Jeremiah Wilkinson generated tons of interest in the portal. (On3)
This week, a new bill proposes imposing a salary cap and limiting players’ ability to transfer schools; Arizona forward and probable first round pick Koa Peat maintained his position in the draft; and Vanderbilt point guard Tyler Tanner opted to not remain in the draft and instead return for his junior season. Other college basketball stories we’re tracking include…
Jeremiah Wilkinson Transfers Again
Since bottoming out in 2021-22 with a 6-26 mark, the Georgia Bulldogs have steadily built the program back into a tournament team, making it to the big dance in each of the last two seasons.
Georgia is still seeking its first March Madness win since 2014-15, but heading into 2026-27 it looks like a top 45 team.
In order to take the next step, the Bulldogs will have to find a way to overcome the loss of leading scorer and steal man Jeremiah Wilkinson. After spending his freshman season at Cal, the guard improved his shooting and became a bigger source of three-pointers in his lone campaign at Georgia, and will now move on to Arkansas.
Wilkinson was actually kind of quiet down the stretch and in the SEC tourney, but it’s hard to pin the Bulldogs opening round loss on him as he went off for 30 points, seven three-pointers and a couple of boards. What a way to go out.
Considering his offensive ability (which you can get a sense of in the video below), he drew a ton of interest in the portal from schools as prominent as Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and LSU. A Georgia native, Wilkinson was named to the 2026 NABC South Atlanta District First Team.
He has NBA draft first round talent, but will likely be held back by his height (6’1”). Still, John Calipari and the Razorbacks have landed a real good one in Wilkinson, who is not only capable of periodically filling the bucket, but is a stellar defender as well, as evidenced by his bounty of steals.
SMU’s Sleeper
Back in 2022-23, the Southern Methodist Mustangs won just 10 games. Since then, they’ve won 20, 24 and then 20 games, finally earning their way back into the NCAA tournament last season to snap an eight-year drought, although they got knocked out in the First Four.
Now, let’s not pull punches here. At +15000 to win the 2027 national championship as per FanDuel, SMU isn’t exactly at true contender status just yet. But the progress made in recent seasons is definitely promising.
In other good news, centre Jaden Toombs opted to stay with the Mustangs after enjoying a solid freshman season. He really started to show his potential as the stakes rose, scoring 16 points with 11 boards in the first round of the ACC tourney and then nearly adding another double-double (with three blocks and three steals) in the second round. And then Toombs went off for a team-high 20 points with 11 boards and a steal in the First Four matchup.
He only started five games and averaged just 20 minutes for the season, but given his play down the stretch and what should be a bigger role (with starting centre Samet Yigitoglu leaving for Indiana), Toombs is poised for a major breakout.
In high school, Toombs was ranked as a top 35 player in the country, so clearly there’s upside here. This kid has shown good footwork with an ability to get to the line, which should improve over time. Right now, Toombs is considered a possible second round pick in 2027, but if he continues to develop, the hype will follow.
He might have been underrated coming out of high school, but has the frame to succeed at the college level. We’ll know a lot more about Toombs’ long-term prospects after next season.
RotoRob Tune of the Day
Born Philip David Charles Collins, he’s better known to the world as singer Phil Collins. Here’s “I Missed Again,” the second single from his debut solo effort, Face Value, but interestingly, the lead single for the U.S. and Canada.