College Basketball

Transfer Portal Basketball Rankings 2023-24

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March 20, 2023

Updated basketball portal transfer tracker rankings for the 2023-2024 season.

	March 24th Update		Previous	PER	New	ADJeff
1	Graham Ike	6’9	Wyoming	25.1		3.9
2	Jaemyn Brakefield	6’8	Ole Miss	19.2		3.8
3	Hakim Hart	6’6	Maryland	18.2		3.7
4	Fardaws Aimaq	6’11	Texas Tech	16.5		3.5
5	Bryant Selebangue	6’9	Tulsa	21.3		3.4
6	Khalif Battle	6’5	Temple	18.3		3.2
7	Jakwon Walton	6’7	Wichita St	19.2		3.1
8	Jayden Taylor	6’4	Butler	15.0		3.1
9	Cobe Williams	5’11	La Tech	22.6	Tulsa	3.1
10	Chuck Harris	6’2	Butler	14.4		3.0
11	John Tonje	6’5	Colorado St	18.4		3.0
12	Keshon Gilbert	6’4	UNLV	17.7		3.0
13	Denver Jones	6’4	FIU	22.5		2.9
14	Eddie Lampkin	6’11	TCU	16.1		2.9
15	Rienk Mast	6’9	Bradley	24.3		2.9
16	Jared Bynum	5’10	Providence	19.0		2.9
17	Freddy Hicks	6’6	Tarlton St	21.8		2.9
18	Primo Spears	6’3	Georgetown	14.3		2.8
19	B.J. Mack	6’8	Wofford	27.1		2.8
20	John Hugley*	6’9	Pitt	21.1		2.8
21	Damian Dunn	6’5	Temple	16.2		2.8
22	Jae’lyn Withers*	6’8	Louisville	22.0		2.8
23	Dayvion McKnight	6’1	WKU	20.2		2.8
24	Dalton Knecht	6’6	N. Colorado	23.2		2.7
25	Dame Adelekun	6’8	Dartmouth	30.6		2.7
26	Jamison Battle*	6’7	Minnesota	18.3		2.7
27	Myles Stute	6’7	Vanderbilt	15.5		2.7
28	Ta’Lon Cooper	6’4	Minnesota	13.6		2.7
29	Messiah Jones	6’6	Wofford	26.8		2.7
30	Jamille Reynolds	6’9	Temple	23.0		2.7
31	Kenny Pohto	6’11	Wichita St	18.0		2.7
32	Kario Oquendo	6’4	Georgia	16.9		2.7
33	Ques Glover	5’11	Samford	23.5		2.6
34	Walter Clayton	6’2	Iona	25.5		2.6
35	Nelly Junior Joseph	6’9	Iona	24.6		2.6
36	Sam Griffin	6’3	Tulsa	16.1		2.6
37	Chris Ledlum	6’6	Harvard	25.9		2.6
38	Jeremiah Oden	6’8	Wyoming	15.4		2.6
39	Jay Allen-Tovar	6’9	New Mexico	16.3	SUtah	2.6
40	Daunte Harris	6’0	Georgetown	12.7	UVA	2.5
41	Yazid Powell	6’4	Buffalo	19.3		2.5
42	Jameer Nelson	6’1	Delaware	25.3		2.5
43	Jake Heidbreder	6’5	Air Force	18.0		2.5
44	Andrei Savrasov	6’7	Georgia South	23.5		2.5
45	Lazar Stefanovic	6’7	Utah	13.5		2.5
46	Quincy Olivari	6’2	Rice	18.1		2.4
47	Michael Meadows	6’2	Portland	14.6		2.4
48	Jonathan Mogbo	6’8	Mizz St	22.5		2.4
49	Jacob Germany	6’11	UTSA	18.3		2.4
50	Curtis Jones	6’5	Buffalo	18.9		2.4
51	Ethan Anderson	6’1	Wyoming	14.0	Pepp	2.4
52	Josiah Allick	6’8	New Mexico	14.1		2.4
53	Carson Basham	6’10	Pepperdine	20.0		2.4
54	Issa Muhammad	6’9	NMSU	16.3		2.4
55	Essam Mostafa	6’9	CCU	22.8		2.3
56	Jordan Minor	6’8	Merrimack	28.0		2.3
57	Blake Preston	6’9	Liberty	23.1		2.3
58	Mike Mitchell	6’2	Pepperdine	13.5		2.3
59	Kerr Kriisa	6’3	Arizona	10.8		2.2
60	Jackson Paveletzke	6’3	Wofford	19.9		2.2
61	Javon Small	6’2	ECU	19.0		2.2
62	Atin Wright	6’1	Cal St Northridge	19.1		2.2
63	D. Washington	6’7	NMSU	15.5		2.2
64	Ishmael Leggett	6’2	Rhode Island	18.6		2.2
