Transfer Portal 2024: 247Sports.com, Rivals (w JayhawkSlant Hot Board update)

UPDATED 2024-04-30
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NOTE WELL -
• Wednesday 2024-05-01 is the LAST DAY for Men's Basketball Student-Athletes to ENTER this year's transfer portal in order to be eligible to play this fall without an NCAA waiver. Only exception will be for players who experience a coaching change at their current schools. They can still enter after the May 1 deadline if they do so within 30 days of that change taking place. With the coaching carousel about stopped, that means it's decision time for nearly all Division I players.

• SUNDAY 2024-04-28 was the NBA deadline to declare for 2024-06-27 draft (60 days out).

• WEDNESDAY 2024-05-29, 11:59 PM ET is the NCAA deadline to withdraw from the draft and retain eligibility, assuming no agent is hired or an NCAA certified agent is hired.
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247sports.com - Men's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker
Rivals.com - Men's Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker
I believe both tracker listings are open to all.
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Here is Shay's latest Rivals JayhawkSlant Transfer Portal HotBoard, listed in order of commitment date.
Link
Original created and maintained by Shay Wildeboor, Editor @JayhawkSlant

NOTE WELL --
• All KANSAS transfer commitments are signed but for Kugel. From all reports he is still strongly committed to playing for KANSAS, but is working through academic eligibility issues. Hopefully he can get those resolved with the recording of this term's grades.

• ASSUMING Kugel qualifies, KANSAS has used 12 of a possible 13 scholarships for AY2024-25, 13 counting Johnny Furphy.

• GIVEN that word of mouth is that the KU staff have hit something of a PAUSE button in active 2024 recruiting until after the NBA Draft withdrawal headline has passed, it is reasonable to assume that Self is holding #13 to see if Johnny returns. If not, expect him to use it for NBA draft testers who entered the transfer portal on time and have opted to return to college but possibly to a different school for one more season

STATS ARE FOR 2024 unless noted otherwise.
Click on the linked names to see their ESPN stats page.

COMMITTED/SIGNED TO KANSAS
RILEY KUGEL
SG 6-5/207
Florida Soph
COMMITTED/SIGNED TO KANSAS 2024-03-31/2024-??-??
9.3 points
3.4 rebounds
1.6 assists
39.7% from the field
31.7% from behind the arc
69.6% FT (48/69 FTM/A in 23.4 MPG; Career 103/152, 67.8% in 23.2 MPG)

ZEKE MAYO
PG 6-4/185
S Dakota St Junior from Lawrence. Summit League Player of the Year 2024
COMMITTED/SIGNED TO KANSAS 2024-04-02/2024-04-18
19.2 points
5.8 rebounds
3.6 assists
1.2 steals
46.8% from the field
37.3% from behind the arc
82.8% FT (130/157 FTM/A in 35.9 MPG; Career 275/316, 87.0% in 32.8 MPG)

AJ STORR
SF 6-7/205
Wisconsin Soph
COMMITTED/SIGNED TO KANSAS 2024-04-18/2024-04-18
16.2 points
3.7 rebounds
1.1 assists
43.5% from the field
31.4% from behind the arc
81.2% FT (125/154 FTM/A in 28.8 MPG; Career 167/210, 79.5% in 25.1 MPG)

RYLAN GRIFFEN
G 6-6/190
Alabama Soph
COMMITTED/SIGNED TO KANSAS 2024-04-26/2024-04-26
11.1 points
3.7 rebounds
1.8 assists
45% from the field
38.2% from behind the arc
81% FT (64/79 FTM/A in 26.3 MPG; Career 97/124, 78.2% in 21.0 MPG)
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PAST SLANT MEN'S BASKETBALL HOTBOARD NAMES
JORDAN POPE
PG 6-2/165
Oregon State Soph
17.6 points
2.6 rebounds
3.4 assists
45.3% from the field
37.1% from behind the arc

MICAH PEAVY
SF 6-8/215
TCU Senior
11.1 points
4.7 rebounds
2.7 assists
1.3 steals
46.9% from the field
31.2% from behind the arc

JALEN BLACKMON
SG 6-3/180
Stetson Junior
21.5 points
2.7 rebounds
1.8 assists
43.4% from the field
38.9% from behind the arc

JAYDEN STONE
PG 6-4/200
Detroit Senior
20.8 points
5.6 rebounds
2.7 assists
42.2% from the field
31.2% from behind the arc

LELAND WALKER
PG 6-1/185
Eastern Kentucky Soph
15.4 points
4.1 assists
2.7 rebounds
43.3% from the field
34.2% from behind the arc

JALEN LEACH
SG 6-4/200
Fairfield Senior
16.4 points
4.1 rebounds
3.0 assists
48.8% from the field
35.4% from behind the arc

