2026 College Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker: Jaylen Petty Commits To UCLA

The college basketball season is winding down, but for many teams the offseason has already started. The coaching carousel has changed the landscape, and while the transfer portal doesn’t officially open until April 7, many players have expressed their intentions. Let’s take a look at some of the top players who are set to hit the transfer portal. Texas Tech transfer Jaylen Petty chooses UCLA Petty reportedly committed to UCLA on Sunday, per Bruin Report Online. He averaged 9.9 points per game during his freshman season at Texas Tech. The 6-foot-1 guard brings a scoring punch and tough playstyle to the Bruins, with three years of eligibility remaining. TCU transfer David Punch joins Longhorns The 6-foot-7 Punch will be joining Texas after two years at TCU, per Joe Tipton. He averaged 14.1 points, nearly seven boards, and 1.9 blocks per game during his sophomore season, earning himself an All-Big 12 honorable mention. Houston transfer Isiah Harwell joins Bulldogs Isiah Harwell will be joining Gonzaga in the upcoming season, per PeteThamel. The former five-star recruit was a projected NBA Draft pick entering the season, but struggled in his freshman season, averaging only 3.6 points on 27.9% from the field. After a rocky season, a fresh start in Spokane could potentially boost his confidence. Georgia transfer Somto Cyril joins Miami (Fla.) Georgia big man Somto Cyril will be joining Miami, per On3. The 6-foot-11 center averaged 9.3 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, and had the most blocks in the SEC this past season. Before college, Cyril, who has been nicknamed “Baby Shaq,” was the 2023 Overtime Elite (OTE) Defensive Player of the Year, a sign of his ever-present defensive game. LSU transfer Dedan Thomas Jr. joins Houston Thomas is leaving the Tigers for the Cougars, per On3. Thomas, who spent the first two seasons of his collegiate career playing for the UNLV Rebels, averaged 15.3 points and 6.5 assists per game at LSU last season, while shooting 45.9/30.2/83.3. That said, his season ended after 16 games due to a foot injury. Thomas joins a Houston team that was eliminated in the Sweet 16 in this year’s NCAA Men’s Tournament. Belmont transfer Sam Orme joins Cornhuskers Sam Orme, one of the most prolific shooters in the Missouri Valley Conference, made his commitment to Nebraska, per Pete Thamel. Coming off of an extremely efficient season, in 25.7 minutes per game, he poured in 12.7 points on 55.9% from the field and 39.7% from 3-point range. He also earned All-MVC freshman team honors during his first year and second-team All-MVC most recently. Tennessee transfer J.P. Estrella joins national champions J.P. Estrella reportedly transferred to Michigan after three years at Tennessee. Estrella averaged 10 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in his junior season with the Volunteers. At 6-foot-11, 241-pounds, he’ll help the Wolverines replace the potential departures of forwards Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. San Diego State transfer Miles Byrd chooses next school Miles Byrd will reportedly play his final season of college basketball at Providence. He averaged 10.4 points and 1.9 steals per game in his fourth season at San Diego State, earning the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year award. He entered the portal after his fourth year with the Aztecs, and becomes the first non-South Florida transfer to join coach Bryan Hodgson and the Friars. Tennessee women land Big Sky Player of the Year Naomi White transferred to Tennessee on Thursday. White led the Big Sky conference, averaging 20.8 points per game and shooting 46.5% from 3-point range, on her way to earning Player of the Year as a freshman. She’s the first transfer to choose the Lady Vols, who lost a slew of key players after the 2025-26 season. Top scorer Haggerty to enter transfer portal You know it’s transfer portal season, as PJ Haggerty is entering it once more, per College Basketball Content and the Topeka Capital-Journal. If Haggerty transfers, the guard will be playing for his fifth school in five seasons: most recently, Haggerty was with Kansas State, and before that TCU, Tulsa and Memphis. Haggerty led the American Athletic Conference in scoring in 2024-2025, then finished with a career-high 23.4 points per game in 2025-2026 with the Wildcats, good for fourth in the nation and second in the Big 12 behind BYU’s AJ Dybantsa. He also averaged 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals, finishing as one of just two players on K-State with over 1,000 minutes played this season, and wrapped with a Player Efficiency Rating of exactly 20.0. Virginia star Kymora Johnson to enter portal Junior guard Kymora Johnson, who helped lead Virginia to the Sweet 16 in 2026 as the first-ever First Four team to do so, is preparing to enter the transfer portal, per On3. Johnson has spent all three years of her college career with Virginia, but after the Lady Hoos fired coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton in a surprise move over the weekend, Johnson is