College Basketball Transfer Portal Articles - Page 3

A new era of Villanova basketball is on the horizon as the Wildcats hired Kevin Willard from Maryland to be the new head coach of the program. The Wildcats were arguably in dynasty mode after winning a couple of national championships under Jay Wright, but after he decided to retire, the program has been heading […]

The USC basketball team picked up a big transfer portal commitment on Tuesday as Maryland guard Rodney Rice announced his commitment to the Trojans. This is the second time that Rice has been in the college basketball transfer portal as he started his career at Virginia Tech before transferring to Maryland. He spent one season […]

Former UCLA women’s basketball forward Janiah Barker committed to Tennessee, the women’s basketball program announced Monday, via I Talk Hoops on X, formerly Twitter. Barker, who spent the 2024–25 season with the Bruins, will join the Lady Vols for her final year of eligibility. Barker, a 6-foot-4 forward, averaged 7.4 points, six rebounds, and 1.4 assists […]

The Georgetown men’s basketball rebuild took a major hit on Monday when ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported that rising senior Jayden Epps has entered the transfer portal. In his second season with the Hoyas, Epps averaged 12.8 points, 2.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game. He is now seeking his third school after playing his freshman […]

Former Florida men’s basketball guard Denzel Aberdeen has committed to Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats, according to a report from On3. The junior averaged 7.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, primarily coming off the bench for the 2024-25 National Champions. His best game in the 2025 NCAA Tournament came in the […]

Rick Pitino quickly became one pf the stories of this college basketball season for the job that he did with St. John’s basketball. In just year two at the helm, Pitino and the Johnnies swept the Big East regular season and tournament titles and were a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Everything came […]

The Michigan State basketball team landed its second transfer portal commitment of the offseason on Friday. Samford transfer Trey Fort is coming to play for Tom Izzo and the Spartans after spending the past three years at three different schools. Fort has had an interesting path throughout college, but he has a lot of potential […]

One week after South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley made the shocking decision to enter the transfer portal, she is now speaking out about her choice. On Thursday, she posted on her Instagram expressing her appreciation for the Gamecocks and coach Dawn Staley.  “I want to begin by thanking my hometown of Columbia, SC,” she posted. […]

Rick Pitino and the St. John’s basketball team lost guard Simeon Wilcher to the college basketball transfer portal in a surprising move on Friday. Wilcher has had a couple of promising seasons with the Red Storm, and he was especially impressive this past year. Wilcher didn’t get a lot of playing time as a freshman, […]

Two weeks after claiming the 2025 national championship, Florida suffered its first loss to the college basketball transfer portal. While a handful of the team will depart for the NBA, third-year forward Sam Alexis became the team’s first addition to the portal. Alexis decided to enter the portal on Friday, per Sam Kayser of League […]

The Kentucky basketball team will be hosting an important college basketball transfer portal target as Rylan Griffen will be on campus soon. Griffen is in the transfer portal for the second time in his college career as he started his career at Alabama before leaving for Kansas. Griffen spent the first two years of his […]

Texas A&M basketball picked up a talented player in the transfer portal amid a hectic offseason. Former head coach Buzz Williams is off to Maryland, with Bucky McMillan taking over the vacancy. The 41-year-old is coming off a successful tenure at Samford and is scrambling to rebuild a roster that is losing all of its […]

Cal basketball is losing its leading scorer from the past season, who is also the son of a legendary NBA three-point shooter. The Golden Bears are coming off a trying first year in the ACC. In head coach Mark Madsen’s second season in charge, the team finished 14-19 and 6-14 in conference play. One of […]

The Memphis basketball team took an unfortunate hit in the college basketball transfer portal as PJ Haggerty has entered his name. Head coach Penny Hardaway is losing his leading scorer from last season as Haggerty averaged nearly 22 points per game. This is the third time that he has been in the transfer portal as […]

After playing in the Final Four with Auburn basketball, Chad Baker-Mazara plans to enter the transfer portal as he goes into his sixth season of playing. Baker-Mazara shared the message on social media, thanking Auburn for the opportunity to play there for two years. “First I wanna thank God for blessing me with the opportunity […]

In its first season of the post-Zach Edey era, the Purdue basketball team largely exceeded expectations but ultimately collapsed in the Sweet Sixteen with a heartbreaking loss to Houston. Without a clear sense of direction on the team’s immediate future, Matt Painter is forced to bring the Boilermakers back to title contention through the college […]

Purdue basketball is gearing up for a historic season in 2025-26. The Boilermakers are coming off another Sweet 16 appearance that ended in a thrilling clash against national runner-up Houston. There’s absolutely no shame in that result, especially after losing two-time National Player of the Year Zach Edey. Now, head coach Matt Painter’s program can […]

In today’s day and age, many college basketball programs have taken to reloading on the fly by means of the transfer portal rather than recruit high school seniors. For the Kansas Jayhawks, they have a good mixture of incoming freshman recruits and transfer portal commitments. Kansas just landed a solid addition out of the transfer […]

Even though its national championship is just over a week old, Todd Golden and Florida basketball are hard at work building a roster that can repeat and cut down the nets again next season. Of course, that will be easier said than done. The Gators are losing all three of their standouts in the backcourt […]

The transfer portal and Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo don’t see eye to eye. While Izzo didn’t entertain the transfer portal during March Madness, there was a clear reason why. He explained via Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press his issues about the portal. “We created a bad system,” Izzo said in […]

