College basketball’s elite have developed a new blueprint for career advancement, the simultaneous pursuit of NBA evaluation and transfer portal possibilities. As another draft season unfolds, a growing trend has emerged where athletes are simultaneously declaring for the NBA Draft while entering the transfer portal,

KU star Zeke Mayo and Clemson big Ian Schieffelin are among those who have no remaining eligibility but are in the portal

Two stars from last season’s Clemson basketball team are entering the transfer portal in a unique move intended to give them flexibility for a potential fifth year. Tigers starting guard Jaeden Zackery and forward Ian Schieffelin entered the transfer portal on Monday, The State has confirmed. The portal closes Tuesday.