moving on. She led the ACC in minutes per game this past season, for the second year in a row, punctuated by a 50-minute double-overtime performance against Iowa in the round of 32. Johnson was also first in the ACC in assists, averaging 5.9, and scored 19.5 points per game, good for second in the conference behind Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo. Johnson immediately becomes one of the top talents in the women’s portal, joining the likes of Iowa State’s Audi Crooks and Tennessee’s Talaysia Cooper. John Blackwell testing NBA waters, also entering portal John Blackwell is leaving Wisconsin after scoring 19.1 points per game for the Badgers this season. Blackwell issued an Instagram post Monday saying he won’t return to Wisconsin next season and is instead going through the NBA draft process while also entering his name in the transfer portal. The transfer portal for basketball officially opens Tuesday. “This was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make because my experience here has been nothing short of incredible,” Blackwell said in his Instagram post. “The work I’ve put in alongside the guidance and direction I’ve received from Coach (Greg) Gard and his staff has helped me grow into a player I didn’t know I could become. “But that growth is exactly what’s driving this decision. I believe I owe it to myself and my family to chase the highest level I can reach, and this is the right time to take that step and leap of faith.” The 6-foot-4 guard had 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Wisconsin as a junior while helping the Badgers go 24-11. He made 2.8 3-pointers per game and shot 38.9% from beyond the arc. He played particularly well late in the year. Blackwell scored 24 points as Wisconsin beat Purdue in its regular-season finale. He averaged 26 points in three Big Ten Tournament games, including 34 against Washington and 31 in an overtime victory over Illinois. Kansas Jayhawks star Flory Bidunga departing Lawrence The Jayhawks’ sophomore forward is declaring for the 2026 NBA Draft but is maintaining his college eligibility by entering the portal, per ESPN. Bidunga, a five-star recruit, averaged 13.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and a Big 12-high 2.6 blocks per game, while shooting a Big 12-high 64.0% from the field. Kansas went 24-11 overall and 12-6 in Big 12 play, good for fourth in the conference and enough to earn a No. 4 seed in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Tournament. That said, Bidunga and the Jayhawks were eliminated by St. John’s in the second round of the tournament. Audi Crooks to enter transfer portal Iowa State junior center Audi Crooks is set to enter the transfer portal on April 7, per ESPN. The move comes after the majority of the Cyclones’ existing roster either declared intentions for the portal or were set to graduate – Crooks was the lone top player left on the team following the announcements of junior forward Addy Brown and junior guard Jada Williams. Arianna Jackson is the only starter to announce she would return next season, and Crooks is the 10th Iowa State player to announce plans to enter the portal overall. “I still believe the grass is greener where you water it, and I’ve done that here,” Crooks said in a social media post. “It’s why I want you to hear from me directly that I have decided to enter the portal and explore what it means to take root again in new ground.” This is significant news not just for Iowa State, but the league in general. Crooks was the second-ranked scorer in the nation in the 2025-2026 season, averaging 25.8 points per game while shooting 65% and pulling down 7.7 rebounds. Crooks led the Big 12 in points per game, shooting percentage, 2P% and effective FG%, and was named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press and USBWA. Besides rebounds, the 6-foot-3 Crooks does not have much of a defensive presence, but she’s one of the most dominant scorers in the nation and ranks fourth in Player Efficiency Rating this season, behind 2026 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year, South Dakota State’s Brooklyn Meyer, North Dakota State’s Avery Koenen, and UConn’s Sarah Strong, putting Crooks ahead of the likes of Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo, UCLA’s Lauren Betts and Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes. Crooks caught the nation’s attention as a freshman when she scored 40 points in an NCAA Tournament win over Maryland. Nearly unstoppable in the low post, she scored at least 30 points in 17 games in three seasons and went over 40 five times this season. Tyler Lundblade commits to Tennessee Former Belmont forward Tyler Lundblade reportedly transferred to Tennessee, announcing his commitment on Wednesday. Lundblade was able to forgo college basketball’s new April 7 portal opening date because he is a grad transfer. He is an elite perimeter shooter, who led the nation in 3-point percentage (48.1) during his junior season at Belmont in 2024-25, and averaged 15.6 points per game last season. Lundblade began his college career at TCU, before transferring to Belmont, and now is onto his third school. Freddie Dilione V intends to enter transfer portal Penn State’s dynamic scorer in Dilione V plans to enter the transfer portal. The 6-5 junior led the Nittany Lions in scoring with 14 points per game, and notched 20-point games against Minnesota, Purdue and Michigan State. Mouhamed Sylla plans to enter the transfer portal Georgia Tech’s 6-foot-10 freshman center plans on entering the transfer portal, per Joe Tipton. He had a solid freshman season. He averaged 9.