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College basketball transfer portal tracker: Indiana, Michigan, others make big moves with recent commitments – 247Sports
The college basketball transfer portal spring window nears an end with a little more than a week remaining. The rate of entries slowed down significantly in the past week, but the action remains high with a wave of new transfer commitments as on-campus visits resumed. The spring portal window began on March 18 and over 1,700 players entered since.
A vast majority of those transfers remain uncommitted, but half of the top 100 prospects in this cycle are now off the board. Alabama, Baylor, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, UCLA and USC are among those teams that secured some of the top highest rated transfer commitments in the past week with most making a move from another high major program.
The list of best available players remaining in the portal is loaded with immediate impact prospects that are hot commodities for those teams in search of specific needs. The spring portal window remains open until May 1.
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Below is a closer look at the top college basketball transfer commitments since April 17:
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 63 overall | No. 14 C
Previous school: Drexel
Mark Pope has his first transfer commitment of the new era at Kentucky with former Drexel big man Amari Williams en route to Lexington. The 6-foot-10, 265-pound center from England averaged 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while shooting 51.7% from the field this past season. Williams won the CAA Defensive Player of the Year award for the third consecutive season, leading the league with 1.8 blocks per contest. He has one year of eligibility remaining. Kentucky must continue to fill out its roster for the 2024-25 campaign with a heavy influence from the portal.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 55 overall | No. 12 C
Previous school: Michigan
UConn is no stranger to landing key transfers out of the portal to supplement high school recruiting. Head coach Dan Hurley seems to have that right formula with back-to-back national championships. The Huskies snagged a former Michigan big man Tarris Reed Jr. as a presence inside for the 2024-25 season. The 6-foot-10, 265-pound center averaged 9.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 51.9% from the field. Reed has two years of eligibility remaining.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 54 overall | No. 11 SF
Previous school: Northern Colorado
Can Saint Thomas replicate what former Northern Colorado transfer Dalton Knecht did at Tennessee? Thomas experienced a breakout junior campaign for the Bears this past season after transferring in from Loyola Chicago. Now the 6-foot-7, 200-pound small forward looks to translate that success at USC under new head coach Eric Musselman. Thomas averaged 19.7 points and dished out 4.2 assists per game this past season. He has one year of eligibility remaining with the Trojans.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 53 overall | No. 6 PF
Previous school: Oregon State
UCLA is not messing around with the transfer portal. The Bruins and head coach Mick Cronin already have four commitments this cycle with Oregon State standout Tyler Bilodeau the latest to join. The 6-foot-9, 220-pound power forward was the second-leading scorer for the Beavers this past season, averaging 14.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game while shooting 53.3% from the field. Bilodeau provides a strong force and scoring threat for UCLA, which continues to add to its transfer portal haul. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 46 overall | No. 8 SF
Previous school: Seton Hall
One of the top scorers for Seton Hall last season is set to join Ole Miss for the 2024-25 campaign. Dre Davis averaged 15.0 points per game as a senior for the Pirates and will spend his final year of eligibility in Oxford under head coach Chris Beard. The 6-foot-6, 212-pound small forward shot 49.2% from the field and 35.0% from 3-point range, adding 5.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 blocks per contest. Davis spent the first two years of his college career at Louisville.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 43 overall | No. 10 C
Previous school: Indiana State
Arguably the most likable player in college basketball, Robbie Avila became somewhat of a sensation at Indiana State. But, the 6-foot-10, 240-pound big man is on the move and is set to join Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 Conference next season. Avila averaged 17.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists while shooting 53.6% from the field and 39.4% from 3-point range. He earned First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference this past season. Avila has two years of eligibility remaining.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 42 overall | No. 5 PF
Previous school: Oklahoma State
