Villanova made a serious addition to its 2024-25 roster on Friday with the dedication of former VCU and Utah State transfer Max Shulga. The veteran guard is No. 58 within the CBS Sports Transfer Rankings and has one season left to play after taking part in the very best basketball of his profession within the 2023-24 season.
The 6-foot-4 Ukrainian averaged 14 factors and three.6 assists per recreation and shot 41.5% from 3-point vary, incomes all-conference honors for the Rams. Shulga rated as VCU’s handiest offensive participant, per evanmiya.com, and he ought to present a spark for a Wildcats workforce that struggled offensively final season.
Villanova ranked 288th nationally in capturing proportion (42.5%) and 197th in 3-point capturing proportion (33.8%) throughout an 18-16 season. The Wildcats completed a measly 87th in adjusted offensive effectivity, per KenPom. Third-year coach Kyle Neptune additionally picked up commitments from Penn transfer Tyler Perkins and La Salle transfer Jhamir Brickus to add pop to subsequent season’s lineup.
The deadline for players to enter the transfer portal and be eligible subsequent season handed on May 1. The chaos is not fairly over but, although. Players who entered earlier than the deadline nonetheless have ample time to select their new faculty forward of the 2024-25 season. Those who’re exploring the NBA Draft course of have till May 29 to withdraw if they need to return to school subsequent season.
Check out the most recent transfer portal updates from 247Sports
1. Johnell Davis
Old faculty: FAU | New faculty: Arkansas
Davis performed a key function in taking FAU to the 2023 Final Four and constructed on his breakout season by upping his scoring common to 18.2 factors in 2023-24. The 6-4 guard hit 41.4% of his 3-pointers, pulled down 6.3 rebounds and averaged 1.4 steals for the Owls in his fourth season of school basketball. Assuming he opts towards staying within the NBA Draft, the co-AAC Player of the Year will likely be headed to Arkansas to play for first-year coach John Calipari.
2. Tucker DeVries
Old faculty: Drake | New faculty: West Virginia
DeVries gained Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year twice throughout three seasons whereas taking part in for his father, Darian DeVries. The 6-7 wing averaged 21.6 factors, 6.7 rebounds and three.7 assists per recreation in 2023-24. He’s a profession 35.9% 3-point shooter and dynamic offensive menace. DeVries is following his father, who accepted the West Virginia job.
3. Norchad Omier
Old faculty: Miami
At 6-foot-7, Omier is an undersized however bodily large who brings a deft capturing contact on the rim. He’s a voracious rebounder and may get to high-efficiency spots as the roll man within the pick-and-roll. Omier averaged 17 factors and 10 rboards per recreation whereas capturing 59.8% from the ground this previous yr for the Hurricanes. He additionally demonstrated 3-point capturing promise for the primary time in his profession.
4. AJ Storr
Old faculty: Wisconsin | New faculty: Kansas
Storr supplied a big jolt of offense for Wisconsin within the 2023-24 season, averaging 16.8 factors. The 6-6 wing is a multi-level scorer with the dimensions wanted to end within the paint and across the rim. being surrounded by different dynamic playmakers at Kansas ought to permit Storr improve his effectivity after he shot 43.4% from the ground for the Badgers.
5. Kadary Richmond
Old faculty: Seton Hall
Richmond fueled Seton Hall’s NIT title run as the Pirates’ main scorer at 15.7 factors per recreation and lead facilitator with 5.1 assists per recreation. He was additionally the workforce’s highest-rated defender by a longshot, per evanmiya.com. The 6-5 guard is a four-year veteran of high-major basketball and is the type of robust, two-way participant who might make a distinction on a deep with Final Four aspirations.
6. Jeremy Roach
Old faculty: Duke | New faculty: Baylor
Roach is a seasoned ground basic with two years of expertise beneath Mike Krzyzewski and two years of expertise beneath Jon Scheyer. The 6-1 guard earned third-team All-ACC honors in 2023-24 whereas averaging 14 factors and three.3 assists per recreation on 42.9% 3-point capturing. With 108 begins for a premier program beneath his belt, Roach will likely be a plug and play alternative for RayJ Dennis, who’s out of eligibility after taking part in an analogous one-year rental function at level guard for the Bears in 2023-24.
7. Mark Mitchell
Old faculty: Duke | New faculty: Missouri
Mitchell began 67 video games in his two seasons at Duke after rating as a five-star prospect within the Class of 2022. The 6-9 ahead is a dynamic athlete who performed largely at small ahead in 2022-23 earlier than sliding to energy ahead this previous season. He averaged 11.6 factors and 6.0 rebounds per recreation on 54% capturing from the ground this previous yr. With two seasons of eligibility remaining and NBA-caliber upside, Mitchell might blossom right into a star for a rebuilding Missouri workforce.
