The college basketball transfer portal is open for business as of March 24, one day after the Round of 32 ended. As a result, there have been players on NCAA Tournament teams who’ve entered the portal. It’ll remain open until April 22.
Let’s take a look at the top players in the portal and transfer moves so far this offseason:
March 29
St. John’s guard RJ Luis declares for 2025 NBA Draft, enters portal
Details: Luis, the 2024-25 Big East Player of the Year, is both entering the transfer portal and declaring for the draft, according to ESPN. This season, Luis averaged 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game on a Red Storm team that went 31-5 overall and 18-2 in Big East play. They also won both the Big East regular season title and the Big East Tournament, helping them claim a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That said, St. John’s was upset by No. 10 seed Arkansas in the second round.
March 28
Donovan Dent chooses UCLA after transferring from New Mexico
Details: Dent, the 2024-25 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, has decided to transfer to UCLA, he told Jon Rothstein. The guard has one year of eligibility remaining and averaged more than 20 points, along with 6.4 assists, per game this past season.
Kentucky lands former Tulane G Kam Williams
Details: The 6-foot-8 Williams told ESPN that he’s transferring to Kentucky. Williams, who has three years of eligibility remaining, averaged 9.3 points and 1.3 steals per game as a freshman with the Green Wave. He cited Kentucky’s ability to develop NBA players as a reason for choosing the Wildcats.
March 26
Arizona State G Joson Sanon transfers to St. John’s
Details: Three years of eligibility remaining; Four-star recruit out of high school, 25th-best prospect in Class of 2024 (via 247 Sports)
Creighton G Pop Isaacs enters transfer portal
Details: Junior season ended after hip injury, playing in just eight games; could have two seasons remaining
North Carolina State G Marcus Hill enters transfer portal
Details: One more year of eligibility
March 25
Drake G Bennett Stirtz transfers to Iowa
Details: One more year of eligibility; 2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year; followed former Drake head coach Ben McCollum; also declared for 2025 NBA Draft
North Carolina G Elliot Cadeau enters portal
Details: Two more years of eligibility; Five-star recruit out of high school, 11th-best prospect in Class of 2023 (247 Sports)
March 24
West Virginia G Tucker DeVries enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining; two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year at Drake; suffered season-ending shoulder injury in December; father Darian DeVries became Indiana’s head coach earlier in March
Providence F Bryce Hopkins enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining; missed most of the last two seasons with knee injuries
Providence G Jayden Pierre enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining
Iowa F Owen Freeman enters portal
Details: Two more years of eligibility remaining; 2023-24 co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Iowa G Josh Dix enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining
Iowa G Pryce Sandfort enters portal
Details: Two more years of eligibility remaining
Michigan G Justin Pippen enters portal
Details: No. 106 overall recruiting prospect in Class of 2024 (247 Sports)
Indiana F Malik Reneau enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining
Indiana F Mackenzie Mgbako enters portal
Details: Two more years of eligibility remaining; 2023-24 co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Virginia G Isaac McKneely enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining
South Dakota State C Oscar Cluff enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining
Notre Dame F Tae Davis enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining
UNLV G Dedan Thomas Jr. enters portal
Details: Two more years of eligibility remaining
Miami (Fla.) G Jalil Bethea enters portal
Details: Three years of eligibility remaining; No. 7 recruit in high school Class of 2024 (247 Sports)
Xavier F Dailyn Swain enters portal
Details: Two more years of eligibility remaining
San Diego State C Magoon Gwath enters portal
Details: Three years of eligibility remaining; 2024-25 Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Nevada C Nick Davidson enters portal
Details: One year of eligibility remaining
Wyoming G Obi Agbim enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining
East Tennessee State G Quimari Peterson enters portal
Details: One more eligibility remaining; 2024-25 Southern Conference Player of the Year
Howard G Blake Harper enters portal
Details: Three more years of eligibility remaining; 2024-25 Mid-Eastern Conference Player of the Year
Quinnipiac F Amarri Monroe enters portal
Details: One more year of eligibility remaining; 2024-25 MAAC Player of the Year
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