65	Isaiah Pope	6’5	Utah Tech	16.2		2.2
66	Noah Fernandes	5’11	UMass	18.7		2.2
67	Dixon-Waters	6’5	USC	12.7		2.2
68	Amaree Abram	6’4	Ole Miss	11.0		2.1
69	Kevin Easley	6’7	Duquesne	19.0		2.1
70	Noah Reynolds	6’3	Wyoming	18.3		2.1
71	Tyzhaun Claude	6’8	WCU	25.8		2.1
72	Ed Jarvis	6’8	Yale	25.7		2.1
73	Eli Lawrence	6’5	MTSU	16.3		2.1
74	Kendal Coleman	6’8	LSU	16.0		2.1
75	Max Agbonkpolo	6’8	Wyoming	13.9		2.1
76	Kuany Kuany	6’9	California	12.0		2.1
77	Elijah Fisher	6’6	Texas Tech	11.0		2.1
78	Tim Dalger	6’7	Tulsa	13.6		2.1
79	Payton Sparks	6’9	Ball State	23.3		2.1
80	Even Brauns	6’9	Belmont	20.6		2.1
81	Winston Hill	6’7	Presbyterian	23.8		2.1
82	Mekhi Long	6’7	ODU	18.3		2.1
83	Nick Jourdain	6’8	Temple	13.6		2.1
84	Jalen Cone	5’10	N. Arizona	17.8		2.1
85	Chance McMillian	6’2	Grand Canyon	15.4		2.1
86	Greg Dolan	6’3	Cornell	20.9		2.0
87	Jaylen Wells	6’7	Sonoma State	D2		–
88	Japhet Medor	6’0	USTA	17.1		2.0
89	J.J Starling	6’4	Notre Dame	11.8	Cuse	2.0
90	Kowacie Reeves	6’6	Florida	12.3		2.0
91	A.J. Plitzuweit	6’2	S. Dakota	23.1		1.9
92	Chico Carter	6’2	S. Carolina	11.9		1.9
93	Skyy Clark	6’3	Illiniois	9.5	Loui	1.9
94	Charles Pride	6’4	Bryant	19.8		1.9
95	Brayon Freeman	6’2	Rhode Island	14.6		1.9
96	Josh Nickelberry	6’4	LaSalle	14.5		1.8
97	Jose Perez	6’5	Manhattan	19.9	WVU	1.8
98	Kevin Miller	6’0	C. Michigan	15.5	Wake	1.8
99	Nicolas Timberlake	6’4	Towson	19.5		1.8
100	Puff Johnson	6’8	UNC	11.4		1.8
101	Zach Austin	6’4	High Point	20.9		1.8
102	Jayhlon Young	6’2	UCF	10.5		1.8
103	Omar Silverio	6’3	Hofstra	14.7	WVU	1.8
104	Xavier DuSell	6’4	Wyoming	11.3		1.8
105	Antavion Collum	6’7	Cal Bakersfield	16.0		1.8
106	Dyondre Dominguez	6’8	UMass	19.4		1.8
107	Rashaun Agee	6’7	Bowling Green	22.1		1.8
108	Mustapha Amzil	6’10	Dayton	14.3		1.8
109	Paxon Wojick	6’4	Brown	19.2		1.7
110	Camren Hunter	6’3	C. Arkansas	19.3		1.7
111	Joshua Cohen	6’10	St. Francis(PA)	30.6		1.7
112	Josh Uduje	6’5	CCU	17.2		1.7
113	Jace Carter	6’5	UIC	19.9		1.7
114	Sean Durugordon	6’7	Austin Peay	17.7		1.7
115	Claudell Harris	6’3	Charleston South	21.3		1.7
116	Demarcus Sharp	6’3	Northwestern St	25.5	APU	1.7
117	Jalen Haynes	6’8	ETSU	22.3		1.7
118	Ronald Polite	6’2	George Mason	14.5		1.7
119	Jadyn Parker	6’10	N. Florida	19.8		1.7
120	Mike Marsh	6’10	Jacksonville	20.5		1.7
121	Kenny Hunter	6’9	La Tech	20.0		1.7
122	Teafael Lenard	6’7	MTSU	16.8		1.7
123	Stephen Clark	6’8	Citadel	20.1		1.7
124	DaJuan Gordan	6’4	NMSU	11.9		1.7
125	Andrew Rohde	6’6	St Thomas	22.0		1.6
126	Brandon Betson	6’1	Tulsa	12.1		1.6
127	Christian Shumate	6’6	McNeese St	21.9		1.6
128	Tasos Kamateros	6’8	South Dakota	18.2		1.6
129	Doctor Bradley	6’7	NMSU	16.6		1.6
130	Taran Armstrong	6’5	Cal Baptist	15.2		1.6
131	Justice Hill	6’0	LSU	7.4		1.5
132	Daniel Ortiz	6’0	N. Alabama	19		1.5
133	Jesse Zarzuela	6’3	C. Michigan	15.5		1.5
