Transfer Portal: The top ten players that entered on Tuesday
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 eight days with over 1,000 players submitting their names so far. Almost 100 names were entered today, on March 26.
Let’s discuss the top ten players who entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, March 20.
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1. G Malik Mack, Harvard
The Buzz: Malik Mack earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors this season. The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 17.2 points, 4.8 assists, and 1.3 steals. Mack, a freshman, is originally from Maryland.
2. F William Kyle, South Dakota State
The Buzz: William Kyle earned Summit League Defensive Player of the Year honors as well as first-team All-Summit and Summit League Tournament MVP. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 13.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks while shooting 62.3 percent from the field. Kyle is a sophomore, originally from Nebraska.
3. G Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
The Buzz: Zeke Mayo earned Summit League Player of the Year honors. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 18.8 points and 3.5 assists while shooting 39.1 percent from three. Mayo, a junior, is originally from Lawrence, Kansas.
4. F Tre’Von Spillers, Appalachian State
The Buzz: Tre’Von Spillers earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 12.8 points. 8.9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks this season. Spillers is from Charleston, South Carolina. He started his career at South Carolina Salkehatchie.
5. F Saint Thomas, Northern Colorado
The Buzz: Saint Thomas earned first-team All-Big Sky honors. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 19.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.7 steals this season. Thomas is originally from Nebraska. He started his career at Loyola-Chicago.
6. G Tony Perkins, Iowa
The Buzz: Tony Perkins earned second-team All-Big Ten honors. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 assists, and 1.6 steals this season. Perkins is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana.
7. G Connor Hickman, Bradley
The Buzz: Connor Hickman earned third-team All-Missouri Valley as well as All-Missouri Valley Tournament. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard averaged 14.5 points and 2.9 assists while shooting 40.2 percent from three. Hickman is originally from Bloomington, Indiana.
8. G Otega Oweh, Oklahoma
The Buzz: Otega Oweh, a former four-star recruit, started 28 games and played 24.9 minutes for Oklahoma. The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 11.4 points and 1.5 steals while shooting 49.7 percent from the field. Oweh is originally from New Jersey.
9. F David Skogman, Davidson
The Buzz: David Skogman started 17 games for Davidson this season, playing 24.9 minutes. The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 13.3 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 47.1 percent from three on 4.0 attempts. Skogman is from Waukesha, Wisconsin. He started his career at Buffalo.
10. G Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
The Buzz: Issac McBride earned second-team All-Summit honors for the second consecutive year. The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 19.8 points and 3.1 assists while shooting 39.4 percent from three. McBride is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas. He started his career at Vanderbilt.