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Hunter Dickinson and the top-50 players who used the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal

We have a handful of former five-star recruits in the portal.

It is hard to overstate the importance of the transfer portal in college sports.

Although roster continuity is one of the keys to success in March Madness, it’s also incredibly helpful for some programs to use the transfer portal to find ready-to-play contributors.

More than 1,600 men’s college basketball players used the transfer portal last season and some of the players who appeared on last year’s edition of this list (e.g. Creighton’s Baylor Scheierman) played impactful minutes in the NCAA men’s tournament. Several important players in the Final Four (like Miami’s Jordan Miller and Nijel Pack or UConn’s Tristen Newton) were transfers.

Below, we highlighted some of the most notable names in the transfer portal.

We used data from our good friends at Cerebro Sports — you can create a free account to evaluate player performance across all levels globally. Their C-RAM metric grades players on a scale from 0 to 10+ based on their overall performance.

This story references projected impact metrics provided by EvanMiya.com. BPR values are interpreted as the expected points per 100 possessions better than a D1 average player while on the floor.

We have also included projected impact metrics from BartTorvik.com, which you can view here and learn more about it here.

Additionally, NBA likelihood percentages are provided by Nick Kalinowski. You can learn more about the metric here.

You can see a full list of the available players if you click here and you can also check out our rankings for the women’s college basketball transfer portal as well.

Indiana picks up big time transfer in Oregon center Kel’el Ware

Top transfer center is heading to the Midwest.

The Indiana Hoosiers added one of the best players in the transfer portal on Monday when Oregon center Kel’el Ware announced on his social media that he was transferring into the Hoosiers program.

The 7-foot, 210-pound center from North Little Rock, Arkansas, averaged 6.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game this season. He shot 45.7% from the floor including 53.4% from within the perimeter.

Ware signed with the Oregon Ducks as part of the 2022 recruiting class where he was a consensus top-10 prospect across the country as well as one of the country’s top three centers.

He committed to the Ducks over Arkansas, Kansas, Auburn, Illinois, and Texas Tech among others.

With the Hoosiers, Ware will have to follow in the footsteps of Trayce Jackson-Davis who is set to move onto the NBA after posting 20.9 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 4.0 assists this past season.

The Hoosiers will also be looking to follow up a 23-12 season which included a 12-8 conference record and their second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament as a No.4 seed in the Midwest Regional. The Hoosiers fell in the Round of 32 to the No.5 Miami Hurricanes after defeating No.13 Kent State in the first round.

If Ware has a successful sophomore season with Indiana, he’ll likely find himself as a first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

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Former Duck Kel’el Ware to transfer to Indiana Hoosiers

Kel’el Ware is heading to Indiana, picking the Hoosiers as his new team for the 2023 season.

We now know where home is for former Oregon Duck center Kel’el Ware.

According to a report from 247Sports Travis Branham, Ware, the former 5-star player and McDonald’s All-American who played one season with the Ducks, will be transferring to the Indiana Hoosiers for the next season of his college career.

After entering the transfer portal at the end of March and declaring that he would like to play the 2023 season with a new team, rather than going to the NBA Draft, Ware became one of the top available players in the transfer portal this year. As the former No. 11 ranked player in the 2022 class, it’s understandable why, despite is relatively disappointing production and low usage-rate under Dana Altman.

The Hoosiers had a successful 2022-23 season, finished 23-12 and 12-8 in the Big 10. Indiana was a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, beating Kent State in the opening round before losing to the Miami Hurricanes in the second round.

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Oregon Ducks basketball 2023 transfer portal tracker

The transfer portal has been a busy place for the Ducks as of late, with players going and coming. Here’s an updated tracker of the movement.

We are at the point of the college basketball season where everything seems to be in flux. Players are moving in and out of the transfer portal daily, while some others are making decisions about their professional careers as well.

For the Oregon Ducks, both in the men’s and women’s basketball worlds, it has been a busy time. Since the season ended for both Dana Altman and Kelly Graves a few weeks ago, a number of players have announced that they would be leaving the school in search of a new team to play for, and in the case of the men’s team, at least one player has announced that they will be joining the Ducks going forward as well.

In order to keep everything straight, we wanted to throw together a transfer portal tracker for both Altman and Graves’ squads, keeping tabs on who is coming, who is going, and some potential additions via the portal as well.

Oregon transfer Kel’el Ware set to visit Alabama on Saturday

Oregon forward transfer Kel’el Ware will take a visit to Alabama on Saturday, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. Ware would likely replace future lottery pick Noah Clowney.

Oregon transfer Kel’el Ware ie expected to visit Alabama on Saturday, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. On3’s transfer portal rankings have Ware ranked as the No. 7 overall player.

Ware was a five-star prospect out of North Little Rock High School in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He was also a McDonald’s All-America.

In one season at Oregon, Ware averaged 6.6 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game. He also shot 45.7% from the field. The best game of his freshman campaign came against the 2023 National Champions, the UConn Huskies. He scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

His ability to defend and create mismatches on both ends of the floor could present challenges for opponents. With Alabama losing forward Noah Clowney to the NBA Draft, Ware could come in and play a similar role. The Tide would replace one lottery pick with another potential lottery pick in Ware.

Alabama has one transfer commitment so far this offseason. Wichita State transfer Jaykwon Walton committed to Alabama just over a week ago. Ware would be a huge addition given the amount of departures that the Tide have had this offseason,

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama basketball program and its involvement in the transfer portal.

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CBS Sports ranks the top basketball players in the transfer portal

The college basketball transfer portal is loaded with talent.

Texas head coach Rodney Terry has plenty of positions to fill following multiple departures from his Elite Eight roster. Fortunately for Terry, the transfer portal is not short on talented players looking for a change of scenery.