8. Vladislav Goldin
Old faculty: FAU | New faculty: Michigan
Goldin averaged 15.7 factors, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per recreation on an insanely environment friendly 67.3% capturing from the ground for FAU in 2023-24. The 7-1 Russian is a rugged and seasoned veteran who impacts each ends of the ground. He is a very sturdy asset on offense, even supposing he is by no means tried a 3-pointer.
9. Oumar Ballo
Old faculty: Arizona | New faculty: Indiana
Ballo’s measurement (7-foot and 260 kilos) makes him a tough participant for opponents to handle. He averaged 12.9 factors and 10.1 rebounds in 2023-24 for Arizona on 65.8% capturing. There is not a lot versatility to his recreation, and Ballo’s free-throw capturing dipped to a career-worst 49.5% this previous season. But he is a productive bruiser with a confirmed observe report at an elite program who will assist Indiana change the manufacturing of Kel’El Ware, who’s headed to the NBA Draft.
10. Zeke Mayo
Old faculty: South Dakota State | New faculty: Kansas
Mayo earned Summit League Player of the Year after averaging 18.8 factors, 5.7 rebounds and three.5 assists for a South Dakota State workforce that gained the convention. He’s a profession 38.8% 3-point shooter and scored 19 factors on simply 11 photographs towards Iowa State’s vicious protection in an NCAA Tournament loss. There is a robust latest observe report of Summit League Players of the Year transferring up. Max Abmas was the main scorer for Texas this season after successful the award twice in his profession at Oral Roberts. Baylor Scheierman has additionally been a star at Creighton the previous two seasons after successful Summit League POTY at SDSU in 2022.
11. Robbie Avila
Old faculty: Indiana State | New faculty: Saint Louis
Avila grew to become a university basketball cult hero whereas incomes all-MVC honors as a sophomore. The 6-10 heart averaged 17.4 factors and 6.6 rebounds on 53.6% capturing for an Indiana State workforce that completed 32-7. Avila is nice across the rim but additionally shot 39.4% from 3-point vary on 4.2 makes an attempt per recreation, which makes him a rarity amongst bigs in school basketball. He is following coach Josh Schertz from ISU to Saint Louis.
12. Trey Townsend
Old faculty: Oakland | New faculty: Arizona
Townsend earned Horizon League Player of the Year honors whereas main Oakland to a convention title and upset victory over No. 3 seed Kentucky within the first spherical of the NCAA Tournament. The 6-foot-6 ahead is a dynamic scorer who racked up 1,813 factors in 4 seasons taking part in for the Golden Grizzlies. He ought to play a key function for an Arizona workforce changing a large quantity of manufacturing.
13. Clifford Omoruyi
Old faculty: Rutgers | New faculty: Alabama
Entering the primary spherical of the NCAA Tournament, Omoruyi’s 93 blocks ranked fourth nationally. The 6-11 heart is an elite rim protector with consecutive Big Ten All-Defense honors. Omoruyi additionally averaged double figures in every of the final three seasons and posted 29 double-doubles in his 4 years with Rutgers. He cannot do a lot away from the rim offensively however is great defensively.
14. Tramon Mark
Old faculty: Arkansas | New faculty: Texas
Mark averaged 16.2 factors on 48% capturing for Arkansas in 2023-24 after spending the primary three years of his profession at Houston. The 6-5 guard is only a profession 32% 3-point shooter, however he is a battle-tested veteran with the flexibility to exit and get buckets in a wide range of methods. He is an enormous addition for a Texas workforce shedding its top 4 scorers.
15. DJ Wagner
Old faculty: Kentucky
Wagner completed the 2023 recruiting cycle ranked as the nation’s No. 6 highschool prospect, in accordance to 247Sports. He displayed flashes of his elite potential throughout an SEC All-Freshman marketing campaign at Kentucky however was inconsistent, capturing simply 40.5% from the ground and 29.2% from 3-point vary. Though the 6-3 guard did not prove as a one-and-done celebrity, his expertise is obvious and his ceiling stays excessive.
16. Cade Tyson
Old faculty: Belmont | New faculty: North Carolina
Tyson is a profession 44.6% 3-point shooter on 287 makes an attempt over two seasons with Belmont. At 6-7 and with a demonstrated outdoors stroke, he ought to slot in to a big function with the Tar Heels. How Tyson will translate defensively to a better stage is probably going the largest query mark right here. But his offensive recreation is good.
