The top 10 transfers for 2024-25 season

Ranking players who entered the transfer portal for next season
Basketball

The season hadn't ended for all teams before players began flocking to the transfer portal. Players enter the portal for various reasons -- coaching changes, conference realignments, cultural fits, additional playing opportunities, and systems that suit a player's skill set.

Now, two weeks out from the March Madness Finals, we are ranking our top 10 players in the portal, some of whom have announced where they will play next year, while others are still searching.

1. Kiki Iriafen, Jr, F., from Stanford

It's the end of the Pac-12 and the end of head coach Tara VanDerveer's reign at Stanford. After VanDerveer announced her retirement, Iriafen said she would leave, too, a big blow to Stanford. VanDerveer said her decision had nothing to do with Stanford's move to the ACC, but Iriafen entered the portal with a "do not contact" message. She averaged 19.4 points per game (PPG) and 11 rebounds per game (RPG). In the round of 32, she saved Stanford from Iowa State with a 41-point performance.

2. Raegan Beers, Fr, F., from Oregon State

Oregon State was a blast to watch, and if not for conference realignments that caused the school to enter the WCC next season, the Beavers would have likely returned the core team that made the Elite Eight this season. Beers was a key piece of the puzzle; she averaged 17.5 PPG, 10.6 RPG, and the highest field goal percentage in the country with, 66.4 percent.

3. Georgia Amoore, Gr, G., from Virginia Tech to Kentucky

Amoore and Elizabeth Kitley led Virginia Tech to the Final Four in 2022-23. But when Kitley suffered an ACL tear at the end of the regular season, the Hokies exited early as the No. 1 seed in the ACC and NCAA March Madness tournaments. Then, Virginia Tech head coach Kenny Brooks announced he would leave for Kentucky. Amoore will follow Brooks after a season where she averaged 18.8 PPG and 6.8 assists per game.

4. Lucy Olsen, Jr, G., from Villanova to Iowa

Iowa will probably never find a player to replace Caitlin Clark. After all, Clark is a generational talent and became an icon on and off the court. But Iowa is getting a great addition with Lucy Olsen. Olsen averaged 23.3 PPG, third in the country behind Clark and Southern California's JuJu Watkins.

5. Grace VanSlooten, So, F., from Oregon to Michigan State

In its final Pac-12 season, Oregon struggled. After success during the pandemic seasons, Oregon has found itself on a downward trend. In 2023-24, the Ducks went 11-21 and 2-16 in the conference, ending the season on a 14-game losing streak. VanSlooten averaged 15 PPG and 7.1 RPG.

6. Timea Gardiner, So, F., from Oregon State

Another Beaver is leaving, likely to play in one of the Power Four conferences. Gardiner won the Pac-12 6th Player of the Year award and entered Oregon State as a McDonalds All-American and 5-star recruit. Off the bench, she averaged 11.6 PPG and 7 RPG.

7. Taliah Scott, Fr, G., from Arkansas to Auburn

Scott will stay in the SEC after an all-conference freshman season. She ranked third in the country of freshman scoring, trailing only JuJu Watkins and Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, who scored more points per game. At Arkansas, she averaged 22.1 ppg and 3.3 rebounds.

8. Charlisse Leger-Walker, Sr, G., from Washington State

The arrival of Leger-Walker lifted Washington State to new heights, including a Pac-12 tournament title in 2023. The New Zealand was a four-time All-Pac-12 teamer. Before her injury, Leger-Walker averaged 13.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game.

9. Haley Van Lith, Sr, G., from LSU to TCU

In 2022-23, Van Lith was one of the biggest names in the portal after leading Louisville to three Elite Eights and averaging 19.7 PPG in her third year. But then she transferred to reigning National Champions LSU for 2023-24. After a challenging season with the Tigers that saw her averaging 11.6 PPG, she is transferring to TCU.

10. Laila Phelia, Jr, G., from Michigan

Phelia was Michigan's go-to player in a season in which the Wolverines never entered the top-25. A bubble team at the end of the regular season, Michigan advanced to the Big Ten tournament semifinals before losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Phelia averaged 16.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.

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