134	Myron Gardner	6’6	Little Rock	19.5		1.5
135	Daniel Deaver	6’8	Navy	24.1		1.5
136	Matthue Cotton	6’5	Yale	15.4	Hawa	1.5
137	Brantly Stevenson	6’4	Cal Poly	16.4		1.5
138	Myles Foster	6’7	Monmouth	16.9		1.5
139	Idan Tretout	6’4	Harvard	17.0		1.5
140	Ben Wright	6’9	W & Mary	18.6		1.5
141	Frankie Policelli	6’7	Stony Brook	18.8		1.5
142	Zach Hicks	6’7	Temple	11.0		1.5
143	Hysier Miller	6’1	Temple	10.9		1.5
144	Hutchins-Everett	6’11	Austin Peay	17.5		1.5
145	Bas Leyte	6’10	UNCG	17.6		1.5
146	Clarence Daniels	6’6	N. Hampshire	21.2		1.4
147	Enoch Cheeks	6’3	Robert Morris	19.6		1.4
148	Justin Wright	6’1	NC Central	21.6		1.4
149	Kam Woods	6’2	NC A&T	17.4		1.4
150	Jalen Benjamin	5’10	Mt St Mary’s	17.0		1.4
151	Sean Conway	6’5	VMI	16.7		1.4
152	Phillip Russell	5’10	SE Mizz St	20.3		1.4
153	Terrance Ford	6’1	Arkansas St	15.9		1.4
154	Jahmyl Telfort	6’7	Northeastern	18.1		1.4
155	Kamar Robertson	6’2	Mercer	16.2		1.3
156	Jonathan Beagle	6’9	Albany	18.3		1.3
157	Toneari Lane	6’5	Winthrop	15.5	GSU	1.3
158	Bobby Pettiford	6’1	Kansas	7.3		1.3
159	Leo O’Boyle	6’7	Lafayette	17.7		1.3
160	Keenon Cole	6’7	Lindenwood	20.3		1.3
161	Jalen Hampton	6’6	Northwestern St	21.6	APU	1.3
162	Frank Staine	6’6	Utah Tech	13.6		1.3
163	Jordan King	6’0	ETSU	15.4		1.3
164	Faizon Fields	6’10	ODU	19.4		1.3
165	Justin Steers	6’7	Coppin St	16.5		1.3
166	Jadrian Tracey	6’5	St. Joe’s	11.8	Oreg	1.3
167	Tyler Houser	6’9	VMI	15.3	Del	1.3
168	Zae Blake	6’1	Green Bay	15.3		1.3
169	Mike Saunders	6’0	Utah	12.6	McNe	1.2
170	Bryce Johnson	6’3	Chicago St	15.8		1.2
171	Jaden House	6’4	High Point	17.7		1.2
172	Andre Screen	7’0	Bucknell	23.0		1.2
173	Themus Fulks	6’1	Louisiana	13.4		1.2
174	DeAnthony Tipler	5’10	ETSU	14.4		1.2
175	Gerald Drumgoole	6’5	Albany	16.1		1.2
176	Anthony Seldon	6’6	Gardner-Webb	15.3		1.2
177	Rayquan Brown	6’6	Miss Valley St	17.5		1.2
178	Tyronn Mosley	6’6	Miss Valley St	17.1		1.2
179	Allan Jeanne-Rose	6’7	Fairfield			1.2
180	Tyeree Bryan	6’6	Charleston South	16.8		1.1
181	Tray Jackson	6’9	Seton Hall	14.4		1.1
182	KyeRon Lindsay	6’7	Georgia	15.4	TTU	1.1
183	Kaden Metheny	5’11	B. Green	12.9		1.1
184	Alex Timmerman	6’9	Bucknell	20.0		1.1
185	Nate Calmese	6’2	Lamar	20.3		1.1
186	Brycen Long	6’2	H. Baptist	16.9		1.1
187	Dezi Jones	5’10	Quinnipiac	18.6		1.1
188	Ja’Monta Black	6’4	Northwestern St	16.8		1.0
189	Isaiah Addo-Ankrah	6’6	UTSA	14.3		1.0
190	Tahlik Chavez	6’2	Charleston South	14.2		1.0
191	Evan Taylor	6’6	Lehigh	18.6		1.0
192	Bradley Dean	6’2	UVA-Wise	D2	M(Oh)	–
193	Jordan O’Neal	6’6	Alabama St	17.9		1.0
194	DJ Richards	6’5	UTSA	11.3	McNe	1.0
195	Rickey Bradley	6’2	VMI	13.7		1.0
196	Michael Green	5’11	Robert Morris	14.1		1.0
197	Nendah Tarke	6’4	Coppin St	12.6		1.0
198	Kinyon Hodges	6’2	EIU	17.8		1.0
199	Isaiah Swope	5’10	S. Indiana	17.8		0.9
200	Joshua Lusane	6’7	Campbell	18.9		0.9

