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Here are a few moves that caught my eye this morning as I wait to see where some former Illini are going.
- Center Julius Halaifonua transfers from Georgetown to Oklahoma State. I had heard that the 7'1'' sophomore center might be an option for North Carolina with Henri Veesaar off to the NBA Draft, but that will not be happening.
- Center Cade Bennerman transfers from Northwestern to North Carolina. Talk about a move up for Bennerman, who will try to help replace Veesaar.
- Forward Jaylin Stewart transfers from UCONN to SMU. From Seattle, Stewart drew some interest from Gonzaga from what I read, but ends up with Andy Enfield's Mustangs. Stewart was starting for UCONN at the beginning of the year before eventually going to the bench.
- Shooting guard Nolan Groves transfers from Texas Tech to Minnesota. Niko Medved has added transfers from the Red Raiders, North Carolina and Michigan (x2).
- Forward Frances Folefac transfers from Siena to Syracuse. Folefac joins Gavin Doty and Tasman Goodrick to leave Sienna and go with former Saints' Head Coach Gerry McNamara to the Orange. Folefac had some nice moments against Duke during the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
- Guard Jayden Reid transfers from Northwestern to Memphis. Reid had a couple of big games for the Wildcats this past season. Penny Hardaway hopes that will be the case for Memphis, which also added shooting guard Luke Almodovar from Southeast Missouri State yesterday.
- Guard Laymen McGrady transfers from Oral Roberts to Wagner. I did not know Tracy McGrady's son was playing in college basketball.
- Forward James Brown transfers from North Carolina to Howard. Bison Head Coach Kenny Blakeney has to be happy getting a former Tar Heel, even though Blakeney played for Duke back in the day.
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