In the latest edition of ‘P.I. Pulse’, Pro Insight’s Esayas Gebrekidan highlights who he deems as the top transfers in college basketball after pouring through countless hours of film throughout the 2023-24 NCAA season:
With the college season underway, we will continue to ramp up our 2025 NBA draft coverage and to kick things off, we’ll spend the month of November taking a look through our Film Study lens to analyze the NCAA’s top returners, transfers, and breakout players for the 2024-25 cycle.
With that, here are 20 transfers to keep a close eye on throughout the next six months:
Top CBB Transfers
Chibuzo Agbo
6’7” Guard | USC | Graduate Student
💡➡️ Great off-ball mover with an understanding of when to relocate and cut
💡➡️ Big time shooter from range – finished the 2023-24 shooting 40.9 3FG% – excelled as a C&S option (43%) and from the corners (47.5%)
💡➡️ Respectable movement shooter (34% 3FG) who can score coming off screens and handoffs
💡➡️ Decent ball-handler who can attack closeouts and get to the rim
💡➡️ Embraces playing and finishing through contact (60% FG on rim attempts)
💡➡️ Defends multiple positions – moves laterally and switches onto smaller guards
Robbie Avila
6’10” Big | St. Louis | Junior
💡➡️ Stretch big who’s effective on and off the ball with his ability to bend the defense
💡➡️ 2023-2024 All-MVC First Team honors, finished the season with 53.6/39.4/80.8 splits, including 63.9% at the rim
💡➡️ Dynamic playmaker – averaged 4.1 APG, assisting on 24.2% of teammates’ FGM
💡➡️ Excels with the ball in his hands on dribble handoffs and in the post, capitalizing on defensive lapses by finding cutters and shooters
💡➡️ Last season, converted 56.2% of his post attempts, where he displayed exceptional footwork and ambidextrous finishing prowess
💡➡️ PnR and PnP threat – converted 75% FG on rolls and 38.3% on pops as a soph
Tucker DeVries
6’7” Wing | West Virginia | Senior
💡➡️ High IQ big guard who brings good size, fundamentals, multi-level scoring, playmaking, and versatility
💡➡️ Excellent movement shooter – 44 3FG% on OTD jumpers, 46.3% on handoffs
💡➡️ Offers scoring diversity – mid-range PUJs, handoffs, off screens, cuts and PnR
💡➡️ Secondary playmaker (3.7 APG) who engages the defense, forces long closeouts, and consistently makes the extra pass
💡➡️ Great off-ball mover who relocates, screens away and cuts with pace
💡➡️ Good on-ball defender who embraces matchups and defends multiple positions
💡➡️ Off the ball, plays the gaps and stunts, gets to shooters and defends the drive, generates steals and deflections
Terrance Edwards, Jr.
6’6” Wing | Louisville | Graduate Student
💡➡️ 2023-24 Sun Belt Player of the Year
💡➡️ Offensive versatility is his biggest asset – has an ability to score and facilitate
💡➡️ Possesses a diverse scoring package with floaters, mid-range pull-ups, and C&S 3s
💡➡️ Quality secondary creator who can take on PnR duties with his instincts as a passer (3.4 APG, last season)
💡➡️ Attentive helpside defender with spurts of solid POA defense, but still has room for improvement on this end
Frankie Fidler
6’7” Forward | Michigan State | Senior
💡➡️ Physical stretch forward who can space the floor and push the ball in transition
💡➡️ Capable multi-level scorer with shot diversity (post-ups, PnP/slips, transition, etc.)
💡➡️ Elite range shooter with good form and a high release, C&S 3s: 37.5%; corner 3s: 40%; transition 3s: 42.5%
💡➡️ Strong finisher at the rim (59.6%) amidst contact; gets to the FT line (85.4 FT% on 7.7 FTA/game)
💡➡️ Can defend in the post or on the perimeter – switches and moves well laterally
💡➡️ Good rotations when helping and from the weak side; shows discipline while playing the gaps, stunting and tagging the roller
6’6” Guard | Kansas | Junior
💡➡️ 3-and-D skill set that will complement on-ball scorers/facilitators in the KU system (Hunter Dickinson, Zeke Mayo, A.J. Storr, Dajuan Harris, Jr., etc.)
