading scorer in Kentucky high school history. 7th most points in high school history nationwide. 2025 Mr. Basketball in Kentucky and two-time Gatorade Player of the Year.

AJ Storr – 6’5” Senior, Kansas

– Former 4 star, Second Team All Big Ten 23-24, Wooden Award Watch List

James Scott – 6’11” Junior, Louisville

Koren Johnson – 6’1” Junior, Louisville

– #1 player in Washington in 2022

Corey Chest – 6’7” Sophomore, LSU

– Former four star, #2 player in Missouri

Augusto Cassia – 6’8” Junior, Butler

Kezza Giffa – 6’1” Senior, High Point

– 1,000 point scorer, 1st team All Big South (23-24)

Ilias Kamardine – 6’4” Senior, France

– FIBA U20 MVP

Hobert Grayson – 6’5” Senior, Ouachita Baptist

– DII All American

A major difference in the composition of next year’s roster is the significantly smaller number of seniors on the roster. It seems as if a focus of the roster was getting guys like Malik Dia who may stay more than one season.

This could be the most talented Ole Miss roster in program history, only time will tell if Coach Beard and his staff can make the pieces fit.

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Mark Richt cuts it up with ex-UGA QB Carson Beck’s on his NIL pay

Carson Beck and Mark Richt both won a lot of games in Sanford Stadium with Georgia football. Richt was the Bulldogs coach from 2001-15. Beck was quarterback on the team from 2020-2024, the last two seasons as starter. Soon after Richt was fired, he landed at Miami, his alma mater. Beck’s season ended in the […]

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Carson Beck and Mark Richt both won a lot of games in Sanford Stadium with Georgia football.

Richt was the Bulldogs coach from 2001-15.

Beck was quarterback on the team from 2020-2024, the last two seasons as starter.

Soon after Richt was fired, he landed at Miami, his alma mater.

Beck’s season ended in the SEC championship win over Texas last December when he sustained a UCL injury to his right elbow that required surgery.

He pulled his name out of the NFL Draft and transferred to Miami, where he hit it big in NIL in what some believe is around $4 million.

Richt, now an ACC Network analyst, had jokes about that on Tuesday, July 22, when Beck made the rounds at ACC media days in Charlotte.

“You were at Georgia, went to Miami. I was at Georgia, went to Miami,” Richt said on the ACC Network set. “The only difference is you got paid more than I did.”

Beck smiled at that.

“I don’t know about that,” he said.

“If you go year by year, I think you got me by about a million,” Richt said.

Richt got an $800,000 raise after the 2014 season to bring his total pay to $4 million entering what turned out to be his final season in Athens. That made him the fifth-highest paid SEC coach at the time.

Georgia paid him a $4.1 million buyout after his time at Georgia ended and he was paid more than $4 million in his final year at Miami in 2018.

Beck spoke Tuesday about his departure from Georgia but it was unclear exactly how things went down.

Gunner Stockton helped Georgia rally to the SEC championship win. Beck came in on the last play and handed the ball off for the game-winning score.

Bryan Fischer of SI.com asked Beck if coach Kirby Smart said Georgia wanted him back in 2025.

“Yeah, absolutely, those conversations were had,” Beck said.

But he told Jacksonville radio station 1010XL when they asked him about fans moving on to Stockton, “I was at a school for five years and that’s kind of the route that they chose. It is what it is, but I’m here at Miami now. Excited to get started.”

Beck spoke highly of his time at Georgia on Tuesday.

“I’m just so appreciative and thankful of my time there at the University of Georgia,” Beck said on ESPN’s SportsCenter. “We were able to play in some of the biggest games imaginable, right? To win two national championships have two rings, play in SEC championships, things of that sort. …Being able to take all those different pieces and parts and ultimately bring it to this university and share it with the guys around me, I think will hopefully have a significant impact.”





