Men's college basketball transfer class rankings for 2026-27

5. St. John's Red Storm​

Tounde Yessoufou (17.8 PPG at Baylor)
Donnie Freeman (16.5 PPG at Syracuse)
Kyle Cuffe Jr. (7.3 PPG at Mercer)
Avery Brown (4.3 PPG at Columbia)

After riding the No. 1 finish in last year's transfer class rankings to the Sweet 16, Rick Pitino and the Red Storm once again find themselves with one of the best portal classes in the country. This class is smaller -- four transfers instead of seven -- but is one of just three teams in the country with two top-15 transfers. They swooped in at the NBA draft withdrawal deadline to land Yessoufou, one of the most naturally gifted scorers in the country and a top-five transfer. He joins a group that also includes Freeman, who was productive in two seasons at Syracuse and should pose a matchup problem for Big East opponents.

11. UConn Huskies​

Nils Machowski (17.2 PPG at Wofford)
Isaiah Shaw (8.1 PPG at Northern Arizona)
Nikolas Khamenia (5.7 PPG at Duke)
Najai Hines (5.5 PPG at Seton Hall)
Jaye Nash (5.1 PPG at Jacksonville State)
Oskar Giltay (3.3 PPG at Stanford)
Elmir Džafic (0.4 PPG at Arkansas)

Dan Hurley hasn't typically relied on a high volume of transfers, but some of the best players on his trio of Final Four teams over the past four seasons joined the Huskies via the portal: Tristen Newton in 2023 and 2024, Cam Spencer in 2024, and Silas Demary Jr. and Tarris Reed Jr. last season. Who will emerge from this group? Two players ranked in the top 35 of our transfer rankings are the headliners: Khamenia and Hines. Khamenia is a multitalented former five-star recruit, while Hines is a Big East-tested big with a high ceiling. Both are likely to anchor the starting frontcourt from day one.

13. Providence Friars​

Ryan Sabol (18.8 PPG at Buffalo)
Devin Vanterpool (15.8 PPG at Florida Atlantic)
Malik Mack (13.6 PPG at Georgetown)
Miles Byrd (10.4 PPG at San Diego State)
Arrinten Page (10.2 PPG at Northwestern)
Samson Aletan (7.8 PPG at Yale)
Jacob Bannarbie (5.4 PPG at UNLV)
Gavin Hightower (4.1 PPG at South Florida)

Acquiring talent was never going to be a question for new head coach Bryan Hodgson, who has excelled in the portal in previous stops at South Florida, Arkansas State and Alabama. Byrd was a coup for the Friars, one of the best defensive players in the country and someone who should help establish an identity. Mack and Page were double-figure scorers at the high-major level, and Sabol is an absolute sniper from 3-point range, shooting nearly 40% on almost 10 attempts per game. Vanterpool was an all-conference performer in the American.

Also considered

Xavier Musketeers
Villanova Wildcats