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College basketball transfer portal 2024: The top 15 available prospects after Wisconsin star AJ Storr enters – 247Sports
There is a new No. 1 transfer portal prospect in college basketball after Wisconsin star AJ Storr entered Thursday afternoon. The 6-foot-7 sophomore previously announced his intentions to enter the NBA Draft, but is keeping his college eligibility intact. Storr is arguably the biggest name to enter the transfer portal up to this point in the spring window. The Badgers recently finished runner-up in the Big Ten Tournament, but were upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last weekend.
As of Wednesday morning, there were 990 transfer portal entries dating back to the first game of the season back in November. The high rate of transfers is not expected to slow down any time soon with the NCAA Tournament and other postseason events ongoing.
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 15 best-available prospects in the college basketball transfer portal as of Thursday at 2:50 p.m. ET:
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 4 SF | No. 19 overall
Saint Thomas expects to be a top target for many programs after the Northern Colorado forward entered the transfer portal. One of the best wings in the transfer cycle so far, Thomas averaged 19.7 points and dished out 4.2 assists per game for the Bears during the 2023-24 campaign. The 6-foot-7, 200-pound junior from Nebraska previously transferred to Northern Colorado from Loyola Chicago. Thomas produced a breakout season for the Bears, leading the team in scoring, rebounds, steals and blocks.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 3 SF | No. 18 overall
The list of schools already in pursuit of former Belmont standout Cade Tyson is long with a handful of power programs in the mix. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound sophomore from North Carolina averaged 16.2 points per game this season, third most for the Bruins. He also grabbed 5.9 rebounds and dished out 1.6 assists per game, shooting an impressive 49.3% from the field and 46.5% from 3-point range. He is the younger brother of former Clemson standout and NBA player Hunter Tyson.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 3 PG | No. 16 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 | 94 rating | No. 5 C | No. 15 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 | 95 rating | No. 2 PF | No. 14 overall
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield spent the past two seasons at Louisville after transferring in from Tennessee. The big 6-foot-10, 240-pound forward averaged a career-best 12.9 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Cardinals during his junior campaign in 2023-24. His departure from Louisville comes after head coach Kenny Payne was fired. Huntley-Hatfield shot 56.7% from the field and started in all 32 games for the Cardinals this season.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 2 PG | No. 12 overall
The Summit League Player of the Year, Zeke Mayo averaged 18.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a junior while shooting 47% from the field and 39% from 3-point range. The South Dakota State veteran entered the portal earlier this week after the Jackrabbits were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament last weekend. Mayo spent three seasons at South Dakota State where he started in 87 of 102 total games played. The 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard averaged 15.5 points during that time.
Tranfer portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 1 PG | No. 11 overall
The top point guard in the transfer portal up to this point, former Harvard standout Malik Mack will be a prized possession for those in need of a ball handler. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound freshman led the Crimson in points (17.2 per game), assists (4.8 per game) and steals (1.3 per game) this season. Mack also shot 41.0% from the field. He started in all 24 games played at Harvard. Mack rated as a mid-three-star recruit coming out of Washington (D.C.) St. John’s in the 2023 class.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 3 SG | No. 10 overall
Otega Oweh spent two seasons at Oklahoma under head coach Porter Moser. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound sophomore averaged 11.4 points per game for the Sooners during the 2023-24 campaign. Oweh added 3.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.5 steals to his stat line while shooting 49.3% from the field. He started in 28 of 32 games this season, averaging 24.9 minutes per contest. Oweh entered the portal last week as the first transfer departure from Oklahoma this cycle.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 2 SF | No. 8 overall
Andrej Stojakovic is one of two McDonald’s All-Americans that entered the portal early last week. 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 and is one of the most intriguing wings in the portal.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 3 C | No. 7 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.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 1 CG | No. 6 overall
Kanaan Carlyle entered the transfer portal last week 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 | 96 rating | No. 1 SF | No. 5 overall
Kobe Johnson is the top wing to enter the transfer portal during the early period of the spring window. The 6-foot-6, 200-pound junior averaged a career-best 10.9 points this season at USC. He shot 40.4% from the field, including 31.3% from 3-point range. Johnson started in 57 of 91 total games played during the past three seasons for the Trojans. He is a two-time member of the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 97 rating | No. 2 C | No. 3 overall
Clifford Omoruyi spent the past four seasons at Rutgers, but will take his talents elsewhere for an additional year of eligibility in 2024-25. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound center averaged double-digit scoring in each of his final three seasons with the Scarlet Knights, including 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game (third-most in Division I) during the 2023-24 campaign. Omoruyi started in every game for Rutgers the past three seasons. A native of Nigeria, Omoruyi ranks among the top-6 in program history for field goal percentage (.549), blocks (221), rebounds (933) and single-season blocks (93).
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 97 rating | No. 1 C | No. 2 overall
France native Maxime Raynaud spent three seasons at Stanford where he developed into a talented center. The 7-foot-1, 250-pound big man averaged 15.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a junior this season. He also posted a career-high 26 blocks in 32 games played. Raynaud recorded 12 double-doubles for the Cardinal, but departed from the program following the firing of head coach Jerod Haas. Raynaud won a Gold Medal with France and led the team in scoring at the 2023 FIBA U-20 European Championships in Greece.
Transfer portal rating: 4-star | 97 rating | No. 1 SG | No. 1 overall
Two days after declaring for the NBA Draft, Wisconsin guard AJ Storr entered the transfer portal. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound sophomore previously transferred from St. John’s to the Badgers ahead of the 2023-24 season. Storr led Wisconsin in scoring, averaging 16.8 points per game, while shooting 43.4% from the field, including 32.0% beyond the 3-point line. An Illinois native, Storr rated as a three-star guard coming out of the 2022 high school recruiting class.
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