While all eyes are on March Madness, players are already looking ahead to the transfer portal.
Although roster continuity is one of the keys to success in the NCAA tournament, it’s also incredibly helpful for some programs to use the transfer portal to find ready-to-play contributors. More than 1,800 men’s college basketball players used the transfer portal last season and some played impactful minutes in the 2024 NCAA men’s tournament.
So we highlighted some of the most notable names in the portal, including former five-star recruits like Brandon Huntley-Hatfield and Omaha Biliew.
This story references projected impact metrics for the 2024-25 season, calculated by EvanMiya.com. BPR values are interpreted as expected points per 100 possessions better than a D1 average player while on the floor.
Other metrics weighted in our rankings include NBA probability (via Nick Kalinowski), various impact metrics including Box Plus-Minus (via Bart Torvik), and previous strength of schedule (via KenPom).
This list is not comprehensive and the portal is constantly changing. But you can see a full list of the available players if you click here and you can also check out our rankings for the women’s college basketball transfer portal as well.
1
Tucker DeVries
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Wing, Junior, 6-foot-7
FROM: Drake
TO: West Virginia
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 5.69
2
PJ Haggerty
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Guard, Sophomore, 6-foot-3
FROM: Tulsa
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.91
3
Myles Rice
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Guard, Junior, 6-foot-3
FROM: Washington State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.42
4
Maliq Brown
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Forward, Sophomore, 6-foot-8
FROM: Syracuse
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 5.21
5
Vladislav Goldin
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Big, Senior, 7-foot-1
FROM: Florida Atlantic
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 6.09
6
Brandon Garrison
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Big, Freshman, 6-foot-11
FROM: Oklahoma State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.35
7
Clifford Omoruyi
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Big, Senior, 6-foot-11
FROM: Rutgers
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.92
8
Lynn Kidd
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Big, Senior, 6-foot-10
FROM: Virginia Tech
TO: Miami (FL)
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.80
9
J'Vonne Hadley
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Wing, Junior, 6-foot-6
FROM: Colorado
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.98
10
Igor Milicic Jr.
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Wing, Junior, 6-foot-10
FROM: Charlotte
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.19
11
AJ Storr
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Wing, Sophomore, 6-foot-7
FROM: Wisconsin
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.03
12
Darlinstone Dubar
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Forward, Junior, 6-foot-8
FROM: Hofstra
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.98
13
Tre'Von Spillers
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Forward, Junior, 6-foot-7
FROM: Appalachian State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.28
14
Maxime Raynaud
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Big, Junior, 7-foot-1
FROM: Stanford
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.05
15
Tony Perkins
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Guard, Senior, 6-foot-4
FROM: Iowa
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 5.87
16
Mason Falslev
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Guard, Sophomore, 6-foot-3
FROM: Utah State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.95
17
Dug McDaniel
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Guard, Sophomore, 5-foot-11
FROM: Michigan
TO: Kansas State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 5.33
18
Micah Peavy
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Wing, Senior, 6-foot-8
FROM: TCU
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.75
19
Kobe Johnson
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Wing, Junior, 6-foot-6
FROM: USC
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 5.04
20
Saint Thomas
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Wing, Junior, 6-foot-7
FROM: Northern Colorado
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 2.77
21
Frankie Collins
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Guard, Junior, 6-foot-1
FROM: Arizona State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.43
22
Viktor Lakhin
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Forward, Senior, 6-foot-11
FROM: Cincinnati
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 5.01
23
Garwey Dual
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Wing, Freshman, 6-foot-5
FROM: Providence
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.45
24
Malik Mack
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Guard, Freshman, 6-foot-1
FROM: Harvard
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.86
25
Ja'Kobi Gillespie
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Guard, Sophomore, 6-foot-1
FROM: Belmont
TO: Maryland
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 5.33
26
Meechie Johnson
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Guard, Senior, 6-foot-2
FROM: South Carolina
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.47
27
Eric Dailey Jr.
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Wing, Freshman, 6-foot-8
FROM: Oklahoma State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.87
28
Chris Manon
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Wing, Junior, 6-foot-5
FROM: Cornell
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 5.22
29
Cade Tyson
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Wing, Sophomore, 6-foot-7
FROM: Belmont
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.55
30
Sean Pedulla
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Guard, Junior, 6-foot-1
FROM: Virginia Tech
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 5.70
31
Cam Carter
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Guard, Junior, 6-foot-3
FROM: Kansas State
TO: LSU
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.63
32
Danny Wolf
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Big, Sophomore, 7-foot-0
FROM: Yale
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.72
33
Dain Dainja
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Forward, Senior, 6-foot-9
FROM: Illinois
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.73
34
Earl Timberlake
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Guard, Senior, 6-foot-6
FROM: Bryant
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.65
35
Otega Oweh
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Guard, Sophomore, 6-foot-5
FROM: Oklahoma
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.87
36
Joshua Jefferson
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Wing, Sophomore, 6-foot-8
FROM: Saint Mary’s
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.92
37
Rueben Chinyelu
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Big, Freshman, 6-foot-11
FROM: Washington State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.38
38
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
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Forward, Junior, 6-foot-10
FROM: Louisville
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.02
39
Layden Blocker
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Guard, Freshman, 6-foot-2
FROM: Arkansas
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.58
40
Riley Kugel
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Guard, Sophomore, 6-foot-5
FROM: Florida
TO: Kansas
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.13
41
Federiko Federiko
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Forward, Junior, 6-foot-11
FROM: Pittsburgh
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.53
42
Koren Johnson
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Guard, Sophomore, 6-foot-2
FROM: Washington
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.56
43
Javon Small
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Guard, Junior, 6-foot-3
FROM: Oklahoma State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.41
44
KD Johnson
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Guard, Senior, 6-foot-0
FROM: Auburn
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 4.65
45
Sincere Parker
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Guard, Junior, 6-foot-3
FROM: Saint Louis
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.75
46
DJ Davis
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Guard, Senior, 6-foot-1
FROM: Butler
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.12
47
Omaha Biliew
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Forward, Freshman, 6-foot-8
FROM: Iowa State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 2.33
48
Scotty Middleton
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Wing, Freshman, 6-foot-7
FROM: Ohio State
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.62
49
Carey Booth
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Forward, Freshman, 6-foot-10
FROM: Notre Dame
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 2.27
50
Adou Thiero
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Guard, Sophomore, 6-foot-8
FROM: Kentucky
PROJECTED BPR (via Evan Miya): 3.75