17. Darlinstone Dubar
Old faculty: Hofstra | New faculty: Tennessee
Dubar is a 6-6 wing who averaged 17.8 factors and 6.8 rebounds on 39.9% 3-point capturing for a 20-win Hofstra workforce. He started his profession at Iowa State, beginning seven video games for the Cyclones in 2020-21. As a fifth-year participant with a confirmed shot and good measurement, he’ll be a part of the committee tasked with serving to Tennessee change All-American guard Dalton Knecht. Former Alabama guard Aaron Estrada is a latest instance of a high quality high-major participant to come via Hofstra.
18. Wooga Poplar
Old faculty: Miami
Poplar averaged 13.1 factors per recreation on 38.5% 3-point capturing for Miami within the 2023-24 season. The 6-foot-5 guard additionally performed a beginning function for the Hurricanes throughout their 2023 Final Four run. While his protection might use some refining, the Philadelphia native is nice off-ball weapon with the athleticism to assault closeouts and end on the rim.
19. Terrence Edwards
Old faculty: James Madison | New faculty: Louisville
Edwards was the main scorer at 17.2 factors per recreation for a James Madison workforce that completed 32-4 with a visit to the second spherical of the NCAA Tournament. The 6-6 guard additionally dished out 3.4 assists for the Dukes after making important productiveness strides in all 4 years he was at JMU. He will likely be a significant piece for coach Pat Kelsey’s first workforce at Louisville.
20. Rylan Griffen
Old faculty: Alabama | New faculty: Kansas
Griffen averaged 11.2 factors on 39.2% 3-point capturing whereas beginning 33 video games as a sophomore for Alabama. The former top-50 prospect has good measurement as an off-ball guard at 6-5. Though he did not register as a high-impact defender, Griffen is an interesting transfer due to his demonstrated report of offensive effectivity for a high-level program.
21. Jonas Aidoo
Old faculty: Tennessee | New faculty: Arkansas
Aidoo took important strides as a junior throughout the 2023-24 season, averaging 11.4 factors, 7.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks as a full-time starter for the Volunteers. At 6-11, he registered as some of the impactful defenders within the SEC. However, Aidoo did wrestle within the uncommon situations when he was matched up towards the game’s top bruisers such as Hunter Dickinson, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Zach Edey.
22. Chucky Hepburn
Old faculty: Wisconsin | New faculty: Louisville
Hepburn began 103 video games over three seasons at Wisconsin, establishing himself as dependable ground basic and defensive pest. The 6-foot-2 guard is a profession 36.2% 3-point shooter and earned Big Ten All-Defensive Team honors within the 2023-24 season whereas averaging 2.1 steals. He rated as the Badgers’ most-efficient participant and No. 2 defender this previous season, per evanmiya.com.
23. Zvonimir Ivišić
Old faculty: Kentucky | New faculty: Arkansas
Ivišić confirmed tantalizing flashes of potential as a freshman at Kentucky. With a uncommon mixture of measurement, talent and capturing capability, he will likely be an integral piece in John Calipari’s effort to discipline a aggressive workforce in his first season at Arkansas. At 7-2, Ivišić can swat photographs or step out and hit 3-pointers. With a full offseason to spend in Arkansas’ power and conditioning program, the Croatian large man ought to develop the power required to bruise on the block in a rugged convention.
24. Kobe Johnson
Old faculty: USC | New faculty: UCLA
Johnson stood out as an elite defender for USC, accumulating 2.2 steals per recreation and score as one of many top players on that aspect of the ball within the Pac-12. The 6-5 wing additionally scored 10.9 factors per recreation in 2023-24. Though only a profession 32.9% 3-point shooter, Johnson has some chops as a distributor and will likely be a plug-and-play veteran as he heads throughout city to play for UCLA.
25. Brandon Garrison
Old faculty: Oklahoma State | New faculty: Kentucky
Garrison confirmed glimpses of why he was a top-50 prospect and McDonald’s All-American within the Class of 2023 throughout his freshman season at Oklahoma State. There are offensive strides to be made, however Garrison blocked 1.5 photographs per recreation in simply 22.7 minutes and has three seasons of eligibility remaining to proceed realizing his potential.
26. Malik Mack
Old faculty: Harvard | New faculty: Georgetown
Mack’s effectivity dipped down the stretch, nevertheless it was nonetheless an outstanding freshman season for the 6-1 guard, who averaged 17.2 factors and 4.8 assists per recreation. The Ivy League Rookie of the Year completed with 18 factors and 6 assists at Boston College and scored 27 at Indiana throughout the first month of his school profession. It was a formidable peek at what he is able to towards high-major opposition.