💡➡️ 91st percentile in jumpshot efficiency and 84th percentile in C&S situations last season, per Synergy
💡➡️ Compact release + a quick trigger, making him dangerous in a variety of shooting scenarios
💡➡️ Simplified shot diet in this system will do him wonders, as KU has multiple offensive threats to be concerned about
💡➡️ Disruptive POA defender with great lateral quickness that allows him to stunt/contain ball-handlers
Chucky Hepburn
6’2” Guard | Louisville | Senior
💡➡️ 2023-24 Big Ten All-Defensive Team and Big Ten All-Tournament Team
💡➡️ Two-way playmaker who takes care of the ball at an efficient rate, while wreaking havoc at the POA and in passing lanes (3.9 to 1.2 AST/TO and 2.1 SPG, last season)
💡➡️ Cerebral playmaker that processes the game quickly, with the speed/handle to get into the gaps and break down the defense
💡➡️ Solid C&S option from distance, shooting 36.5 3FG% for his career
💡➡️ Will benefit from playing in a faster system with a multitude of three-point shooters at Louisville
Chaz Lanier
6’5” Guard | Tennessee | Graduate Student
💡➡️ Breakout senior season led to First-Team All-ASUN honors
💡➡️ Elite shooter – 44% from 3, 41% on corner 3s and 42.8% on C&S 3s
💡➡️ Ranked in the 96th percentile in isolation situations PPP (1.246), 54.2% FG% and 38.9 3FG%
💡➡️ Strong finisher in the paint off the dribble and as a cutter
💡➡️ His off-ball gravity allows him to act as a decoy as he screens well for teammates and comes off screens + handoffs
6’2” Guard | Georgetown | Sophomore
💡➡️ 2023-2024 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and All-Ivy League Honorable Mention after averaging 17.2 PPG, 4 RPG and 4.8 APG
💡➡️ Dynamic scorer who can carry the scoring load, but also facilitates at a high level, evidenced by his 32.9 AST%
💡➡️ Scores in a variety of ways, beating opponents with his screen navigation or coming off hand-offs
💡➡️ Deep range from 3, pulling the defense out with his shooting gravity
💡➡️ Defensively, engaged on and off the ball, plays with active hands and is disruptive in the gaps
Zeke Mayo
6’4” Guard | Kansas | Senior
💡➡️ Two-time Summit League Player of the Year, led South Dakota State to two regular season/tournament titles and two NCAA Tourney appearances
💡➡️ Brings great BBIQ, 3-level scoring, secondary playmaking and POA defense
💡➡️ Effective inside the arc, converting 43% of his mid-range jumpers and 61.6% of his attempts in the paint, embracing and finishing through contact
💡➡️ Off the ball, he requires a ton of attention and does not stop moving, converting 58.6% of his attempts on cuts, handoffs and coming off screens
💡➡️ Elite shooter and a career 38.8% shooter from three; converted 39.1% of his 3s, last year, 43.6% on C&S 3s and 34.7% of his OTD threes
💡➡️ Stands out as an on-ball defender – plays with physicality and pressures the ball, often turning ball handlers
6’8” Forward | Stanford | Junior
💡➡️ Multi-faceted forward with a strong frame who can space the floor and provide defensive versatility
💡➡️ Displayed great potential as a soph, averaging 16.5 PPG, 5 RPG, and 2 APG
💡➡️ Versatile offensive game with an ability to punish teams in the paint or on the perimeter
💡➡️ Uses his size and strength to bury opponents under the rim, as he converted 57.5% of his post-up attempts in 2023-24
💡➡️ Slightly improved shooter, as he shot 33.8 3FG% (+1.3%) in his second year and a notable 38.2% on C&S 3s
💡➡️ His activity in the paint on post-ups and offensive rebounds earned plenty of FT trips (6.2 FTA/game), where he ranked #2 in the Ivy League in FTM, last season
Norchad Omier
6’7” Forward | Baylor | Graduate Student
💡➡️ Forceful interior scorer and rebounder, as he averaged 17.0 PPG and 10.0 RPG during his 2023-24 season at Miami
💡➡️ Tied for 17th in the country in rebounding last season
💡➡️ Scores the ball in a variety of ways (post-ups, face-up drives, lobs, occasional C&S 3s)
💡➡️ Has the ideal blend of physicality and finesse, scoring through contact with either hand, while having touch around the rim
💡➡️ Defensive playmaker, totaling 1.5 SPG and although he averaged less than 1 BPG last year, he regularly contests and alters shots
6’4” Guard | Kentucky | Junior
💡➡️ 3&D specialist with a strong frame, plus-athleticism, and length
💡➡️ Broke out in 2023-2024, as he finished the season averaging 11.4 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1 APG, and 1.5 SPG, shooting 49.3 FG% and 37.7 3FG%
💡➡️ High motor – does all the little things – crashes the offensive boards (72.2% on putbacks) and poses a threat as a cutter (64.4% on basket cuts)
