As the 2025-26 college basketball season inches closer, it\u2019s time to take a look at the top transfers who are set to make their mark come November.<\/p>\n
Nearly 2,700 players put their name in the transfer portal before the deadline. There\u2019s no question that the transfer portal has, once again, re-shaped the landscape in college hoops this season. <\/p>\n
Here, we identify the top 100 transfers, including a detailed scouting report on each transfer as the 2025-26 NCAA Basketball season college nears.<\/p>\n
100. Myles Rice, Maryland<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t the season Rice had hoped for in Bloomington last year, averaging 10.1 PPG, 2.8 RPG\u00a0 and 2.8 APG on a team that missed the NCAA Tournament altogether. While his three-point efficiency improved, his overall efficiency and production plunged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now off to College Park, the speedy-quick guard should fit in nicely in a Buzz Williams-led system that\u2019s known to give offensive freedom with its guards, even if it may not be aesthetically pleasing to the eyes at times.<\/p>\n
Rice can get to the hole and he\u2019s got a sweet mid-range jumper. If he can become more consistent from behind the arc and regain his confidence, similar to his days in Pullman, perhaps Rice may be too low on this list.\u00a0<\/p>\n
99. Jalil Bethea, Alabama<\/p>\n
With the addition of Miami (FL) transfer Jalil Bethea, Nate Oats is betting on the upside of the former five-star shooting guard to deliver in Tuscaloosa entering the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t quite the season Bethea (or the rest of the 2024-25 Hurricanes squad, for that matter) had hoped for, averaging just 7.1 PPG and 1.2 APG.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the recruiting trail, Bethea was widely regarded as one of the top scoring, shot-making guards in his class. That didn\u2019t necessarily come to fruition last season. But the upside is clearly there. And with the loss of Mark Sears and Chris Youngblood in the backcourt, a window is open for Bethea to make an impact this winter.<\/p>\n
98. Frankie Collins, Vanderbilt<\/p>\n
Frankie Collins jumped out to an impressive start at TCU last season, leading the Horned Frogs in scoring (11.2 PPG), assists (4.4 APG) and steals (1.9). However, Collins suffered a devastating injury to his foot in mid-December, causing him to miss the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n
Now at Vanderbilt, there\u2019s no question the 6-foot-2 senior guard can — and will — make an immediate impact for the Commodores entering the 2025-26 season after the departure of AJ Hoggard.\u00a0 He\u2019s an excellent perimeter defender, averaging over 2.5 steals at Arizona State\u00a0a year prior.\u00a0 He’s a solid overall scorer and can set up teammates nicely with a quick first step, making him a likely Day 1 starter in the backcourt.<\/p>\n
97. Damaro Minor, Pitt<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a name that hasn\u2019t gotten enough love this offseason: Oregon State transfer Damarco Minor. The senior guard expects to be a key piece to Pitt\u2019s backcourt after losing Jaland Lowe to Kentucky and Ishmael Leggett to graduation.<\/p>\n
Last season at Oregon State, Minor averaged a well-rounded 9.8, 4.8 RPG and 5.1 APG. Although relatively undersized, Minor is an excellent rebounder and has physicality and strength to score in isolation and ball-screen situations. He netted a 30% assist rate. This addition deserves far more recognition than it is getting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the 2025-26 college basketball season inches closer, it\u2019s time to take a look at the top transfers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[402,398,400,401,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-91838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-basketball","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-basketball","11":"tag-ncaabasketball","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}