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Arrogance and stupidity.

Just saw it online from the Corks event!!

Worth a look?

Player profile

• Position: Center
• Height: 6-10
• Weight: 231
• Class: Freshman
• Hometown: Ankara, Turkey
• High School:Tema Koleji

2023-24: Appeared in 20 games for the Pirates … Made his first career basket vs. FDU (Nov. 11) … Scored five points in 13 minutes of action against UAlbany (Nov. 15) … Recorded two points and one rebound against No. 23 USC (Nov. 23) … Scored two points vs. Villanova (Feb. 11) … Played four minutes and made a basket vs. UNLV in the NIT Quarterfinal (Mar. 27)

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped with Tema Koleji … Played for Turk Telekom of Turkish Super League’s U19 team … Averaged 14 points and nine rebounds in 34 minutes per game last season in 15 games with the Turk Telecom … His most impactful game with Turk Telecom was against Ege Asist Merkezefendi where he scored 18 points, dished out an assist and pulled down eight rebounds.

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Seton Hall Pirates​

Departed or expected to depart: Kadary Richmond (15.7 PPG), Al-Amir Dawes (15.0 PPG), Dre Davis (15.0 PPG), Dylan Addae-Wusu (8.6 PPG), Jaden Bediako (8.1 PPG), Elijah Hutchins-Everett (3.5 PPG), Jaquan Sanders (2.7 PPG), Malachi Brown (1.3 PPG), Arda Ozdogan (0.7 PPG), Sadraque NgaNga (1.1 PPG), JaQuan Harris

In limbo: None

Expected to return: Isaiah Coleman (5.4 PPG), David Tubek (0.8 PPG)

Incoming transfers: Scotty Middleton (4.4 PPG at Ohio State), Prince Aligbe (4.7 PPG at Boston College), Gus Yalden (redshirt at Wisconsin)

Incoming freshmen: Godswill Erheriene (four-star), Jahseem Felton (three-star)

Head coach: Shaheen Holloway

• Pete Thamel
• Dan Murphy

The NCAA's national office might be footing the bill for a settlement expected to be more than $2.7 billion in the landmark House v. NCAA lawsuit and other related antitrust cases, in hopes of reshaping and stabilizing the college sports industry, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Sources told ESPN this week that parties have proposed the NCAA's national office -- rather than its individual member schools or conferences -- would pay for the settlement of past damages over a period of 10 years. The NCAA payments would be paid to former college athletes who say they were illegally prevented from making money by selling the rights to their name, image and likeness.

The settlement would come with a corresponding commitment from conferences and schools to share revenue with athletes moving forward, sources said. The settlement would establish a framework for power conferences to share revenue with their athletes in the future. Sources have told ESPN that schools are anticipating a ceiling of nearly $20 million per year for athlete revenue share moving forward. (That figure is derived from a formula that's expected to be, per sources, 22% of a revenue metric that's still being discussed, which is set to be based on various revenue buckets. It would be up to the schools to share that much.)

The dollar value and timing, sources cautioned, is not set and could change due to the myriad variables involved in the case.

Steve Berman, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs, told ESPN he believes the House case is "the difference-maker" after more than a decade of legal battles chipping away at NCAA rules. Berman declined to comment on the specifics of the ongoing settlement talks but said the plaintiffs' leverage is growing as the case moves closer to trial.

"Our leverage is a big cannonball rolling down a hill and picking up speed," Berman said. "The longer they wait, the more they're going to have to pay. It's that simple."

The NCAA declined to comment.

Since a cadre of college sports and NCAA officials met plaintiffs' attorneys at the Hyatt Regency at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport on April 25, the details for potentially settling the House case have begun to be distributed to campuses. After interviews with more than a dozen college officials, industry sources and lawyers this week, ESPN has learned that many crucial details for a settlement remain unsolved, but both sides are making progress toward a deal that could serve as a catalyst for the new business model of college sports.

"They've got stuff on paper," said an industry source. "This is not just lawyers and commissioners meeting and having a cocktail. This snowball is moving downhill. The horizon on this is about a month."

