College Basketball Transfers

The recruitment of 7'5 USC transfer Gabe Dynes has picked up steam, with some of the biggest names in college basketball now after him. According to On3's Joe Tipton, among the schools to reach out to Dynes include Kentucky, Louisville, Xavier, Oklahoma, Washington, Ole Miss, Baylor, St. Mary’s, Tennessee, Arizona, Cincinnati, Florida State, NC State, Oklahoma and others. Dynes played one season at USC, where he averaged three points and three rebounds per game, but it is on

UConn adds another big-time portal splash as former Duke forward Nik Khamenia has committed to the Huskies. The 6'8 Khamenia was a key piece on Duke's Elite Eight squad this year, averaging just under six points per game on 34 percent three-point shooting. He will immediately step into the void left by former Husky Alex Karaban at the stretch four spot for the Huskies.

Crystal balls are rolling in for Duke's first portal commit - as multiple insiders are predicting that the Blue Devils will land Belmont transfer Drew Scharnowski . Scharnowski is a powerful big, who averaged 10.1 points and six rebounds in just 21 minutes of play per game for the Bruins this season. He would immediately add frontcourt depth to a Blue Devils team that loses veteran Maliq Brown to graduation, with Cam Boozer and potentially Pat Ngongba expected to go pro too.

DJ Wagner has found a new college home - and is headed to the Big Ten, as he announced that he will sign with Maryland. The 6'3 Wagner has certainly had a unique college career, beginning as a five-star prospect for John Calipari's last Kentucky team, before following Coach Cal to Arkansas. His best season came as a junior in 2024-2025, when he averaged 11 points and nearly four assists per game that season. He will now get a fresh start in his final season playing for Buzz W

Kansas just made its first big splash of portal season, landing former Utah forward Keanu Dawes. The 6'10 Dawes was a breakout star on an otherwise forgettable Utah team, averaging 12.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists this season, hitting one three per game. His three-point percentage also greatly improved during Big 12 play. Dawes now goes to a Kansas team that has a lot of holes to fill, but is in good shape to land the No. 1 high school player Tyran Stokes, in the co

Duke forward Nik Khamenia made a surprise visit Wednesday, as the former five-star was on campus at UConn. The 6'8 forward originally from California averaged 5.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and one assist per game, helping the Blue Devils to ACC regular season and tournament titles. Ironically, his season ended in the Elite Eight with... a loss to UConn. Khamenia highlights a busy week in Storrs, where UConn also landed a commitment from Seton Hall big man Najai Hines earlier in t

Former Kansas big man Bryson Tiller's portal recruitment took a surprise twist on Monday, as hours after it was announced that Tiller would visit Arizona, the visit was cancelled, in news first reported by Fox Sports Aaron Torres. Tiller is one of the more intriguing prospects in the portal, as a 6'10 stretch five who can play down low but also step out and hit threes. He had several big games including 21 points and eight rebounds vs. BYU and 18 points and eight rebounds in

Providence can't stop picking up big-time portal grabs and it continued again on Tuesday night, as Florida Atlantic guard Devin Vanterpool committed to the Friars. Vanterpool was deemed to be one of the best wing scorers in the portal, after averaging 15.8 points on 35 percent three-point shooting in 24 games this season. Ironically, his last game was a 26-point effort against South Florida, which at the time was coached by new Providence coach Bryan Hodgson. Vanterpool becom

One of the SEC's highest-scoring guards is transferring to a league rival, as Georgia's Jeremiah Wilkinson will now head to Arkansas. After beginning his career with Cal, Wilkinson played one year for Dawgs this year, emerging as one of the SEC's best scorers. He averaged 17.4 points per game and did it on close to 36 percent three-point shooting and had several 30-point games including in an NCAA Tournament loss to Saint Louis. He now adds scoring pop to an explosive Arkansa

Louisville lands a third high-profile portal grab, as former Arkansas Razorback Karter Knox is headed to play for Pat Kelsey and the Cardinals. A former McDonald's All-American, it was an up-and-down two years for Knox in Fayetteville. He averaged 8.3 points per game as a freshman and came on strong late with multiple big-time NCAA Tournament performances. That included 20 points vs. Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 and 16 in a Round of 32 win over St. John's. He returned to Fayett

Emerging Providence star Jamier Jones is headed to the SEC, as the Missouri Tigers landed the talented 6'6 wing. A former Top 50 propsect in the class of 2025, Jones played one season at Providence where he averaged 11.9 points on 38 percent three-point shooting. Jones becomes the second big portal grab in as many days for Missouri, which also added former Tennessee big man Jaylen Carey on Monday.