The four transfer portal commitments for UCLA matches the highest for any power conference program so far this cycle. Former Oklahoma State power forward Eric Dailey gives the Bruins another strong addition to the stacked portal haul, which ranks top five nationally and briefly held the No. 1 spot last week. Dailey impressed as a true freshman last season, averaging 9.3 points. 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. The 6-foot-8, 230-pounder was a top 40 recruit coming out of high school.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 29 overall | No. 8 PG
Previous school: Auburn
Rival lines are no match for the transfer portal era as former Auburn point guard Aden Holloway made his commitment to Alabama on Saturday. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound freshman averaged 7.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 30.2% from 3-point range. A five-star prospect in the 2023 high school class, Holloway ranked as the No. 16 overall recruit coming out of Prolific Prep in California. He has three years of eligibility remaining for the Crimson Tide and head coach Nate Oats.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 20 overall | No. 5 PG
Previous school: Harvard
Georgetown and second-year head coach Ed Cooley picked up a major transfer portal addition as the Hoyas try to turn their program around following three-straight double-digit win seasons. Harvard freshman and Ivy League Rookie of the Year Malik Mack is set to join Georgetown next season after a breakout campaign. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound point guard averaged 17.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game for the Crimson, starting in all 24 games played. Mack shot 41.0% from the field and 34.1% from 3-point range.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 19 overall | No. 5 C
Previous school: Yale
Dusty May and the new staff at Michigan are rolling already in the transfer portal, landing one of the top big men this cycle in former Yale standout Danny Wolf. The 7-foot, 255-pound center nearly averaged a double-double for the Bulldogs this past season with 14.1 points and 9.7 rebounds. Wolf also added 2.4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, shooting 47.2% from the field. He has two years of eligibility remaining with the Wolverines in Ann Arbor.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 96 rating | No. 15 overall | No. 3 PG
Previous school: Duke
Former Duke veteran Jeremy Roach will spend his additional year of eligibility at Baylor in the Big 12 next season. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound point guard averaged a career-best 14.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 46.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range — both of which are also career-highs — this past year for the Blue Devils. Roach also posted a career-low 1.4 turnovers per game. He made his commitment to the Bears and head coach Scott Drew during a visit this weekend.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 96 rating | No. 10 overall | No. 1 CG
Previous school: Stanford
Indiana holds the top ranked transfer portal class of the 2024 cycle for a reason. The Hoosiers made two big-time additions this past week, including former Stanford guard Kanaan Carlyle, who had an impressive true freshman campaign. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound guard averaged 11.5 point, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while making 16 starts for the Cardinal. Carlyle shot 38.6% from the field and 32.0% from 3-point range, but showed plenty of promise as a young guard with three years of eligibility remaining for Indiana and head coach Mike Woodson.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 96 rating | No. 9 overall | No. 1 PF
Previous school: Duke
Missouri is quietly putting together a strong transfer class with former Duke five-star recruit Mark Mitchell among the latest to join the Tigers and head coach Dennis Gates. The 6-foot-9, 232-pound power forward averaged 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists as a sophomore for the Blue Devils. Mitchell was a McDonald’s All-American coming out of high school and has two years of eligibility remaining at Missouri.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 4-star | 97 rating | No. 3 overall | No. 2 SG
Previous school: Wisconsin
Although Illinois seemed to be the likely destination for former Wisconsin star AJ Storr, it was Kansas and head coach Bill Self that landed one of the top transfers this cycle. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound shooting guard joins the Jayhawks after a breakout season with the Badgers, averaging 16.8 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 43.4% from the field. A native of Illinois, Storr has two years of eligibility remaining after starting his college career at St. John’s.
247Sports Transfer Portal rating: 5-star | 98 rating | No. 1 overall | No. 1 C
Previous school: Arizona
Indiana holds the top ranked portal class in part because of the addition of No. 1 overall transfer prospect Oumar Ballo. The Hoosiers secured the five-star big man who has one year of eligibility remaining after three seasons at Arizona and one season at Gonzaga. Ballo averaged 12.9 points, 10.1 rebounds ad 1.3 blocks per game for the Wildcats during the 2023-24 campaign, shooting an efficient 65.8% from the field.
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