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Operations Coordinator, Men’s Soccer in Providence, RI for Brown University

Details Posted: 22-Jul-25 Location: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Full-time Categories: Coaching Coaching – Soccer Sector: Collegiate Sports Required Education: 2 Year Degree Internal Number: REQ203358 Brown University Athletics and Recreation is currently seeking candidates for the Operations Coordinator, Men’s Soccer position. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the Ivy League, our intercollegiate […]

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Posted: 22-Jul-25

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

Type: Full-time

Categories:

Coaching

Coaching – Soccer

Sector:

Collegiate Sports

Required Education:

2 Year Degree

Internal Number: REQ203358

Brown University Athletics and Recreation is currently seeking candidates for the Operations Coordinator, Men’s Soccer position. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the Ivy League, our intercollegiate athletics program consists of 34 varsity teams with approximately 1,000 athletes who participate within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA-D1).

The Operations Coordinator reports to the Head Coach, Men’s Soccer and is responsible for the coordination and organization of the day-to-day operation of the Brown Men’s Soccer program. This position assists the Head Coach in all phases of the daily operations and promotion of a Division I intercollegiate men’s soccer program.

  • Associate’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

  • 1-2 years related experience in soccer (collegiate playing, coaching or operations); Division I experience preferred.

  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication (verbal and written) and computer skills, necessary.

  • Experience planning and organizing team travel, preferred.

  • High attention to detail, necessary.

  • Demonstrated ability to interact positively with student-athletes, parents, alumni, colleagues and the public.

  • Strong commitment to the welfare of student-athletes.

  • Ability to independently coordinate multiple tasks at one time.

  • Basic proficiency in Excel, Word, internet and email capabilities.

  • Social media experience, helpful.

  • Prior experience with video editing software, helpful.

  • Knowledge and understanding of, and commitment to comply with, NCAA, Ivy League and University rules and regulations.

 

All division employees are required to demonstrate exemplary ethical conduct and conformance to NCAA rules and regulations; the duties of the position are to be performed in compliance with all NCAA, Ivy League rules and regulations; and any rules violations on behalf of themselves or any knowledge of violations within the division are to be reported to the compliance office and appropriate parties. Employees in coaching positions must receive annual rules education on NCAA legislation related to recruiting by the compliance office and maintain current AED/CPR and First Aid certification (certification is available at no cost through the Division).

 

The successful candidate for this position will be required to complete a criminal background and DMV checks satisfactory to Brown University prior to commencing employment.

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Founded in 1764, Brown University is a nonprofit leading research university, home to world-renowned faculty, and also an innovative educational institution where the curiosity, creativity and intellectual joy of students drives academic excellence.

Located in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the Ivy League, our intercollegiate athletics program consists of 34 varsity teams with approximately 1,000 athletes who participate within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA-D1).


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Sun Belt reuniting with Louisiana Tech a ‘no-brainer’ in realignment age – Crescent City Sports

NEW ORLEANS – College football’s future is oligarchy. Conference realignment, NIL and the transfer portal crush the little guy. Entering its 25th season on the gridiron, the Sun Belt Conference should be Flat Stanley. And yet, it keeps frolicking forward. The “Fun Belt” is bringing back the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, no later than July 1, […]

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NEW ORLEANS – College football’s future is oligarchy.

Conference realignment, NIL and the transfer portal crush the little guy.

Entering its 25th season on the gridiron, the Sun Belt Conference should be Flat Stanley. And yet, it keeps frolicking forward.

The “Fun Belt” is bringing back the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, no later than July 1, 2027. Tech is the latest in a series of additions this decade, including Southern Miss, James Madison, Old Dominion and Marshall.

After 13 seasons in Conference USA, Louisiana Tech will plug a gap soon to be left by the Texas State Bobcats. They’re departing for the Pac-12, a Frankenstein-ed version of its former self that will kick off in 2026.

With Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” tuning up his optimism at Tuesday’s Sun Belt Football Media Day, conference commissioner Keith Gill instilled trust in Tech to continue a culture of growth in the face of chaos.

“The Sun Belt Conference foundation is built on schools with passionate fanbases, great football tradition, tradition of success in other sports, and proximity that creates regional rivalries,” Gill said in his opening statement. “Louisiana Tech allows us to be better in each of these areas.”