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks each game. South Florida’s Wes Enis seeks the transfer portal upon opening Wes Enis will be entering the transfer portal with a ‘Do Not Contact’ tag, per On3. During the American Conerence tournament, he was averaging 21.5 points and 2.5 steals, also collecting a spot in the All-AAC First Team. Overall, he averaged 16.4 points, 2.4 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game, showing increased aggression on the boards. South Florida’s former coach Bryan Hodgson went to Providence, so Enis’ DNC could indicate he is following him there. Kansas State’s David Castillo enters transfer portal Castillo is headed to the transfer portal after two seasons with Kansas State. The 6-1 guard was one of the Wildcat’s bright spots last season as he averaged 10.1 points per game. Castillo enters the portal with two more years of eligibility remaining. Akai Fleming plans to enter portal Fleming, a 6-4 guard, played in 30 games and started 22 with the Yellow Jackets and averaged 10.4 points per game and finished as Georgia Tech’s leading freshman scorer. Star Oakland Guard departs for transfer portal Senior Brody Robinson has announced his plans to transfer from Oakland University for his final year of Eligibility. The 5-11 guard led the Golden Grizzlies in scoring, averaging 17.6 points and 6.7 assists per game. Robinson also started in all 32 games as well as six full 40-minute games. Alex Wilkins intends to enter transfer portal After one season with the Paladins, Wilkins plans to enter the transfer portal. The 6-5 freshman guard, and one of the Paladin’s most dynamic players, contributed 21 points against UConn in the NCAA Tournament. Mason Porter-Brown leaves LIU for portal Porter-Brown has announced his plans to enter the transfer portal. The 6-6 guard averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds with the Sharks. Porter-Brown appeared in 27 games with 22 starts and was named All-Citrus Conference honorable mention. Georgetown guard intends to enter transfer portal Malik Mack plans to enter the transfer portal after his second season with Georgetown. He had a solid season with 13.6 points and 4.1 assists. He also played for Harvard during his freshman year, averaging 17.2 points, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals. Georgia’s star rim-protector plans to enter transfer portal Somtochukwu Cyril has plans to enter the transfer portal after leading the SEC in blocks per game with 2.3. This defensive-heavy season also included 9.3 points on the other end and 5.4 boards per game. Brant Byers plans on entering the transfer portal After stepping into a larger role this season with Miami (OH), he decided it was time to part ways. Byers will be entering the NCAA transfer portal. He averaged 14.2 points on an impressive 47.8% field goal percentage and 4.1 rebounds. He was also named ALl-MAC after his breakout season. Freshman Jalen Haralson leaving Notre Dame for portal Haralson is intending to enter the transfer portal. The 6-7, 220-pound guard averaged 16.2 points this season, which marks the 4th all-time for a Notre Dame freshman. Haralson also saw action in 27 games with 23 starts. Austin Nunez intends to enter transfer portal UTSA guard Austin Nunez has entered the transfer with one year of eligibility remaining. The 6-2 guard averaged 12.4 points, three assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game with the Roadrunners. Thomas Dowd plans to leave Troy The 6-8 junior is reportedly planning on entering the transfer portal. He had a great season, averaging 14.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks each game, making the first team All-Sun Belt. Buffalo’s Star intends to hit the transfer portal Daniel Freitag plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal. This past season, he averaged 19.8 points per game, dishing out 3.8 dimes a game and grabbing 4.3 boards each game. Though his first season with Wisconsin didn’t go to plan due to an ankle injury, he came back and had a stellar season with the Bulls. Georgia Tech’s Baye Ndongo intends to enter transfer portal The 6-9 forward plans to enter the transfer portal, per Draft Express. He spent the last three seasons with the Yellow Jackets, averaging 12.6 points, 8.5 boards, and 1.1 blocks. This season, he was the second-leading scorer on the team behind senior forward Kowacie Reeves. Isaiah Harwell plans to leave Houston The No. 14 recruit coming out of high school spent a season with Houston and decided it was time to leave. He plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal after a lackluster season. In 2024, he tore his ACL, greatly affecting his ability to play at