Green Street Big Ten transfer portal tracker

TL;DR

The transfer portal closed with nearly 1,500 names, impacting all 18 Big Ten women's basketball teams. Penn State saw the most departures with 10 players leaving, while Rutgers added six transfers, and Ohio State has yet to make any additions.

Key points

Transfer portal closed with nearly 1,500 names
Penn State lost 10 players amid coaching change
Rutgers added six transfers, the most in the Big Ten
UCLA did not lose any players to the portal
Ohio State has yet to add any transfers

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May 13—The transfer portal had nearly 1,500 names in it when it closed in mid-April a few weeks after the 2025-26 college women's basketball season ended. Of course, even with the portal no longer accepting new players, there are several still looking for a new home.

So, let's analyze where things stand for all 18 Big Ten teams. A quick glance shows that Penn State experienced the most turmoil with 10 players leaving the Nittany Lions' program amid a coaching change in Happy Valley as alumna replaces , who was fired in early March after posting a 84-123 in seven seasons as coach. Wright, who was a key part of PSU winning back-to-back Big Ten regular-season titles during her playing career, arrives in State College, Pa., after thriving in the WNBA as an assistant coach, most recently with the Chicago Sky. Wright has added five transfers in the offseason.

Rutgers, which is also under new management with former LSU assistant the new coach of the Scarlet Knights, has been the most active in acquisitions with a Big Ten-most six transfers coming to Piscataway, N.J.

Reigning national champion UCLA, meanwhile, lost no players to the portal, although it must be noted Bruins coach had to replace six departing seniors with , and all top 10 picks in last month's WNBA draft.

On the flip side, Ohio State has yet to add transfers.

There have been several intraconference transfers among Big Ten schools, while Wisconsin got some good news when , who averaged 12.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists per game as a junior last season, decided to return to the Badgers after initially entering the portal and later withdrawing her name.

Here's the full list of transfers in and out:

OUT: Erica Finney, 6-0, G, Fr. (TBD); Hayven Smith, 6-6, C, Soph. (Western Kentucky); Naomi Benson, 6-2, F, Fr. (Cincinnati)

IN: Divine Bourrage, 5-11, G, Fr. (LSU)

OUT: Faith Wiseman, 6-4, F, Soph. (Western Michigan); Chloe Spreen, 5-10, G, Soph. (Illinois State); Jade Ondineme, 6-3, F, Jr. (TBD); Phoenix Stotijn, 5-9, G, Soph. (Auburn); Edessa Noyan, 6-3, F, Jr. (Nebraska); Nevaeh Caffey, 5-10, G, Fr. (Missouri)

IN: Alisa Williams, 6-2, F, Jr. (Iowa State); Kenzie Hare, 5-9, G, Jr. (Iowa State); Jessica Petrie, 6-2, F, Jr. (Nebraska); Malia Samuels, 5-6, G, Jr. (Southern Cal)

OUT: Kennise Johnson, 5-4, G, Jr. (Delaware); Callie Levin, 5-9, G, Soph. (Northern Iowa); Teagan Mallegni, 6-1, G, Soph. (Wisconsin); Addie Deal, 6-0, G, Fr. (Wisconsin); Emely Rodriguez, 6-0, G, Soph. (TBD)

IN: Jocelyn Faison, 6-1, G, Fr. (Georgia); Dani Carnegie, 5-9, G, Soph. (Georgia); Amari Whiting, 5-10, G, Jr. (Oklahoma State)

OUT: Nicole Fritea, 6-2, F, Fr. (Eastern Kentucky); Breanna Williams, 6-2, F, Fr. (Arizona); Kyndal Walker, 5-9, G, Fr. (Georgia Tech); Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu, 6-3, F, Jr. (Oklahoma); Kaylene Smikle, 6-0, G, Sr. (Tennessee)