Transfer Portal: The top ten players who entered on Thursday
The college basketball transfer portal opened on Monday, March 18, to start the 45-day window where all men’s college basketball players will be able to enter the transfer portal without penalty. It has been a busy nine days with over 1,1500 players submitting their names so far. Almost 70 names were entered today, on March 28.
Let’s discuss the top ten players who entered the transfer portal on Thursday, March 28.
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1 G AJ Storr, Wisconsin
The Buzz: AJ Storr earned second-team All-Big Ten honors this season after earning Big East All-Freshman honors last season. The 6-foot-7 wing led Wisconsin in scoring this season, averaging 16.8 points. Storr, a sophomore, is originally from Illinois. He started his college career at St. John’s.
2. F Ben Humrichous, Evansville
The Buzz: Ben Humrichous led Evansville in scoring this season after transferring up from NAIA Huntington College. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 14.7 points while shooting 41.4 percent from three. Humrichous, a grad transfer, is originally from Tipton, Indiana.
3. F Adou Thiero, Kentucky
The Buzz: Adou Thiero started 19 games for Kentucky this season. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 7.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. Thiero, a sophomore, is originally from Leetsdale, Pennsylvania.
4. C Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Louisville
The Buzz: Brandon Huntley-Hatfield started all 32 games for Louisville this season. The 6-foot-10 post player averaged 12.9 points and he finished top five in the ACC with 8.4 rebounds. Hutley-Hatfield is originally from Clarksville, Tennessee and he started his career at Tennessee.
5. G Kevin Miller, Wake Forest
The Buzz: Kevin Miller started all 35 games he played in this season at Wake Forest. The 6-foot-0 guard averaged 15.6 points and 3.5 assists on 36.9 percent shooting from three. Miller is originally from Chicago, Illinois. He started his college career at Central Michigan.
6. G Jason Edwards, North Texas
The Buzz: Jason Edwards earned first-team All-AAC honors this season. The 6-foot-0 guard averaged 19.1 points on 35.0 percent shooting from three. Edwards is originally from the Atlanta, Georgia area and he started his college career at D2 Miles College.
7. F Tre White, Louisville
The Buzz: Tre White started 26 of 29 games this season for Louisville after earning All-Freshman Pac-12 honors last season. The 6-foot-7 wing averaged 12.3 points and 5.9 rebounds this season. White is originally from Texas and he started his college career at USC.
8. C Pharrel Payne, Minnesota
The Buzz: Pharrel Payne started 19 of 32 games this season for Minnesota. The 6-foot-9 post averaged 10.0 points and 6.1 rebounds this season while finishing top ten in the Big Ten in blocks with 1.4 per game. Payne is originally from Minnesota.
9. F Gavin Griffiths, Rutgers
The Buzz: Gavin Griffiths, a former four-star recruit, started three games and played in 32 for Rutgers this season. The 6-foot-8 wing averaged 5.8 points on 1.0 threes per game. Griffiths is originally from Connecticut.
10. G Zion Harmon, Bethune Cookman
The Buzz: Zion Harmon earned first-team All-SWAC honors this season after being named SWAC Rookie of the Year last year. The 6-foot-0 guard averaged 14.6 points and 4.0 assists. Harmon is originally from Kentucky and started his college career at Western Kentucky, where he redshirted.