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College basketball transfer portal tracker: Latest intel on best available prospects after recent movement – 247Sports
Hundreds of players have entered the college basketball transfer portal since it opened March 18, and we’ve tracked down the latest news and intel on the top 10 available prospects, including former Duke star Mark Mitchell and top-rated prospect Oumar Ballo.
Three of the top 10 players to enter the transfer portal this offseason have already made decisions on their future. We recap these decisions in the first part of this list before moving on to the latest intel on uncommitted prospects.
Powers that be reduced the portal entry window from 60 days to just 45 days this offseason. The portal will close for new entrants on May 1. NIL collectives and others involved in the NIL marketplace have been allowed to directly communicate with transfers as long as it is in compliance with state law.
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Here’s a closer look at the latest news surrounding the best available transfers and where the top committed players have landed:
Kobe Johnson | SF | UCLA
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 96 Rating | No. 7 OVR | No. 2 SF
Former School: USC
Johnson transferred to crosstown rival UCLA after earning Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors as a junior last season. He averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals and shot just 40.4% from the field and 31.3% from behind the 3-point line. UCLA already landed former Louisville point guard Skyy Clark, the No. 34 overall prospect in the portal. The Bruins boast the No. 1 transfer portal class in the nation.
Maxime Raynaud | C | Stanford
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 97 Rating | No. 5 OVR | No. 2 C
Former School: Stanford
Raynaud entered the transfer portal following a three-year stint at Stanford and immediately jumped to the top of transfer portal wish lists for a handful of elite programs. He ultimately withdrew his name from the portal and re-committed to Stanford. The 7-foot-1, 250-pound big man averaged 15.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a junior en route to Pac-12 Most Improved Player honors.
Tucker DeVries | SF | West Virginia
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 97 Rating | No. 4 OVR | No. 1 SF
Former School: Drake
The former Drake star followed his dad, Darian DeVries, to West Virginia after he took over as head coach in March. DeVries averaged 21.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a junior this past season. He shot 44.4% from the field. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound playmaker started in 97 of 104 games played during his three years with the Bulldogs.
Danny Wolf | PF | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 95 Rating | No. 13 OVR | No. 2 PF
Former School: Yale
The 7-foot-1, 255-pound entered the transfer portal with a “do not contact” tag but has heard from several of college basketball’s biggest programs. Michigan and North Carolina are teams to watch in his recruitment, per industry sources. He’s met with Dusty May and the Wolverines and could plan a visit to Chapel Hill in the coming weeks. Northwestern is also making a big effort. He averaged 14.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game as a sophomore.
Kanaan Carlyle | CG | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 95 Rating | No. 12 OVR | No. 1 CG
Former School: Stanford
Carlyle locked in an official visit to Indiana shortly after entering the portal and will be up in Bloomington to visit the Hoosiers from April 19-21. 247Sports analyst Travis Branham logged a Crystal Ball pick for Carlyle to Indiana on Friday. The 6-foot-3, 185-pounder has three seasons of eligibility remaining and averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a freshman this season.
Jonas Aidoo | PF | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 96 Rating | No. 11 OVR | No. 1 PF
Former School: Tennessee
Aidoo entered the transfer portal and declared for the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday. The feedback he receives from pro scouts will likely influence his decision on whether to return to college. NC State has reached out to the former Tennessee big man and is looking to get involved, PackPride reported. Aidoo earned All-SEC Second Team and All-SEC Defense Team honors this season with the Vols. He was the team’s leading rebounder (7.6 RPG) and second-leading scorer (12.1 PPG).
Mark Mitchell | SF | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 96 Rating | No. 10 OVR | No. 3 SF
Former School: Duke
Mitchell is one of the hottest commodities in the portal. The former five-star recruit averaged 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists as as sophomore with the Blue Devils this season but saw his playing time crater down the stretch. Kansas State has jumped out as the Crystal Ball favorite but Tennessee and Ole Miss have already been in contact. Ohio State is also preparing to make a run, per 247Sports national college basketball writer Isaac Trotter. A handful of other top programs, including Kansas, are potential landing spots.
Javon Small | PG | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 96 Rating | No. 9 OVR | No. 2 PG
Former School: Oklahoma State
Small is receiving interest from a host of guard-needy teams, including Miami. Illinois has “high interest” in the former Oklahoma State star and is expected to make a run at him. Small transferred from East Carolina last offseason and averaged 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Cowboys last season. He earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors.
Great Osobor | C | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 96 Rating | No. 8 OVR | No. 4 C
Former School: Utah State
Osobor, the Mountain West Player of the Year, is testing the NBA Draft process while exploring options in the transfer portal. LSU is expected to show interest in the talented big man and is a potential target for Ohio State under new head coach Jake Diebler. The 6-foot-8, 250-pound center averaged 17.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a junior last season. He shot 57.7% from the field.
Clifford Omoruyi | C | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 96 Rating | No. 6 OVR | No. 2 C
Former School: Rutgers
St. John’s jumped out as an early favorite for Omoruyi but didn’t end up visiting the Red Storm as a handful of big-time programs entered the race. Florida and Kansas entered the race early, along with Kentucky and UCLA. He intends to make several visits and will release an early list of favorites next week. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound center averaged double-digit scoring in each of his final three seasons with the Scarlet Knights. He put up 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game (third-most in Division I) during the 2023-24 campaign.
AJ Storr | SG | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 97 Rating | No. 3 | No. 2 SG
Former School: Wisconsin
Illinois has identified Storr as its top portal target this offseason and landed a Crystal Ball pick for the star guard shortly after he entered the portal. He’s reportedly earned received interest from Kansas and Kentucky, among others. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound sophomore transferred from St. John’s ahead of the 2023-24 season and averaged 16.8 points per game for the Badgers last season. He shot 43.4% from the field and 32.0% from the 3-point line.
Johnell Davis | SG | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Four-Star | 97 Rating | No. 1 SG
Former School: FAU
Conventional wisdom says that Davis is a threat to transfer to Michigan and reunite with former head coach Dusty May. However, that hasn’t stopped teams from contacting the former FAU star. Louisville has emerged as a contender for Davis and he’s on transfer portal wish lists for several top programs, including UConn, Illinois and Texas. He’s also testing the NBA Draft process after averaging 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists a game last season.
Oumar Ballo | C | Uncommitted
Transfer Portal Rating: Five-Star | 98 Rating | No. 1 C
Former School: Arizona
Ballo became the first five-star transfer of the 2024 cycle when he entered the portal on Monday. He’s lined up visits to Indiana, Louisville, Kansas State, North Carolina and Florida and logged a Crystal Ball pick to the Hoosiers on Friday. The seven-footer transferred to Arizona from Gonzaga in 2021 and posted 20 double-doubles with the Wildcats this season. He averaged 12.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks and shot 65.8% from the field.
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