# Redshirt freshman forward Djibril Thiam (6-9 205) of Senegal/Tarzana-Stoneridge Prep, Cal., has transfered from Baylor to Wyoming. He saw action in seven games this season.
# Sophomore forward Blake Mishler (6-8 220) of Metamora, Ill., has decided to transfer from East Tennessee State. He played in 11 of 12 games this season.
# Class 2009 guard/forward Lamar Patterson (6-5 220) of Lancaster-McCaskey, Pa., has committed to the Pittsburgh Panthers. Among many others were Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Minnesota, Temple, Virginia, Miami-Florida, Michigan and Penn State.
# Michigan has dismissed junior guard Jerret Smith (6-3 195) of Romulus, Mich. He was suspended for academic reasons twice this season and saw action in only five games.
# Freshman forward Will Creekmore (6-9) of Tulsa-Edison, Okla., is transfering from Boston University to Missouri State. He played in four games for BU.
# Sophomore forward Decensae White of San Mateo-Serra, Cal., is transfering from Texas Tech to Santa Clara. He played in 30 games as a freshman.
# Forward Kore White of Fort Lauderdale-Dillard, Fla., has given a commitment to Marshall.
# Forward Abel Tillman of Berkeley, Mo., pledged to Southeast Missouri State.
# Guard Trinity Fields of Bayside-Cardozo Prep, NY., committed to Iona.
# Freshman guard Mike Stovall of Chicago-Marshall, Ill., has left Oregon State. He played in seven games and averaged 0.7 points.
# Freshman guard Alex Legion of Inkster-Detroit County Day School, Mich/Oak Hill Academy, Va., who recently announced he was transfering from Kentucky, has committed to Illinois over Notre Dame. Legion played in six games for Kentucky this season, started twice and averaged 6.7 points.
# Guard Bobby Maze of Washington, DC/Patterson School, NC/Oklahoma/Hutchinson CC, Kan., has committed to Maryland.
# Freshman guard Laval Lucas-Perry of Flint-Powers Catholic, Mich., is transfering from Arizona to the Michigan Wolverines. The Wolverines also lost a player as sophomore wing K'Len Morris of Grand Blanc, Mich., is leaving the program for personal reasons. He played in all 11 games as a reserve this season, averaging 2.2 points and 1.1 rebounds, after missing 28 games as a freshman because of a left shoulder injury.
# Forward Tom Whitehead of St. George, Utah/Yavapai CC, Ariz., has committed to Crieghton.
# Class 2009 forward Jordan Morgan of Detroit/University of Detroit-Jesuit, Mich., has given an early commitment to the Michigan Wolverines.
# Guard Drake Uu of Sacramento-Rio Americano, Cal., picked Hartford.
# Rekalin Sims was dropped by Fresno State.after a judge dismissed felony robbery charges against the senior forward after ruling that there was insufficient evidence. Sims, who transferred from Kentucky, already missed the Bulldogs' first three games this season because of academic problems. Fresno State Athletic Director Thomas Boeh authorized Sims' dismissal after a review by the school's code of conduct committee.
Although the early signing period for Class 2008 has passed, many programs are still searching for big men. Among the latest prospects are Clayton Vette, who is transfering from Iowa State, Brice Massamba of Henderson-Findlay Prep, Nev., and Will Creekmore, who is leaving Boston University. 6-10 Robby Goldsmith of Melbourne-Eau Gallie, Fla (3.83 GPA) has suddenly drawn interest from fourteen D-1 colleges. During the last four games, he recorded 26 points, six rebounds and four blocks, then 20-15-4, 23-7-3 and 23-10-13 (thirteen). Some players still need to improve qualifying scores and more transfers are expected throughout the season.
# Center Emmanuel Adeife of Nigeria/Fort Lauderdale-Dillard, Fla/Houston/Polk CC, La., who was dismissed by UNLV, is transfering to Louisiana-Lafayette.
# Class 2009 guard Seith Evans of Seneca, Ill., committed to Wisconsin-Green Bay.
# Guard Bakari Smith of Silver Spring-Blake, Md/Baltimore City CC, Md/Montgomery CC, Md., signed with UMBC. Pledging to UMBC is center/forward Jake Wasco of Philadelphia-Franklin Learning Center, Pa.
# Forward/guard Antoine Childs of Beaver Falls-Blackhawk, Pa., committed to NJIT.
# Freshman 6-9 forward Will Creekmore of Tulsa-Edison, Okla., is leaving Boston University.
# Class 2009 guard Brandon Dunson of Normal-Central Catholic, Ill., is transfering from Chattanooga.
# Sophomore guard Joshua Mack of Hopkinsville-University Heights, Kty., is leaving Coastal Carolina.
# Junior forward Julius Powell of Newton/Newton-Conover, NC., is transfering from Clemson.
# Sophomore forward Nick Aldridge of South Webster, Ohio, who averaged 18.8 points as a freshman, is leaving Western Carolina.
# Guard Tim Meadows of Crowley, Tex., signed with Prairie View A&M.
# 6-7 guard/forward Darius Richardson of Fort Worth-Poly, Tex., has signed with Northwestern State.
# Freshman forward Clayton Vette of Waverly/Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa, is transfering from Iowa State. He was named Iowa Mr. Basketball as a high school senior last season. Freshman guard Marcus Brister of Dallas-God's Academy, Tex., had also recently announced he was leaving the Cyclones.
# Freshman guard Laval Lucas-Perry of Grand Blanc-Powers Catholic, Mich. is transfering from the Arizona Wildcats. He played in five games this season and averaged four points.
# Top 100 forward/guard Scotty Hopson of Hopkinsville-University Heights, Kty., rated No. 13 overall in Class 2008, has new offers from Tennessee, Kentucky and Louisville after not signing with Mississippi State during the early period.
# Freshman guard Delonte Taylor of Washington, DC-HD Woodson/Philadelphia-Lutheran Christian, Pa., is transfering from St. Bonaventure. He has played in four games this season.
# Class 2009 guard John Jenkins of Gallatin-Station Camp, Tenn., committed to Vanderbilt .
# Forward Sam Schafer of Oregon City, Ore., has committed to Air Force over Hawaii, reports OregonPreps.Com.
# 6-5 guard Chris Turner of Humble-Christian Life, Tex., has committed to Oregon State.
# Sophomore guard Adrian Oliver of Modesto-Christian, Cal., is transfering from Washington. He played in all 32 games as a freshman, started 13 and averaged 4.7 points.
# Freshman guard Alex Legion of Inkster-Detroit County Day School, Mich/Oak Hill Academy, Va., has told head coach Billy Gillispie that he is transfering from Kentucky. Legion played in all six games this season, started twice and averaged 6.7 points.