CBS Sports ranks Top 25 college basketball transfers who will impact 2022-23 season

The college basketball season is dead ahead, with games getting started within the next couple weeks. So, in an effort to wrap up any further preseason watchlists, CBS Sports took a look at 25 transfers who they believe will have the most impact this season in college hoops. A lot of familiar faces who are new faces at new schools.

So check out the 25 highest-impact transfers, according to CBS.

CBS Sports Top-25 Transfers in CBB

1. Kendric Davis | Memphis

2. Nijel Pack | Miami

3. Tyrese Hunter | Texas

4. Isiaih Mosley | Missouri

5. Kevin McCullar | Kansas

6. Terrence Shannon Jr. | Illinois

7. Johni Broome | Auburn

8. Brandon Murray | Georgetown

9. KJ Williams | LSU

10. Malachi Smith | Gonzaga

11. Tanner Holden | Ohio State

12. Matthew Mayer | Illinois

13. Norchad Omier | Miami

14. Tristen Newton | Connecticut

15. Baylor Scheierman | Creighton

16. Andre Curbelo | Saint John’s

17. Courtney Ramey | Arizona

18. Mark Sears | Alabama

19. Fardaws Aimaq | Texas Tech

20. Pete Nance | North Carolina

21. Manny Bates | Butler

22. Osun Osunniyi | Iowa State

23. Kyle Lofton | Florida

24. Grant Sherfield | Oklahoma

25. Keion Brooks Jr. | Washington

Quite a list, and quite dominated by the Big 12 both in imports and exports. Four of the top six players on the list played at Big 12 schools last season, and two of those just switched to go to different ones. Overall, nine of the 25 are either coming to or leaving from a Big 12 school. Very active league in the Transfer Portal.

Elsewhere, it’s a lot of seniors and super-seniors. A lot of guys from the 2018 recruiting class who hung around at lower-level schools and are using the extra COVID year of eligibility to jump to bigger schools to showcase their talent before their time on campus runs out. Could also be a reason why the sheer number of transfers was so high this year. Will be interesting to see if this transfer craze across college hoops slows down once those fifth-, sixth- and seventh-year players are all out of the system and it’s back to regular four-year guys.

Overall, a list loaded with talent which features some of the very best players in the entire sport.