27. Aidan Mahaney
Old faculty: Saint Mary’s | New faculty: UConn
Mahaney earned first-team All-WCC honors in each his seasons at Saint Mary’s and was the convention’s Freshman of the Year within the 2022-23 season. Though his effectivity dipped as a sophomore, the 6-foot-3 guard is a pure shot-maker who might thrive in the precise system. He’s a profession 37.5% 3-point shooter and sometimes got here up clutch in key conditions for a workforce that secured a No. 5 seed in every of the previous two NCAA Tournaments.
28. Coleman Hawkins
Old faculty: Illinois
Hawkins averaged 12.1 factors, 6.1 rebounds and a couple of.7 assists whereas capturing 36.9% from 3-point vary in 2023-24 for an Illinois workforce that reached the Elite Eight and completed 29-9. With 4 seasons of Big Ten expertise beneath his belt, Hawkins is a confirmed stretch large man with some defensive versatility.
29. Meechie Johnson
Old faculty: South Carolina | New faculty: Ohio State
Johnson wasn’t essentially South Carolina’s finest all-around participant. But the 6-2 guard did lead the Gamecocks in scoring at 14.1 factors per recreation in 2023-24 throughout his second season in this system. Johnson started his profession at Ohio State and may have one season of eligibility remaining as he returns to his house state to end out his profession with the Buckeyes.
30. Tony Perkins
Old faculty: Iowa | New faculty: Missouri
Perkins averaged 14 factors, 4.6 assists and 1.6 steals whereas beginning all 34 video games for Iowa as a senior. Following 126 profession appearances for the Hawkeyes, he ought to make a big impression for a Missouri program looking for to bounce again from an 0-18 SEC report. Though only a profession 31.7% 3-point shooter, Perkins is a bodily guard at 6-4 who can assault the basket. He additionally rated as Iowa’s top defender within the 2023-24 season, per evanmiya.com.
31. Milos Uzan
Old faculty: Oklahoma | New faculty: Houston
Uzan dished out 4.7 assists versus simply 2.1 turnovers per recreation towards Big 12 competitors within the 2023-24 season. The 6-4 guard began 56 video games throughout his two seasons with the Sooners and will likely be tasked with serving to Houston change beloved level guard Jamal Shead. He will not be dealing with that job alone — few might — however he’ll be an enormous piece in holding the Cougars within the Big 12 hunt.
32. PJ Haggerty
Old faculty: Tulsa | New faculty: Memphis
Haggerty averaged 21.2 factors on 54% capturing contained in the arc for Tulsa in 2023-24. What separates the 6-3 guard from a few of the different quantity scorers within the portal is that he has three seasons left to play. Instead of merely serving as a one-year rental, he might doubtlessly develop right into a three-year rotational mainstay. And if he develops his 3-point shot, he might be a high-level school star.
33. Myles Rice
Old faculty: Washington State | New faculty: Indiana
Rice defeated most cancers and helped lead Washington State to its first NCAA Tournament since 2008. With coach Kyle Smith off to Stanford, it was no shock to see Rice hit the portal. The 6-2 guard averaged 14.8 factors, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals for the Cougars and will have three seasons of eligibility remaining. He wants to enhance his 3-point shot (27.5% on 3.7 makes an attempt per recreation) and bulk up. But there’s a lot to like about his trajectory for an Indiana workforce that desperately wanted to improve its backcourt.
34. Kylan Boswell
Old faculty: Arizona | New faculty: Illinois
Boswell began 35 video games for Arizona as a sophomore, averaging 9.6 factors and three.6 assists whereas capturing 37.9% from 3-point vary. The 6-foot-2 guard is not significantly explosive or rangy, which implies he has limitations as a driver and defender. But he is sure-handed and produced a stable observe report of perimeter capturing in two years with the Wildcats.
35. Kanaan Carlyle
Old faculty: Stanford | New faculty: Indiana
Carlyle averaged 11.5 factors and a couple of.7 assists per recreation in his freshman season at Stanford after rating as a four-star prospect within the Class of 2023. His finest video games got here towards Arizona and Washington State, which had been each NCAA Tournament groups. With three seasons of eligibility remaining and a confirmed physique of labor on the high-major stage, there may be some upside right here.
36. Danny Wolf
Old faculty: Yale | New faculty: Michigan
Wolf averaged 14.1 factors, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks for a Yale workforce that reached the second spherical of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. He is extra fluid, nimble and versatile than a typical seven-footer. Wolf can assault defenders off the dribble, hit 3-pointers or publish up. He has two seasons left, and his uncommon mixture of measurement and instruments make him one among this offseason’s most attention-grabbing transfer prospects.
