College basketball transfer portal 2024: The 10 best-available prospects after window opens – 247Sports

The college basketball transfer portal window officially opened Monday with a record-setting 291 players entering on Day 1. That number continues to climb following the conclusion of the season for most programs — some of which opted to make a change at head coach. The activity in the portal does not expect to slow down any time soon with the 68 NCAA Tournament teams and others participating in various postseason events.
Among the early transfer portal entries are a pair of former McDonald’s All-Americans — Oklahoma State big man Brandon Garrison and Stanford wing Andrej Stojakovic. Both opted to pursue new opportunities after the firing of coaches Mike Boynton and Jerod Haase last week.
Some of the top transfers in the 2024 cycle are already coming off the board, but there is plenty of high-level talent still available, including a handful from high-major programs. The spring portal window remains open until May 1.
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Below is a closer look at the 10 best-available prospects in the college basketball transfer portal as of Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. ET:
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 2 SG | No. 12 overall
Dakota Leffew has one additional year of eligibility remaining after four seasons at Mount St. Mary’s. The 6-foot-5, 185-pound veteran shooting guard averaged a career-best 17.6 points per game this season for the Mountaineers, while adding 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Leffew shot 43% from the field, including 36.5% from 3-point range. He surpassed 1,000 career points in 99 games played. 
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 3 PF | No. 11 overall
A Nebraska native, Frankie Fidler hit the portal after three seasons at Omaha where he started in 58 of 61 games. The 6-foot-7, 217-pound junior power forward averaged 20.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season as the second-leading scorer in the Summit League. Fidler already surpassed 1,500 career points with 499 rebounds and a career 35.4% 3-point conversion rate. While the in-state programs of Creighton and Nebraska make the most sense, Fidler could see additional attention from other high-major teams.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 2 PF | No. 10 overall
Malik Dia is now a two-time transfer that spent this past season at Belmont after making the crosstown move from Vanderbilt where he started his college career in 2022-23. The 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game for the Bruins while shooting 48.8% from the field and 34.1% from 3-point range. Dia still has two years of eligibility remaining and should see high-major interest once again.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 3 C | No. 9 overall
Jevon Porter is one of several top transfers from Pepperdine. The 6-foot-11, 225-pound sophomore and brother of Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. averaged 16.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists while shooting 42.5% from the field this past season. The younger Porter has two years of eligibility remaining. Porter finished second in scoring this season for the Waves. He earned All-WCC honorable mention to close out the 2023-24 campaign.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 2 C | No. 6 overall
Amari Williams, a veteran 6-foot-10, 265-pound big man from Drexel, expects to be a popular target in the transfer portal for teams in need of a rim protector. Williams has an additional year of eligibility remaining. In four seasons with the Dragons, Williams scored more than 1,000 points, grabbed more than 700 rebounds and blocked nearly 200 shots. The three-time CAA Defensive Player of the Year averaged 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game this season.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 1 PF | No. 5 overall
Michael Ajayi led Pepperdine in scoring this past season, his first at the Division I level after transferring in from junior college. The Washington native averaged 17.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game for the Waves while shooting 46.7% from the field, including 47.0% from 3-point range with 83 attempts. Ajayi is already garnering interest from high-majors as a 6-foot-7, 220-pound junior with one year of eligibility remaining. 
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 1 PG | No. 4 overall
Dug McDaniel spent two seasons at Michigan under Juwan Howard, but with the Wolverines moving on from their head coach, the 5-foot-11, 175-pound point guard is in pursuit of new options. McDaniel has two years of eligibility remaining. He doubled his average scoring output this past season as a sophomore, recording a team-high 16.3 points per game, as well as 3.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists. McDaniel ranked as the No. 113 overall recruit nationally coming out of Virginia in the 2022 class.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 1 CG | No. 3 overall
Kanaan Carlyle entered the transfer portal Tuesday after announcing his intentions to leave Stanford following the firing of head coach Jerod Haase. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound freshman averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game this season. Carlyle missed the first month of the schedule for the Cardinal but returned in December. He shot 38.6% from the field. Carlyle ranked as the No. 59 overall recruit coming out of the 2023 cycle. Now, the Georgia native expects to be a hot commodity in the portal. 
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 1 SF | No. 2 overall
Andrej Stojakovic is one of two McDonald’s All-Americans that entered the portal Monday. The Stanford freshman and son of former NBA star Peja Stojakovic averaged 7.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists this season while shooting 32.9% from 3-point range. The 6-foot-7, 190-pound small forward ranked as the No. 19 overall recruit in the 2023 class. Stojakovic departed the Cardinal following the firing of head coach Jerod Haase.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 1 C | No. 1 overall
Freshman big man Brandon Garrison, another McDonald’s All-American, announced his decision to leave Oklahoma State after the firing of head coach Mike Boynton. The 6-foot-11, 245-pound center averaged 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks this season for the Pokes, starting in 29 of 32 games. Garrison ranked as No. 45 overall recruit and top high school prospect in Oklahoma for the 2023 cycle. He picked Oklahoma State over additional options that included Arkansas, Houston, Kansas and Oklahoma.
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