Plaintiffs in the House case argue that the NCAA is breaking the law by placing any restrictions on how athletes monetize their name, image and likeness. The case is scheduled to go to trial in January. If the NCAA loses the case at trial, it could owe athletes more than $4 billion in damages.

Along with saving money, the NCAA is also motivated to settle in hopes of laying the groundwork for a system that could help them avoid future litigation. A settlement alone might not provide that protection without additional help from Congress or a collective bargaining agreement with athletes.

The NCAA and its conferences are defendants in at least two other federal antitrust cases that are challenging what remains of the association's amateurism rules. Those cases would also likely be resolved as part of the House settlement.

Earlier this month, the plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment, which asks the judge in the case to rule on several key arguments prior to trial. The hearing for summary judgment is scheduled for September, and a ruling in the plaintiffs' favor could continue to increase their leverage in a negotiation.

One outstanding issue in the potential settlement of the House case is whether a settlement would eliminate future antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and its schools.

"I'm very concerned about the fact that a settlement is really not a settlement," an industry source told ESPN concerning looming issues that need to be resolved before settling. "It doesn't have enough protections. If it were an all-encompassing settlement with congressional approval, I'd feel a lot better."

College sports leaders have been asking Congress to write a new federal law for several years that would, among other things, protect them from future litigation.

Sources told ESPN that some school officials are hoping that a House settlement could spur action on Capitol Hill. Several members of Congress who have worked on college sports-related legislation in recent years declined to comment on what impact a settlement might have on the creation of a new federal law.

As information has been brought back to campuses, the biggest concern is how protective the settlement would be from future antitrust lawsuits.

"You can't just settle the lawsuits," said another industry source. "You've got to be able to emerge with something in return, other than the settlement. If you don't have the requisite ability to structure the future, all we're going to do is shake hands and wait five minutes for the next filing. You don't want to be waiting for the next lawsuit here."

The good news: they are going to cap the amount that teams can pay their players.

The bad news: that "cap" is going to be $20 million.

Player profile

• Position: Center
• Height: 6-11
• Weight: 255
• Class: Junior
• Hometown: Orange, N.J.
• High School: utnam Science Academy (Conn.)
• Prev School: Austin Peay

2023-24: Appeared in 31 games for the Pirates … Shot a career-best 80.5 percent from the charity stripe … Recorded at least one block in eight games this season … Pulled in six boards in 17 minutes of action in the home win over FDU (Nov. 11) … Returned after a five-game absence against No. 6 Baylor, scoring four points and pulling down seven rebounds (Dec. 5) … Posted a season-best 14 points and seven rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting against St. John’s (Jan. 16) … Played a season-high 23 minutes against Georgetown, scoring nine points and grabbing seven rebounds (Feb. 7) … Tied a career-high with three blocks vs DePaul (Mar. 9).

2022-23 (Austin Peay): The only Governor to appear in all 31 games, also tied for a team-best 25 starts… Led Austin Peay in points (356), rebounds (169), field goals (135) defensive rebounds (122), made free throws (66) and blocks (19)… Third on the team in field-goal percentage (.480)… Scored in double-figures 18 times… Scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Purdue (Nov. 11)… Scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds and had a pair of assists in 20 minutes in the Govs’ home opener against Milligan (Nov. 14)… Registered his first of five 20-point performances in a 23-point, nine-rebound outing against Albany (Nov. 21) at the Greenlight Sunshine Slam, going 9-for-9 from the charity stripe… Scored in double-figures in eight-straight games from Nov. 30-Dec. 31… Had back-to-back 19-point, 6-rebound games against Western Kentucky (Nov. 30) and Tennessee State (Dec. 3). Added a career-high 10 free throws on 12 attempts against the Tigers… Hauled in a career-high five offensive rebounds in a nine-rebound game against Kentucky Christian (Dec. 6)… Recorded his first of two double-doubles with 17 points and 11 rebounds at Murray State (Dec. 16)… Made a career-best 10 field goals in a 24-point effort at Queens (Dec. 29) in the ASUN Conference opener – one point off his career high, set last season… Had 20 points and 11 rebounds on 7-fo-8 shooting in 25 minutes at Lipscomb… scored at least 10 points in five of the last seven games of the season, including 23 points against Queens (Feb. 4)