37. Dillon Mitchell
Old faculty: Texas
Mitchell made strides as a sophomore at Texas however nonetheless has untapped potential after rating as a five-star prospect within the Class of 2022. The former McDonald’s All-American is an athletic energy ahead who finishes effectively on the rim. But Mitchell’s 0 for 8 profession 3-point mark means you possibly can’t pair him with a non-shooting heart with out clogging up the ground.
38. Ryan Conwell
Old faculty: Indiana State | New faculty: Xavier
Conwell is a 6-4 guard who hit 40.7% of his 3-point makes an attempt on 7.1 tries per recreation as a sophomore at Indiana State. He completed second on the workforce in scoring at 16.6 factors per recreation and dished out 2.5 assists. Considering that Conwell additionally charges as a high quality defender, he ought to be a key a part of Xavier coach Sean Miller’s effort to get the Musketeers again to the NCAA Tournament.
39. Jamir Watkins
Old faculty: Florida State
Watkins averaged 15.6 factors, six rebounds and a couple of.8 assists whereas capturing 34.4% from 3-point vary in his lone season at Florida State. The 6-foot-7 wing was a nice shock after spending his first two seasons at VCU. He has NBA upside and one season of eligibility remaining.
40. Alijah Martin
Old faculty: FAU | New faculty: Florida
Martin was a three-time all-conference performer at FAU whereas showing in 124 video games throughout 4 seasons beneath Dusty May. The 6-foot-2 guard is an efficient defender for his measurement and a profession 36.9% 3-point shooter. He’s extra of a capturing guard than a degree guard and has confirmed he could make substantive contributions to a successful program.
41. Chris Youngblood
Old faculty: South Florida | New faculty: Alabama
Youngblood was the main scorer for the AAC champions, averaging 15.3 factors on 41.6% 3-point capturing for a 25-8 South Florida workforce. The 6-4 guard was the league’s co-player of the yr and ought to be a superb match with an Alabama program that prioritizes environment friendly 3-point capturing.
42. BJ Freeman
Old faculty: Milwaukee | New faculty: Arizona State
Freeman was a busy man the previous two years at Milwaukee, main a pair of 20-win groups in scoring. In 2023-24, he additionally led the Panthers in rebounds (6.6), assists (4.1) and steals (1.1). At 6-6, he is each solo shot creator and may facilitate for others. His outcomes towards high-major opposition had been combined in a restricted pattern measurement over the previous two years, however Freeman might help the Sun Devils as they transition to the Big 12.
43. Great Osobor
Old faculty: Utah State
Osobor earned Mountain West Player of the Year honors after averaging 17.7 factors, 9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks for a Utah State workforce that gained a robust league. The 6-8 large man does his work within the paint and hasn’t proven a lot of an outdoor shot, however his effectiveness as an inside scorer is large.
44. Jalen Blackmon
Old faculty: Stetson | New faculty: Miami
Blackmon turned heads nationally along with his 43-point outburst within the ASUN Tournament title recreation. The 6-3 guard hit 38.1% of his 3-pointers on 8.3 makes an attempt per recreation within the 2023-24 season and is a profession 90.6% free-throw shooter. The Indiana native has just one season of eligibility remaining and ought to be a distinction maker for a Miami workforce that misplaced key players Wooga Poplar and Norchad Omier to the portal.
45. Ja’Kobi Gillespie
Old faculty: Belmont | New faculty: Maryland
Belmont was at its finest with Gillespie on the ground; he averaged 17.2 factors, 4.2 assists and a couple of.2 steals for the Bruins. The 6-foot guard is on the smaller aspect however shot a ridiculous 66% contained in the arc and a stable 38.7% past it. With two seasons of eligibility remaining, he is addition for a Maryland workforce that wants assist in the backcourt.
46. Cam Christie
Old faculty: Minnesota
Christie averaged 11.3 factors and a couple of.2 assists whereas capturing 39.1% from past the arc as he earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors. The 6-foot-6 wing has three seasons left to play and a ton of offensive upside. He’s the youthful brother of former Michigan State guard and present Los Angeles Lakers participant Max Christie.
47. Dug McDaniel
Old faculty: Michigan | New faculty: Kansas State
McDaniel averaged 16.3 factors and 4.7 assists whereas capturing 36.8% from 3-point vary on 5.8 makes an attempt for a nasty Michigan workforce. The 5-11 guard additionally rated as the Wolverines’ top defender, per evanmiya.com. Although his offensive numbers dipped towards Big Ten foes, the previous four-star prospect will assist a Kansas State workforce needing to improve its guard play.
