The best men's NCAA basketball transfer portal players per position, including Owen Freeman
The best men's NCAA basketball transfer portal players per position, including Owen Freeman
One of the most important ways to build a winning roster in college basketball is by using the transfer portal, which is now officially open.
Even though March Madness is still very much in swing, more than 600 players (including even Michigan's Justin Pippen, whose team is still active in the NCAA men's basketball tournament) entered the portal on the first day of the window.
Many more players will continue to enter the portal over the coming few days, but there were a few significant players to enter the portal early. That includes Xavier's Dailyn Swain, Indiana's Mackenzie Mgbako, and Iowa's Owen Freeman.
Three former five-star recruits (including Mgbako as well as Arizona State's Joson Sanon and Miami's Jalil Bethea) entered the portal on the first day. We will continue to update this post as more notable players continue to make their intentions clear over the coming weeks and months.
Note: EvanMiya.com and BartTorvik.com were both used as resources to help with this research.
POINT GUARD
Quimari Peterson (East Tennessee State) Nicholas Boyd (San Diego State) Brock Harding (Iowa) Nik Graves (Charlotte) Chase Forte (South Dakota) Adam Clark (Merrimack) Jordan Marsh (UNC Asheville) Moe Odum (Pepperdine) George Kimble III (Eastern Kentucky) Dedan Thomas Jr (UNLV)
SHOOTING GUARD
Dailyn Swain (Xavier) Josh Dix (Iowa) Isaac McKneely (Virginia) Obi Agbim (Wyoming) Tucker DeVries (West Virginia) Jacari White (North Dakota State) Andrew Rohde (Virginia) Joson Sanon (Arizona State) Lajae Jones (Saint Bonaventure) Jonathan Powell (West Virginia)
SMALL FORWARD
Mackenzie Mgbako (Indiana) Pryce Sandfort (Iowa) Bobby Durkin (Davidson) Amarion Dickerson (Robert Morris) Taylor Bol Bowen (Florida State) Kennard Davis (Southern Illinois) Tyrell Ward (LSU) Marcus Adams Jr (Cal State Northridge) Garry Clark (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) Bryce Hopkins (Providence)
POWER FORWARD
Oscar Cluff (South Dakota State) Nick Davidson (Nevada) Malik Reneau (Indiana) Nick Pringle (South Carolina) Corey Chest (LSU) Nana OwusuAnane (Brown) Jake Wahlin (Utah) Paul Otieno (Quinnipiac) Tae Davis (Notre Dame) Justin McBride (Nevada)
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