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  • Tennessee State picks up forward Ronald Jessamy

    Tennessee State coach Penny Collins added his ninth transfer by doing some re-recruiting. Ronald Jessamy Jr., a 6-8 forward who played at Mount St. Mary’s in Maryland last season committed to the Tigers. Collins recruited Jessamy out of high school when he played at Rossview High in Clarksville and Palmetto Ridge High in Florida. Jessamy…

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  • Vanderbilt adds ’22 McDonald’s All-American Kijani Wright

    If there’s a type of player in the transfer portal that Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington should take a chance on it’s Kijani Wright. Wright, a 6-9 forward, is a former McDonald’s All-American who is transferring from Southern Cal to Vanderbilt. The problem is he did very little in two seasons at Southern Cal, averaging 2.1…

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  • TSU adds forward Antoine Lorick, guard Justice Jackson

    Tennessee State is getting close to filling out its roster as coach Penny Collins added his seventh and eighth transfers. Both players were substitutes at their previous schools, Antoine Lorick, a 6-7 forward who played at Navarro JC in Texas; and Justice Jackson, a 6-1 guard who played at UT Martin. Lorick, from Augusta, Ga.,…

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  • Vanderbilt lands transfer from Clemson Alex Hemenway

    If Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington wants a veteran presence, he got one Tuesday with guard Alex Hemenway who has already played five seasons at Clemson. He only played five games last season which means he’s able to use his final season at Vanderbilt. Hemenway is a 6-4 guard who averaged 5.3 points per game in…

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  • Lipscomb adds Air Force transfer Kellan Boylan

    Lipscomb added some needed depth with Kellan Boylan, a 6-7 swingman who played at Air Force the last two seasons. After playing in only six games as a freshman, Boyland started 28 games for a 9-22 team last season. He averaged 7.2 points and 5 rebounds while shooting 48.3 percent. He connected on 41.9 percent…

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  • Lipscomb adds shooter Miles White from Rockhurst

    Rockhurst shot pretty much the same amount of three-pointers as Lipscomb did last season with White taking 147 and making 44.2 percent. By way of comparison, Lipscomb’s top three-point shooter from last season was A.J. McGinnis, who took 194 and converted 39.7 percent. McGinnis transferred to Wichita State. Rockhurst finished 12-16 last season and the…

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  • Vanderbilt loses forward Van-Allen Lubin to the portal

    On the final day to enter the transfer portal, there was one last gut punch for Vanderbilt fans. Ven-Allen Lubin, the 6-8 forward who could have been a key performer for Mark Byington’s first team, put his name in, according to several reports including Rivals. Rivals also reported that he did it with a do-not-contact…

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  • TSU adds guard from Charleston, forward from Tulsa

    With only two returning players from last season, Tennessee State coach Penny Collins continued to rebuild his roster by adding two transfers, guard Khalil London and forward Carious Williams. London, a 6-3 guard who was in the rotation of an NCAA Tournament team at the College of Charleston. London, originally from Long Island in New…

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  • Lipscomb picks up Jacksonville guard Gyasi Powell

    Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff has turned to a familiar foe to add some depth to his depleted roster. Gyasi Powell, a 6-3 guard, is transferring to Lipscomb from Atlantic Sun rival Jacksonville. Jacksonville had a down season in 2023-24 before surprisingly advancing to the ASUN tournament final before losing to Stetson. As a redshirt junior,…

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  • Rhode Island’s Brandon Weston transfers to Tennessee State

    Tennessee State got some more much needed roster help when Brandon Weston, a 6-6 forward from Rhode Island, announced his commitment to the Tigers. According to 247sports, Weston, who’s from Brooklyn but played his final high school season at Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, was the 70th-ranked player in the class of 2021. He went to…

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I’m Joe Sullivan, former sports editor of The Boston Globe and college basketball diehard. We’re here to talk Nashville hoops: Belmont, Lipscomb, MTSU, TSU and Vanderbilt.

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