48. Otega Oweh
Old faculty: Oklahoma | New faculty: Kentucky
Oweh’s manufacturing and effectivity dropped dramatically throughout the grind of Big 12 play after his sophomore season started with tantalizing glimpses of offensive promise. While his recreation stays a piece in progress, the 6-5 wing is already a terrific defender. With two years left to play, Oweh could be an elite defensive stopper for Mark Pope’s first UK workforce.
49. Tyrese Hunter
Old faculty: Texas | New faculty: Memphis
Hunter began 71 video games over his two seasons at Texas after successful Big 12 Rookie of the Year at Iowa State in 2021-22. Based on the trajectory he established with the Cyclones, Hunter appeared destined to turn out to be an all-Big 12 performer. It did not work out that manner, however the 6-foot guard is gifted and destined to play a key function for Memphis.
50. Saint Thomas
Old faculty: Northern Colorado | New faculty: USC
Northern Colorado produced a gem final cycle in Dalton Knecht. Can it come via once more? Thomas is a vastly completely different participant however nonetheless intriguing. At 6-7, he averaged 19.7 factors, 4.2 assists and 1.7 steals whereas making 57.2% of his 2-pointers and 33% of his 3s in 2023-24. The dynamic ahead started his profession at Loyola Chicago and has one season left to play.
51. JT Toppin
Old faculty: New Mexico
Players with Toppin’s mixture of manufacturing and promise do not come round usually. The 6-9 ahead earned Mountain West Rookie of the Year honors whereas averaging 12.4 factors, 9.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per recreation within the 2023-24 season. Toppin has three seasons of eligibility remaining and has already demonstrated the flexibility to step out and shoot 3-pointers. He’s obtained a tantalizing all-around recreation and will become an NBA Draft prospect.
52. Dante Maddox Jr.
Old faculty: Toledo | New faculty: Xavier
Given how productive transfer guards Quincy Olivari and Dayvion McKnight had been for Xavier final season, it could be no shock if the Musketeers’ incoming crop of perimeter players produces in comparable style. Maddox hit 42.4% of his 3-pointers in two seasons with the Rockets.
53. Jordan Pope
Old faculty: Oregon State | New faculty: Texas
Pope averaged 17.6 factors and three.4 assists whereas capturing 37.1% from past the arc for Oregon State as a sophomore in 2023-24. The 6-2 guard wants to enhance defensively however is a confirmed high-major scorer with two years of eligibility remaining. He ought to play a key function for Texas squad shedding guards Max Abmas and Tyrese Hunter.
54. Jacob Crews
Old faculty: UT Martin | New faculty: Missouri
Crews shot 41.4% from 3-point vary on 6.7 makes an attempt per recreation as a junior for a UT Martin workforce that gained a share of the OVC regular-season title. He additionally yanked down 8.2 rebounds per recreation for the Skyhawks. There are questions on his protection, however at 6-7 and with capturing stroke, he’s large pickup for Missouri. The Tigers are coming off a winless SEC marketing campaign and need assistance.
55. Skyy Clark
Old faculty: Louisville | New faculty: UCLA
After spending one season at Illinois, Clark transferred to Louisville and led the moribund Cardinals in scoring throughout the 2023-24 season at 13.2 factors per recreation. His profession 1:1 assist-turnover ratio is unappealing, but when the previous top-40 prospect can slot in with the Bruins, he can flip issues round.
56. Aden Holloway
Old faculty: Auburn | New faculty: Alabama
Holloway’s upside as a former five-star prospect is obvious. But after capturing simply 31.8% from the sphere as a freshman at Auburn he is obtained one thing to show as he heads to rival Alabama with three seasons of eligibility remaining.
57. TJ Bamba
Old faculty: Villanova | New faculty: Oregon
Bamba began 33 video games at Villanova in 2023-24 after main Washington State in scoring within the 2022-23 season. He’s a veteran, off-ball guard with good measurement at 6-foot-5 and a profession 38% 3-point capturing mark over 4 seasons.
58. Max Shulga
Old faculty: VCU | New faculty: Villanova
Shulga is a seasoned veteran who averaged 14 factors and three.6 assists on 41.5% 3-point capturing for VCU final season after following coach Ryan Odom from Utah State. He can play on or off the ball and is powerful within the choose and roll.
