The best players in the women’s college basketball transfer portal, ranked and updated

The transfer portal for women’s college basketball officially opened on March 25, essentially starting the sport’s free agency season.

Last offseason, several teams picked up key players in the portal that helped their teams advance to the Sweet 16 of this year’s NCAA Tournament. Notable moves included Hailey Van Lith going from LSU to TCU, Kiki Iriafen joining USC from Stanford, Oklahoma picking up Raegan Beers from Oregon State, Liatu King leaving Pitt for Notre Dame, and UConn landing Kaitlyn Chen from Princeton.

The moves made during this offseason could impact the teams we see make deep runs in next year’s March Madness tournament. Three of the last five Most Outstanding Players at the Final Four transferred at least once in their careers.

As players enter the portal, we’ll update this list where we rank the best ones looking for a change of scenery.

Last updated: May 21, 3:15 p.m. ET

Committed to TCU

Miles is forgoing the opportunity to enter the WNBA Draft and will return to college for an extra season. Multiple sources confirmed to SB Nation that she entered the portal as a graduate transfer. Miles had arguably the best statistical season of her career, averaging a career-high 15.4 points per game while shooting a career-best 40.6 percent from 3-point land. She also averaged 5.8 assists per game, which was 15th nationally. She’s a dynamic point guard and would have likely been a top five pick in the WNBA Draft in April.

Committed to South Carolina

Latson led the nation in scoring this season. Do we need to say more? She’ll have countless suitors at the Power 4 level.

Committed to Ole Miss

McMahon entered on March 26 as a graduate transfer. The versatile forward averaged 16.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game this season and also drastically improved her 3-point shooting, connecting on 38 percent of her looks from deep after making just 23 percent last year. McMahon was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2023, made the all-conference second team last year and was a First Team selection this season. A year ago, she was also a finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award.

Committed to LSU

The stellar sophomore with a Curry Brand NIL deal was SEC Sixth Woman of the Year and earned honorable mention All-American nods from the AP. But after playing just 18 minutes per game over the past two years for the Gamecocks, she’s looking for greener pastures.

Committed to Louisville

A finalist for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year, Ziegler could easily find herself playing for a Power 4 program next season. As a junior for St. Joe’s — where she helped the Hawks make the A-10 tournament title game and go 23-10 — Ziegler averaged 17.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Her defensive rebounds per game, 8.9, were third nationally. The 6-foot-2 forward from Denmark was also the only player in the country this season to averaged at least 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per game.

Committed to UCLA

One of the best 3-point shooters in the country, Kneepkens ranked ninth nationally in 3-pointers made per game this season with 3.1. She was nearly a member of the 50-40-90 club, shooting 50.4 percent from the floor, 44.8 percent from 3-point land, and 89 percent from the charity stripe. Her 19.3 points per game were 31st in the country.

Committed to South Carolina

The 6-foot-6 center from Kenya nearly averaged a double-double in the SEC this season, posting 11.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Her 64.9 field goal percentage was ninth in the nation.

Committed to Maryland

Okananwa was the ACC Sixth Player of the Year as a freshman at Duke, and this season was a big reason why the Blue Devils won the ACC title and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2013. She was the ACC Tournament MVP and averaged 10.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.8 assists per game, doing a little bit of everything for Duke.

Committed to UConn

The 6-foot-4 junior forward was a First Team All-Big Ten selection at Wisconsin this past season and was one of just four players nationally to average at least 19 points, nine rebounds and two blocks per game.

Committed to Maryland

The junior was Indiana’s leading scorer this season with 14.4 points per game, while also averaging 5.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. The versatile 6-foot-3 guard from Israel is a career 42.6 shooter from 3-point range.

Committed to Kentucky

The junior guard was one of just nine players nationally this season to average at least 13.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game this season. She entered the portal shortly after the retirement of Yellow Jackets’ coach Nell Fortner became public.

Committed to Baylor

An injury kept Scott sidelined for most of the season, but as a freshman at Arkansas she lit up the SEC, scoring 22.1 points per game, which was 12th best in the nation.

Committed to Michigan

A 6-foot-3 sophomore forward, the New Jersey native averaged 19.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game this season, doing it all for the Bison. She made 7.5 2-point shots per game, which ranked ninth nationally. Inside the arc, few are more effective than Sofilkanich.

Committed to Miami

Raviv led all freshmen in women’s college basketball in minutes played per game this season (36.2), a sign that she was incredibly important to her team’s success. She averaged 17.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game while shooting 44.8 percent from the floor and 31.1 percent from 3-point land. There’s a lot of potential here and Raviv will hear from Power 4 programs.

