The 2025 NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal is packed with potential, featuring players who bring flexibility, leadership, and game-changing skills to the court. These athletes aren’t just filling roster spots; they’re primed to transform team dynamics and propel programs to new levels.
Men’s Basketball Transfer Portal: The Top 7 Most Adaptable Players in the NCAA Transfer Portal
1. G PJ Haggerty, 6-foot-3 Guard, Memphis
The turbo-scoring guard is one of college basketball’s finest transition terrors and only lives at the charity stripe. As an innovator, the AAC Player of the Year can score 40 points and tear away defenses. Haggerty is not a high-volume 3-point shooter or an elite defender, but the 6-3 guard will compete for the scoring title in any league in America next season.
2. Yaxel Lendeborg, 6-foot-9 Senior Forward, UAB (Committed to Michigan)
After two seasons as an NJCAA All-American at Arizona Western College, Lendeborg transferred to UAB, averaging 15.8 points and 11 rebounds per game in two seasons. Lendeborg averaged 17.4, 11.4, and 4.2 this season, placing him first in The Portal Report’s transfer rankings.
The Pennsauken, New Jersey native has committed to coaching Dusty May and Michigan out of the portal; he is also considering the NBA draft. Lendeborg will be a vital element of the Ann Arbor community if he stays in college.
3. Bennett Stirtz, 6-foot-4 Junior Guard, Drake (Committed to Iowa)
The MVC Player of the Year is on his way to Iowa, where he will join Drake’s coach, Ben McCollum. Stirtz transferred to Drake last offseason following two years of playing for McCollum at Division II Northwest Missouri State. He averaged 19.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists this season.
Stirtz finished the season with 20 or more points in four straight games, including a 21-point performance in a 67-57 NCAA Tournament first-round triumph over No.6 seed Missouri.
Stirtz now can showcase his playmaking abilities after 6-foot-4 junior guard Brendan Hausen of Kansas State committed to Iowa. Hausen was a sharpshooter who averaged just under 11 points per game for the Wildcats last season.
4. Adrian Wooley, 6-foot-5 Freshman Guard, Kennesaw State (Committed to Louisville)
Wooley, a three-star recruit from Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Paul W. Bryant High had zero offers from high-major institutions. Instead, he wound up at Kennesaw State through a link with Owls coach Antoine Pettway, a former Alabama assistant.
Wooley averaged 18.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in winning CUSA Rookie of the Year honors. After entering the portal, he received many high-major offers before committing to Louisville, where he’s poised to become a key member of coach Pat Kelsey’s backcourt rotation.
5. Donovan Dent, 6-foot-2 Junior Guard, New Mexico (Committed to UCLA)
Dent was one of college basketball’s top players this season, averaging 20.4 points and 6.4 assists to win the Mountain West Player of the Year award. Dent led No. 10 seed New Mexico to a first-round NCAA Tournament victory over Marquette with 21 points, six assists, and two blocks.
Before committing to UCLA, he was a highly sought-after transfer portal entrant. Dent is a Los Angeles native.
6. Tucker DeVries, 6-foot-7 senior guard, West Virginia (Committed to Indiana)
Indiana hired Darian DeVries as coach on March 18. His son Tucker, two weeks later, committed to the Hoosiers straight out of the portal. DeVries played for his father at Drake for three seasons and was twice named MVC Player of the Year.
He averaged 21.6 points as a junior at Drake before following his father to West Virginia. Despite an upper-body injury that limited him to 8 games, DeVries showed his ability to score at the high-major level, averaging 14.9 points per game, including a season-high 26 in an overtime win over then No.24 Arizona.
7. Xzayvier Brown, 6-foot-2 Sophomore Guard, Saint Joseph’s
Despite earning offers from Marquette and USC as a three-star prospect out of Philadelphia Roman Catholic High, Brown ultimately signed with his hometown St. Joseph’s. He was named the 2023-24 A-10 Rookie of the Year, averaging 17.6 points and 4.3 assists this season.
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His stepfather, Justin Scott, a current St. Joe’s coach, is allegedly scheduled to join Porter Moser’s Oklahoma staff. Brown entered the portal on April 14 with a “Do Not Contact” tag, indicating that he will accompany Scott to Norman.
These players exemplify the depth and talent available in the 2025 transfer portal.
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