59. Aaron Bradshaw
Old faculty: Kentucky | New faculty: Ohio State
Bradshaw struggled for minutes as a freshman whereas navigating a crowded Kentucky frontcourt. He was the No. 5 general participant within the Class of 2023, in accordance to 247Sports, and confirmed glimpses of promise throughout his lone season with the Wildcats. The 7-footer can step out and hit 3-pointers and is extra cell as a fringe defender than most school facilities.
60. Malik Dia
Old faculty: Belmont | New faculty: Ole Miss
Dia shined as a dynamic frontcourt participant in his sophomore season at Belmont after taking part in sparingly throughout his freshman season at Vanderbilt. He averaged 16.9 factors and 5.8 boards for the Bruins whereas capturing 34.1% from 3-point vary. He’s 6-9 and has stunning athleticism for a participant with such an enormous body. His recreation wants refining, however Dia’s upside is obvious.
61. Dre Davis
Old faculty: Seton Hall | New faculty: Ole Miss
Davis averaged 15 factors per recreation and shot 35% from 3-point vary in his second season at Seton Hall. It was the fourth season of school basketball for the 6-5 guard, who started his profession at Louisville. He averaged 16.6 factors, 6.6 rebounds and a couple of.6 blocks per recreation throughout Seton Hall’s five-game NIT title run.
62. Amari Williams
Old faculty: Drexel | New faculty: Kentucky
Williams earned CAA Defensive Player of the Year for a 3rd straight season whereas averaging 1.8 blocks per recreation. The 6-foot-10 rim protector rated among the many top-100 defenders in all of school basketball coming into the NCAA Tournament, per evanmiya.com. He additionally scored 12.2 factors and grabbed 7.8 rebounds for a 20-win Dragons workforce.
63. Felix Okpara
Old faculty: Ohio State | New faculty: Tennessee
Okpara selected properly by selecting Tennessee after the Volunteers misplaced their top two facilities Jonas Aidoo and Tobe Awaka within the transfer portal. The 6-foot-11 large man blocked 2.4 photographs per recreation in simply 23.5 minutes for the Buckeyes as a sophomore and hit 60.7% of his 2-point makes an attempt as an environment friendly scorer on the rim.
64. Michael Ajayi
Old faculty: Pepperdine | New faculty: Gonzaga
Ajayi is 6-7 and hit 47% of his 3-pointers on 2.5 makes an attempt per recreation whereas averaging 17.2 factors in his lone season at Pepperdine. While Ajayi was a rebounding power for the Waves with 9.9 per recreation, his protection is a query mark. He ought to be a pure match at Gonzaga as the Bulldogs search to construct a deeper roster after combating depth in 2023-24.
65. Lamont Butler
Old faculty: San Diego State | New faculty: Kentucky
Butler gained Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year throughout his fourth and closing season at San Diego State. The 6-foot-2 guard’s recreation is outlined by dogged protection. Though he is only a 32.1% 3-point shooter, Butler could enhance offensively in UK coach Mark Pope’s extra up-tempo scheme.
66. Desmond Claude
Old faculty: Xavier | New faculty: USC
Claude is a bodily perimeter participant who was Xavier’s second-leading scorer at 16.6 factors per recreation. His profession 25.3% 3-point capturing mark is an eyesore, however he is an intriguing expertise with a knack for placing the ball within the basket.
67. Frankie Fidler
Old faculty: Omaha | New faculty: Michigan State
Fidler completed second within the Summit League in scoring at 20.1 factors per recreation. The 6-7 ahead hit 35.6% of his 3-point makes an attempt in 2023-24 and was efficient towards Big 12 foes TCU and Texas Tech. There are many latest examples of players from this league transferring up and taking part in large roles for good groups.
68. Riley Kugel
Old faculty: Florida | New faculty: Kansas
Kugel is an attention-grabbing prospect with good instruments and NBA upside; nonetheless, the 6-5 wing regressed as a sophomore whereas capturing simply 31.2% from 3-point vary. If he can push that nearer to 40% and reduce on his turnovers, then Kugel might blossom into an impression 3-and-D participant.
69. Deivon Smith
Old faculty: Utah
Smith was a steal on the 2023 transfer wire, touchdown as a star within the Utah lineup after he was a job participant at Mississippi State and Georgia Tech throughout his first three seasons. The 6-foot-1 guard completed sixth nationally in assists per recreation at 7.1 whereas additionally scoring 13.3 factors per recreation on 40.8% 3-point capturing for the Utes.
