Junior point guard Sherron Collins and sophomore center Cole Aldrich announced that they will return to Kansas, making the Jayhawks a solid favorite to win their second championship in three seasons. Collins averaged 18.9 points and 5.0 assists per game, and Aldrich added 14.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.

Western Kentucky will lose three players from the Hilltoppers’ NCAA Tournament as transfers. Junior forward Uros Komandinic, sophomore center D.J. Magley and freshman guard Dejan Cvoro combined to average 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for the Hilltoppers.

New Mexico sophomore guard Jonathan Wills announced that he will leave the Lobos at the end of the semester. Wills played 10.5 minutes per game and averaged 2.2 points for the season.

Florida International fired coach Sergio Rouco after he failed to lead the Golden Panthers to a winning season in five years. Rouco finished his tenure in Miami with a 55-94 record.

The Orange are already expected to lose Eric Devendorf and Paul Harris to the NBA Draft, and sophomore point guard Jonny Flynn said he likely will sign with an agent. The Orange are in jeopardy of losing 56.2 percent of this past season’s scoring in just those three players.

West Virginia freshman forward Devin Ebanks, one of the top recruits entering college this past season, announced that he will return to the Mountaineers. Ebanks averaged 10.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.

Wake Forest freshman forward Al-Farouq Aminu, one of the most athletic players in the ACC, will return to the Demon Deacons next season. Aminu averaged 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.

Louisville junior forward Earl Clark has decided that he is ready to take his game to the NBA and signed with an agent. He averaged 14.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.

Memphis junior forward Shawn Taggart announced that he will enter the NBA Draft to measure his projected status. Taggart averaged 10.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for the Tigers this past season

Mississippi junior guard David Huertas announced that he has decided to leave the Rebels to return to Puerto Rico to play professionally. He will join the Quebradillas Pirates of the Superior National Basketball League after completing his second full season with the Rebels. He averaged 18.1 points per game.