So, I've set up a tool where I can reload/refresh data off of the VerbalCommits site so I can do some slicing into who's out there in the portal. I've also pulled in some other lookup information, such as the conferences of the schools, whether the school has a coaching change, whether the players appeared in the Rivals150 out of HS, and whether their current team appeared in the Tournament. Some of that latter stuff was done manually, so there might be a gap here or there.
1197 players in the portal, and 249 are already showing a New School (this may be a bit understated - there are two tables on the VC site, one for "recent updates" and one for "complete transfer list".... the "complete" list sometimes lags in picking up the data in the "recent" list for New School info).
*If a player enters the portal, then returns to their new school, their name just disappears - it doesn't show their current school as their new school. I could probably build something to track changes in the data so I don't lose those players, but may be more effort than it's worth. Suffice to say anyone in the list is still seeking other opportunities.
Some interesting items I've found so far:
- 334 players would not have any more eligibility (Sr/RS Sr) if the NCAA hadn't granted an extra year, and 80 have committed elsewhere
- 261 players are leaving a school that has had a coaching change, and 48 have committed elsewhere
- 238 players are leaving schools in a major conference (ACC/B10/B12/BE/P12/SEC), and 62 have committed elsewhere (19 of them to another major conference)
- 167 players are leaving a tournament team (led by 8 from Eastern Washington), and 30 have committed elsewhere
- 8 tournament teams have no players in the portal [Gonzaga (still playing), Baylor (still playing), UCLA, Michigan, Alabama, USC, UC Santa Barbara, and Cleveland St]
- 94 players had appeared in a Rivals150 list when exiting HS, and 38 have committed elsewhere
Superlatives:
- UT Martin has the most players in the portal with 15 (followed by Portland with 13, Albany and Jacksonville with 10).... all four of these schools had a coaching change, and none made the tournament
- St. John's has the most players in the portal among major conference teams at 8
- Southland Conference has the most players in the portal with 60, while the WAC has the fewest at 20
- Among major conferences, ACC has the most players in the portal at 46, while the B12 has the fewest at 34
- Shortest player in the portal is Darnell Rogers from UMBC, at 5-2
- Tallest player in the portal is a three-way tie at 7-2 between Chol Marial (Maryland), Assane Diouf (Fresno State), and Kuba Karwowski (Utah State)
- 77.8% of players (931) are listed between 6-2 and 6-9
- Lightest player listed (many do not have a weight listed) is Jalen Benjamin from UAB at 140 lbs
- Heaviest player listed is Iran Bennett from Marshall, at 6-9/335 (!!)
- SG lead the list at 29.7% of all portal players, followed by PG at 28.2%, PF at 20.6%, SF at 14.2%, and C at 7.4%
- Highest Rivals rated player in the portal is Walker Kessler (UNC), who was #24 in the 2020 list. Following him is Oscar Tshiebwe (WVU), who was #26 in 2019.
Anything anyone might be interested in knowing?
1197 players in the portal, and 249 are already showing a New School (this may be a bit understated - there are two tables on the VC site, one for "recent updates" and one for "complete transfer list".... the "complete" list sometimes lags in picking up the data in the "recent" list for New School info).
*If a player enters the portal, then returns to their new school, their name just disappears - it doesn't show their current school as their new school. I could probably build something to track changes in the data so I don't lose those players, but may be more effort than it's worth. Suffice to say anyone in the list is still seeking other opportunities.
Some interesting items I've found so far:
- 334 players would not have any more eligibility (Sr/RS Sr) if the NCAA hadn't granted an extra year, and 80 have committed elsewhere
- 261 players are leaving a school that has had a coaching change, and 48 have committed elsewhere
- 238 players are leaving schools in a major conference (ACC/B10/B12/BE/P12/SEC), and 62 have committed elsewhere (19 of them to another major conference)
- 167 players are leaving a tournament team (led by 8 from Eastern Washington), and 30 have committed elsewhere
- 8 tournament teams have no players in the portal [Gonzaga (still playing), Baylor (still playing), UCLA, Michigan, Alabama, USC, UC Santa Barbara, and Cleveland St]
- 94 players had appeared in a Rivals150 list when exiting HS, and 38 have committed elsewhere
Superlatives:
- UT Martin has the most players in the portal with 15 (followed by Portland with 13, Albany and Jacksonville with 10).... all four of these schools had a coaching change, and none made the tournament
- St. John's has the most players in the portal among major conference teams at 8
- Southland Conference has the most players in the portal with 60, while the WAC has the fewest at 20
- Among major conferences, ACC has the most players in the portal at 46, while the B12 has the fewest at 34
- Shortest player in the portal is Darnell Rogers from UMBC, at 5-2
- Tallest player in the portal is a three-way tie at 7-2 between Chol Marial (Maryland), Assane Diouf (Fresno State), and Kuba Karwowski (Utah State)
- 77.8% of players (931) are listed between 6-2 and 6-9
- Lightest player listed (many do not have a weight listed) is Jalen Benjamin from UAB at 140 lbs
- Heaviest player listed is Iran Bennett from Marshall, at 6-9/335 (!!)
- SG lead the list at 29.7% of all portal players, followed by PG at 28.2%, PF at 20.6%, SF at 14.2%, and C at 7.4%
- Highest Rivals rated player in the portal is Walker Kessler (UNC), who was #24 in the 2020 list. Following him is Oscar Tshiebwe (WVU), who was #26 in 2019.
Anything anyone might be interested in knowing?