70. J’Vonne Hadley
Old faculty: Colorado | New faculty: Louisville
Though solely a job participant on a workforce oozing expertise, the 6-foot-6 wing did lots for the Buffaloes, averaging 11.6 factors, six rebounds and a couple of.4 assists. He tried simply 1.3 photographs from 3-point vary however hit 41.7% of them, and was environment friendly contained in the arc (56.5%). A major function ought to be obtainable to him at Louisville as the Cardinals reboot beneath new coach Pat Kelsey.
71. Mason Gillis
Old faculty: Purdue | New faculty: Duke
Gillis appeared in 132 video games over 5 seasons at Purdue, serving as a dependable stretch ahead whereas capturing 40.7% from 3-point vary. The 6-foot-6 Gillis is not a lot of a playmaker or shot creator off the dribble, however he is regular and will likely be wanted veteran voice on a Duke workforce that’s going to be relying closely on freshmen.
72. Tre Donaldson
Old faculty: Auburn | New faculty: Michigan
Donaldson averaged 6.7 factors, 3.2 assists and shot 41.2% from 3-point vary in simply 19.3 minute per recreation at Auburn in 2023-24. With two years of eligibility remaining, the 6-2 Donaldson might be an impression participant for the Wolverines as first-year coach Dusty May will get his program going.
73. Javon Small
Old faculty: Oklahoma State | New faculty: West Virginia
Small averaged 15.1 factors and 4.1 assists in his lone season at Oklahoma State after spending two years at East Carolina. The 6-2 guard hit 37.4% of his 3-pointers for the Cowboys, though that mark dropped to 31.8% in convention play. Small will play a serious function for the Mountaineers as coach Darian DeVries begins his tenure.
74. Roddy Gayle Jr.
Old faculty: Ohio State | New faculty: Michigan
Gayle is a bodily capturing guard who can take defenders off the dribble and use his power and athleticism to get attractiveness. He’s only a profession 33.1% 3-point shooter. But after averaging 13.5 factors and three.1 assists for the Buckeyes as a sophomore, Gayle ought to be a key contributor at Michigan as the Wolverines get began beneath first-year coach Dusty May.
75. Chaz Lanier
Old faculty: North Florida
Lanier carries boom-or-bust vibes into the portal after making a whopping 44% of his 3-point makes an attempt on 7.5 makes an attempt per recreation in his fourth season at North Florida. The 6-foot-4 guard was merely a job participant early in his profession earlier than breaking out to earn all-Atlantic Sun honors this previous season. If his outdoors capturing stroke carries over, he’ll be one of many transfer cycles largest names.
76. Sean Stewart
Old faculty: Duke | New faculty: Ohio State
Stewart logged simply 8.3 minutes per recreation as a freshman at Duke whereas caught behind a logjam of frontcourt players that included Kyle Filipowski, Mark Mitchell and Ryan Young. But his splits had been encouraging, and his athleticism got here via in his restricted spurts of motion. The former McDonald’s All-American has three seasons of eligibility remaining and will nonetheless blossom into an NBA Draft prospect.
77. Adou Thiero
Old faculty: Kentucky
Kentucky’s handiest defensive lineups usually featured Thiero. The tenacious 6-6 wing guards and rebounds with a voracious urge for food and may rating attacking the rim. He’s only a profession 32.3% 3-point shooter and does not have a refined offensive recreation. Still, his 80% free-throw capturing mark in 2023-24 portends promise, and he might shine if given a higher and extra constant function.
78. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
Old faculty: Louisville | New faculty: NC State
Huntley-Hatfield lastly started exhibiting extra constant flashes in 2023-24 of why he was a five-star prospect within the Class of 2021. The 6-10 inside presence averaged 12.9 factors and eight.4 rebounds for Louisville. He’s not an elite rim protector (0.8 blocks per recreation in 30.8 minutes) and is simply starting to present consolation as a 3-point shooter. With DJ Burns Jr. gone, there ought to be loads of room for Huntley-Hatfield to shine within the NC State frontcourt.
79. Andrew Carr
Old faculty: Wake Forest | New faculty: Kentucky
Carr is a stretch 4 who shot 37.1% from 3-point vary on 2.8 makes an attempt per recreation for Wake Forest throughout his fourth season of school basketball. The 6-9 ahead averaged 13.5 factors per recreation for the Demon Deacons. He is expert across the rim and serviceable defensively. Carr has one season of eligibility remaining.
80. Pop Isaacs
Old faculty: Texas Tech | New faculty: Creighton
Creighton had a fringe scoring function obtainable amid the departures of Trey Alexander and Baylor Scheierman. Isaacs will assist fill it after averaging 15.8 factors as a sophomore at Texas Tech. The 6-foot-2 guard was not environment friendly — capturing simply 34.9% from the ground as a sophomore — however he’s gifted.