The men's basketball transfer window opened more than three months ago and closed more than six weeks ago, but we're finally approaching the end of the portal season. Following Coleman Hawkins' commitment to Kansas State, only one player in the top 100 of ESPN's transfer rankings remains uncommitted. All eyes are on Arthur Kaluma.
It was the busiest transfer window we've seen since the portal was introduced, with more than 2,000 players entering with the intention of changing schools. According to EvanMiya.com's transfer database, three teams (Louisville, USC and DePaul) have signed at least 11 transfers, while 16 programs have had at least 10 players enter the portal.
While there are still uncommitted players and recruiting classes won't be 100% complete until well into the summer, there is now more than enough data to determine which programs came out of this transfer season with an improved roster and which programs experienced an exodus of players. talent leaves through the portal.
We've divided more than 50 transfer classes into four categories: big winners, programs that faced total rebuilds, teams that needed just one or two pieces to fill out their rosters, and teams that lost more talent than they gained through the portal.
Big winners
Kansas Jayhawks: Bill Self didn't lose anyone in the portal, but he reloaded dramatically through the transfer market. He landed top-five transfer AJ Storr (Wisconsin) and two more top-25 transfers in Rylan Griffen (Alabama) and Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State). Mississippi State transfer Shakeel Moore is also a proven top rotation player.
