A few notable players hit the NCAA men's transfer portal during March Madness and have already made their big decision before the championship game.
With more than 1,600 players in the portal within the first two weeks of eligibility, it became especially important for schools and players to make difficult choices as soon as possible so that they could have their commitments ready while NIL money was still available.
There are plenty of other talented and impactful who have not yet made a choice about their future, but we will continue to update this post as more rosters are set.
Early winners include Louisville, Michigan, Arizona State, Baylor, and Saint John's thus far:
Note: Nick Kalinowski, Evan Miya, Bart Torvik, Ken Pom, and CBB Analytics were resources for this research.
- Bennett Stirtz (Drake → Iowa)
- Donovan Dent (New Mexico → UCLA)
- Morez Johnson Jr (Illinois → Michigan)
- Oscar Cluff (South Dakota State → Purdue)
- Dailyn Swain (Xavier → Texas)
- Owen Freeman (Iowa → Creighton)
- Ryan Conwell (Xavier → Louisville)
- Elliot Cadeau (North Carolina → Michigan)
- Michael Rataj (Oregon State → Baylor)
- Adrian Wooley (Kennesaw State → Louisville)
- Blake Buchanan (Virginia → Iowa State)
- Moe Odum (Pepperdine → Arizona State)
- Izaiyah Nelson (Arkansas State → South Florida)
- Joson Sanon (Arizona State → Saint John's)
- Brock Harding (Iowa → TCU)
- Michael Nwoko (Mississippi State → LSU)
- Paul Otieno (Quinnipiac → Saint Louis)
- Obi Agbim (Wyoming → Baylor)
- Joseph Pinion (Arkansas State → South Florida)
- Marcus Adams Jr (Cal State Northridge → Arizona State)
- Bryce Hopkins (Providence → Saint John's)
- Jevon Porter (Loyola Marymount → Missouri)
- Evan Mahaffey (Ohio State → Akron)
- Noah Williamson (Bucknell → Alabama)
- Lajae Jones (Saint Bonaventure → Florida State)
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Tracking where the best men’s NCAA basketball transfers are headed