BRANDON GARRISON
C 6-11/245
OKState Fresh
7.5 points
5.4 rebounds
1.5 assists
1.4 blocks
57.2% from the field

AMARI WILLIAMS
C 6-10/265
Drexel Senior
12.2 points
7.8 rebounds
1.8 blocks
51.7% from the field

GIBSON JIMERSON
PG 6-5/215
Saont Louis Junior
15.8 points
2.9 rebounds
2.1 assists
39.9% from the field
35.9% from behind the arc

CLIFFORD OMORUYI
C 6-11/240
Rutgers Senior
10.7 points
8.5 rebounds
2.9 blocks
52.2% from the field
20.0% from behind the arc

WILLIAM KYLE III
PF 6-9/230
S Dakota St Soph
13.2 points
6.6 rebounds
1.6 assists
58.7% from the field

CADE TYSON (ME WANT!!! - but read he is a UNC fan - HE)
SF 6-7/200
Belmont Soph
16.2 points
5.9 rebounds
1.6 assists
49.3% from the field
46.5% from behind the arc
Tweet on Tyson
Tweet text: Matt Kraemer
@RealMattKraemer
Belmont G/F, Cade Tyson is the #1 ranked shooter according to @ThePortalReport shooting metrics
The SO shot over 46% from three this year on nearly 6 attempts per game with 7 games with at least 5⃣ made threes
15+ Power 6 teams have reached out to him so far

BJ FREEMAN
SF 6-6/200
Milwaukee Junior
21.2 points
6.8 rebounds
4.3 assists
1.1 steals
42.8% from the field
36.2% from behind the arc

DARLINSTONE DUBAR
SF 6-8/211
Hofstra Junior
18.2 points
6.8 rebounds
1.5 assists
1.2 steals
54.2% from the field
39.8% from behind the arc
71% FT
I love this guy's name and his stats. If he can play defense I would love to see him in Lawrence! - HE

MARCUS HILL
SG 6-4/185
Bowling Green Junior
20.6 points
5.0 rebounds
2.6 assists
1.0 steals
44.5% from the field
27.5% from behind the arc

TONY PERKINS
SG 6-4/205
Iowa Senior
14.5 points
4.5 rebounds
4.5 assists
1.7 steals
44.0% from the field
29.0% from behind the arc
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And the portal continues to fill up as the postseason winds down, coaches move and players look at where they want to be next fall.

Over 1800 entered it last year.
Expect similar large #s this time around.

Not on the hot board list, but the newest Jayhawk - Riley Kugel.

Jayhawkslant.com: Riley Kugel commits

Hopefully he is better than his sophomore stats, which are not impressive.

Let me know if the linked article is not available to non-members.

USAF Jayhawk wrote: Quick correction. Zeke Mayo went to Lawrence High (my alma mater), not Free State

Thanks!

Could have sworn I read he was Freestate.
Trust me, with mi esposa a Chesty Lion, I try not to make such mistakes!

Jeff Goodman tweet
Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops
There have been 1,142 players enter the transfer portal in the 15 days since it opened on March 18.

(That number includes walk-ons).

There are approximately 5,000 scholarship players in D-1 men's college basketball. My guess is about 1,000 have exhausted their eligiblity.

I'd guess that at least half of those that have eligibility remaining will wind up going portaling.
9:22 AM · Apr 2, 2024

If Goodman is right it will be a new record IIRC -- over 2000 entrants.

The JayhawkSlant Transfer Portal Hot Board list has been updated in the thread OP.

Florida transfer Riley Kugel has been added at the top under the COMMITTED subtitle.

More names have been appended to the end of the list, starting with Hofstra junior SF Darlinstone Dubar. I like him, hope we can get him, especially if he can play as well on D as he seems to on O. He has to pronounce his name as if he were from Loo-zee-ana, right? Even though he is from Charlotte. NC...

He started his career at ISU, transferred to Hofstra after his freshman year.

Replay reports that Summit League Player of the Year Zeke Mayo is a Jayhawk!

All right!

ROCK CHALK!!!

Here are the latest ads/deletes to the Slant Hot Board listing.

