College Basketball Transfer Portal Articles - Page 5

Maryland basketball surfaces with the newest glitzy head coaching gig across college basketball. Especially after Kevin Willard accepted the previous most prestigious opening at Villanova Sunday. Willard saw his name attached to the ‘Nova head coaching job throughout March Madness. He dealt with unrest within the athletic department (Damon Evans left as athletic director for […]

The Illinois basketball team saw its season come to an end last weekend in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Fighting Illini had a solid year as they earned a six-seed in the tournament, but they couldn’t get past Kentucky to make it to the second weekend. The season is over, and since […]

Just as the NCAA Tournament is winding down in college basketball, the transfer portal is heating up. In what has become the new norm, the biggest mid-major stars from around the country are looking to move up and capitalize on the open market in the portal. A lot of times, that means the blue bloods […]

Florida basketball has Gainesville cheering and buzzing for the first time since 2014. The Gators are back in the Final Four after beating Texas Tech 84-79. But watched Alijah Martin hit a March Madness mark not seen since 1980 to return to the big dance. The former Florida Atlantic guard Martin now just instilled hope […]

The UConn basketball team’s two-year streak of national titles ended in the 2025 Round of 32 with a loss to Florida. As the loss ended Dan Hurley’s three-peat bid, it also forced the team into uncharted territory ahead of the 2025 offseason. With multiple key players departing, the Huskies are compelled to rebuild their roster […]

UCLA basketball scored one major college basketball transfer portal addition following its March Madness exit. But the Bruins won’t see Donovan Dent and Sebastian Mack team together. The guard Mack has entered the transfer portal, with Pete Nakos of On3 revealing Mack’s decision on Saturday evening. Mack is entering the portal after helping lead UCLA […]

There’s no question that the landscape of college basketball has been changed due to the transfer portal. As far as the women’s basketball side is concerned, one of the biggest names in the game, Florida State guad Ta’Niya Latson, is one of the top available names in the portal currently. UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, […]

Following its loss to Arkansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Kansas basketball freshman big man Flory Bidunga has decided to enter the transfer portal. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was among the first to report the news. “Kansas big man Flory Bidunga has informed the staff that he intends to enter the transfer portal, […]

St. John’s basketball player RJ Luis Jr. is keeping all options open for his future. Luis is declaring for the NBA Draft while also entering the transfer portal, per Draft Express. Luis will be highly sought-after from other programs. He finished the 2024-25 college basketball regular season as the Big East Player of the Year. […]

The Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament is in full swing, but the offseason has started for more than 300 college basketball programs across the country. Mick Cronin and UCLA basketball have already turned their attention to next season after a blowout loss to Tennessee in the second round on Sunday. On Friday, UCLA landed […]

It is well established that the transfer portal can wreak havoc on the mid-major schools, but lower-profile Power Four programs are also vulnerable to devastating roster upheaval. The Vanderbilt basketball Commodores are losing their leading scorer and arguably the biggest reason they reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. Jason Edwards intends […]

Kentucky basketball received a piece of good news as the hours dwindle down for its Sweet Sixteen matchup against Tennessee on Friday in the NCAA Tournament. One of the most physical forwards in the transfer portal has announced his commitment to join the program. Tulane freshman Kam Williams will join the Wildcats in 2025, per […]

The college basketball transfer portal is buzzing even as the NCAA Tournament is underway. Tons of players are already in the portal, not counting the teams that are still duking it out in March Madness. There are a few big names in the portal already, and some big names that have already committed. One of […]

North Carolina basketball got bounced before the second round of March Madness. Far different compared to the last two NCAA Tournament results under Hubert Davis. The Tar Heels head coach led a national final and regional semifinal charge in his last two tourney appearances. Ole Miss immediately ended UNC’s season. Even Davis got 100% real […]

Florida State women’s basketball star guard Ta’Niya Latson, the nation’s leading scorer in Division I women’s basketball this season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal while leaving open the possibility of returning to the Seminoles, her representatives at Klutch Sports Group told Andrea Adelson of ESPN on Thursday. Latson averaged 25.2 points per game in her […]

While the NCAA Tournament is still underway, the college basketball transfer portal has already opened, with several big names becoming available. Following Iowa’s firing of head coach Fran McCaffery, the Hawkeyes had multiple players hit the transfer portal. Owen Freeman committed to Creighton this week, and he was one of the top names available. Brock […]

Indiana basketball is turning the page to the Darian DeVries era. DeVries is taking “one of the top jobs in America” after leaving West Virginia in the middle of March. DeVries’ hire comes in solid timing for the Hoosiers. The College Basketball transfer portal window has opened. DeVries needs to tap into the veteran pool […]

The college basketball season isn’t over yet, but the transfer portal is already open. This happens in college football as well, and it tends to create some issues with both players and coaches. That is also the case with basketball, but that’s just the way that it works right now. One team that has hit […]

The college basketball transfer portal has only been open for a few days, but there are already a lot of intriguing names that have been entered. Perhaps the most intriguing so far is Donovan Dent. Dent is transferring from New Mexico after winning Mountain West Player of the Year. Dent reportedly had some initial interest […]

UCF guard Mikey Williams entered his name into the transfer portal earlier this week, and the Memphis basketball team is reportedly a team to watch. Williams has a complicated past; he was once enrolled at Memphis, but he never actually played for the basketball team. Williams was facing numerous felony charges related to a shooting, […]

