Transfer Portal: Ranking the Small Forwards, Top 10 on 4/15

It’s transfer portal season! The college basketball transfer portal is officially in full gear, and On3 is on top of it, attempting to make portal life easier for all involved.

Let’s start with rankings. Everyone loves rankings. Today’s date is April 15, 2022, and the time is 9:00 PM EST. Here are the ten best small forwards in the transfer portal as of this writing.

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1. Junior Terrence Shannon (Texas Tech)

*Committed to Illinois on 4/29

Shannon is a 6-foot-6, 215-pound wing. He has been at Texas Tech all three years.

In 2021-22 Shannon averaged 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 0.8 steals in 25.0 minutes per game. He shot 45.5-percent from the field, 38.4-percent from three, and 78.4-percent from the free-throw line.

High School: Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy
2019 On3 Consensus: No. 100

2. Sophomore Jalen Bridges (West Virginia)

*Committed to Baylor on 4/20

Jalen Bridges is a 6-foot-7, 225-pound wing. He has been at West Virginia both years.

In 2021-22 Bridges averaged 8.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.7 blocks in 26.8 minutes per game. He shot 42.8-percent from the field, 32.5-percent from three, and 82.3-percent from the free-throw line.

High School: Fairmont (WV) Senior High
2019 On3 Consensus: No. 95

3. Junior Juwan Gary (Alabama)

*Committed to Nebraska on 4/21

Juwan Gary is a 6-foot-6, 220-pound wing. He has been at Alabama all three years; he redshirted his first season.

In 2021-22 Gary averaged 6.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 0.6 steals in 15.5 minutes per game. He shot 51.4-percent from the field, 22.0-percent from three, and 61.1-percent from the free-throw line.

High School: Charlotte (NC) Liberty Heights
2019 On3 Consensus: No. 78

4. Grad transfer Dexter Dennis (Wichita State)

Dexter Dennis is a 6-foot-5, 215-pound wing. He has been at Wichita State all four years.

In 2021-22 Dennis averaged 8.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.9 steals in 31.1 minutes per game. He shot 35.3-percent from the field, 29.7-percent from three, and 78.7-percent from the free-throw line.

High School: Rock Hill (SC) Believe Prep
2018 On3 Consensus: NA

5. Sophomore Micah Parrish (Oakland)

Micah Parrish is a 6-foot-5, 190-pound wing. He spent both college seasons at Oakland.

In 2021-22 Parrish averaged 12.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. He shot 44-percent from the field, 35.3-percent from three, and 80.0-percent from the free-throw line.

High School: Phoenix (AZ) Hillcrest Prep
2020 On3 Consensus: NA

6. Junior Jack Clark (La Salle)

*Committed to NC State on 4/19

Jack Clark is a 6-foot-8, 200-pound wing. He has been at La Salle all three years; he redshirted his second season.

In 2021-22 Clark averaged 12 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He shot 38.4-percent from the field, 29.8-percent from three, and 79.7-percent from the free-throw line.

High School: Wyncote (PA) Cheltenham High
2018 On3 Consensus: NA

7. Junior Landers Nolley (Memphis)

*Committed to Cincinnati on 4/27

Landers Nolley is a 6-foot-7, 210-pound wing. He spent his first two seasons at Virginia Tech and his previous two seasons at Memphis. Nolley redshirted his first season.

In 2021-22 Nolley averaged 9.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 0.9 steals per game. He shot 38.0-percent from the field, 33.6-percent from three, and 79.5-percent from the free-throw line.

High School: Fairburn (GA) Langston Hughes
2018 One Consensus: No. 79

8. Grad transfer KC Ndefo (St Peter’s)

KC Ndefo is a 6-foot-8, 195-pound wing. He spent all four seasons at St. Peter’s, where he was a three-time MAAC Defensive Player of the Year.

In 2021-22 Ndefo averaged 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.8 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game. He shot 47.0-percent from the field, 28.6-percent from three, and 53.7-percent from the free-throw line. 

High School: Brooklyn (NY) Abraham Lincoln
2019 On3 Consensus: NA

9. Sophomore Earl Timberlake (Memphis)

*Committed to Bryant on April 18

Earl Timberlake is a 6-foot-6, 215-pound wing. He spent last season at Memphis and his first season at Miami.

In 2021-22 Timberlake averaged 4.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.5 steals in 17.1 minutes per game. He shot 46.8-percent from the field, 0.0-percent from three, and 58.5-percent from the free-throw line.

High School: Hyattsville (MD) Dematha Catholic
2020 On3 Consensus: No. 40

10. Grad transfer Hayden Brown (Citadel)

*Committed to South Carolina on 4/23

Hayden Brown is a 6-foot-5, 225-pound wing. He has spent all five seasons at Citadel, and he redshirted his third year.

In 2021-22 Brown averaged 18.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game. He shot 51.5-percent from the field, 28.4-percent from three, and 62.7-percent from the free-throw line.

High School: Greer (SC) James F. Byrnes High
2017 On3 Consensus: NA

Others: 6-5 junior Sherif Kenney (La Salle), 6-5 sophomore Dre Davis (Louisville), 6-6 junior Brandon Suggs (East Carolina), 6-7 junior Calvin Solomon (Stephen F Austin)