College Basketball Transfer Portal Articles - Page 7

A key contributor to the Tennessee Volunteers’ offense is hitting the transfer portal. Head coach Josh Heupel is entering a big offseason as the program looks to cement itself as a true national title contender. Unfortunately, the Volunteers’ largely successful 2024 ended in a whimper with their blowout loss at Ohio State. Tennessee will bring […]

Miami football made a terrific addition in the transfer portal to strengthen its defense. The Hurricanes will finish their season against No. 18 Iowa State on December 28th in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. While that game is not part of the College Football Playoff, year three under head coach Mario Cristobal has been a giant step […]

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly landed one of the top cornerbacks in the transfer portal. The move comes right before the Tigers head into a critical offseason under their third-year head coach. LSU has had a very trying season and is currently unranked, sitting at 8-4 overall. The Tigers have racked up a few […]

Auburn football lost a talented player to the transfer portal on Friday. The Tigers are coming off a tough second season under head coach Hugh Freeze, going 5-7 overall. The team finished 14th in the SEC with a 2-6 conference record. Now, Freeze is set to enter 2025 on the hot seat. The consequences of […]

The Baylor Bears had a good 2023-24 season, finishing with an overall record of 26-8 and advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Nicki Collen and the Bears will be looking to build off that momentum. It’s rare for a team to pick up a key player in the transfer portal […]

The Virginia basketball team recently lost head coach Tony Bennett to retirement, and the announcement came as a big surprise as the season is about to start. The Cavaliers now have a frantic head coaching search beginning, and they just lost their first player to the transfer portal. When a head coach leaves, the portal […]

ROSEMONT IL – Flashback to the 2023 offseason, and the UCLA Bruins were loaded up with incoming freshmen. Mick Cronin was rebuilding on the fly after losing the core group that had secured a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and had advanced to the Sweet 16. But the 2024-25 roster is going to […]

There’s no question that the transfer portal has changed the college basketball landscape forever. Whether it’s for the better or for the worse, it depends on who you talk to. For Georgetown Hoyas head coach Ed Cooley, while he acknowledges the need to change with the landscape, he also sees some of the downfalls of […]

The North Carolina basketball team picked up a late transfer portal addition on Wednesday as Georgia Tech transfer Ty Claude is joining the Tar Heels. Claude has spent four seasons playing college basketball, so he is bringing a lot of experience to this North Carolina roster. The Tar Heels will be Claude’s fourth team as […]

The Kansas Jayhawks had a disappointing 2023-24 season. They started out strong in non-conference play, but struggled once Big 12 play began and it culminated in an embarrassing second round exit in the NCAA Tournament against Gonzaga. But the Jayhawks have strengthened their roster this offseason through the transfer portal. Kansas’ latest transfer portal roster […]

After a relatively strong 2022-23 season, the Texas Longhorns seemingly took a step back during the 2023-24 season. They finished with an overall record of 21-13 and an underwhelming 9-9 in Big 12 Conference play. It doesn’t get any easier though as Texas is set to move to the SEC for the 2024-25 season. But […]

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin is offering his opinion about why his school is doing well in the transfer portal. Cronin says UCLA is able to offer a strong financial package to prospective players. “Our NIL grew exponentially,” Cronin said, per the Los Angeles Times. “All you have to do is look at our recruiting […]

This was a big week for the Oregon Ducks as they awaited the NCAA’s ruling on whether or not starting center N’Faly Dante would be granted another year of college basketball eligibility. The NCAA upheld their initial decision and denied Dante an additional year of play. Oregon moved swiftly to replace Dante with the addition […]

The Kansas basketball team has had a good offseason in terms of the transfer portal, and it was needed. The Jayhawks didn’t have a great season last year by their standard as they didn’t win the Big 12 and they also didn’t make it out of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Those are […]

One of the most coveted transfer portal players in college basketball this offseason is Illinois basketball transfer Coleman Hawkins. At the end of the Illinois season, Hawkins decided to test the NBA Draft waters and also enter the transfer portal in case he decided to come back for another season. Hawkins did in fact decide […]

UCLA basketball just lost one of its transfer players to a conference rival. Former Bruins big man Berke Buyuktuncel is headed to Big Ten school Nebraska, per Draft Express. Buyuktencel is a 6-foot-9 power forward, who is expected to immediately work into the Cornhuskers’ player rotation. The forward is from Turkey and has played one […]

The deadline to stay in the 2024 NBA Draft is officially over. Players like Johnny Furphy and  Bronny James remained in the draft, while Mark Sears and Alex Karaban returned to Alabama and Connecticut, respectively. The deadline also impacted the transfer portal, as Jamir Watkins and Wooga Poplar — available players in the transfer portal, […]

Illinois basketball star Coleman Hawkins entered the transfer portal when the offseason hit but he also decided that he was going to test the NBA Draft waters. Hawkins made it clear that his top choice was going pro, but he recently decided that it is best for him to have another year in college. Now, […]

The Arkansas basketball team lost their head coach after the conclusion of this past season as Eric Musselman left the Razorbacks to be the next head coach of USC basketball. In today’s era of college basketball, a coaching change means that there is going to be some transfer portal departures. One Arkansas player that entered […]