Gill noted that it’s an “open question” when the Bulldogs will officially become a member but that their return bodes extremely well for the Sun Belt’s future.

“It speaks to the strength of our conference,” Gill said. “It allows us to keep our momentum.”

Found almost immediately as Texas State’s replacement, Tech breathes new, logical life into the Group of Five. It has rich lineage with many current Sun Belt programs, and its football team is on a succinct upward trajectory.

Under coach Sonny Cumbie, the Bulldogs went 5-7 and snuck into a bowl game last season.

Led by Preseason Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year linebacker Kolbe Fields, Tech has sound defensive foundations and an aggressive team-building approach that fits well in the SBC.

Throughout a process of not wanting to rust, the SBC found Ruston.

“We started very broad and then ended up in a place where that just made a ton of sense and was a no-brainer,” Gill said.

Louisiana Tech annually taking on in-state foes significantly warps the Sun Belt’s outlook as a whole. Clashes with Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe and Southern Miss will return to the highly competitive West division after hiatuses that ranged from brief to a quarter-century.

It’s been 25 years since UL Monroe’s played the school just 30 minutes down the road. Coach Bryant Vincinent is admirably rounding the Warhawks into form as the battle for I-20 looms.

“When I stepped foot on campus, the first day, I heard about LA Tech, the rivalry,” Vincent said. “If we’re going to really rebuild this program and get it to where it needs to be, we need to play LA Tech.

“Northeast Louisiana needs the LA Tech and ULM rivalry to come back. It’s going to bring back fans, it’s going to bring back energy, it’s going to bring back passion. We’ve got a lot of respect for the guys up north, the guys in Ruston, but I can tell you this, we’ll have a plan to wreck Tech too, because that’s what everybody wants.”

After winning the Sun Belt West with a 9-4 campaign, coach Michael Desormeaux’s Ragin’ Cajuns are ready to rekindle their flames up north. UL and LA Tech have not met since 2015, and the Cajuns have not defeated the Bulldogs since 1996.

Now, they’ll have a chance to reshape a Louisiana football ecosystem that better caters to local fans.

On a grander scale, it keeps the Fun Belt eternally entertaining on its rise to national prominence.

“That’s what our conference has done such a good job of,” Desormeaux said. “You’ve created all these regional divisions where the matchups matter to people … I don’t see any scenario where it’s not good for all of us.”



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Texas A&M's armageddon NIL stat is a wake

Texas A&M is sending a message to the rest of college sports that they aren’t here to play around. Following the news breaking down of Texas A&M fully committing to inserting scholarships in each sport, this is the making for what could be an extreme competitive advantage down the road. After Texas A&M landed some […]

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Texas A&M's armageddon NIL stat is a wake

Texas A&M is sending a message to the rest of college sports that they aren’t here to play around. Following the news breaking down of Texas A&M fully committing to inserting scholarships in each sport, this is the making for what could be an extreme competitive advantage down the road.

After Texas A&M landed some key recruits over the offseason, the Aggies are putting money where their mouths are. Now, Texas A&M is making noise not just in college sports, but they are also breaking the bank in the world of professional sports.

NIL has no doubt changed the landscape for college athletes to make millions, and according to Alex Miller of The Eagle (subscription required), the Aggies spent $51.4 million on NIL payments in men’s and women’s sports in the past year.

Aggies athletes are making more than the MLB’s Miami Marlins

It’s important to take this stat with a grain of salt, at the same time as eye-popping. Have we ever seen this before with student-athletes? No. We also have to consider that the Marlins are just one team with a 26-man payroll. The Aggies, on the other hand, have hundreds of athletes in all sports who are getting some green.

The NIL money is a breaking point for college athletes, and of course, for Texas A&M sports. If it weren’t for the news of scholarship offers for every roster position, the Aggies might not have landed guys like Bryce Perry-Wright, Brandon Arrington, KJ Edwards, and Jordan Carter. Even though the Ags missed out on No. 1 overall recruit Lamar Brown, the school is still making noise by reeling in some big fish.

