SEC Basketball Transfer Portal Update: The portal is closed

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By Chris Marler

After two weeks of players entering and leaving, withdrawing and committing, and everything in between, the portal is closed.

By the numbers

To the surprise of a lot of people, there was no last minute dash to the portal by a host of players. The last 24 hours saw only 18 players decide to enter their names. On the other hand, 24 players committed to new schools giving us our final numbers for the 15 day window.

A total of 1,315 players entered the portal, with 456 committing to new programs. Two withdrew, meaning 35% found new homes within the 15-day window.

Across all levels, over 4,500 players entered, while Division I alone saw 1,315 entrants, which is up from 1,157 last year, a 13.6% increase.

SEC winners

There were several winners from the SEC this portal cycle, but the two UTs from the conference were the clear cut biggest winners.

Texas and Tennessee excelled in this portal cycle, each landing top-four classes nationally per 247Sports, which ranks incoming transfers rather than net roster movement like On3.

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Tennessee:
• Jalen Haralson (ND)
• Terrence Hill Jr. (VCU)
• Dai Dai Ames (Cal)
• Tyler Lundblade (BU)
• Miles Rubin (LUC)

Texas:
• David Punch (TCU)
• Isaiah Johnson (CU)
• Amari Evans (Tenn)
• Elyjah Freeman (Aub)

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The Longhorns brought in two of the top-13 players in the portal with David Punch from TCU and Isaiah Johnson from Colorado. Tennessee brought in two top-50 players in this cycle and four top-100 players.

This was a masterclass from Rick Barnes and his staff in what feels like a huge roster overhaul. The Vols have made three straight Elite Eight, but they’ve still yet to ever reach a Final Four in program history. Signing one of the best classes in the country (No. 4 according to 247Sports) could change that.

The other two winners out of the portal were Missouri and South Carolina. South Carolina had the highest ranked class of anyone in the SEC according to On3 at No. 10, and Missouri had a top ten class according to 247Sports.

The Tigers brought in just three players, but one was Bryson Tiller from their arch rival Kansas. Tiller was a former McDonald’s All-American that started every game but four in his freshman season in Lawrence.