	Thoughts (alphabetical by first name)
B.J. Mack	Mack took a step back last year while Wofford’s SOS was way down. That concerns me some and the lack of a defensive (He had a 109 DRTG). The better rebounders/defenders above him are safer picks IMO for that reason. You really have to bring Mack in to be an offensive force to have value with his defense and rebounding (10.8 per 100 possessions) being so weak.
Blake Preston	Preston only plays 17.3 minutes a game and I made an exception for the mpg adjustment. The reason is he’s been insanely productive for 3 straight years in this similar role on great teams. This was a Liberty team ranked 45th in NET. Two seasons ago he had a 31.4 PER in 17.8 minutes a game (albeit vs a much more poor SOS). He’s extremely proven at this point playing 1617 minutes with a 26.0 career PER so I don’t mind making the minutes exeption. The better question is why hasn’t he played more. Nothing stands out. On defense he’s got a 90.2 career defensive rating. That’s elite stuff. The SOS was also stronger than you’d expect this year even playing in the ASun this year. It’s how they had a 8 losses and still were 45th in NET. If there was ever a guy to transfer this is certainly one that should benefit in a coach that will play him like the star he projects to be.
Bradley Dean	21ppg, 4rpg, 4apg, 43% from three in D2. Watching video he seemed to have some ability to play PG and get his own shot, granted against D2. He has reported interest from LSU and Clemson so he seems like a high-level player beyond the numbers. Lightning quick release on the 3, I see no problem with him making them at a higher level.
Bryant Selebangue	The numbers say he’s great, and it’s hard to argue with how productive he is. It’s not even just this year, he averaged a double-double in JUCO’s as well and shot 69% from the floor there. At Tulsa he shot over 61% and averaged 9.2rpg and 12ppg vs a strong SOS. It’s a little hard for me to reconcile that with how bad Tulsa was at 5-25 324 NET. How much is he to blame with a .61% true shooting and a positive overall net rating on that 116 Ortg despite playing on a team ranked 349th. The culpability seems to be on the defensive end where Tulsa was 354th and he had a 109 DRtg. That was better than the team overall indicating he was one of their better defensive players, but that’s still really bad overall. He really needs to find a home with a good defensive big that can hit some three’s and give him some space. Center is the most important defensive position and ff he’s got to anchor a defense that’s probably bad. He’s a good player but fit around him seems important.
Brayon Freeman	Career 37.4% outside shooter. I think he was being asked to do more than he can in the A10 as a high-usage guy this past year. As more of a role player, better shot selection I think he shines.
Chris Ledlum	I watch some highlights, he seems to have a decent handle and able to play some on the wing. He will take some outside shots but is under 30% More of a PF.
Cobe Williams	18.8ppg, 4.1apg, 2.0spg .344% from three on good volume, gets to the line and makes three’s in a strong CUSA this year. The size at 5’11 seems to be the only question and I doubt it’s much of one.
D. Washington	I’ve liked this Washington since he led his team to the JUCO national title, and ranked him highly the JUCO rankings. Last year was a mess at NMSU but he’s 6-7 and averages 3.8apg. He averaged over 5 in JUCO’s. High level passer at a position you wouldn’t expect it.
Dame Adelekun	His per 100’s in rebounds and blocks are off the charts. These are two of the more translatable stats leveling up. He also has a career 94 DRTG. He doesn’t need to score to bring value and that has value.
Demarcus Sharp	Sharpe has incredible efficiency numbers for a guard but they came against a schedule ranked in the 330’s. If he had more of a track record at Mizz St it would be easier to believe. He averaged 7ppg, 14.2 PER before transferring. He likely has gotten better but that’s a big jump mostly from who he was playing against IMO. He also shot 54% from three on low volume. That’s dare you to shoot them (29-53) less than 1 a game made,. That’s unlikely to happen anywhere else at that rate. You’d also like to see him taking more, especially if he shot that well and expand the volume wherever he goes.
Fardaws Aimaq	The WAC is solid, and the 2 time WAC Defensive Player didn’t do anything to discredit what he did there. He played 11 games at Texas Tech this season. All 11 were vs Big 12 teams starting in January. If anything playing as well as he did vs the best conference in the nation after dropping in mid-season strengthens it for me. He has the size and pedigree to play anywhere and help.
