The UW Huskies men’s basketball program has landed a big-time transfer who reportedly has the highest-known valuation of NIL deals in college hoops this season.
It is the highest-known NIL package in college basketball, and it is a bit of a surprise that it comes from a school such as Washington.
Utah State transfer Great Osobor picked Washington over Louisville and Texas Tech, and he's expected to land in Seattle with a Name, Image and Likeness valuation of more than $2 million.
The ball is now in the Louisville men's basketball program's proverbial court as it pertains to landing their current biggest transfer portal target. Former Utah State forward/center Great Osobor is no longer considering Kentucky as a transfer destination, his agent told Forbes Sports' Adam Zagoria.
Osobor is also considering Louisville and others. Mark Pope is making moves in the Kentucky Basketball frontcourt. According to On3’s Joe Tipton, Kentucky will get a visit from Utah State Aggies forward Great Osobor next week.
Great name. Mark Pope has been a busy man since being hired by the Kentucky Wildcats. Now that he’s had a full week on the job, Pope’s coaching staff is rounding into form, and he’s been traveling across the country meeting with transfer recruits.
Two of the biggest names in the transfer portal. Mark Pope continues to thoroughly vet the NCAA transfer portal, contacting seemingly everyone who’s in it.
Here are 10 notable men's college basketball players looking for new destinations.
According to Verbal Commits, more than 1,600 Division I players have entered the transfer portal this year — nearly 30% of all DI men’s college basketball players.
Utah State star forward Great Osobor entered the transfer portal Wednesday and also plans to test the NBA draft waters, according to reports. Osobor was the Mountain West Player of the Year in his one season with the Aggies.
The final week of the regular season has concluded. Which players stood out? The Mountain West regular season has concluded, and the final week of the season was full of exciting games and epic finishes.
Utah State will try to maintain its best record in 13 years when the No. 17 Aggies visit San Diego State in a Mountain West Conference game Saturday afternoon.
Utah State delivered a miracle finish on Saturday, complete with a five-point play, to keep the nation's longest streak alive. The No. 16 Aggies now will look to improve their impressive streak to 16 straight wins when they take on New Mexico in a Mountain West showdown on Tuesday night at Albuquerque, N.M.
"Great" isn't just the first name of Utah State's leading scorer. It's an applicable description of how the Aggies have played during a 13-game winning streak that has propelled them into the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week at No.
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