Portal prizes remaining

The NBA released its official list of early entrants to the 2023 NBA Draft on Tuesday. The final tally? 242 players, down from 283 the year before and down significantly from the 353 who submitted names in 2021.

Again, players have until May 31 to withdraw if they want to retain their college eligibility.

Let's get to Tuesday's other news.

1. Top players left in the transfer portal

The transfer portal closes on May 11, giving players about two weeks to make a change for their futures.

A lot can happen in two weeks. Put another way, a lot better happen in two weeks. Because of the more than 1,400 in the portal, less than 600 have picked a school, per Evan Miya's database.

There are still plenty of impact players available, too.

Evan highlighted the remaining 5-star players in his database (dunno if Andre Curbelo belongs on this list).

A couple of them are expected to make decisions in the coming days (such as Jaylon Tyson to Cal and Arterio Morris to Kansas, among others). Hunter Dickinson and Max Abmas have soaked up much of the media attention (for good reason), but it'll be interesting to see where some of these other impact players land.

Especially if we cross-reference those players with a Top 20 ranking from SI's Kevin Sweeney.

Someone like former Florida State wing Matthew Cleveland — reportedly choosing among Auburn, Missouri and Miami — could be a prime example of a new location ensuring he flourishes into the type of player FSU thought it had in the former 5-star prospect.

It's also fascinating to see some of the experienced big men on this list, such as former Oklahoma State center Moussa Cissé and ex-San Diego State forward Keshad Johnson. Both would be fabulous additions to any team, whether they need big men or just good players.

One of the scoring wings on Sweeney's list, RaeQuan Battle (Montana State), is similarly positioned as a guy who could step into most programs rigavery anderson

ht away and either start or be the first man off the bench as a scoring option.

Simas Lukosius might be the best fit for any program, though. A 6-7 wing who hit 37.8 percent from beyond the arc? Sounds like the ideal player in today's game.

Notable Portal moves from Tuesday:

• Jacob Groves (Oklahoma) to Virginia

• Shawn Phillips (LSU) to Arizona State

• Robbie Beran (Northwestern) to Virginia Tech

• Tafara Gapare (UMass) to Georgia Tech

• Cam Hayes (LSU) to East Carolina

2. Who likes their Big Ten schedule?

While dates, times and TV information won't be announced until closer to fall, the Big Ten released its 2023-24 men's hoops opponents on Tuesday. Each school will play a 20-game schedule. Seven schools will play each other twice, and the remaining six opponents just once.

It's a little early to get worked up over wins and losses — that's what Twitter is for — considering how many unknowns each team has when it comes to their rosters. Plus, breaking down schedules in April is just asking for a self-induced migraine.

So let's turn to someone who can plug things into their computer for that work.

Any team that plays Penn State and Minnesota twice gets a theoretical boost. That's Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern and Ohio State. If Zach Edey returns, I'd expect Purdue to push Michigan State for the regular-season crown, though.

BONUS! When each Big Ten school breaks down its part of the schedule, how creative was the design they released on social media? Greg Waddell has thoughts in this thread.

3. Dan Hurley's #humblebrag

Er, hold on. Nobody uses that term anymore. Thanks a lot, Elon.

Anyway, this is quite the flex by UConn coach Dan Hurley in a feature from The Athletic's Dana O'Neil:

Most of the article is about what's next for UConn after its fifth national title. There are more fun nuggets, such as Hurley and his wife, Andrea, stopping to take a photo with a "National Champion" banner or how fans greeted Donovan Clingan around the state.

But few things will top Hurley not fielding a call from the President. An opportunity like that only comes around once in a lifetime. Or more, depending on how many more titles the Huskies win...

C'mon back, Oscar

Oscar Tshiebwe's been tremendous while at Kentucky. He's been the NPOY, a two-time All-American, and grabbed just about every rebound in sight. So why would he think about returning for a third season in Lexington? Rob Dauster lays out a compelling case.

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