By Aidan Joly
More of the latest transfer portal adds are in the books, highlighted by Great Osobor heading to Washington, Mississippi State adding someone who originally committed to Kansas, and Kansas State adding a mid-major star. Let’s get into it.
Great Osobor: Old school: Utah State | New school: Washington
Osobor was in the portal for a while, but ends up following coach Danny Sprinkle from Utah State to Washington. Osobor averaged 17.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game for the Aggies last season on his way to being an honorable mention All-American. He also gets a landmark $2 million NIL deal, believed to be the highest in college basketball. Osobor, who began his career at Montana State, will be a big part of Washington’s plans.
Riley Kugel: Old school: Florida | New school: Mississippi State
Kugel, who originally committed to Kansas earlier in the off-season before heading back into the portal, averaged 9.2 points per game across 33 games (11 starts) for Florida last season. He had 20+ points five times too. He shows legitimate potential as a pro, but has yet to put it together consistently. Mississippi State coach Chris Jans has quietly put together a good roster ahead of year three in Starkville.
Achor Achor: Old school: Samford | New school: Kansas State
Achor had a very successful junior season at Samford, averaging 16.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game on his way to first team all-Southern Conference honors. He also had 23 points and eight rebounds in the NCAA tournament when Samford came a blown call away from pulling off an upset of Kansas. It’ll be interesting to see how he does outside of Samford’s very unique offensive system, but either way he should be a big part of Jerome Tang’s frontcourt.
Igor Milicic, Jr.: Old school: Charlotte | New school: Tennessee
Milicic earned all-AAC honors after a very good season at Charlotte, where he averaged 12.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. A 6-foot-10 forward who can play multiple positions, he should be in play to have a solid role for Tennessee. He began his career at Virginia.
Tyler Bilodeau: Old school: Oregon State | New school: UCLA
Bilodeau had a surprise breaking sophomore campaign for Oregon State, averaging 14.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for the Beavers and started all 32 games. He hit 34.5% from behind the three-point arc and made over 60% from inside the arc. He is a natural scorer who should succeed at UCLA with Mick Cronin.
Andrej Stojakovic: Old school: Stanford | New school: Cal
Stojakovic, the son of former NBA veteran Peja Stojakovic, heads from one side of the rivalry to the other after a very good freshman season at Stanford where he averaged 7.8 points per game across 32 games and earned 10 starting nods. He was a McDonald’s All-American one year ago. He should be a big part of Mark Madsen’s second season at Cal.
Zhuric Phelps: Old school: SMU | New school: Texas A&M
Phelps was SMU’s leading scorer in 2023-24 with 14.8 points per game and was second team all-AAC. The 6-foot-2 guard did leave some things to be desired though, most notably three-point shooting after he made just 21.6% from behind the arc. He topped out at 3o.9% as a sophomore in 2022-23, when he averaged 17.5 points per game. It will be interesting to see if he can up those numbers in the SEC.
Brandon Johnson: Old school: East Carolina | New school: Miami
Johnson committed to Miami about a month and a half ago. He had a very good season for East Carolina in 2023-24, averaging 14.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and made 36.5% of his threes. With Miami needing to replace much of its roster for 2024-25, Johnson is a big step in the right direction.
RJ Godfrey: Old school: Clemson | New school: Georgia
Godfrey has been a role player at Clemson in each of the past two seasons, and averaged 6.1 points per game in just over 15 minutes per night for the Tigers. He did made 59.4% of his field goal attempts, though. He also had 12 points in 15 minutes in Clemson’s Elite Eight game against Alabama. With two seasons of eligibility, he should be a solid depth piece for Georgia.
Sam Walters: Old school: Alabama | New school: Michigan
Walters, a former top-100 prospect, had a decent freshman season at Alabama. He averaged 5.4 points per game in just over 12 minutes per game and appeared in all 37 of the Crimson Tide’s games. Most notably, he made 39.4% of his threes. He scored in double digits seven times. Dusty May will hope to continue his development as a good college basketball player in Ann Arbor.