Graham Ike	Ike was injured just before the season. It was a right foot injury initially only supposed to keep him sidelined 6 to 8 weeks. Roughly 10 weeks later in February, he was shut down for the season. Maybe he could have come back but Wyoming’s season was done at that point after securing a losing record which could have been at play as well. It’s troubling that he couldn’t get healthy in the initial timetable, but the injury doesn’t sound that serious. While it certainly doesn’t help to miss the season with an injury I wouldn’t categorize it in the same category as an ACL or the more serious injuries players often are coming back from. If he’s reasonably healthy and similar to the player that led Wyoming to an at large 12 seed bid he’s one of the best transfer for sure. He averaged nearly 20 and 10 very efficiently. He also anchored a strong defense with a 95.1 defensive rating as the primary big man. Wyoming was #58 NET on the season. He’s a proven elite player. The only question is if the injury has diminished his abilities.
J.J Starling	He has the top 25 high school recruiting pedigree, but only a .482 true shooting in actual practice in a down ACC. He didn’t do much else rather than score (11.2ppg) inefficiently in nearly 30 minutes a game (2.8rpg, 1.1apg). He’s from NY and has already committed to Syracuse and is an upside prospect based on his high school recruiting. That has some value but I care less about that than what they do on the court.
Jadyn Parker	Really skinny, but a high-level shot-blocking big. The SOS was a lot better than you would expect as well at N. Florida. Kind of Kaodrichi Akobundu-Ehiogu lite.
Jae’lyn Withers	Another player who’s career is all over the place. As a freshman he was awesome averaging 10ppg 7rpg with a 22 PER and 96 Drtg for a 58 NET team. This season as a 2 year older player he averaged 9 and 5 with a 12 PER and 111 Drtg for a 300+ ranked one. How do you rank a player like this? I think the player he was as a freshmen still exist but I had to ding him for the last two years as well. What I did was take his career efficiency (15.1 PER) and SOS numbers. A new coach should be able to get more out of him.
Jaemyn Brakefield	A former transfer from Duke. He was highly productive last season vs a strong SOS. He also has a pedigree being ranked 33rd in his high school class. Highly efficient with a .631 True Shooting, 3rd in the SEC to go along with a career 35% three-point shooter as well.
Jakwon Walton	He checks all the boxes, 6-7, as a former top 75 recruit that started at Georgia. He shot over 40% on decent volume from three. 78% from the line. He was a top JUCO in our rankings last year as well and actually performed similarly at WSU. Even better in some areas which indicates he’s getting better. He probably should be higher in the rankings.
Jameer Nelson	He seems a little low on the surface but the numbers came vs a poor SOS. 20.6ppg on .556 true shooting is still pretty strong regardless. The problem is he’s only .307% from three and a career 31% player at 6-1 isn’t ideal. I question could he get to the line as much moving back up which is where his value came from. He was at George Washington previously (10ppg 12.6 PER). Son of a former NBA All Star.
Jamison Battle	This is a tough one to rank. If healthy he is a top ranked transfer. He averaged 17.5ppg, 6.3rgp , 18.3 PER but it’s also entirely possible he’s a 9 PER player today that struggled after having a foot surgery 10 days before the season. The truth is, he’s probably somewhere in between those extremes if I was projecting so I split the two seasons. I usually believe if you have hit a ceiling and shown you can get there, you can get back and go more that direction. He also has an injury that may have just diminished his ability so there is a real concern that might not be true in this particular case. It wasn’t just a shooting slump that caused the drop. One thing in his favor is he never had recovery time last year going into the season and playing 35 minutes a game shortly after surgery. More recovery time and hopefully he will be back to form but I don’t have strong confidence either way. Another alarming thing is he didn’t improve as the season went on which I looked for as a sign of hope.
Javon Small	Small missed the last 15 games with an injury. The numbers are strong on the surface, but all but 5 games were against one of the worst OOC schedules in the nation. In the 5 AAC games he played the numbers were very poor.
Jay Allen-Tovar	He only played 3 games this season so that doesn’t count. 2021-22 he averaged 7.9ppg, 5.0rpg in the MWC. he’s 6-9 and can hit three’s (.333%) and had a .561 true shooting. He also blocked 1.4 shots in only 23.3 minutes a game. Committed to Southern Utah, and they got a player.
Jayden Taylor	The 3-point shooting is a little low at .326, true shooting, but he put up 12.9ppg in the Big East. He’s a high-usage user on a bad team, but I don’t think you don’t have to wonder if he can play well at the P6 level. He did with a lot of pressure on him as the leading scorer at Butler. Less pressure and he could likely be more efficient.
Jaylen Wells	His numbers were ridiculous in D2, but he has no reported interest list to gauge at this point. He’s a hard one to place with so different outcomes for D2’s. Some are great others flop. At this level of numbers though I haven’t seen complete failures. 22.4ppg, 8.7rpg, 2.6rpg .438% from three on good volume (1.5 a game made) .861% FT’s while getting to the line 6.7 times a game. His team was 13-17 but I don’t think he can be blamed. I watched some highlights and he has some wing skills at 6-7 and a quick enough release. His shooting seems elite at any level the way he hits free throws. At 200lbs he’s kind of a tweener and might not be able to play PF well if he can hold up at SF. Rebounds well enough I think it works.
