Transfer forward Aly Khalifa narrows list to 3

Aly Khalifa, a 6-foot-11 transfer center from BYU, is down to Kentucky, Louisville and BYU, according to On3’s Joe Tipton.

Khalifa entered the NCAA Transfer Portal with a ‘do not contact’ tag on April 12, per On3’s Pete Nakos.

This was Khalifa’s first year with the Cougars are starting his career at Charlotte, and he is considering a return to the Cougars.

Over 94 appearances, including 90 starts, with the 49ers and Cougars, Khalifa has posted 8.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists while shooting 47% from the field.

In his 29 outings in Provo, Khalifa averaged 5.7 points, four assists, and 3.7 rebounds. His percentages took a significant dip, though, at 38.6% from the field and 31.5 % from three.

Khalifa is a product of the NBA Global Academy in Australia as a member of the 2020 class. He did so as a native of Alexandria, Egypt.

Transfer Portal background information

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such asynchronous contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.

Track transfer portal activity

While the NCAA Transfer Portal database is private, the On3 Network has streamlined the reporting process tracking player movement. If you find yourself asking, ‘How can I track transfer portal activity?’ our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways, from articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, to our social media channels, to the On3 Transfer Portal.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

The On3 Transfer Portal Rankings allow for you to filter the On3 Industry Rankings to find the best of the best in the portal, starting with Overall Top Players. 

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.