The college basketball transfer portal is officially open for business, and there have already been a few big names who have entered their name in the portal. There hasn’t been any big commits yet, until Wednesday when the Creighton Bluejays landed Owen Freeman out of the transfer portal, as per Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. […]

Omaha basketball rose to national attention during its first March Madness run. Marquel Sutton spearheaded the Mavericks’ season by dropping 19.3 points per game each night. Now he’s entered the college basketball transfer portal — making him highly coveted this offseason. Sutton informed Jonathan Givony of ESPN his intentions to enter the portal Wednesday. The […]

The St. John’s basketball team had an outstanding regular season as they won the Big East title and made the NCAA Tournament as a two-seed. The Red Storm unfortunately went down in the round of 32 against 10-seed Arkansas, but Rick Pitino is clearly building something special in the Big Apple. Pitino is already working […]

The college basketball transfer portal opened on Monday with over 1,000 players entering as of Wednesday morning. Despite the Sweet 16 beginning on Thursday, the portal has been buzzing and active. Amid all the coaching changes, a lot of programs are going to look much different in 2025-26. One of them is the Indiana basketball […]

The Michigan State basketball team has had a special season, and it isn’t over yet. The Spartans earned a two-seed in the NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Ten regular-season title, and they advanced to the second weekend of March Madness with wins over 15-seed Bryant and 10-seed New Mexico. The Spartans are in the […]

The transfer portal in college basketball has been unhinged since opening on Monday, and within the first two days of it opening some stars around the country have surprisingly entered their names in the portal looking for new homes. On Tuesday, North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau hopped into the portal, according to Pete Nakos of […]

New Mexico basketball fans were dealt another tough blow on Tuesday when guard Donovan Dent, the 2024-25 Mountain West Player of the Year and All-American honorable mention, hit the transfer portal. On3’s Joe Tipton was first to report the news and he added that Dent will consider a return to New Mexico. The Lobos’ season […]

Maryland basketball head coach Kevin Willard is known for being outspoken. After Willard said that Maryland basketball needs more funding, he shifted his focus to the NCAA. With the transfer portal activating during March Madness, plenty of players are entering the portal. Meanwhile, those players are leaving their respective teams that are in the tournament. […]

With four Big Ten teams remaining in the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament, the conference still has a lot to settle before the season ends. Iowa basketball, however, has already made a major move for the 2025-26 season. The Hawkeyes hired Drake coach Ben McCollum to replace Fran McCaffery earlier this week. His star for the […]

Louisville basketball is reaching out to a coveted transfer player. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year Amarri Monroe has been contacted by the Cardinals, per On3. There are a host of other schools interested in Monroe, including Seton Hall, Memphis and Texas A&M. Monroe was a monster for Quinnipiac basketball this past season. […]

After one season with UCF, Mikey Williams will seek a new team in the college basketball transfer portal. Two years after being one of the top recruits of the class of 2023, the former high school basketball star enters the portal for the second time in his career. Two weeks after UCF’s season ended in […]

San Diego basketball is losing another one of its key players in the 2024-25 season via the transfer portal. Just days after senior guard Nick Boyd declared his plans to enter the transfer portal, freshman big man Magoon Gwath followed suit, with Mark Zeigler of The San Diego Union-Tribune reporting that the seven-foot defensive stalwart […]

Baylor basketball is losing a starting guard to the transfer portal a day after its blowout loss to Duke. The Bears looked like they belonged early in their second-round clash with the first-seeded Blue Devils, but eventually, Cooper Flagg and company overwhelmed Scott Drew’s team on defense en route to an 89-66 victory. Now, Baylor […]

The transfer portal is open in college basketball and the coaching carousel is on fire, with players and coaches all over the nation switching places and looking for new homes. Indiana basketball is one school that has lost a lot of key players from last season after the departure of head coach Mike Woodson. On […]

Ahead of a Sweet Sixteen matchup on March 28, Tennessee basketball hasn’t let up on the recruiting or transfer portal trail for next season. One of the nation’s best guards in Jalen Jackson has reportedly been in contact with Tennessee thus far in his search for a 2025-26 landing spot, per Sam Kayser on X, […]

The transfer portal is officially open and some of the country’s stars that people don’t know about yet are looking for bigger schools to show off their talents. Ahead of the Sweet 16, recruiting will take the headlines in the next few days as one of the most chaotic periods in college basketball gets going. […]

Even though 16 teams are still battling it out in the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16, the rest of college basketball has already turned its attention to the transfer portal. The portal officially opened on Monday, and some of the biggest stars from the mid-major level are looking for a new home and a […]

The Michigan Wolverines are headed to the Sweet 16 in Atlanta where they will take on No. 1 overall seed Auburn on Friday. Justin Pippen, Michigan basketball guard and son of Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen, won’t be with them. Pippen, who averaged 1.6 points per game in his freshman season, has entered the transfer […]

Virginia basketball did not have a great first season in the post-Tony Bennett era. The Cavaliers went just 15-17 overall in the 2024-25 college basketball campaign and lost in its first assignment in the ACC Tournament to miss the Big Dance for the first time in three years. Although the Hoos are not part of […]