Transfer portal: Ranking the top players that entered on Monday
The college basketball transfer portal has been open for exactly three weeks, and already there are over 1,200 names. The season ends tonight as UConn will take on San Diego State in the National Championship game.
We are currently in the middle of the March 30-April 6 dead period, only to be followed by an April 10-13 dead period. A recruiting dead period is when college coaches are not permitted to have any in-person contact with recruits and/or their parents.
2023 On3 Transfer Portal Rankings
While there were only 36 players who entered the portal today – as of 8:30 PM EST – the quality of the 36 was fairly high, including the current No. 2 overall in Oral Roberts grad transfer point guard Max Abmas.
The window for players to submit their names into the portal will be open for 60 days from March 13, the day the portal opened. To help navigate things some, here are the top players that entered the transfer portal on Monday, April 3.
Transfer portal: latest recruiting intel on top targets (Monday)
Transfer portal: latest recruiting intel on top targets (Sunday)
1. PG Max Abmas (Oral Roberts)
Height/weight: 6-1/170
Year: Grad transfer
High school: Dallas (TX) Jesuit College Prep
Max Abmas averaged 21.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.1 steals this season while shooting 37.3 percent from three. He is a two-time Summit League Player of the Year. Abmas is currently the No. 2 player in the 2023 On3 Transfer Portal Ranking.
2. SF Simas Lukosius (Butler)
Height/weight: 6-6/230
Year: Sophomore
High school: Vilnius Minties (Lithuania)
Simas Lukosius averaged 11.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. He started all 32 games he played this season. Lukosius is currently the No. 51 player in the 2023 On3 Transfer Portal Ranking.
3. C Will Baker (Nevada)
Height/weight: 7-0/245
Year: Grad transfer
High school: Austin (TX) Westlake
Will Baker averaged 13.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and shot 35.5 percent from three this week. He was the No. 30 layer in the 2019 On3 Industry Ranking. Baker is currently the No. 54 player in the 2023 On3 Transfer Portal Ranking.
4. SF Nigel Burris (Idaho)
Height/weight: 6-7/220
Year: Freshman
High school: San Jose (CA) Archbishop Mitty
Nigel Burris averaged 8.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and shot 44.8 percent from three this season. He was the Big Sky Freshman of the year. Burris is currently the No. 85 player in the 2023 On3 Transfer Portal Ranking.
5. SF RJ Melendez (Illinois)
Height/weight: 6-7/205
Year: Sophomore
High school: Kissimmee (FL) Central Point
RJ Melendez averaged 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-7 wing started 18 of the 32 games he played this season. Melendez is currently the No. 86 player in the 2023 On3 Transfer Portal Ranking.