2021-22 (Austin Peay): Seventh player in program history to be named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year… The only freshman in program history to lead the team in scoring, rebounding and field-goal percentage… Appeared and started in all 29 games for the Govs ... led the team 12.3 points per game, registering a team-high 21 games in double figures ... led APSU at 6.8 rebounds per contest, registering seven games with double-digit rebounds ... scored 20 or more points in three games while having seven games with at least 10 rebounds ... led the Govs in scoring a team-high 11 times and the team in rebounds a team-high 14 times ... led the OVC with five OVC Freshman of the Week awards ... led APSU with a .510 field goal percentage, tallying 16 games shooting over 50 percent from the field ... registered six double-doubles to lead the Govs ... recorded a career-high 25 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Dayton ... was 9-of-10 from the field with four rebounds and 20 points at North Florida ... in a career-high 37 minutes, scored 20 points to go along with six rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting from the field against SIU Edwardsville ... earned final double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Eastern Illinois ... ended the regular season ranking fifth in the OVC in rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game ... ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA among freshmen in both scoring and rebounding.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut ... earned four-star ratings by both ESPN.com—which ranked him the No. 2 player in Connecticut for the 2021 class and the No. 20 center in the country—and Scout.com. 247Sports.com, which had him as the No. 35 center and No. 5 prospect from the state of New Jersey, where Hutchins-Everett starred at Immaculate Conception before spending his final two seasons at Putnam... attracted plenty of high-major recruiting attention, including Penn State, Rutgers, Miami, Villanova, Iona, Syracuse and Seton Hall... his junior season, averaged 8.4 points and 4.8 rebounds for the eventual national champion Mustangs... also was announced as a participant at the 2016 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team October mini camp.

PERSONAL: Elijah Amir Hutchins-Everett is the son of Duquan Everett and Sakinah Hutchins… Has one sibling: Jordan Carer… Born Nov. 23.

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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff Writer

Xavier transfer Desmond Claude, winner of the Big East's Most Improved Player award, has committed to USC, he told ESPN.

Claude becomes the Trojans' ninth transfer addition and 11th newcomer of the offseason, as new coach Eric Musselman moves closer to finalizing his first USC roster. Claude chose the Trojans after taking a visit to their campus last weekend.

"It honestly felt like a perfect fit from the first call," Claude said. "The academic support, basketball resources and basketball vision all seemed custom-made for me. Also, Coach Musselman has a proven track record over the past several years of helping big lead guards make the jump to being NBA-ready guards."

A 6-foot-6 guard, Claude was a late bloomer in the 2022 high school class, but his size and ability to score and create for others put him on the radar of high-major programs. He committed to Travis Steele at Xavier, then kept his pledge when Sean Miller took over following the coaching change. Claude showed flashes as a freshman, but his true breakout came this past season as a sophomore.

His scoring average jumped from 4.7 points to 16.6 points, while also grabbing 4.2 rebounds and distributing 3.2 assists per game.

Claude started the campaign with 25 points against Robert Morris and continued to produce, hitting double figures in scoring in all but three games the entire season. He scored 20 or more points on 12 separate occasions, including 36 against Georgetown in early March and 26 against Butler twice. His Xavier career ended with 30 points, five rebounds and five assists in an NIT loss to Georgia.

The Trojans badly needed a playmaker in the backcourt, and Claude should fill that void.

"The vision that Coach Musselman laid out for me blends perfectly with my playmaking ability, NBA aspirations and ongoing development as a lead guard," he said. "I'm excited to make the next big jump in my development and I'm especially excited to be a part of the USC family."

