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College basketball transfer portal tracker: Arkansas, Baylor among recent commitment winners – 247Sports
The college basketball transfer portal window is closed, but that does not mean action has slowed down with a constant wave of commitments from many of the top available prospects remaining. The deadline for new entries passed with more than 2,000 players putting their name in the transfer portal during the wild 45-day window. Now, many teams are filling the gaps on their roster or undergoing a complete overhaul ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Of the top-100 transfer portal prospects from this cycle, less than 20 are still available after another surge of commitments in the past week. Arkansas continues to make big moves under new head coach John Calipari as recent additions pushed the Razorbacks to No. 1 in the transfer portal team rankings. Alabama, Baylor, Kentucky, Ohio State, USC, West Virginia and others also landed key transfers recently.
The list of best available players remaining in the college basketball transfer portal is still loaded with high-end talent for those teams in search of specific needs.
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Below is a closer look at the top recent college basketball transfer portal commitments:
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 89 overall | No. 16 SG
Previous school: Dayton
Kentucky expects to be a high-volume 3-point shooting team under new head coach Mark Pope, who helped the Wildcats land one of the best deep shooters in the country from last season. Former Dayton guard Koby Brea committed to Kentucky as a transfer last week. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound veteran averaged 11.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists while connecting on 49.8% of his 3-point attempts. Brea averaged three made 3-points a game. He has one final year of eligibility remaining.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 82 overall | No. 13 SG
Previous school: Vanderbilt
Georgia got additional help in the backcourt with another experienced guard from the transfer portal as former Vanderbilt standout Tyrin Lawrence makes a move within the SEC to the Bulldogs next season. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard has an extra year of eligibility remaining after four seasons with the Commodores. He averaged a career-best 13.8 points as the second-leading scorer for Vanderbilt, adding 5.1 rebounds while shooting 39.9% from the field. Lawrences also led the team in steals with 39.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 74 overall | No. 10 PF
Previous school: Duke
Virginia did not search far for its latest transfer commitment as former Duke freshman forward TJ Power joined the Cavaliers’ portal haul. The 6-foot-9, 216-pound stretch forward saw limited action for the Blue Devils this past season, averaging 2.1 points and 0.7 rebounds in just 6.7 minutes on the floor per game. He connected on 33.3% of his shots from the field. Power was a five-star prospect coming out of high school in the 2023 class and has three years of eligibility remaining.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 71 overall | No. 19 PG
Previous school: Minnesota
With the departure of its top point guard, Texas Tech needed to find a replacement as a ball distributor for next season. Former Minnesota standout Elijah Hawkins expects to do just that after ranking tied for second among all Division I players in assists per game (7.5). The 5-foot-11, 165-pound guard saw a decrease in production during his lone season with the Golden Gophers, but still managed to average 9.5 points per game. Hawkins began his college career at Howard where he averaged 13 points a contest. He has one year of eligibility remaining with the Red Raiders in the Big 12.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 70 overall | No. 12 SG
Previous school: Villanova
TJ Bamba spent the first three years of his college career at Washington State in the Pac-12, which is where Oregon became familiar with the 6-foot-5, 215-pound guard. Bamba was at Villanova this past season, but is set to join the Ducks in their move to the Big Ten. Bamba averaged 10.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists while shooting 43.0% from the field and 36.9% from 3-point range. Oregon beat out a handful of power conference programs including Kentucky and Louisville to land Tampa, who has one final year of eligibility remaining.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 65 overall | No. 17 PG
Previous school: Texas Tech
The top scorer for Texas Tech this past season is on the move to Creighton where the Bluejays look to reload for another potential deep NCAA Tournament run in 2025. Pop Isaacs averaged 15.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in his second season with the Red Raiders. However, the 6-foot-2, 170-pound point guard shot just 34.9% from the field and 29.3% from 3-point range. Isaacs rated as a top-100 prospect coming out of high school. He has two years of eligibility remaining at Creighton.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 57 overall | No. 7 PF
Previous school: Duke
Ohio State and new head coach Jake Diebler added to their transfer portal haul with a second former McDonald’s All-American now on the roster for next season. Duke forward Sean Stewart spent just one season with the Blue Devils and same minimal action as a freshman, averaging 2.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 8.4 minutes per game. He hit 57% of his shots from the floor while playing in 33 of 36 games. Stewart could potentially be an option to start for the Buckeyes as a mixed lineup of newcomers and returnees meshes for the 2024-25 campaign.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 50 overall | No. 9 SG