Illinois basketball star Coleman Hawkins entered the transfer portal earlier this offseason, but he also went and tested the NBA Draft waters. He went to the combine, and he made it clear that going to the NBA is what he wanted to do. However, Hawkins must have not heard what he was hoping to hear […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team has added a significant piece to their roster next season with the commitment of Arkansas forward Maryam Dauda in the transfer portal. The 6-foot-4 forward announced her decision to join the national champions on social media Wednesday, marking a boost for the Gamecocks as they look to continue their […]

The UCLA women’s basketball team added standout forward Janiah Barker from Texas A&M through the transfer portal. Barker, who announced her commitment on social media Tuesday, brings an impressive resume to a UCLA team that is already considered a strong contender in their upcoming move to the Big Ten. Barker, a 6-foot-4 forward from Georgia, […]

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope is very excited about his team’s latest addition. Pope is dropping rave reviews about the Wildcats’ latest transfer, Ansley Almonor. Almonor previously played for Fairleigh Dickinson before committing to Kentucky basketball from the transfer portal. “Ansley is one of the best shooting mid-major bigs out there and he is a […]

Former Kansas basketball commit Riley Kugel is looking to potentially stay in the Big 12 Conference. Kugel is looking at Kansas State basketball as a potential new home, per Through the Phog. Kugel was set to head to Lawrence, but decided to bow out of his commitment to Kansas this offseason. The transfer guard is […]

The NIL (name, image and likeness) policy in college sports continues to make college athletes lots of dough. Count new Washington basketball transfer acquisition Great Osobor among those blessed to be in a position to secure massive NIL deals, with ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reporting that the former Utah State Aggies star is set to earn […]

The Notre Dame women’s basketball team made a huge addition to their women’s basketball roster ahead of the 2024-25 campaign Tuesday, announcing the signings of former all-conference selections Liza Karlen and Liatu King from the transfer portal. Both players bring a wealth of experience and talent, enhancing an already formidable team. Liza Karlen, a 6-foot-2 […]

The St. John’s basketball team was close to making it into the NCAA Tournament last season, but they came up a little bit short. Next season will be year two for head coach Rick Pitino, and it will be an expectation for the Red Storm to make it into the tournament. Pitino and his staff […]

All-Big East 1st Team performer Kadary Richmond was the top prize remaining in the college basketball transfer portal up until he made his decision on Tuesday afternoon to stay close to home and remain in the Big East. Richmond began his collegiate career at Syracuse, but has spent the last three seasons in South Orange, […]

The Oregon women’s basketball program made a major splash in the transfer portal Monday, securing the commitment of standout guard Deja Kelly from North Carolina. Kelly’s commitment adds a key piece to Oregon’s lineup ahead of their transition to the Big Ten. Kelly, a three-time all-ACC guard, averaged 15.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and three assists […]

The Gonzaga Bulldogs had a solid 2023-24 season. They finished with an overall record of 27-8 and 14-2 in West Coast Conference play. The Bulldogs powered through the WCC Tournament defeating the No. 1 seed Saint Mary’s Gaels in the title game and then advanced to the Sweet 16 where they fell to Purdue. With […]

The Kansas basketball program is going after even more talent in the transfer portal. The Jayhawks are joining the race to add the services of former UTSA basketball star Jordan Ivy-Curry, per the Kansas City Star. Ivy-Curry is a guard who recently de committed from Virginia Tech. The former UTSA guard averaged more than 17 […]

“Sometimes the best gets are the ones you already have.” That is the phrase used by popular college basketball burner account Trilly Donovan when college basketball players decide to stay with their team for another season. Trilly often uses this slogan for players who exercised their COVID year or guys who decided to forgo the […]

The Ohio State basketball team fired head coach Chris Holtmann halfway through last season, and assistant Jake Diebler took over as head coach for the remainder of the year. The Buckeyes were one of the worst teams in the Big Ten when Diebler took over, but then they looked like a completely different team and […]

The UCLA Bruins will make their move to the Big 10 for the 2024-25 season and without a few of their key players from last season. Charisma Osborne is off to the WNBA while Cameron Brown is out of eligibility and Christeen Iwuala transferred to Ole Miss. But reinforcements are on their way. UCLA added […]

Mark Pope is the new head coach of the Kentucky basketball team as he is replacing John Calipari, who left for Arkansas. Pope played his college basketball with the Wildcats, and he is now coming back to Lexington as a head coach. He made a big splash in the transfer portal on Wednesday as Dayton […]

John Calipari and the Arkansas basketball just scored a big win on the transfer portal front. Former Florida Atlantic Owls star Johnell Davis is now taking his talents to Fayetteville, with Jeff Goodman reporting the big news Tuesday night. Davis initially had plans of leaving the collegiate ranks to test the waters in the pros, […]

Highly touted prospect Great Osobor landed at the Kentucky campus as he ponders his next move in his college basketball career. The former Utah State forward made himself available through the transfer portal following the departure of the program’s former coach Danny Sprinkle to Washington. Osobor, the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and […]

The Illinois basketball program is coming off a stellar 2023-24 season. The Illini won the Big 10 championship and advanced to March Madness’ Elite 8 bracket. Nevertheless, the team is experiencing some college basketball transfer portal movement, with Coleman Hawkins being another development. Hawkins posted an elaborate social media message explaining his portal decision to […]

It’s a new dawn for the Kentucky Wildcats. The program has moved on from John Calipari who became the new head coach at Arkansas following another disappointing finish in the NCAA Tournament. Mark Pope is set to take the helm as head coach for the Wildcats for the 2024-25 season. It’s been a busy offseason […]