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While the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season officially ended on April 8 in Glendale, Arizona, the past two months of roster machinations have been busier than the previous five months of games. Between the coaching carousel, NBA draft decisions, high school recruitments, the transfer portal — especially the transfer portal — and the extra year of eligibility for seniors, the personnel movement around the country has been endless.
Keeping track of the comings and goings has become borderline impossible, but that’s where we come in. As we’ve done the past couple of years, we’re sharing all of our roster changes research.
Some of the classifications are self-explanatory, but here’s a quick refresher on others.
We’ve got Pat Kelsey breaking down his defensive philosophy in question one (shoutout, Seedy K), something we never got from Kenny Payne in two years. We’ve also got players openly talking about how good we’re going to be defensively and how everyone is here with the goal to win a championship.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — J’Vonne Hadley, Chucky Hepburn and Ryne Smith all played in the NCAA Tournament last season.
They have all played on teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 at points in their established careers. They’re not blank slates.
Hadley had two teammates from Colorado taken in the first 18 picks of the NBA Draft Wednesday night. The Buffaloes went 13-7, finishing third in the Pac-12.
“It’s a very mature team,” Smith said. “Most of us have one year left. You kind of get this vibe that everybody’s in it to win and that’s the most important thing.
“We’ve all got one year. This is it for all of us. We want to make a run in the NCAA Tournament. That’s kind of the goal in mind throughout every work out and every day.”
“It’s been amazing,” Hadley said. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, especially because a lot of us only have one year here.
“The energy has been one of a kind. I’ve played four years in college and this is the type of energy that I haven’t experienced yet. So I’m grateful for this energy and I’m grateful to be here with everybody.”