Claude joins a deep transfer class heading to USC, highlighted by Chibuzo Agbo (13.7 PPG at Boise State), Terrance Williams II (12.4 PPG at Michigan), Saint Thomas (19.7 PPG at Northern Colorado) and Josh Cohen (15.9 PPG at UMass). The nine-deep group of portal recruits will be joined by ESPN 100 freshmen Jalen Shelley (No. 50) and Isaiah Elohim (No. 55), both of whom had committed to Musselman at Arkansas.

Player profile

• Position: Guard
• Height: 6-5
• Weight: 186
• Class: Freshman
• Hometown: Fredericksburg, Va.
• High School: Word Of God Christian Academy (N.C.)

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 17 points per game as a senior playing for Alex Harris at Word of God Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Md. … A four-star recruit and the No. 16 combo guard in the class of 2023 according to 247 Sports ... Played for Team Loaded in his final season on the AAU circuit … Previously played with Team Melo he averaged 14.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists a game.

PERSONAL: Son of Jesse Coleman … Chose Seton Hall because he really liked the current players on the team it was a “new place, new environment, with good people”.

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Anyone else hear anything? Last time saw him at our NIT game and didn't hear a peep.

How are the powers at be not all over this creating an NIL opportunity? Portnoy even tweeted about bad call at end of game. All attention is good attention so hopefully Felt and NIL guys think outside the box.

Just checking. Is it true that the portal closes tonight? Just want to make sure we keep Isaiah Coleman.

I knew KR was leaving.....he is the one we needed to keep for next year.

It is obvious that he is going to have a monster year.

I think it's been mentioned elsewhere but it probably deserves its own thread. ESPN reported Monday that the NCAA is involved in "deep discussions" to reach a legal settlement in the antitrust class action lawsuit that has been filed. Notably, while it would settle the monetary claim for "back pay" (probably not the right term - it should be back-NIL), for former athletes, likely to be billions of dollars, the settlement would also include a framework for revenue sharing with athletes going forward.

"Sources indicated the top-end revenue share per school - once it's determined - would be in the neighborhood of $20 million annually ... Whatever number is set by the settlement, individual schools will be able to opt in to share revenue up to that number with their student athletes at their discretion. ... Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts, for example, recently told the Bryan-College Station Eagle that schools could be adding $15 million to $20 million to their budgets annually for what he termed "a new expense category" in college athletics".

Not sure with a proposed cap of $20 million that it leaves Seton Hall in any different position than it's in now! I think if a settlement is consummated consistent with what has been reported, it shows the compromised position that the NCAA is in right now. Can you imagine the NCAA agreeing to (1) pay billions in back-nil; (2) institute a $20 million dollar cap per school; and (3) obtain no concessions from the athletes on NCAA transfer limitations? And they'd probably tell you what a great win this is!

Thinking about all this craziness, in 10 years do we get to a period where the schools have a paid team that don’t have 4 year eligibility limits. Why even pretend to be student athletes? Many players are paid more that the NBA’s minor league players, who play in front of no fans. Let them stay and play and get paid. I’m not saying I want this,I still can’t believe how fast the train came off the rails.

Re a big man. Interesting name. I have said too much though. Hopefully announcement in next day or so

Hope all these players are ready. A whole new set of obligations, expectations and duties are on the way. Gone are the days of only worrying about no-show classes and wink and nod professors

Making free throws when preserving a lead and always foul on the floor in the last 10 seconds of a game up 3...hope the Knicks don't ask themselves in the next week what could have been

Looks like Dave Portnoy from Barstool discovered Bunny’s today per his Instagram story. Can’t wait to see what score he gave the pizza

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About two months ago I said I had very good news and when it broke I would detail it.

The fact of the matter was the news was two parts. One that just broke and the other to break most likely early summer.

The one that broke today, although it was announced much sooner than I expected was the naming of our new president. Many were having issues that this might take quite some time. It didn't, but again I did not expect it to break early April, although the hire does take place in early July.

Those I trust are ecstatic with the hire and they obviously know much more than I. So for now I will follow their lead.