Committed to Ole Miss

Peterson is searching for her third school to finish out her collegiate career after spending time at Indiana and UCF. For the Knights this season, she averaged 21.4 points per game, which was 14th-best nationally.

Committed to Texas A&M

The 6-foot-2 sophomore led the nation in defensive rebounding this season, grabbing 9.7 of her opponent’s misses per game. She averaged a double-double with 18.2 points and 11.6 boards per game.

Committed to USC

The undersized junior forward led the Yellow Jackets in scoring and rebounding this season with 15.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Committed to North Carolina

A two-year starter for Jeff Walz’s Cardinals, the 6-foot-2 Harris averaged 8.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting 54 percent from the floor and 77 percent from the charity stripe.

Committed to Clemson

An injury kept Rose sidelined for most of the past season, but in the 2023-24 campaign she was third in the nation in scoring at 23.8 points per game while also averaging 8.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists. She shot 49 percent from the floor, 41 percent from 3-point land and 85 percent from the charity stripe.

Committed to USF

She averaged 19.4 points per game this season in 18 games while shooting 46.9 percent from 3-point land, which was 10th best nationally.

Returning to Penn State

A 6-foot-6 redshirt sophomore, Merkle was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection after averaging 15.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in her lone season with the Nittany Lions. She shot 67 percent from the floor, which was fourth-best in the country.

Committed to Virginia

A 6-foot-2 redshirt sophomore, Smith started 28 of 36 games for the Elite Eight squad this season, averaging 6.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while shooting 56.5 percent from the floor.

Committed to Penn State

McMiller had a a bit of a bumpy rookie season at Rutgers where she drew headlines for a silky-smooth crossover and a strange suspension. In 21 games, she showed her potential for scoring in bunches, averaging 18.9 points per game. She topped 30 points in a single contest three times. The New Jersey product was the 27th ranked prospect in her class by ESPN last year.

Committed to Georgia

An All-Rookie selection in the ACC this season in addition to being named the conference’s Sixth Player of the Year, Carnegie helped Georgia Tech start the season on a 15-game winning streak and make the NCAA Tournament. She averaged 12.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

Committed to Ole Miss

The 6-foot-4 forward will play for her fourth school in five seasons. After previously spending time at Texas and Miami, she averaged 14.3 and 8.2 rebounds per game this season for the Cavaliers.

Committed to TCU

The 6-foot-3 forward from Spain will play her fifth season of college basketball elsewhere after placing in the top four for Cal in points, rebounds and assists this season. In addition to her 12.9 points, 7.2 boards and 2.4 dimes per game, she shot 82 percent from the free throw line.

Committed to Tennessee

Barker was the third-ranked recruit in the 2022 class, but hasn’t quite lived up to her potential and is now looking for her third program in four seasons. This past year, she helped UCLA make the Final Four for the first time ever by playing an off-the-bench role in which she averaged 7.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Committed to LSU

A 6-foot-5 forward from Ukraine, Koval started 10 games for Notre Dame but returned to a mostly-off-the-bench role once Maddy Westbeld was healthy. In 18.3 minutes per game, she averaged 5.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks.

Committed to Florida State

A consistent rotation player for Maryland in each of the past two seasons, the 6-foot-2 Kubelk averaged 9.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per game across 66 contests for the Terps. In three NCAA Tournament games this season, she averaged 15.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while making 4-of-5 shots from 3-point land.

Committed to UConn

A former McDonald’s All-American, Heckel averaged 6.1 points, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 16.9 minutes per game this past season as a freshman for the Trojans. She was also invited to Kelsey Plum’s Dawg Class this year.

Committed to USC

The fourth-leading scorer and a starter for a Bruins’ team that lost just three games all year and appeared in the Final Four, Jones is a career 35 percent 3-point shooter who should be able to find a role as a sharpshooter on a contender.

Committed to Kansas State

After starring at Santa Clara her first two seasons, Heal spent her junior year at Stanford where she became one of the nation’s top 3-point shooters. She made 49.3 percent of her shots from deep range, which was fourth best in the country. For her career, she averages 15.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

Committed to Miami

The 6-foot-2 forward was the nation’s fourth-best rebounder, pulling down 12 boards per game in addition to averaging 10.3 points.

Committed to USF

After averaging 20.8 points per game – which was 15th best in the nation this season – Battle is looking for a new home to spend her fifth season of eligibility at. She was also ninth in the nation in free throws made per game with six, making 82 percent of her charity stripe attempts.