the highest level, as this season he averaged only 3.6 points and 2.0 rebounds. He did show flashes of success, having a 20-point performance against Jackson State. Sananda Fru plans to enter transfer portal The 6-11 center from Berlin, Germany, will be entering the transfer portal. The German center was ranked among the ACC’s top offensive rebounders and shot-blockers. He started 29 of his 35 games, delivering 9.0 points and 6.1 rebounds, all while shooting 75.3% from the field. Anthony Robinson plans to leave Missouri The 6-3 junior plans to enter the transfer portal. Starting over half of his 33 games played, he contributed a solid 8.9 points, 3 assists and 1.6 steals per game. His steal numbers earned him a spot in the SEC All-Defensive team last year. Georgia’s Jeremiah Wilkinson plans to enter transfer portal Georgia guard Jeremiah Wilkinson plans to enter the transfer portal. The 6-1 sophomore had a stellar season offensively, delivering 17.4 points, starting 21 of his 31 games played. He played one season with the Bulldogs after spending his freshman year at Cal. He also had a solid offensive season there, averaging 15 points per game for the Bears. Andrew McKeever intends to enter transfer portal The 7-3 sophomore plans to enter the transfer portal after averaging 8.2 points and an impressive 9.2 rebounds coming off the bench. McKeever becomes the latest Saint Mary’s player to leave the school after head coach Randy Bennett took the job at Arizona State. Devin Royal plans to leave Ohio State The 6-6 junior forward will be entering the transfer portal. Devin Royal spent three seasons with the Buckeyes, averaging 10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds across his time with Ohio State. Kentucky’s Jaland Lowe plans to enter transfer portal Lowe will be entering the transfer portal when it opens. The 6-1 junior played only one season with the Wildcats, and only played nine games until he suffered a season-ending injury to his left shoulder. Though a limited sample size, he had eight points and 2.4 assists coming off the bench for the majority of his games because of lingering injuries. Fifth-year senior Frankie Collins intends to enter transfer portal Entering his last potential season of eligibility, Frankie Collins will need a medical hardship waiver to be available as a playe. He would be going into his sixth season as a college basketball player, previously playing with Michigan, ASU, TCU, and most recently, Vanderbilt. He averaged 7.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists, until the 9th game of the season where he suffered a torn meniscus. Isaiah Johnson plans to enter transfer portal The 18-year-old breakout star has announced his desire to enter the transfer portal. Receiving an All-Big 12 Honorable mention, and leading all the Power-4 freshman guards in scoring efficiency, he’ll be a coveted target for teams looking for a new point guard. He averaged 16.9 points, one steal, and three assists a game, all while starting only 15 of his 32 games played. He also broke Colorado’s all-time freshman scoring record with a staggering total of 540 points. SDSU’s Miles Byrd intends to enter transfer portal The 6-6 junior has declared his intention to transfer. Miles Byrd is entering his final year of eligibility after three seasons with the Aztecs. He contributed solid numbers, averaging 10.4 points, 2.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds, starting every game. SDSU finished the season 14-6, placing second in the Mountain West Conference tournament, just barely missing the NCAA tournament. Karson Templin plans to leave Utah State The Mountain West Conference’s sixth man of the year, Karson Templin, has announced his intention to enter the transfer portal. The 6-9, 230-pound forward added much-needed intensity off the bench and played a crucial role in their conference championship, as well as NCAA tournament qualification. He poured in 8.8 points and 4.2 rebounds, shooting 50.2% from the field. Utah State coach Jarrod Calhoun left for Cincinnati, which certainly impacted Templin’s decision, but it’s possible he returns to Logan. LSU’s Dedan Thomas Jr. plans to enter transfer portal Upon its opening, Dedan Thomas Jr. will be entering the transfer portal. The 6-1 junior averaged 15.3 points, 6.5 assists on 45.9 from the field. This season was cut short due to a left-foot injury causing him to play only 16 of the 31 games with the Tigers. Center Olivier Rioux intends to leave Florida Rioux is entering the portal, according to The Field of 68. The redshirt freshman, who’s listed as the tallest basketball player in the world at 7-foot-9, appeared in 11 games for the Gators this season, playing just 1.5 minutes per contest. After earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Florida was eliminated by the Iowa Hawkeyes in the second round of the tournament. Virginia Tech’s Avdalis plans to enter transfer portal After starting every game for Virginia Tech his freshman season, Neoklis Avdalis will be entering the transfer portal. The forward averaged 12.1 points, 4.6 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in his debut with the