Baylor basketball got a significant win in the transfer portal with the commitment of a talented guard from a Big 12 rival. The Bears are coming off an uneven 22nd season under Scott Drew, considering the lofty standards the head coach has set during his time in Waco. Still, this past year’s team did pick […]

Arkansas basketball is picking up a commitment from a big man with plenty of experience. The Razorbacks got the pledge of big man Nick Pringle, per 247 Sports. The 6-foot-10 forward Pringle played for South Carolina and Alabama before heading to Fayetteville. This past season, the big man played for South Carolina. He averaged 9.5 […]

Former Kansas Jayhawks guard AJ Storr has committed to Chris Beard and Ole Miss Rebels basketball, the rising senior confirmed via his Instagram. This will be Storr’s fourth college in as many years and, dating back to high school, his eighth school in the past eight years. With this being Storr’s final year of college […]

A key basketball transfer from Princeton is getting ready to make his decision on where to play next. St. John’s and Florida are the finalists for his services, per CBS Sports. Xaivian Lee is on a visit to Florida Tuesday. Lee averaged more than 16 points and six rebounds a game this season for Princeton. […]

After their Final Four run, Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl began targeting the top transfers in the portal. Ultimately, they snatched a big one up from a conference rival, no less. On Tuesday, Mississippi State junior forward KeShawn Murphy officially committed to Auburn, per Joe Tipton of On3Sports. He had the choice to return to […]

The 2025-26 UConn Huskies men’s basketball backcourt got another major boost on Monday when the six-time national champions landed Dayton guard Malachi Smith via the transfer portal. Smith joins Georgia transfer Silas Demary Jr. and returnee Solo Ball as the most experienced players in what should be one of the best backcourts in the country. […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels made a solid addition from the transfer portal with former Alabama forward Jarin Stevenson joining the squad. Stevenson announced his transfer to the Tar Heels on Sunday, per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. He left the Crimson Tide after two seasons, having been in and out of the team’s starting lineup throughout […]

Three weeks after officially signing with NC State, Will Wade lands his first true commitment from the college basketball transfer portal. The former McNeese State basketball coach added former Michigan State point guard Tre Holloman to his team on Sunday morning, per Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. Holloman averaged 9.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.7 […]

The Indiana Hoosiers have already lost several key players from last season’s roster to the transfer portal following the team’s loss in the round of 32 to South Carolina. With only a handful of returners for the 2025-26 season, Indiana has had to dip into the transfer portal to help reshape their roster. Indiana got […]

The Texas Longhorns took a hit to their frontcourt following a run to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament. Senior forward Taylor Jones is out of college basketball eligibility while sophomore center Abbie Boutilier entered the transfer portal. Following Texas’ loss to South Carolina, the Longhorns were tasked with improving their frontcourt. Texas managed […]

Even though West Virginia basketball was snubbed from the NCAA tournament, they at least made up for it by snatching up the nation’s best player in three-point makes.  The Mountaineers acquired the talents of Chattanooga guard Honor Huff in the transfer portal on Saturday, per On3Sports.com. This year, he led the nation with 131 three-pointers […]

With the 2024-25 college basketball season officially over, attention now turns to the transfer portal as teams try and improve their rosters for next year. The South Carolina Gamecocks made arguably the biggest move in the transfer portal with the commitment of former Florida State star Ta’Niya Latson. But it may have come at a […]

Two weeks after the end of Michigan’s 2024-2025 season, Dusty May lands his fourth commitment from the college basketball transfer portal. After making bigger splashes earlier in the process, May landed his literal biggest commitment in 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara, who entered the portal from UCLA, according to ESPN and On3 Sports. While Mara spent […]

UCLA women’s basketball forward Janiah Barker and guard Londynn Jone have entered the NCAA transfer portal, joining the entire freshman class of Bruins women’s basketball in what marks a significant offseason shake-up for the team. Jones and Barker, both expected to be key returning players next season, will depart after playing central roles in UCLA’s […]

Arizona basketball landed a talented shooter through the transfer portal. Head coach Tommy Lloyd is experiencing a lot of roster turnover this year. The Wildcats are set to lose superstar guard Caleb Love and several other key contributors this offseason. The program is set to bring in the fourth-ranked recruiting class in the country but […]

A Kansas State guard with significant ties to Texas A&M basketball head coach Bucky McMillan has just entered the transfer portal. The Aggies are undergoing several changes this offseason with the departure of six-year head coach Buzz Williams. An almost entirely new roster is coming into College Station, and program legend Wade Taylor IV has […]

The UCLA women’s basketball team had a great season this year as they finished with a 34-3 overall record, and they went 16-2 in their first Big Ten season. The Bruins earned a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament, and they made it all the way to the Final Four before losing to eventual national champion […]

BYU basketball hopped into the college basketball transfer portal pipeline Thursday. This time adding a former Big 12 foe from Baylor, who’s bound to help A.J. Dybantsa. The Cougars landed top 10 portal talent Rob Wright from Baylor, with Pete Nakos of On3 confirming the move. Wright becomes the biggest portal coup for BYU and […]

Four days after the UConn women’s basketball team won its 12th national championship in program history, one of its young guards decided to opt out. On Thursday, sophomore guard Qadence Samuels entered the transfer portal, per Talia Goodman of On3Sports. Samuels finished the season averaging 1.3 points and 5.1 minutes per game. Last year, Samuel […]