Transfer Portal: Top 10 basketball players available

The college basketball transfer portal opened on Monday, March 18, to start the 45-day window where all men’s college basketball players will be able to enter the transfer portal without penalty. Over 1,000 players have opted to submit their names and enter across the first nine days.

Below are the top 10 players who are currently in the portal — according to the On3 Industry Ranking — along with the buzz on each from On3 National Basketball Recruiting Analyst Jamie Shaw.

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1. C Maxime Raynaud, Stanford

The Buzz: Maxime Raynaud is a 7-foot-1, 235-pound center originally from Paris, France. He earned Most Improved Player honors in the Pac-12 this season after averaging 15.5 points and 9.6 rebounds while shooting 36.1 percent from three. Raynaud is a junior.

2. C Cliff Omoruyi, Rutgers

The Buzz: Cliff Omoruyi is listed as a 6-foot-11, 240-pound center originally from Nigeria. He earned first-team Big Ten All-Defense this season, for the second consecutive year. Omoruyi averaged 10.4 points. 8.3 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks this season. He is a graduate transfer.

3. G Kanaan Carlyle, Stanford

The Buzz: Kanaan Carlyle is listed as a 6-foot-3 guard originally from the Atlanta, Georgia area. He earned Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Rookie honors this season after averaging 11.5 points and 2.7 assists. Carlyle is a freshman.

4. G Malik Mack, Harvard

The Buzz: Malik Mack earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors this season. The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 17.2 points, 4.8 assists, and 1.3 steals. Mack, a freshman, is originally from Maryland.

5. F Kobe Johnson, USC

The Buzz: Kobe Johnson is listed as a 6-foot-5, 175-pound forward originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He earned Pac-12 first-team All-Defense honors this season after averaging 10.9 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.2 steals. Johnson, who is a junior, is the younger brother of Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson.

6. C Brandon Garrison, Oklahoma State

The Buzz: Brandon Garrison is a 6-foot-11, 245-pound center originally from the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area. He averaged 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in 29 starts this season. Garrison is a freshman. 

7. F Jevon Porter, Pepperdine

The Buzz: Jevon Porter is listed as a 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward originally from Columbia, Missouri. He averaged 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds this season. He is the younger brother of Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. and is a sophomore.

8. G Dug McDaniel, Michigan

The Buzz: Dug McDaniel is listed as a 5-11, 160-pound guard originally from the Washington, DC area. He averaged 16.3 points and 4.7 assists in 52 starts this season. McDaniel is a sophomore.

9. G Ja’Kobe Gillespie, Belmont

The Buzz: Ja’Kobe Gillespie earned MVC All-Defense and second-team All-MVC this season after averaging 17.2 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.2 steals this season. The 6-0, 175-pound sophomore is originally from Greenville, Tennessee.

10. G Andrej Stojakovic, Stanford

The Buzz: Andrej Stojakovic is a former four-star recruit and a McDonald’s All-American. The 6-foot-7 wing played in 32 games, starting ten and averaging 7.8 points. Stojakovic is the son of former NBA forward Peja Stojakovic. The freshman graduated from Carmichael (CA) Jesuit High School.