Live now: The Eye On College Basketball Podcast with Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander. The guys are talking about a variety of portal decisions and are leading on UConn, which has built up a top-five roster less than a month after winning a second straight national🏆youtube.com/watch?v=xus2rA…

News from our Matt Norlander: John Calipari just got his first big splash in the portal in landing Tennessee big Jonas Aidoo. Intra-SEC movement! cbssports.com/college-basket…

Now, the intriguing part here is w/ Koby Brea, who previously put out a finalist list of Duke/UConn/Kansas/UNC/Kentucky. With the other four no longer recruiting Brea, Kentucky is absolutely in the driver's seat and lined up to land the highly coveted 3-point specialist.

At this point, UConn is purely wait-and-see on Alex Karaban's stay-or-go NBA decision. Karaban (whose projected draft range is ~25-50) would be a top-20 player in CBB heading into the season if he came back. UConn also recently got a huge commitment from 5⭐️ frosh Liam McNeeley.

Some notable portal news here connected to multiple blue bloods: After landing SMC transfer Aidan Mahaney, I'm told UConn's no longer recruiting top-tier Dayton transfer Koby Brea. All indications are Dan Hurley has finalized his backcourt/wing group and isn't adding anyone else.

When it's Monday

North Carolina is up to No. 3 in Version 15.0 of Gary Parrish’s Top 25 And 1.

Florida Atlantic transfer Vlad Goldin is headed to Michigan Men's Basketball.

He averaged 15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds last season for FAU.

NEWS: Wake Forest transfer Andrew Carr committed to Kentucky, he just announced on social media. That's a huge addition for Mark Pope's roster. Carr's a 6-10 big man who shot 37% from 3 last season. Will start at the 4 for Kentucky next season.

POLL:

Yes or no: A 2024-25 First Team All-American will be a transfer from the 2024 offseason, a la what Dalton Knecht did last season after going from Northern Colorado to Tennessee?

Presenting: The 2023-24 CBS Sports All-Transfer Team in men's college basketball, led by our Transfer of the Year, Tennessee Basketball' Dalton Knecht.

Here were the top five from this past season, as compiled by David Cobb and Matt Norlander.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: The 2024-25 CBS Sports preseason Top 25 And 1 has been updated to reflect recent developments.

Version 14.0

1. Kansas
2. Houston
3. Iowa State
4. North Carolina
5. UConn
6. Duke
7. Gonzaga
8. Auburn
9. Alabama
10. Baylor
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UCLA is up to No. 21 in Version 14.0 of Gary Parrish’s Top 25 And 1 after Saturday’s commitment from Loyola Marymount transfer Dominick Harris.

The addition of five-star prospect Liam McNeeley has UConn up to No. 5 in Gary Parrish’s Top 25 And 1.

Notable transfer get for Mark Pope at Kentucky: San Diego State transfer Lamont Butler is joining the program, source tells CBS Sports. I believe this was first reported by Matt Jones. Butler famously hit the buzzer-beater in the 2023 F4 vs. FAU.

Hunter Dickinson is 🔙 Kansas Men’s Basketball

He averaged 17.9 points and 10.9 rebounds last season for the Jayhawks.

Here's a big one: Guard Dallin Hall — like teammate Richie Saunders — is returning to BYU after serious courtship from high-major programs, he just announced. That's a massive win for new Cougars coach Kevin Young.

Hall could be a breakout player in 2024-25.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: The 2024-25 CBS Sports preseason Top 25 And 1 has been updated to reflect recent developments.

Version 12.0

1. Kansas
2. Houston
3. Iowa State
4. North Carolina
5. Duke
6. UConn
7. Gonzaga
8. Auburn
9. Alabama
10. Baylor
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Tennessee is up to No. 18 in Gary Parrish’s Top 25 And 1.

Other changes:

In: Xavier
Out: Miami