NCAA transfer portal tracker: Here are the top men's college basketball players who have changed schools so far

G PJ Haggerty (No. 7, Kansas State to Texas A&M)

Haggerty is heading to his fifth school in five seasons after stops at TCU, Tulsa, Memphis and Kansas State. He’s averaged at least 20 points per game in each of his three full seasons after playing just six games and 54 total minutes as a freshman with the Horned Frogs.

Haggerty posted 23.4 points per game on 49% shooting in what was otherwise a disastrous year for Kansas State. The Wildcats finished 15th in the Big 12 and coach Jerome Tang was fired during the season as the administration attempted to can him for cause.

F David Punch (No. 10, TCU to Texas)

Punch averaged 14 points per game this past season for the Horned Frogs and made more than half his field goal attempts. He also led the team with 6.8 rebounds per game. The Texas native was the No. 6 player in the state out of high school, though he wasn’t seriously recruited by the Longhorns, who made the Sweet 16 after sneaking into the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed.

Stefan Vaaks averaged nearly 16 points a game for the Providence Friars last season. (Ishika Samant/Getty Images)

(Ishika Samant via Getty Images)

G Stefan Vaaks (No. 11, Providence to Illinois)

The Eastern Europe pipeline to Illinois keeps producing talent. The Estonian averaged 15.8 points as a freshman for the Friars in 2025-26, though he could stand to improve his efficiency. Vaaks shot just 40% from the field, though over half his attempts were from behind the arc, where he was a 35% shooter. The Illini should be one of the best teams in the Big Ten again.

G Isaiah Johnson (No. 12, Colorado to Texas)

Johnson spent just one season with the Buffaloes and starred for one of the worst teams in the Big 12 a season ago. He led the team with nearly 17 points per game even though he started just 15 of 32 games. Texas has added four four-star players through the transfer portal so far as they look for a better regular-season showing in Sean Miller’s second season.

C Aiden Sherrell (No. 14, Alabama to Indiana)

Sherrell had 11 points and six rebounds a game for the Crimson Tide and is part of an Indiana class that currently tops On3’s rankings. The Hoosiers have also added Villanova’s Bryce Lindsay, SMU’s Samet Yigitoglu and Notre Dame guard Markus Burton along with former Duke forward Darren Harris and Georgia Tech’s Jaeden Mustaf.

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G Dedan Thomas (No. 18, LSU to Houston)

Thomas spent just one season with the Tigers and was a bright spot in an otherwise moribund season under now-former coach Matt McMahon. Thomas was the team’s second-leading scorer with 15.3 points per game, and led the team with 6.5 assists per contest. However, he played in just 16 games after undergoing season-ending surgery for a left foot injury in February.

G Terrence Hill Jr. (No. 24, VCU to Tennessee)

Hill was VCU’s leading scorer in 2025-26 as he averaged 15 points per game off the bench. He shot 46% from the field and the Rams upset North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

At Tennessee, he’s part of a transfer class that includes Belmont’s Tyler Lundblade. The former Bruins guard had two seasons at Belmont after transferring from TCU. He averaged 15.6 points per game a season ago.

G Collin Chandler (No. 32, Kentucky to BYU)

Chandler started 31 of 36 games for the Wildcats and was the team’s third-leading scorer with 9.7 points per game. The sophomore shot 41% from the 3-point line as he was Kentucky’s best long-distance shooter.

His transfer was another coup for the Cougars, as they get back Richie Saunders from a season-ending knee injury and Robert Wright III returns after he briefly explored a transfer. AJ Dybantsa hasn’t officially declared for the NBA Draft, but it’s safe to say the potential No. 1 pick won’t return to college.

Nikolas Khamenia is headed from one contender to another. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

(Patrick Smith via Getty Images)

G Nik Khamenia (No. 35, Duke to UConn)

Khamenia felt like a player that would annoy college basketball fans for years as a Duke Blue Devil. Now he could play that same role for UConn. He averaged just under six points a game off the bench for the Blue Devils as a freshman and shot 34% from the 3-point line, but showed plenty of promise in his lone season in Durham.

F JP Estrella (No. 39, Tennessee to Michigan)

Could Estrella be the next transfer forward to blossom under Dusty May with the Wolverines? He shot almost 60% from the field in 2025-26 and averaged 10 points and 5.4 rebounds a game for the Volunteers. He started just 13 of 33 games a season ago, but could slot into the starting lineup for the defending national champions next season.

F Bryson Tiller (No. 48, Kansas to Missouri)

Tiller became the first men’s basketball player to transfer directly between Kansas and Missouri earlier this season. It could be a make-or-break season for Mizzou coach Dennis Gates. The Tigers also added Providence F Jamier Jones and Tennessee F Jaylen Carey in the transfer portal, and have five-star freshman Jason Crowe Jr. for what may be just one season in 2026-27.

G Christian Hammond (No. 51, Santa Clara to NC State)

Hammond led the Broncos with 15.6 points per game in 2025-26 while shooting over 40% from the field and over 39% from the 3-point line. He’s a massive add for new NC State coach Justin Gainey, who is taking over for Will Wade. The new (and former) LSU coach left Raleigh after just one season.

Keanu Dawes was one of the few bright spots for the Utah Utes during an abysmal season. (Bryan Byerly/Getty Images)

(Bryan Byerly/ISI Photos via Getty Images)

F Keanu Dawes (No. 54, Utah to Kansas)

Dawes was the best player for a Utah team that was overmatched in the Big 12 in 2025-26. He scored 12.5 points per game and had 8.8 rebounds while shooting 55% from the field. With much of the roster either off to the NBA or transferring to another school, Dawes is a key piece for a Kansas team that will look a lot different with Bill Self is back for at least one more season.

G Denzel Aberdeen (No. 64, Kentucky to Florida)

If you’re doing a double-take, we don’t blame you. Aberdeen transferred from Florida to Kentucky after the Gators won the national championship in 2025. Now he’s heading back to Gainesville after a season in Lexington. He averaged 13.5 points per game for the Wildcats and shot 43% from the field. But he needs a waiver from the NCAA to make the transfer official. Aberdeen has played at least 12 games in each of his four seasons of college basketball.

Aberdeen’s argument for a waiver centers around his freshman season, where he appeared in 12 games and averaged just 3.4 minutes per contest.