The Longhorns’ most pressing needs are well known. Texas needs scoring guards to replace the production Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice gave the team last year. In addition, they’ll need more height than the past two teams to combat the length of teams such as Purdue and Tennessee have had of late.

On Wednesday, CBS Sports gave an idea of some of the better players Texas could target in the portal. Here’s a look at their top 10 transfers for the 2023 offseason thus far.

Looking at a potential best-case lineup for Texas basketball next year

Texas could be primed for a massive portal haul. We project a possible lineup for the team.

The Texas Longhorns basketball program could be one player away from a trip back to the Elite Eight. What if I told you that player is a portal transfer from Northern Colorado?

On Thursday night, we learned that Texas had contacted 6-foot-6 Northern Colorado guard Dalton Knecht and shared their interest in bringing over the athletic talent.

Knecht averaged 20.1 points and 7.2 rebounds over the last season. He commands a list of suitors that includes Texas, Arkansas, Gonzaga, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and UCLA.

The largely unknown talent scores in a handful of ways. Knecht connects on step back long range baskets like former BYU star Jimmer Fredette and throws down highlight dunks like Mac McClung. And while it’s often unlikely that a team is one transfer away from contention, the mid-major star might fit that billing for Texas.

Here’s a look at a potential best-case lineup for Texas.

247Sports names Florida as a potential fit for top men’s basketball player in transfer portal

Replacing Colin Castleton is no easy task, but a recent addition to the transfer portal might be just what Todd Golden needs to continue rebuilding the Florida men’s basketball program.

One of the bright spots for Florida’s men’s basketball team was the emergence of [autotag]Colin Castleton[/autotag] as the Gators’ best player. But with the fifth-year senior’s college career coming to an end, head coach Todd Golden will need to replace his output. Luckily for Florida, one of the best players in the transfer portal could slide right into Golden’s rotation.

[autotag]Kel’el Ware[/autotag], the No. 7 overall player in the 2022 247Sports composite, has entered the transfer portal after just one season at Oregon. Despite playing just under 16 minutes per game, Ware was able to average 16.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, and 1.3 assists per 40 minutes. The incredibly efficient seven-footer is from North Little Rock, Arkansas, and would be much closer to home in Gainesville than he was in Oregon.

Here is what 247Sports’ Isaac Trotter had to say about Ware’s potential fit with the Gators:

Replacing Colin Castleton is one of the biggest objectives of the offseason for Florida coach Todd Golden and the rest of the Gators staff. Florida was a major player for some of the top talent in the transfer portal last offseason, and Golden can sell Castleton’s success in his scheme. Ware’s path to a featured role and a huge usage rate is easy to project at Florida, but questions about if the Gators can win big in 2023-24 remain.

Ware was never expected to remain at Oregon for four years, but entering the transfer portal came as a surprise to most, with the 210-pound center expected to declare for the 2023 NBA draft. His size, length, and athleticism allow him to guard all five positions. Paired with his ability to create his own offense in the mid-and-low post and his three-point shooting, he has the potential to be a lottery pick in the 2024 draft.

In addition to the Gators, the other teams that 247Sports sees as a potential fit for Ware are Gonzaga, Arizona, Arkansas, Texas, Indiana, Colorado, LSU, Michigan, Duke and Kansas.

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Kel’el Ware listed as No. 1 player available in transfer portal

To nobodies surprise, former Duck Kel’el Ware is the top available player in the transfer portal so far.

It has come as no surprise to see that former Oregon Ducks center Kel’el Ware has become a hot commodity since entering the transfer portal and announcing that he is looking for a new team going into his sophomore season.

As a former 5-star recruit and the No. 7 ranked player in the 2022 class, there was an early belief that Ware was going to be a lottery pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, taken somewhere within the first 14 picks. Some disappointing play as a freshman caused his draft stock to fall, and a poor fit in Eugene made it no surprise that he would leave the team via the portal after one year.

Now on the open market, Ware has his fair share of suitors lined up, trying to get him to come to their town.

Here is how he stacks up against the rest of the top 10 in the 247Sports Transfer Portal Rankings:

Five ‘splash signings’ the Aggies can make in the transfer portal

With nearly every starter expected to return next season, there are still holes in Texas A&M’s roster, and the transfer portal presents plenty of intriguing options

Texas A&M finished off the 2022-2023 season with a memorable 25-10 record, a 15-3 finish in the SEC, a second consecutive appearance in the SEC Tournament Championship game, and their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2017.

Even though the Aggies fell to Penn State in the opening round of the tournament, Head coach Buzz Williams has continued to check boxes in his last two seasons, and the program has not been in better shape since he arrived in 2019.

From a roster perspective, three starters including Henry Coleman III, Julius Marble, and Wade Taylor IV, are slated to return, former Wichita State transfer Dexter Dennis will depart after one incredible season with the maroon and white, and his defensive presence will be sorely missed. Senior guard Tyrece “Boots” Radford also has the opportunity to return for a final season, yet his decision is still in flux, opening up a starting spot in the backcourt in need of added depth no matter how his decision plays out.

Referring back to Aggies Wire writer Pete Hernandez’s article detailing who Texas A&M should target in the transfer portal, perimeter shooting and an athletic wing defenders made up a majority of the list, and man oh man, are there some fascinating options in one of the more talented portals in quite some time.

This week, 247Sports writer Travis Branham ranked the Top 50 transfer portal players before the portal officially closes on May 11th, and for the Aggies to finally take the next step in competing for a championship next season, an “immediate impact” signing is needed to complete the roster and push Texas A&M towards contender status. With that, here are five players from Branham’s rankings that are realistic options for the Aggies in the next two months.