John Hugley	Hugley left Pitt after 8 games. Since he was reportedly out of shape I used how he played in those 8 games against him in the rankings until he proves he can regain form. If he comes in more motivated next season he’s a player that averaged 14.8ppg, 7.9rpg, and had a 21 PER in a stronger ACC in 2021-22 and would be one of the elite transfers available.
Joshua Cohen	Strong number but vs the 358th SOS. The numbers are hard to ignore, but moving up he won’t be asked to score as much and the defense is suspect. Still, I haven’t seen any players put up a 30 PER, move up, and completely fail. If he had a 3-pointer or shot better from the FT line I would have more faith. He has a good net rating, but he’s playing almost 34 minutes a game anchoring the defense of a 355th-ranked team and 355th in adjusted Defense on kenpom. That’s hard to overlook no matter how strong the efficiency is. I’d probably take him higher anyway.
Kendal Coleman	Coleman was one of the top transfers last year, but barely played at LSU. He wasn’t bad when he did play. I dinged him some but ranked him over his career numbers. I still believe he’s mostly the same player that averaged 15 and 10 at Northwestern St vs a solid SOS.
Kenny Pohto	99.8 DRTG helping anchor a pretty solid defensive AAC team. His offense isn’t great .516 true shooting for a big, but at 6-11 he can help and doesn’t need the ball.
Kevin Easley	Averaged 14ppg,7rpg as a freshman in a strong Southern Conference. Was a role player in the Big 12, and decent in the A10. I think he still has it.
Kevin Miller	Only played 4 games last year. Good passer but only a .509 True Shooting in his full season at CMU. 13ppg, 4.6apg. Better shot selection in a lesser role with better players around him could help. Career 36.1% three-point shooter.
Max Agbonkpolo	He didn’t have the season you would like to see on a bad Wyoming. This is based more off putting up 7.7ppg, 3.5apg at USC in 2021-22. He’s shown that ceiling so I’ll believe he can get back.
Messiah Jones	He’s been highly productive his entire career. One season especially vs a strong SOS. The size isn’t great for a non-shooting PF but he’s too productive year after year to ignore.
Michael Meadows	The numbers aren’t gaudy, but he put them up vs a top 100 SOS. You see Portland and might not think that.
Nicolas Timberlake	The CAA was down this year and he really didn’t up the efficiency. He’s a great outside shooter with size and played big on a top 75 Towson team in 2021-22, he just doesn’t seem to do much else if you are looking for upside. He fits anywhere.
Noah Reynolds	MWC was stacked this year and he averaged 14.5ppg in only 24.9 minutes. Career .35.1% three-point shooter. The problem is he only played 8 games vs the MWC and 19 games overall after more scrutiny. The OOC was 220th so I adjusted for that and feel more comfortable with his rank now. He was extremely high usage as well (33.8) including some off the bench. He also wasn’t nearly as good the previous season.
Paxon Wojick	Does some of everything. 7.2rpg, 3.2apg, 38% from three. I think he could be a versatile 3 position player. He might also move up an be Ethan Wright. Starting at Loyola when they were strong is a positive sign.
Primo Spears	16ppg but on a low .480 true shooting. He was asked to do to much on a bad team and it showed. That said 5.3 assist a game (3.3 turnovers) vs that kind of SOS is something. If he wasn’t asked to score as much on another team he likely ups his efficiency with less pressure. He also played 37.3 minutes a game which is a hard ask vs Big East-level competition. He could look fresher in less of a role to I think. 3.3 turnovers isn’t too bad playing that kind of minutes and usage.
Skyy Clark	Clark was the consensus 32nd ranked player in his high school class, but did very little in 13 games at Illinois. Only 8 of the 13 games came against P6 competition as well. Even of the below average stats he put up most of the value was against Lindenwood a first year D1 team that he dropped 19 points on 8-9 shooting on. 13 games isn’t the largest sample ever, but it’s a decent size at 318 minutes played to have some idea. I checked his high school stats and he is probably a better shooter than he displayed but the numbers are the numbers until he proves it. His rank is probably even a little kind since I still gave him credit for the full Big Ten SOS.
Tim Smith	Another D2 you got to rank, but where is hard to know. The good thing is he’s 6-7 and can shoot, those are skills that have value. No interest so far but the way he shoots free throws .871% on 100 attempts indicates he has upside on his three (.344% on 32 made) 16.1ppg, 7.8rpg in 30 minutes. The way he rebounds and shoots at 6-7 I think there is a place for him.
Winston Hill	Big rugged productive 6-7, 230 pounds, but I do worry a little if he can’t play center if he moves up. He will at least shoot a few threes.
Zach Austin	Watching some highlights he might deserve to be higher. 6-4, rebounded at a high rate (8.0rpg in 21-22) and had a high Drtng but still, did guard things on video. 333% from three.