Committed to Miami

The 6-foot-6 sixth-year center averaged 14.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game this past season for the Gators while shooting 59.4 percent from the floor.

Committed to Arizona

A 5-foot-7 guard who will play for her fourth collegiate team next season, Perdue was 23rd in the nation in scoring this past season with 20.2 points per game. She was also 13th nationally in free throws made per game with 5.5. She’s shot 36.6 percent from 3-point land in her career.

Committed to Oregon

The 6-foot-2 forward from Australia averaged 18.3 points and 10 rebounds per game while shooting 40 percent from the floor, 38 percent from behind the arc, and 84 percent from the free throw line.

Committed to TCU

It’s unclear what Silva’s potential is, but the old saying says that you can’t teach height. The 6-foot-7 post averaged four points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game this season as a freshman.

Committed to Clemson

The sophomore guard from Lithuania saw her minutes decrease this season, but as a freshman she averaged 10.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Committed to Clemson

The veteran 6-foot-2 senior forward averaged 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Demon Deacons last season while shooting 51.5 percent from the floor.

Committed to Washington

Howell averaged 7.5 points and three rebounds while playing about 20 minutes per game as a freshman for the Trojans. She shined in the NCAA Tournament, notching 18 points and six assists against Mississippi State and 18 points and eight rebounds against Kansas State.

Committed to USF

A sophomore guard, she averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game while shooting 35 percent from 3-point land.

Committed to Virginia

The 6-foot-4 forward was a two-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year at Boston University and aimed to spend her fifth and final season of eligibility at N.C. State, but a hip injury and surgery kept her sidelined for the year and she left the Wolfpack midseason. In her final season at BU, she averaged 18.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.

Committed to Ohio State

The junior guard averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this season and also shot 45.9 percent from 3-point land — which was the 17th-best mark in the nation.

Committed to Michigan State

A 6-foot junior guard from Baltimore, Brown led the Sun Devils in scoring with 18 points per game. She also averaged 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 81 percent from the charity stripe.

Committed to SMU

A guard with one year of eligibility remaining, Skinner averaged 16.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists this season while shooting 38.1 percent from the floor and 85.1 percent from the free throw line.

Committed to Miami

The 2024 AAC Rookie of the Year and member of the All-AAC Tournament team this year, the sophomore guard from Italy started in 55 of the 67 games she played in for the Bulls and shot 39 percent from the floor and 34 percent from 3-point range while averaging 11.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

Committed to Iowa State

Williams averaged 12.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last season while shooting 86 percent from the free throw line.

Committed to BYU

The 6-foot-3 forward ranked ninth nationally in offensive rebounds per game this season with 4.4 per game. Overall, she averaged 9.1 rebounds and 9.7 points per game while shooting 63.6 percent from the floor, which was 13th nationally.

Committed to West Virginia

The 6-foot-1 forward averaged 15.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game while helping the Spartans make their third straight NCAA Tournament.

Committed to Santa Clara

A 5-foot-6 guard, Hawkins was named Big South Player of the Year after averaging 18.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. Her 5.4 free throws made per game ranked 14th nationally.

Committed to Alabama

The 6-foot guard averaged 16.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for the Blue Raiders this season.

Committed to Oklahoma State

The junior guard shot 40 percent from behind the arc while averaging 12.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Committed to Texas

A 6-foot-4 sophomore, Cunningham averaged 11.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for the Wildcats.

Committed to Texas A&M

Pryor has averaged north of 17 points per game in each of her three seasons of college basketball and has twice led the nation in steals — including this past season when she averaged 4.1 per game

Committed to Clemson

A former standout JUCO player, Johnson-Matthews averaged 14.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists for DePaul this past season.

Committed to LSU

A versatile 6-foot-2 wing, Joyner averaged 15.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game as a junior for the Pirates.

Committed to Miami

Kimpson averaged 14.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this past season while shooting 50.7 percent from the floor, 37 percent from 3-point land and 83.3 percent from the charity stripe.

Committed to Tennessee

A volume shooter, Robertson averaged 18.5 points per game this season while attempting 18.6 shots per game, which was the fourth-highest in the nation.

Committed to Illinois

Ranked as the 58th best recruit in her class last year by ESPN, Guyton averaged just 4.7 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game as a freshman in a limited role for the Hawkeyes.

Committed to North Carolina

As a freshman this past season, the 5-foot-10 guard from Finland averaged 5.1 points and 3.4 assists in 21 minutes per game.

Committed to Georgia

She led Wake Forest in scoring this season as a sophomore with 12 points per game, making 51.4 percent of her shots inside the arc.

