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Ranking the top 30 college basketball players in the transfer portal

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JJ Starling (© Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports)

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

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