Last year we focused heavily on transfers and since have studied how our highest-ranked ones were performing this season. Hopefully, we will be able to learn and improve on the rankings.

College Basketball Transfer Study

We included each player’s peak-PER as a per-possession all-in-one stat that most people are aware of. It’s not the end all be all, but it is a marker for those that understand the general level of conference and competition it’s against by looking at the school. We’ve also weighted it against SOS for Adjusted Efficiency (ADJeff). There will be some divergences if players have these seasons earlier in their careers they get less credit for it for example. More recent is weighted heavier in our rankings, but we liked the proven ceiling that peak seasons show. If you have gotten there we will believe you can get back. Of course, if injuries or other factors exist (Example: Jamison Battle, Wyston Tabbs etc) and have slowed a player that will be taken into account. Minutes per games is also a factor. If a player plays over 23 minutes a game that is better for example. Lower than 15 minutes a game is usually not included. Defensive rating are also considered for post players.

The college basketball transfer portal for the 2023-2024 season will fill up this next month. We are already starting to see an exodus from the Ivy League where players will not be allowed to use their 5th covid year. It’s also important to remember transfers are only eligible for one free transfer. The NCAA council recently voted to limit the waivers for a second transfer. The NCAA was as generous as usual with waivers for players who had transferred many times by the fall, contrary to what was believed to be the procedure last spring. It appears that there will now be a greater attempt to crack down on underclassmen who seek to transfer a second time without compelling reasons.

If there are any second-time transfers, I would anticipate that the NCAA would be harder on them given their candid acknowledgment and public vote. They seem to have made it very obvious to players and coaches that this is how the process will alter.

In a larger sense, this means that it once more tips the scales substantially more in favor of recruiting the portal than it already did for schools. I think almost everyone knows it’s risky to recruit high numbers of high school players and ignore the portal. If you can land transfer players that were underclassmen now you can essentially lock them in for multiple years and increase stability, especially at the lower levels where players are looking to move up.