One of the best big men in the portal is officially off the board, as former Georgia Tech big man Mo Sylla will head to West Virginia. The 6'10 big is a former Top 20 recruit averaged 9.6 points and seven rebounds this season for the Yellow Jackets, but was limited to 16 games because of injuries. Still, he is now headed to Morgantown, where he'll join former Butler Bulldog guard Finley Bizjack as the Mountaineers second big portal commitment in as many days.

Arkansas is on the board - with its first big portal commit, as Furman big man Cooper Bowser has committed to the Razorbacks! The 6'11 junior averaged 13.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks, helping the Paladins to the NCAA Tournament this season. That included a 21-point, 11 rebound performance in the SoCo title game, to help Furman punch its ticket to the Big Dance. Originally from Virginia, Bowser has one year of eligibility remaining.

Just one day after picking up commitments from portal stars Flory Bidunga (Kansas) and Jackson Shelstad (Oregon), Louisville will host yet another marquee portal visitor on Tuesday as former Arkansas wing Karter Knox will visit campus. Knox was seen as a potential first round pick coming into the year, before injuries limited him to just 22 games this season. As a freshman in 2024-2025 he averaged 8.3 points and broke out late, with 20 points in a Sweet 16 loss to Texas Tech.

Arizona lands not one, but two portal guards on Monday, as Washington's JJ Mandaquit and North Carolina's Derek Dixon have committed to the reigning Big 12 champs. Mandaquit was the first name to come off the board, as a former Top 50 recruit who averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 assists this season at Washington. In an interesting twist, he played for Tommy Lloyd with Team USA basketball this past summer. Dixon is the more intriguing name, as a high-level player for the Tar Heels.

New North Carolina coach Michael Malone has picked up his first portal commitment as UNC head coach, as former Virginia Tech star Neo Avdalas committed to the Tar Heels on Monday. A year ago Avdalas was seen as a legitimate first round NBA Draft prospect and decided to try his hand at college basketball rather than stay overseas. He immediately became an early season darling, with a 33-point performance against Providence College that briefly had him shooting up draft boards.

A former Kentucky Wildcat is headed to the Big East, as point guard Jaland Lowe announced he'll play for Georgetown. A 6'1 guard, Lowe was limited to just nine games this season with multiple shoulders injuries, this one season after being one of the most highly-coveted guards in the portal. That's because two seasons ago at Pitt he earned All-ACC third team honors after averaging 16.8 points and 5.5 assists per game. It'll be interesting to see if Lowe can return to that for

One of the best scorers in the portal is headed to the Big 12 as Butler's Finley Bizjack announced that he will head to West Virginia. A 6'4 junior, Bizjack was one of the few bright spots for the Bulldogs this season, averaging 17.1 points on just under 35 percent three-point shooting. He scored double-figures in 18 of Butler's last 19 games, including a 30-point performance against Providence late in the season. Originally from Texas, Bizjack has one year of eligibility rem

One of the best big men in the portal is headed to the Big East, as Oregon's KJ Evans announced on Monday he has committed to Villanova. A former five-star recruit Evans emerged into a solid big man for the Ducks this season, averaging 13.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in 2026. He tallied double-figure scoring in Oregon's last seven games and had four double-doubles on the season. He'll have one year of eligibility remaining.

St. John's will welcome one of the best players in the portal to campus this week, as 247 Sports' Travis Branham reports that Cincinnati big man Moustpaha Thiam will visit Rick Pitino and Co. The 7'2 Thiam is one of the best bigs available in the portal, after averaging 12.1 points and 7.2 rebounds this season to go along with 1.6 blocks per game as well. That included a 16-point, 10 rebound performance against UCF in the Big 12 Tournament and a 28 point performance in a win