Previous school: Arkansas
Gonzaga joined the growing list of programs to benefit from the transfer portal exodus at Arkansas by landing former top-150 prospect Khalif Battle. The three-time transfer began his college career at Butler before moving to Temple after just one season. He spent three years with the Owls and just one at Arkansas. The 6-foot-5, 185-pound shooting guard averaged double-digit points in each of the past four seasons, including 14.8 per game with the Razorbacks. He primarily came off the bench at his previous stops with just 32 career starts in 101 games played.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 32 overall | No. 6 SG
Previous school: Xavier
USC continues to restock its roster under new head coach Eric Musselman. The Trojans are up to nine transfer newcomers, most of any power conference program at this point. Former Xavier standout guard Desmond Claude is the highest-rated among that group and expects to be a top contributor for USC next season on a roster that was depleted by transfer departures. Claude averaged 16.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 42.6% from the field last season with the Musketeers. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 31 overall | No. 5 SF
Previous school: Kentucky
John Calipari has two of his former Kentucky players following him to Arkansas. Adou Thiero became the latest to follow his head coach on Monday, helping push the Razorbacks to the No. 1 spot in the college basketball transfer portal rankings. The 6-foot-8, 222-pound small forward made an underrated impact for the Wildcats as a sophomore this past season, averaging 7.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. Thiero missed eight contests due to injury. He has two years of eligibility remaining as a potential key piece at Arkansas for Calipari and the new staff.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 96 rating | No. 13 overall | No. 3 C
Previous school: Rutgers
Alabama won the sweepstakes for former Rutgers big man Clifford Omoruyi on Sunday after edging out other finalists Georgetown, Kansas State and blue-blood North Carolina. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound center spent four seasons with the Scarlet Knights, starting in each of the last 98 games. Omoruyi averaged 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game this past season. The Crimson Tide get a proven rim protector fresh off their first Final Four appearance in program history. Omoruyi has one season of eligibility remaining.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 96 rating | No. 12 overall | No. 4 PG
Previous school: Utah
St. John’s surged into the top 20 of the latest college basketball transfer portal team rankings with its commitment from former Utah point guard Deivon Smith on Monday. The 6-foot, 170-pound veteran spent just one season with the Utes, but averaged 13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game — enough for sixth-most in Division I. The Red Storm fell just short of the NCAA Tournament under first-year coach Rick Pitino this past season, but could be loading up for a return to the Big Dance in 2025 with one of the best distributors of the ball in college basketball.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 96 rating | No. 9 overall | No. 2 PG
Previous school: Oklahoma State
Only one team has two transfer commitments that rank inside the top-10 nationally: West Virginia. The Mountaineers own one of the best transfer portal hauls of the 2024 cycle in part to its recent addition of former Oklahoma State point guard Javon Small — who will remain in the Big 12 next season. In his lone campaign with the Cowboys, Small averaged 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists while shooting 37.4% from 3-point range. He began his college career at East Carolina and has one year of eligibility remaining at West Virginia under new head coach Darian DeVries.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 97 rating | No. 5 overall | No. 1 PF
Previous school: Miami (Fla.)
Baylor quietly reloaded its roster and should be among the top contenders in the Big 12 again next season. The Bears secured a commitment from the top-ranked power forward in the transfer portal as former Miami standout Norchad Omier made his final decision Sunday night. The 6-foot-7, 240-pound veteran led the Hurricanes with 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds this past season while shooting 55.2% from the floor. Omier earned Second Team All-ACC honors. The two-time transfer began his college career at Arkansas State.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 97 rating | No. 3 overall | No. 1 SG
Previous school: Florida Atlantic
It should come as no surprise that John Calipari landed one of the top overall transfers in former Florida Atlantic guard Johnell Davis. But the fact that Arkansas was able to keep the talented portal prospect from following his former head coach to Michigan is noteworthy. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound shooting guard averaged career highs with 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game this past season. Davis shot 48.3% from the field and 41.4% from 3-point range. Davis played a huge role in helping Florida Atlantic reach the Final Four in 2023, and he is a proven veteran guard who brings over 120 games of experience with one year of eligibility left.
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