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Time is ticking on the final hours of the college basketball transfer portal spring window, which closes Wednesday. Entries will soon be halted, but that does not mean action in the transfer portal will stop. More than 600 players have already committed to new schools since entering the portal this spring with a large portion of the nearly 2,000 transfers still seeking their next destination. 
The number of top-100 portal prospects still available is dwindling with less than 30 transfers on that list uncommitted as the beginning of May nears. Arkansas, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are all among the programs that secured some of the top highest rated transfer commitments in the past week.
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. The spring transfer portal closes on Wednesday.
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Below is a closer look at the top recent college basketball transfer commitments:
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 93 rating | No. 65 overall | No. 18 PG
Previous school: Oregon State
Texas continues to restock its roster after a wave of transfer portal departures after the 2023-24 season. The Longhorns added another guard to the mix in former Oregon State sophomore ball-handler Jordan Pope. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound point guard averaged a team-high 17.6 point and 3.4 assists per game this past season for the Beavers, earning Honorable Mention All-Pac-12. Pope has two years of eligibility remaining at Texas. 
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 63 overall | No. 13 SF
Previous school: Wake Forest
Kentucky searched in the transfer portal with a handful of recent commitments in the past week, including one from former Wake Forest small forward Andrew Carr. The 6-foot-10, 220-pound senior has one additional year of eligibility remaining after averaging double-figures scoring in each of the past three seasons. Carr averaged a career-best 13.5 points and 6.8 rebounds during the 2023-24 campaign. He shot 52.6% from the field and 37.1% from 3-point range.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 58 overall | No. 7 PF
Previous school: Syracuse
Duke added more size and length to its roster — which includes the top-ranked incoming freshman class — with former Syracuse power forward Maliq Brown making an intra-conference transfer within the ACC. The 6-foot-8, 222-pound sophomore averaged 9.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.2 steals last season for the Orange, shooting 69.8% from the field. Brown has two years of eligibility remaining and expects to be among the most experienced Blue Devils next season with 25 starts in 61 career games played.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 55 overall | No. 11 SF
Previous school: Stanford
Former McDonald’s All-American Andrej Stojakovic — the son of NBA legend Peja Stojakovic — is on the move across The Bay after just one season at Stanford. The 6-foot-7, 190-pound small forward committed to California where he will have three years of eligibility remaining. Stojakovic averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 40.9% from the field. He ranked as a top-20 recruit coming out of high school, but was part of an exodus from Stanford after the firing of Jerod Haase in March.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 53 overall | No. 7 SG
Previous school: Ohio State
Rival lines did not stop former Ohio State guard Roddy Gayle Jr. from transferring to Michigan. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound sophomore was one of three Buckeyes to average double-digits in scoring this past season with 13.5 points per game to go along with 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists. Gayle shot 44.9% from the field. He scored a combined 27 points in two games against the Wolverines this season. Gayle is one of six transfer portal additions and counting for Michigan and new head coach Dusty May. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 52 overall | No. 12 C
Previous school: Minnesota
Texas A&M has another big man for next season with former Minnesota center Pharrel Payne on the move to College Station. The 6-foot-9, 255-pound sophomore averaged 10.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game for the Golden Gophers this past campaign. Payne expects to provide another large presence inside for the Aggies with veteran forward Henry Coleman III returning. Payne played in a total of 62 games and made 23 starts during his two seasons at Minnesota.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 94 rating | No. 44 overall | No. 12 PG
Previous school: Virginia Tech
Ole Miss maintains a top-10 transfer portal haul with five commitments up to this point. Former Virginia Tech standout guard Sean Pedulla became the latest to join the Rebels roster last week. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound junior point guard averaged a team-high 16.4 points, 4.6 assists and 1.2 steals this past season as a junior. Pedulla is a career 42.1% shooter from the field and 35.5% from 3-point range. He has one year of eligibility remaining at Ole Miss under head coach Chris Beard.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 40 overall | No. 8 C
Previous school: Ohio State
Tennessee landed one of the best available big men in the transfer portal late last week when former Ohio State center Felix Okpara made his commitment to the Volunteers. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound sophomore averaged 6.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 58.6% from the field this past season for the Buckeyes. Okpara returns to Tennessee where he started his high school career at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy. He has two years of eligibility remaining. 
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 38 overall | No. 7 C
Previous school: Florida Atlantic
The 7-foot-1, 240-pound center that helped Florida Atlantic reach the Final Four in 2023 is joining head coach Dusty May at Michigan. Vladislav Goldin has an extra year of eligibility remaining and will use it in Ann Arbor looking to help the Wolverines bounce back from its longest single-season win total in more than 40 years. Goldin averaged 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 67.3% from the field this season for the Owls. Those are all career-highs for the now two-time transfer that spent his freshman season at Texas Tech.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 33 overall | No. 9 SF
Previous school: Alabama
Kansas continues to add high-level talent from the transfer portal. Each of the Jayhawks’ four newcomers rate as four-star transfers — including former Alabama small forward Rylan Griffen, the latest addition en route to Lawrence. The 6-foot-6, 190-pound sophomore averaged 11.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game this season, helping the Crimson Tide reach their first Final Four in program history. Griffen has two years of eligibility remaining as an athletic shooter for Kansas.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 30 overall | No. 8 SF
Previous school: Belmont
North Carolina finally added its first transfer addition with former Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and Belmont small forward Cade Tyson making the move to Chapel Hill in a return to his home state. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound sophomore is the younger brother of Denver Nuggets’ rookie Hunter Tyson. The Tar Heels get a lengthy 3-point shooting threat that averaged 16.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists while hitting 46.5% from deep this season. Tyson has two years of eligibility remaining. 
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 28 overall | No. 7 SF
Previous school: Oklahoma
Four of the five transfer commitments for Kentucky and new head coach Mark Pope rank among the top-100 portal prospects this cycle. Former Oklahoma small forward Otega Oweh became one of the latest additions for the Wildcats after two seasons with the Sooners. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound sophomore averaged 11.4 points per game 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. 
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 95 rating | No. 21 overall | No. 4 C
Previous school: Oklahoma State
Kentucky is making big moves in the transfer portal with former McDonald’s All-American Brandon Garrison being the latest to join new head coach Mark Pope in Lexington. The 6-foot-11, 245-pound center averaged 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks as a true freshman this past season. Garrison also started in 29 of 32 games for the Pokes. Garrison ranked as a top-50 high school prospect in the 2023 class. He has three years of eligibility remaining. 
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 96 rating | No. 15 overall | No. 2 PG
Previous school: Texas
Two-time transfer Tyrese Hunter will spend his final year of eligibility at Memphis with head coach Penny Hardaway. The 6-foot, 175-pound point guard spent the past two seasons at Texas after transferring in from Iowa State where he earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors. Hunter averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists this past season with the Longhorns. He shot a career-best 45.2% from the field and 34.3% from 3-point range.
247Sports transfer portal ranking: 4-star | 96 rating | No. 14 overall | No. 3 PF
Previous school: Tennessee
One of the best available transfers in the spring window is off the board as Arkansas and new head coach John Calipari landed former Tennessee power forward Jonas Aidoo. The 6-foot-11, 241-pound big man had a breakout season for the Volunteers, averaging 11.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Aidoo shot 51.5% from the field while helping the Volunteers reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He has one year of eligibility remaining at Arkansas.
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