TJ Power: Old school: Duke | New school: Virginia
Power was a five-star prospect one year ago but saw limited action at Duke as he fell down the depth chart due to a logjam in the frontcourt. He still saw action in 26 games to the tune of 2.1 points per game, but showed flashes of potential as a shooter, making 35.7% from three. He will have a chance to have a solid role for Virginia.
Lynn Kidd: Old school: Virginia Tech | New school: Miami
Kidd had his long-anticipated breakout season after never getting big minutes in his previous three seasons of college basketball, averaging 13.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 66.8% from the field. He did this in only 23.3 minutes per game, too. A 6-foot-10 center, he has proven himself against ACC competition and maybe gets penciled in as Miami’s starting center. He began his college career at Clemson.
Rytis Petraitis: Old school: Air Force | New school: Cal
Not even the service academies are safe from the transfer portal. Petraitis is an up-and-coming player on the west coast who averaged 15.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore for Air Force in 2023-24, while hitting 34.9% of his threes, although it wasn’t at a high volume. He is another player who should be able to carve himself out a role for Madsen’s team. He scored 27 points in the regular season finale against Colorado State and 26 against New Mexico in Air Force’s lone conference tournament game.
Kevin Miller: Old school: Wake Forest | New school: SMU
Miller had a terrific lone season at Wake Forest after transferring in from Central Michigan one year ago, becoming the Demon Deacons’ second-leading scorer at 15.8 points per game and was 36.9% from behind the three-point line. As SMU heads to the ACC for this year, Miller is sure to have a big role in what is also Andy Enfield’s first season at the helm.
Layden Blocker: Old school: Arkansas | New school: DePaul
Blocker is a former top-60 prospect who appeared in 27 games (five starts) for the Razorbacks as a freshman to the tune of 3.7 points per game. He only had 13.3 minutes per game in those appearances, and topped out with a 14-point performance against Florida on Jan. 13. He is part of a major roster overhaul at DePaul with new coach Chris Holtmann.
Jevon Porter: Old school: Pepperdine | New school: Loyola Marymount
Porter, a former top-100 prospect, became one of the better players in the WCC in 2023-24, averaging 16.2 points and 5.9 per game across 21 games (18 starts). He is the brother of Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. Porter was arrested for suspicion of DWI earlier this month.
Keyshawn Hall: Old school: George Mason | New school: UCF
Hall had a breakout season for George Mason as a sophomore under new coach Tony Skinn, averaging 16.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game on his way to all-Atlantic 10 honors. He made 35.7% of his threes and shot 47.4% from the field overall. He also had five 20-10 games. He began his career at UNLV. He should have a sizable role as he moves up from the Atlantic 10 to the Big 12.
Eric Dailey Jr.: Old school: Oklahoma State | New school: UCLA
A top prospect one year ago, Dailey had a solid freshman season, averaging 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in 22.3 minutes per game across 32 appearances (16 starts) for Oklahoma State in 2023-24. He is a versatile 6-foot-8 listed forward but has the ability to play just about any position on the floor, which will allow him to see good minutes for UCLA.
Jason Edwards: Old school: North Texas | New school: Vanderbilt
Edwards was a star in his lone season at North Texas after being a JUCO all-American, averaging 19.1 points per game for the Mean Green while shooting 35% from three on his way to first team all-AAC honors. He was the leading scorer at North Texas. He should have a large role at Vanderbilt with first-year head coach Mark Byington.
Duke Miles: Old school: High Point | New school: Oklahoma
Miles was a huge part of a High Point team that won the Big South regular season championship and went 27-9 overall, averaging 17.5 points and 3.6 assists per game and shot 36.1% from three. For this, he was named first team all-Big South. A 6-foot-2 combo guard, he should be able to have a solid role for the Sooners in 2024-25.
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