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Trojans WireUSC transfer target D.J. Wagner will visit John Calipari and Arkansas
D.J. Wagner visiting Arkansas suggests the Razorbacks, not USC, are the likely favorite to land him.
HawgBeatArkansas to host Kentucky transfer D.J. Wagner
Head coach John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks will host Kentucky transfer D.J. Wagner this weekend for a visit.
- The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
Illini fill roster need with 7-1 Croatian
May 7—CHAMPAIGN — The Big Ten isn't quite the last bastion for 7-footers in college basketball, but it's a close thing. There are 31/2 times as many players 7-foot or taller on Big Ten rosters than the Big East or SEC. The Big Ten also has as many 7-footers as the ACC and Big 12 teams combined. Eight of the Big Ten's current 14 7-footers will be new to the conference in the 2024-25 season. ...
- Dayton Daily News, Ohio
Obi Toppin: A brief history of his signature dunk
May 7—Obi Toppin has performed his signature between-the-legs dunk many times over the last six seasons — but never on a bigger stage in an important game than the one he had Monday. Toppin, the former Dayton Flyers star now in his fourth season in the NBA, brought out the dunk in the final minute of the third quarter against his former team, the New York Knicks, in Game 1 of the Eastern ...