Top Underclassmen Transfers

These are high-value transfers to pay attention too, that are using their free transfer and are likely locked in multiple seasons where ever they go.

Underclassmen
Khalif Battle	6’5	Temple	So
Noah Reynolds	6’3	Wyoming	So
Jayden Taylor	6’4	Butler	So
Eddie Lampkin	6’11	TCU	So
Primo Spears	6’3	Georgetown	So
Jamille Reynolds	6’9	Temple	So
Carson Basham	6’10	Pepperdine	So
Kenny Pohto	6’11	Wichita St	So
Mike Mitchell	6’2	Pepperdine	So
J. Paveletzke	6’3	Wofford	Fr
Javon Small	6’2	ECU	So
Ishmael Leggett	6’2	Rhode Island	So
Amaree Abram	6’4	Ole Miss	Fr
Payton Sparks	6’9	Ball State	So
Nick Jourdain	6’8	Temple	So
Jaylen Wells	6’7	Sonoma State	So
J.J Starling	6’4	Notre Dame	Fr
Brayon Freeman	6’2	Rhode Island	So
Kevin Miller	6’0	C. Michigan	So
Zach Austin	6’4	High Point	Fr
Jayhlon Young	6’2	UCF	So
Camren Hunter	6’3	C. Arkansas	So
Jace Carter	6’5	UIC	So
Jadyn Parker	6’10	N. Florida	So
Kenny Hunter	6’9	La Tech	So
Teafael Lenard	6’7	MTSU	So
Claudell Harris	6’3	Charleston South	So
Doctor Bradley	6’7	NMSU	So
Taran Armstrong	6’5	Cal Baptist	So
Hysier Miller	6’1	Temple	So
Hutchins-Everett	6’11	Austin Peay	So
Justin Wright	6’1	NC Central	So
Terrance Ford	6’1	Arkansas St	Fr
Jonathan Beagle	6’9	Albany	Fr
Zae Blake	6’1	Green Bay	So
Kaden Metheny	5’11	B. Green	So
Nate Calmese	6’2	Lamar	So
DJ Richards	6’5	UTSA	Fr
Rickey Bradley	6’2	VMI	Fr
Ethan Roberts	6’5	Army	Fr
Coleton Benson	6’1	Army	So
Marko Maletic	6’6	LIU	So
Landon Moore	6’3	St Francis(PA)	So

Class Rankings

Coming Soon when we get more commits.

Commits

		Previous	New
Zion Harmon	5’11”	Western Kentucky	Bethune–Cookman
Angelo Brizzi	6’3″	Villanova	Davidson
Toneari Lane	6’5″	Winthrop	Georgia State
Matthue Cotton	6’5″	Yale	Hawaii
Jacob Wilson	6’5″	Wichita State	Louisiana–Monroe
Skyy Clark	6’3″	Illinois	Louisville
Mike Saunders, Jr.	6’0″	Utah	McNeese
Zach Harvey	6’6″	UC Santa Barbara	McNeese
Jahmar Young, Jr.	6’10”	SMU	Memphis
Sheick Samoura	6’5″	Air Force	Monmouth
Xander Rice	6’3″	Bucknell	Monmouth
Wynston Tabbs	6’2″	East Carolina	Morgan State
James Beck	6’8″	Miami (OH)	New Mexico State
Jacob Hutson	6’11”	Loyola Chicago	Northern Iowa
Isaiah Johnson	6’6″	Oregon State	Portland State
Jalen Jackson	6’2″	UIC	Purdue Fort Wayne
Luke Krawczyk	6’8″	Navy	Queens (NC)
Kiyron Powell	6’8″	Houston	Southern Indiana
GianFranco Grafals	6’2″	Tarleton State	Southern Miss
Jay Allen-Tovar	6’9″	New Mexico	Southern Utah
Tony Felder	5’10”	VMI	Stonehill
J.J. Starling	6’4″	Notre Dame	Syracuse
KyeRon Lindsay	6’7″	Georgia	Texas Tech
Cobe Williams	6’0″	Louisiana Tech	Tulsa
Keaston Willis	6’3″	Louisiana Tech	Tulsa
Elijah Jones	6’8″	East Carolina	UTEP
Dante Harris	6’0″	Georgetown	Virginia
Omar Silverio	6’3″	Manhattan	West Virginia
Jose Perez	6’5″	Manhattan	West Virginia

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