Solid addition for Washington. The Huskies need a massive upgrade guard-wise to help contend for a tournament bid and Yates is that.

Rob Wright is definitely an overpaid player if he’s making $3.5 million but from an on-court perspective, he brings the speed and shooting to help BYU win a lot next season.

Big portal add for Texas Tech. Can immediately fill some of the shoes Darrion Williams left behind.

Jarin Stevenson is a nice pickup for North Carolina. Can space the court at 6’10 which is big for the modern-day. Probably doesn’t start though.

The AJ Storr addition for Ole Miss is an interesting one. If Beard can get him to lock in on a game by game basis, he has All-SEC upside for the Rebels.

KeShawn Murphy is a great defensive replacement for Auburn in Broome’s absence. Won’t necessarily add a ton offensively but the Tigers already have enough offense for next season.

Love this addition for Baylor. Played hurt last year but I’d expect Scott Drew to get a lot out of him this year.

Xaivian Lee is a perfect addition for Florida. Great with the ball in his hands, sets up his teammates for success and can score when needed. Can’t ask for a much better point guard especially with his connection to Haugh.

The next few days will show the importance of taking care of your players that are on your roster already. Schools still have a lot of money to spend and are willing to go after anyone.

Players that have run their course on their 4 and 5 year College Careers that enter the transfer portal should be arrested for fraud.

I suspect this will be a very good addition for Tennessee and he will help the Vols get back to the Second Weekend once again.

Ian Jackson is the latest St. John’s commitment and one to show that Pitino is going in a different direction this season. With Jackson, Sanon, Sellers and Hopkins, offense won’t be a concern, now he just needs them to buy in defensively.

If you have played more than 10 games in five different seasons (Covid or not Covid season) and enter the transfer portal I will be filing a lawsuit against you for trespassing College Basketball.

Rodney Rice is fantastic add for USC. A true elite 3 and D wing/ guard that has done it for a winning team. The roster isn’t full proof but should be good enough to get to the NCAA Tournament.

Penny Hardaway gets his next veteran guard in Dug McDaniel. He’s clearly too good for the AAC and will do well at Memphis.

Illinois gets Andrej Stojakovic to transfer in from California. He’s a great fit on the wing offensively for Illinois and should help them be ranked once again.

Obviously a big player to get back for UConn next season, granted didn’t think he would actually leave. Will probably be the leading scorer for my Preseason #1 team next season.

The Transfer Portal is officially closed and we have some picture of what next year will look like. So now seems like the perfect time to release my first Bracketology for the 2025-26 season. makingthemadness.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/bra…

Whether or not it’s ethical that he’s still in College Basketball, this is undeniably one of the biggest portal pickups of the cycle. Virginia might be back.

Ignoring the obvious conspiracy theory of it all, no team in the NBA Play-In should be allowed to pick in the Top-10, much less win the lottery. Also think the worst team should be selecting no worse than #3 in the draft.