Hokies. Avdolis, who was born in Greece, previously played internationally, for Greece’s HEBA A1 League. Twice in the 2025-2026 season he scored 30 points, and he was named ACC Rookie of the Week on two occasions, as well. Williams leaving Iowa State for portal In addition to the other Iowa State players already sent to enter the transfer portal, junior guard Jada Williams is also planning to leave the team for a new one next season. Per USA Today, Williams, who averaged 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, a steal and a Big 12-leading 7.7 assists per game joins junior forward Addy Brown, sophomore guard Reagan Wilson, freshman guard Reese Beaty, sophomore guard Aili Tanke and junior center Lilly Taulelei, as was already known, along with another newly announced Cyclones player in junior forward Alisa Williams and freshman guard Freya Jensen. Tennessee loses three players to transfer portal The Tennessee Volunteers are down two key players after announcing plans to enter the transfer portal, which includes junior Talaysia Cooper, former five-star Mya Paludo and Mia Paludo. Cooper enters the portal with one year of eligibility remaining. The 6-0 guard averaged 16.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.7 steals per game this season with the Volunteers. Mya and her sister Mia Paludo also announced their plans to enter the portal after one season with Tennessee. Mia, a 5-6 freshman guard, averaged 10.4 points and 2.4 and her sister, Mya, averaged just 1.8 points per game. The Volunteers lose two pivotal playmakers in Mia and Cooper, and will turn to replace a sharpshooter in Mia. Five Iowa State players set to enter portal Five Iowa State women’s players, including one of its stars, Addy Brown, are planning to enter the transfer portal on April 7 per the Des Moines Register. Brown played in just 21 game this season thanks to an unnamed lower-body injury, but at the initial time of her absence she was second on the Cyclones in points, rebounds and assists per game – the versatile star was missed in-season, and the forward’s absence for her senior season will leave a hole that Iowa State must fill, as well. Brown averaged 31.5 minutes, 13.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and just 1.8 fouls per game over her three years for Iowa State. Brown isn’t the only Cyclones player to announce her intentions to play elsewhere in 2026-2027, however. Sophomore guard Reagan Wilson, freshman guard Reese Beaty, sophomore guard Aili Tanke and junior center Lilly Taulelei will also enter the portal. All of those besides Beaty averaged 9 minutes per game or fewer in 2025-2026, but those are still openings that have to be filled by a team that will now be without the player whose absence helped to crater what had been a promising campaign. San Diego State guard BJ Davis plans to enter transfer portal After starting 31 games in his sophomore season, Davis took a step back, coming off the bench as a junior at San Diego State. With starting point guard Elzie Harrington continuing to progress, Davis plans to go elsewhere for his final season of eligibility. Saint Mary’s forward Paulius Murauskas plans to enter transfer portal After head coach Randy Bennett left Saint Mary’s for Arizona State, Murauskas was the first domino to fall. He played one season at Arizona and two at Saint Mary’s, where he led the team in scoring with 18.4 points per game this season. The Gaels made the NCAA Tournament in each of Murauskas’ two seasons. He has one year of eligibility remaining. Georgetown guard KJ Lewis plans to enter transfer portal For a second straight season, Lewis will enter the transfer portal. He played two seasons at Arizona before coming to Georgetown, and will now finish out his collegiate career at a third stop. North Dakota guard Greyson Uelmen plans to enter transfer portal After a valiant effort fell short in the Summit League Tournament title game, North Dakota guard Greyson Uelmen will enter the transfer portal. Uelmen has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Oregon stars plan to enter the transfer portal After a 12-20 season, Oregon has lost two of its top players. Forward Kwame Evans Jr. and point guard Jackson Shelstad plan to enter the transfer portal. Evans will have one year of eligibility remaining, while Shelstad will have two because he played only 12 games due to an injury to his right hand. North Dakota State guard Damari Wheeler-Thomas plans to enter the portal After three seasons at North Dakota State, Wheeler-Thomas plans to enter the transfer portal. He averaged 14.5 points in his junior season, and helped the Bison earn an NCAA Tournament automatic bid as a 14-seed. South Carolina guard Eli Ellis plans to enter portal Ellis, 6-foot, averaged 8.6 points per game, coming off the bench for the Gamecocks in his freshman season. He has three years of eligibility remaining. Robert Morris forward DeSean Goode plans to enter portal Goode averaged 15.2 points and 8.7 rebounds during his sophomore season at Robert Morris, and won Player of the Year in the Horizon Conference. He has two years of eligibility remaining. The Associated Press contributed to this report.