The best of the transfer portal, by position (March 17)
The transfer portal, all the talk in college basketball recruiting right now. Players are going into the trasfer portal left and right, and college programs at every level have someone sitting at the computer pressing refresh throughout the day.
With it being such a hot-button item, On3 will take a look at the best available players who have entered the transfer portal. With modern basketball played fluidly, the days of the traditional positions are gone. We will categorize players by point guard, wings, forwards, and rim protectors for this piece.
Here are the best available in the transfer portal as of March 17.
**to avoid confusion – and incorrect information – with the COVID year in effect, we are notating how many years a player has been at a college. We are not listing what class they are in.
Point Guards
6-2 PG Cam Wynter
Drexel University – 4 Seasons
2021-22 Stats: 15.8 points, 43.4% FG, 27.8% 3P, 5.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 0.8 steals, 29 starts, 34.8 minutes
High School: Daytona Beach (FL) DME Academy
Awards: 21-22 1st team All-CAA, 2021 CAA Tournament MVP, 2020-21 1st team All-CAA, 18-19 CAA Rookie of the Year
6-2 PG Jaelin Llewellyn
Princeton University – 4 Seasons
2021-22 Stats: 15.7 points, 44.7% FG, 38.6% 3P, 4.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.7 steals, 28 starts, 32.5 minutes
High School: Lynchburg (VA) Virginia Episcopal
Awards: 21-22 1st team All-Ivy, 19-20 2nd team All-Ivy
6-4 CG Rayshon Harrison
Presbyterian College – 2 Seasons
2021-22 Stats: 17.1 points, 36.5% FG, 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.1 steals, 32 starts, 35.4 minutes
High School: Greenville (SC) Legacy Early College
Awards: 21-22 2nd team All-Big South, 20-21 Big South Rookie of the Year, 20-21 2nd team All-Big South
Wings
6-4 SF Joe Bamisile
Virginia Tech – 1 Season, George Washington College – 1 Season
2021-22 Stats: 16.3 points, 45.8% FG, 35.1% 3P, 5.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.0 blocks, 29 starts, 31.4 minutes
High School: Chesterfield (VA) Monacan High
Awards: 21-22 3rd team All-A10
6-6 SG Sam Griesel
North Dakota State University – 4 Seasons
2021-22 Stats: 14.3 points, 48.2% FG, 37.9% 3P, 6.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.8 steals, 25 starts, 33.4 minutes
High School: Lincoln (NE) East High
Awards: 21-22 1st team All-Summit, 20-21 2nd team All-Summit, 2020 All-Summit Tournament
6-5 SF Elijah McCadden
Georgia Southern University – 4 Seasons
2021-22 Stats: 11.7 points, 47.1% FG, 23.4% 3P, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals, 11 starts, 28.1 minutes
High School: Wilson (NC) Greenfield School
Forwards
6-8 F Taylor Funk
St. Joseph’s University – 5 Seasons
2021-22 Stats: 13.2 points, 40.6% FG, 37.3% 3P, 204 3P attempts, 6.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.9 steals, 28 starts, 36.1 minutes
High School: Lancaster (PA) Manheim Central High
Awards: N/A
6-5 F Hayden Brown
The Citadel – 5 Seasons
2021-22 Stats: 18.8 points, 51.5% FG, 28.4% 3P, 9.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals, 30 starts, 32.1 minutes
High School: Greenville (SC) James F. Byrnes High
Awards: 21-22 2nd team All-Southern, 2021 All-Southern Tournament, 20-21 1st team All-Southern
6-9 PF Payton Sparks
Ball State University – 1 Season
2021-22 Stats: 13.5 points, 53.3% FG, 8.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.5 blocks, 31 starts, 28.0 minutes
High School: Winchester (IN) High
Awards: 21-22 MAC Rookie of the Year, 21-22 3rd team All-MAC
Rim Protectors
6-9 C Jaylen Gainey
Brown University – 4 Seasons
High School: Greensboro (NC) Ben L. Smith High
2021-22 per game Stats: 9.3 points, 70.3% FG, 6.9 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 29 starts, 24.4 minutes
Awards: 19-20 Ivy Defensive Player of the Year, 21-22 Ivy Defensive Player of the year, 21-22 2nd team All-Ivy
6-8 F Kendal Coleman
Northwestern State University – 2 Seasons
High School: Shreveport (LA) Captain Shreve High
2021-22 per game Stats: 15.4 points, 54.6% FG, 10.1 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 1.3 blocks, 30 starts, 28.6 minutes
Awards: 21-22 1st team All-Southland, 21-22 Southland All-Defense
6-9 C Stephane Ingo
University of Maine – 3 Seasons
High School: Bethel (ME) Gould Academy
2021-22 per game Stats: 7.3 points, 45.1% FG, 5.9 rebounds, 0.8 steals, 2.5 blocks, 17 starts, 25.2 minutes
Awards: N/A