HOT BOARD ADDS

MICAH PEAVY
SF 6-8/215
TCU Senior
11.1 point
4.7 rebounds
2.7 assists
1.3 steals
46.9% from the field
31.2% from behind the arc

JALEN BLACKMON
SG 6-3/180
Stetson Junior
21.5 points
2.7 rebounds
1.8 assists
43.4% from the field
38.9% from behind the arc


HOT BOARD DELETES

JA'KOBI GILLESPIE to MARYLAND
PG 6-1/180
Belmont Soph
17.2 points
3.8 rebounds
4.2 assists
2.2 steals
56.1% from the field
38.7% from behind the arc

KOBE JOHNSON to UCLA
SF 6-6/200
USC Junior
10.7 points
4.3 rebounds
3.3 assists
2.2 steals
39.9% from the field
30.3% from behind the arc
(I did not understand why he was on this list, and even more since since he moved across town from USC to UCLA)

DANTE MADDOX JR KU not in his top 5 schools on 2024-04-09*
PG 6-2/195
Toledo Junior
15.5 points
4.1 rebounds
2.9 assists
1.4 steals
43.5% from the field
40.8% from behind the arc
*Creighton, Louisville, Illinois, Michigan and Xavier

New transfer portal entrant (no time to update OP right now, but wanted this out ASAP.
Potential game changer.)

Rylan Griffen
G 6-6/190
Soph, Alabama

Alabama’s best defender last year. Wanted to be a Jayhawk out of high school, KU went with MJ Rice.

Self wants this one, so I’ll be somewhat shocked if he doesn’t end up at KU. Great defender, shot maker from deep. Good size. Can guard multiple positions. Exactly what KU needs.

Also of note: from Self’s post banquet comments it sounds like he is going to use 13 rides this season and take the final penalty next season,

DELETIONS TO THE ORIGIN POST

CLARK SLAJCHERT
PG 6-1/170
Penn Senior to Southern Cal
18 points
3 rebounds
2.9 assists
48.70% from the field
42.20% from behind the arc


ADDS

RYLAN GRIFFEN
G 6-6/190
Alabama Soph
11.1 points
3.7 rebounds
1.8 assists
45.00% from the field
38.20% from behind the arc
Scuttlebutt on JayhawkSlant, starting with Shay himself, is that KU is very interested. Griffen was very interested in KU out of HS.

JORDAN POPE
PG 6-2/165
Oregon State Soph
17.6 points
2.6 rebounds
3.4 assists
45.30% from the field
37.10% from behind the arc

MICAH PEAVY
SF 6-8/215
TCU Senior
11.1 points
4.7 rebounds
2.7 assists
1.3 steals
46.90% from the field
31.20% from behind the arc

AJ STORR
SF 6-6/200
Wisconsin Soph
16.2 points
3.7 rebounds
1.1 assists
43.50% from the field
31.40% from behind the arc

Deletions from the OP

COLBY ROGERS
SG 6-4/190
Wichita St Junior to Memphis
16.5 points
3.6 rebounds
1.8 assists
1.1 steals
40.8% from the field
41.2% from behind the arc
Wichita State 3 point specialist Colby Rogers commits to Memphis

JayhawkSlant’s Shay Wildeboor with an update on AJ Storr …

What’s the latest with AJ Storr?
shay

Kansas has been a major player for Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr since the 6-foot-7 wing hit the portal on March 28. Storr will also test the NBA Draft waters, but the expectation is that he’ll eventually return to college.

Should that come to fruition, Lawrence seems the overwhelming favorite to be his next destination provided the Jayhawks have room on the roster following NBA Draft declarations and other impending decisions.

Storr, who averaged 16.8 PPG as a Badger last season, is one of the most sought-after players in the portal. And while the fact that his close friend and women’s hoops standout Sania Copeland recently transferred from Wisconsin to KU could certainly be painted as a positive indicator for Bill Self’s pursuit of Storr, it’s not the only reason the Jayhawks seem to lead the sweepstakes. Storr may remain on the market for a bit, as he hopes to get feedback from NBA teams about his game, but certainly has one eye on KU as things stand.

AJ Storr commits.

OP this thread and the pinned Recruiting thread OP have been updated.

With Johnny gone draft testing, Bill still has 1 ride left.

Expect it to go to Rylan Griffen soon.

Then Bill will have a problem to solve should Johnny opt to return...

KUAthletics.com: Mayo and Storr signMayo and Storr sign financial aid agreements to play at KU

Welcome home, Zeke!

And welcome to your new home, AJ!

ROCK CHALK!
JAYHAWK!
KU!

And it should be noted that as of today Storr has removed his name from the NBA Draft process...

HawkErrant wrote: And it should be noted that as of today Storr has removed his name from the NBA Draft process...

And I just read Mayo has as well!

Both will be playing in The Phog this fall!

First, greetings from Disney World!
Family vacation, this one for the grownups.

Be back in Lawrence Sunday.
(Any snoopers, the house is occupied by house sitters and our dogs, so don’t even think about it! )

Second -

Change to transfer rules for grad transfers

Grad transfers now must enter portal by May 1

Used to be they could opt to transfer any time after graduation.

Seems like a stabilization move by the NCAA.