Ranking the top 30 college basketball players in the transfer portal
With the transfer portal in full swing and more and more college coaches looking to recruit veteran players to build their rosters, portal recruiting has become more important to a lot of programs than high school recruiting.
Rivals.com’s Rob Cassidy and Travis Graf have put together an initial top-30 list for prospects that have entered their name into the transfer portal through Saturday.
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1. JJ Starling
Season averages: 11.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists
Previous program: Notre Dame
Commitment status: Committed to Syracuse
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2. Jameer Nelson Jr.
Season averages: 20.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists
Previous program: Delaware
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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3. Khalif Battle
Season averages: 17.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists
Previous program: Temple
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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4. Fardaws Aimaq
Season averages: 11.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists
Previous program: Texas Tech
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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5. Graham Ike
Season averages: 17.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Previous program: Wyoming
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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6. Nicolas Timberlake
Season averages: 17.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists
Previous program: Towson
Commitment status: Uncommitted
7. Amaree Abram
Season averages: 8.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Previous program: Ole Miss
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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8. Denver Jones
Season averages: 20.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Previous program: Florida International
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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9. Joe Girard
Season averages: 16.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists
Previous program: Syracuse
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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10. Taran Armstrong
Season averages: 11.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists
Previous program: California Baptist
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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11. Kario Oquendo
Season averages: 12.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists
Previous program: Georgia
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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12. Jonathan Beagle
Season averages: 12.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists
Previous program: Albany (NY)
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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13. Chris Ledlum
Season averages: 18.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.8 steals
Previous program: Harvard
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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14. Walter Clayton Jr.
Season averages: 16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists
Previous program: Iona
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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15. Damian Dunn
Season averages: 15.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists
Previous program: Temple
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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16. Jared Bynum
Season averages: 10.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists
Previous program: Providence
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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17. Kowacie Reeves
Season averages: 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.5 steals
Previous program: Florida
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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18. Dayvion McKnight
Season averages: 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists
Previous program: Western Kentucky
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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19. Kerr Kriisa
Season averages: 9.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists
Previous program: Arizona
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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20. John Hugley
Season averages: 8.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.8 blocks
Previous program: Pittsburgh
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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21. Jamison Battle
Season averages: 12.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists
Previous program: Minnesota
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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22. Rienk Mast
Season averages: 13.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists
Previous program: Bradley
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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23. Primo Spears
Season averages: 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists
Previous program: Georgetown
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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24. Skyy Clark
Season averages: 7.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists
Previous program: Illinois
Commitment status: Committed to Louisville
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25. Demarcus Sharp
Season averages: 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists
Previous program: Northwestern State
Commitment status: Committed to Austin Peay
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26. Zack Austin
Season averages: 14.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.1 blocks
Previous program: High Point
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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27. Jaemyn Brakefield
Season averages: 11.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists
Previous program: Ole Miss
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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28. Nelly Joseph
Season averages: 14.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.5 blocks
Previous program: Iona
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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29. Jordan Minor
Season averages: 17.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.6 blocks
Previous program: Merrimack
Commitment status: Uncommitted
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30. Javon Small
Season averages: 15.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists
Previous program: East Carolina
Commitment status: Uncommitted