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Here are some recent moves since my last post on Tuesday that I found interesting.
- Guard Nick Dorn transfers from Indiana to Miami (FL). Hurricanes' Head Coach Jai Lucas had great success with a former Hoosier in Malik Reneau last season. Will something similar happen with Dorn?
- Power forward Corneilous Williams transfers from North Alabama to Memphis. Tigers' Head Coach Penny Hardaway has been active in the portal the past few days, with his additions not the big names of offseasons past, in what figures to be a make-or-break year from the former Orlando Magic star guard. Memphis also added forward Tylik Weeks from Southern Mississippi and guard Josh Holloway from Texas A & M. Hardaway seems to be focusing on finding complementary pieces rather than just throwing stars out on the court and hoping for the best. I like the shift in strategy.
- Guard Kennard Davis Jr. transfers from BYU to Missouri. Dennis Gates has been active this portal season, and it will be interesting to see how it translates on the floor for the Tigers.
- Guard Davion Hannah transfers from Alabama to South Carolina. Lamont Paris seems to be on the hot seat, but has added some intriguing players from Alabama, Texas and Wisconsin with the goal of getting into the NCAA Tournament.
- Power forward ND Okafor transfers from Washington State to Mississippi State. This should be interesting as Okafor originally committed to Ole Miss in the portal. I wonder what happened here.
- Forward Dwayne Aristode transfers from Arizona to Oregon. From the little that I saw of Aristode in the NCAA Tournament, I liked. I am always skeptical about players transferring to Oregon, which seems to the ultimate make-or-break destination.
- Guard Jason Drake transfers from Indiana to Temple. I miss when Temple basketball was good. It's been a long time.
- Center Damon Wilkinson transfers from South Dakota State to Nebraska. Fred Hoiberg has really added a lot of pieces to a Cornhuskers' team that won its first NCAA Tournament game and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen this past season. I am intrigued to see how all these additions fit in with a team that will return Pryce Sandfort and Braden Frager.
- Center Olivier Rioux transfers from Florida to UC Irvine. The 7'6'' big man seemed to be nothing more than a novelty at Florida. It will be interesting to see how he fits with the Anteaters. Rioux is not mobile at all.
- Guard Darius Adams transfers from Maryland to N.C. State. Adams impressed me against Illinois late in the season. First-year Head Coach Justin Gainey has added two interesting guards in Adams, an offensive talent, and Santa Clara's Christian Hammond.
- Guard Jerone Morton transfers from Washington State to Kentucky. The embattled Mark Pope adds some depth to the backcourt. Pope also added James Madison power forward Justin McBride after #1 prep recruit Tyron Stokes chose Kansas instead of the Wildcats.
- Forward Asa Thomas transfers from Furman to UIC. It's nice to see the Flames get a player from an NCAA Tournament team in the Paladins. My heart breaks for Bob Richey, a great coach who has lost so much talent to bigger programs this offseason. UIC nearly made the NCAA Tournament last season, losing to Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Championship game, though the Flames have lost some key pieces in the portal as well.
- Forward Jayden Hastings transfers from Boston College to Cincinnati. Jarrod Calhoun has impressed me with what he's added to the Bearcats since taking the job at his alma mater. I wouldn't be surprised if he has Cincinnati sniffing the tournament next season.
- Center Massamba Diop transfers from Arizona State to Gonzaga. Mark Few beats out St. John's Rick Pitino for the services of Diop, one of the top bigs in the portal.
- Guard Armoni Zeigler transfers from Ball State to Boston College. First-year Eagles Head Coach Luke Murray has really added a lot of players through the portal. How will it translate in Year One in the ACC at one of the toughest jobs in all of the major conferences?
- Guard Nils Machowski transfers from Wofford to UCONN. Going from the Terriers to the Huskies is a big step up, leaving me wondering if this is a depth piece or someone who can actually give some backup minutes off the bench.
- Forward Max Green transfers from Northwestern to College of Charleston. Green seems like a nice addition for first-year Head Coach John Groce, who surprisingly left Akron shortly after the Zips were eliminated by Texas Tech in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
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