After the Michigan Wolverines were crowned the national champions on Monday, the college basketball transfer portal opened on Tuesday, April 7. The 15-day window will come to a close on Tuesday, April 21 — before then, plenty of players will be on the move.
As expected in the era of NIL, the portal has provided chaos, with plenty of big-name college basketball players searching for a new home.
Rosters for the 2026-27 college basketball season will form in the blink of an eye over the next two weeks, shifting 2027 national champion payouts on PrizePicks Team Picks.
The Playbook has you covered, providing all of the college basketball news all in one place with our college basketball transfer portal tracker. Below, we’ll gather the top transfers, rumors surrounding the best players available, and the latest notable names to enter the transfer portal.
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2026 College Basketball Transfer Portal Entries
The transfer portal will likely move quicker than ever this year, as the NCAA has moved to a 15-day window compared to 30 days last year and 45 days in 2024.
Over 1,000 players have already entered the transfer portal, and well over 2,000 players entered the transfer market in 2025. Among the massive list of transfers, which players stand out at the top of the list?
Here are the most notable players in the college basketball transfer portal.
- Kansas C Flory Bidunga: 13.3 PPG, 9.0 RPG in 2025-26
- Wisconsin G John Blackwell: 19.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG in 2025-26
- BYU PG Rob Wright III: 18.1 PPG, 4.6 APG in 2025-26
- Saint Mary’s F Paulius Murauskas: 18.4 PPG, 7.6 RPG in 2025-26
- Kansas State PG PJ Haggerty: 23.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.8 APG in 2025-26
- Wake Forest G Juke Harris: 21.4 PPG, 6.5 RPG in 2025-26
- San Diego State G Miles Byrd: 10.4 PPG, 4.7 RPG in 2025-26
- Oregon PG Jackson Shelstad: 15.6 PPG, 4.9 APG in 2025-26 (12 games played)
- Colorado PG Isaiah Johnson: 16.9 PPG, 3.0 APG in 2025-26
- Providence G Stefan Vaaks: 15.8 PPG, 3.2 APG in 2025-26
- Georgetown G KJ Lewis: 14.9 PPG, 5.1 RPG in 2025-26
- LSU PG Dedan Thomas Jr.: 15.3 PPG, 6.5 APG in 2025-26 (16 games played)
- Alabama F/C Aiden Sherrell: 11.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG in 2025-26
- VCU PG Terrence Hill Jr.: 15.0 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.8 RPG in 2025-26
- Syracuse F Donnie Freeman: 16.5 PPG, 7.2 RPG in 2025-26
- Cincinnati C Moustapha Thiam: 12.8 PPG, 7.1 RPG in 2025-26
- Georgia C Somto Cyril: 9.3 PPG, 5.4 RPG in 2025-26
- Villanova G Acaden Lewis: 12.2 PPG, 5.3 APG in 2025-26
- Penn State G Kayden Mingo: 13.7 PPG, 4.3 APG in 2025-26
- Belmont F Drew Scharnowski: 10.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG in 2025-26
- Notre Dame PG Markus Burton: 18.5 PPG, 3.7 APG in 2025 (10 games played)
- Georgia G Jeremiah Wilkinson: 17.4 PPG, 2.0 RPG in 2025-26
- Kansas F Bryson Tiller: 7.9 PPG, 6.1 RPG in 2025-26
- Virginia Tech G Neoklis Avdalas: 12.1 PPG, 4.6 APG in 2025-26
- Tennessee F J.P. Estrella: 10.0 PPG, 5.4 RPG in 2025-26
- Duke F Nikolas Khamenia: 5.7 PPG, 3.3 RPG in 2025-26
Latest College Basketball Transfer Portal News
Check out our round-up for the hottest news and rumors surrounding the 2026 college basketball transfer portal.
Last updated Wednesday, April 8, at 6 p.m. ET.
BYU PG Rob Wright III
April 8: Wright enters the transfer portal.
April 8: Wright is drawing interest from Arkansas, Kentucky, and Ohio State.
Wake Forest G Juke Harris
April 8: Harris meets with Michigan.
Kansas C Flory Bidunga
April 8: Bidunga has potential suitors of Duke, Michigan, St. John’s, and Louisville.
LSU C Mike Nwoko
April 8: Nwoko commits to Xavier.
Syracuse F Donnie Freeman
April 7: Freeman enters the transfer portal.
Siena G Gavin Doty
April 7: Doty (18.0 PPG, 6.9 RPG in 2025-26) commits to Syracuse.
Oregon PG Jackson Shelstad
April 7: Shelstad sets visits with Louisville and Arizona.
Saint Mary’s F Paulius Murauskas
April 7: Murauskas meeting with Kentucky.
Wisconsin G John Blackwell
April 7: Blackwell is considering transferring to Duke or Illinois.
VCU PG Terrence Hill Jr.
April 7: VCU PG Terrence Hill Jr. is drawing heavy interest in the portal after averaging 25.5 points in two NCAA Tournament games.
LSU PG Dedan Thomas Jr.
April 6: Thomas is meeting with Kentucky.
Belmont G Tyler Lundblade
April 1: Lundblade (15.6 PPG in 2025-26) commits to Tennessee.
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Stay tuned for the latest 2026 college basketball transfer portal news right here with this tracker. We’re just getting started with the transfer portal open until April 21.
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