This also goes to show that even though MLB tops college football in ratings, every weekend inside Hard Rock Stadium is filled to capacity, whether it’s for the Miami Dolphins or the Miami Hurricanes. The Marlins might receive support on television, but in a plethora of scenarios, the bodies in the stadium don’t reflect those ratings.

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Auburn raids SEC foe for new assistant general manager

Auburn can’t recruit? Guess again.  The Tigers are fortifying their personnel and recruiting staff at the onset of a critical year for Hugh Freeze, FootballScoop has learned.  Sources for the past few days told FootballScoop that Auburn was pursuing Arkansas’s Jovon Hubbard for an upper-level off-the-field position within the Tigers’ football program. Now, that deal […]

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Auburn can’t recruit? Guess again. 

The Tigers are fortifying their personnel and recruiting staff at the onset of a critical year for Hugh Freeze, FootballScoop has learned. 

Sources for the past few days told FootballScoop that Auburn was pursuing Arkansas’s Jovon Hubbard for an upper-level off-the-field position within the Tigers’ football program.

Now, that deal is complete — with a signed contract, FootballScoop has learned. Hubbard is exiting his director of football personnel role in Sam Pittman’s Arkansas program to become the assistant general manager of Auburn football, where he will take on a key role in Freeze’s program and work underneath the well-regarded Will Redmond, a former FootballScoop Player Personnel Director of the Year.

It’s a reunion of sorts for Freeze and Hubbard, who previously worked together across three seasons at Liberty.

Hubbard additionally has some NFL chops on his resumè; he participated in NFL internship programs with both the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons. He had been a key member of Pittman’s Arkansas personnel organization for some two years.

The impending addition of Hubbard is a strong hire for Auburn, which has been scrutinized for its current very deliberate pace on the recruiting trail; the Tigers have 11 current commitments, according to 247Sports and including their highest-rated pledge, Jaquez Wilkes, who joined the class Monday. Four-star quarterback Peyton Falzone also committed less than a month ago, signaling some momentum on the trail for the program.

Additionally, in recent days, multiple sources told FootballScoop that Auburn isn’t done bolstering its personnel, recruiting and scouting staff; the Tigers have had in-depth conversations with a notable NFL executive this month, FootballScoop has learned.

The Tigers open their 2025 season Friday, Aug. 29, at Big 12 Conference member Baylor; they host a pair of Group of Five opponents the next two weeks before beginning SEC play Sept. 20 at Oklahoma. 



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WBB Excelling In The Classroom, Named WBCA Academic Top 25 Special Mention

ATLANTA — Committed to excellence on the court and in the classroom, North Carolina Women’s Basketball has earned the distinction from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as a 2024-25 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll Special Mention. Boasting a 3.532 overall grade point average as a team during the 2024-25 academic year, Carolina was one of […]

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WBB Excelling In The Classroom, Named WBCA Academic Top 25 Special Mention

ATLANTA — Committed to excellence on the court and in the classroom, North Carolina Women’s Basketball has earned the distinction from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as a 2024-25 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll Special Mention.

Boasting a 3.532 overall grade point average as a team during the 2024-25 academic year, Carolina was one of 55 Division I women’s basketball programs honored with a GPA of 3.5 or above.

UNC’s success in the classroom translated to the court, with the Tar Heels reaching their second Sweet 16 in four years and its 19th overall in program history. In the sixth campaign of the Courtney Banghart era, UNC tallied a Banghart best 29 wins for the most in a single season since 2012-13. 

A plethora of Tar Heels were recognized by the Atlantic Coast Conference for their academic prowess, with Lexi Donarski, Maria Gakdeng, Lanie Grant, Laila Hull, Reniya Kelly, Blanca Thomas, Ciera Toomey and Alyssa Ustby all named to the 2024-25 All-ACC Academic Team.

Stay up to date with the latest North Carolina women’s basketball news on X at @UNCWBB, Instagram @UNCWBB and Facebook at Carolina Women’s Basketball. 
 
 

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