Committed to Missouri

She averaged 17.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game for the Redbirds.

Committed to Ole Miss

After two seasons at UAB, DeShields proved this past season that — like her older sister — she can play in the SEC. She started 34 games for the Bulldogs, averaging 5.7 points and 3.2 assists per game while shooting a career-best 32 percent from 3-point land.

A 6-foot-2 junior wing, Mwenentanda has played in 104 games for Texas over the past three seasons, averaging 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game. She’s a former McDonald’s All-American who hasn’t really had consistent chances to shine at the college level.

Committed to Cal

The 6-foot-1 forward will play for her fourth school in four years after averaging 17.1 points and nine rebounds per game for the Bears in Baltimore. She was fourth nationally in offensive rebounds per game with 4.7.

Committed to Texas State

She was one of 20 players nationally this season to average at least 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

Committed to UIC

Carothers, a 5-foot-7 guard, led the NAIA in scoring this season with 31.4 points per game and shot 57.2 percent from the floor. She was named NAIA Player of the Year by the WBCA. It feels like, with that resume, she should be able to help a Division I team.

The undersized junior had a standout season in the ASUN this year, averaging 14.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.

The 5-foot-8 guard was the Commodore’s third-leading scorer at 12.4 points per game.

Committed to Mississippi State

After transferring from Arizona State to UNC, Crisp saw her playing time decrease from 34.3 to 13.9 minutes per game. She did however shoot a career-best 53 percent from inside the arc this season for the Tar Heels. Her career scoring average is 7.9 points.

Committed to SMU

In her lone season at Arizona, Paris averaged 8.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 30 percent from 3-point land.

Committed to USF

The former MAC Freshman of the Year averaged 13.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists per game this past season as a sophomore for the WNIT champs.

Committed to Kansas State

The daughter of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, Izela didn’t find a consistent role with Jeff Walz’s Cardinals as a freshman, averaging just 4.2 points in 11.8 minutes per game. When she did play, she shot well from 3-point land, making 38.5 percent of her shots from deep range.

Committed to Michigan

The 6-foot-2 forward was the highest-ranked recruit of UCLA’s four-member freshman class, coming in at 18th in ESPN’s top 100 rankings and receiving five-star status. But she struggled to find a consistent role with the Bruins this season, playing just 12.4 minutes per game.

Committed to Utah State

Gayles was ranked as the eighth best player in the 2022 class by ESPN and was a McDonald’s All-American. Her college career was derailed before it started after she was hospitalized after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Since recovering, she’s appeared in 22 games for the Trojans over the past two seasons.

Committed to Baylor

A 6-foot guard, Deng played in just 12 games for Auburn this season but impressed in limited action on the court, averaging 11.8 points per game.

Committed to West Virginia

As a sophomore this past season, the guard averaged 12.4 points per game.

Committed to Arizona State

Often hailed for her basketball IQ and defensive acumen, Poa averaged 3.5 points and 2.1 assists in 15.3 minutes per game across 102 games for LSU over the past three seasons.

Committed to Villanova

Watson has been a solid starter for Notre Dame in each of the past two seasons, averaging 6.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while shooting 56 percent from the floor.

Committed to Notre Dame

The veteran guard leaves the Blue Devils after averaging 4.4 points, 2.1 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 16.3 minutes per game across 102 contests. She’s a smart player and a career 33 percent 3-point shooter.

Ranked as the 41st best recruit in the 2023 class, Samuels didn’t play all that much in two years at UConn, but leaves the Huskies as a national champion. She averaged 4.6 points in 12.1 minutes per game as a freshman.

Committed to Cal

Sheppard is in the transfer portal after spending two seasons in the SEC, one at Mississippi State and one at LSU. In 65 career games, she’s averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game.

Committed to Cal

You can’t teach height. Walker is 6-foot-5 and has played on a national championship-winning team. She should bring a veteran presence to her next stop.

Committed to Ohio State

The younger sister of South Carolina standout Chloe Kitts, Kylee was once ranked as a top 25 recruit in the 2025 class, but reclassified to join the Gators a year early. She redshirted this past season and has yet to play a minute of college basketball.

Committed to Texas A&M

In two seasons of college basketball, the native of the Netherlands has proven to be a solid 3-point shooter, making 1.1 shots from deep range in 16 minutes per game while shooting 37.2 percent from behind the arc.

Amoore didn’t play all that much this year as a freshman, but we have to assume there’s potential there considering her older sister, Georgia, was one of the best players in the SEC this season.