💡➡️ As the primary defender, opponents shot 36.2 FG% and 28.1 3FG% in 2023-24
💡➡️ Frustrates teams with his length, active hands, lateral movement, and ability to force scorers into tough shots
💡➡️ Lock and trails off the ball, denies passes and is there on the catch with active hands
6’1” Guard | Texas | Junior
💡➡️ Went from and under-recruited prospect out of high school to one of the better scoring guards in the nation during his time at Oregon State
💡➡️ Polished lead guard that creates offense for himself and others
💡➡️ Gets separation OTD and uses his body to create contact and space
💡➡️ Three-level scorer who connected on 37.1 3FG%, 48.5% from mid-range and 52% in the paint, last season
💡➡️ His ability to change direction and pace allows him enough separation to get his shot off (converted 43.8% 3FG coming off screens in 2023-24)
💡➡️ Has embraced physicality on defense – fights over screens to stay in front of ball handlers and sticks to his man as he locks and trails
Jevon Porter
6’11” Forward | Loyola Marymount | Junior
💡➡️ Stretch big with some agility; skilled and a plus-athlete who’s interchangeable within a lineup and scores in a variety of ways
💡➡️ Put up 16.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.7 APG and 1 BPG as a soph
💡➡️ Spaces the floor, crashes the o-glass and pushes the ball in transition
💡➡️ Has improved as a finisher in the paint, but still has room to grow as a back-to-the-basket scorer
💡➡️ Defends multiple positions; functions as rim protector, coming off a season in which he held opponents to 45.9% on rim attempts
6’3” Guard | Indiana | RS-Sophomore
💡➡️ In his first full season playing basketball since his senior year of high school, Rice was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Freshman team, and earned Freshman of the Week seven times
💡➡️ Excelled in his role as the primary ball-handler, as he averaged 3.8 APG (WSU went 11-2 in games where he posted 5 or more assists)
💡➡️ Good creation and facilitating out of PnR, navigates screens, gets into the paint, and plays off of two feet, as he scores or finds teammates
💡➡️ Connected on just 27.5% of his 3s in 2023-24, but offered some hope with his 81.1 FT%
💡➡️ Elite finisher around the rim with crafty finishes and floaters as he played through contact, converting 61.3% of his attempts
Kadary Richmond
6’6” Guard | St. John's | Graduate Student
💡➡️ All-Big East First Team in 2023-24; led Seton Hall in points (15.7 PPG), rebounds (7.1 RPG), assists (5.1 APG) and steals (2.2 SPG)
💡➡️ D-P-S guard who’s patient and effective getting to his spots as he creates offense for himself and teammates
💡➡️ Excels in PnR situations as a scorer, as he shot 41.2 3FG% and 44% from mid-range, in addition to facilitating effectively
💡➡️ Fundamentally sound – plays off two feet and uses his strong frame to create space
💡➡️ Looks to take advantage of his size by posting up smaller guards
💡➡️ Good defender – plays with effort and energy; doesn't give up on plays
💡➡️ Great hands, awareness and instincts, allowing him to rack up deflections and steals
Aaron Scott
6’7” Wing | St. John’s | Senior
💡➡️ Off-ball threat who plays within the flow of the game, spaces the floor, attacks closeouts, and acts as a slasher
💡➡️ Improved as a shooter, averaging 3.5 3PTA (+2.2 attempts/game vs. 2022-2023) and connected on 37% 3FG (40% on PnP 3s)
💡➡️ Strong cutter who does a great job of moving off the ball and getting behind the defense (55% on basket cuts in 2023-24)
💡➡️ Elite defender who guards multiple positions due to his size and length, making it hard for opponents to find a rhythm
💡➡️ Vital piece of North Texas’ 12th-ranked scoring defense in 2023-2024; when he was the primary defender, he held opponents to 33.3 FG%, 25.3 3FG%, and 43.9 FG% at the rim
💡➡️ Reliable help/closeout defender who plays the gaps and understands when to rotate, while adding value as a dependable rim protector (1.3 BPG)
6’9” Big | Texas Tech | Sophomore
💡➡️ co-Mountain West Freshman of the Year, All-Mountain West Second Team in 2023-24
💡➡️ Stretch big with a high motor; led all frosh nationally in double-doubles (12) and FG% (62.3)
💡➡️ Greatest impact came on the offensive boards (62.9% on putbacks), leading the MWC with 3.7 ORPG, which accounted for 28.6% of his offensive possessions
💡➡️ His feel, awareness and motor to track rebounds makes him a tough opponent to box out and keep off the glass
💡➡️ Excelled in a variety of roles, last year as he can play in the post (54.9 FG%) where he finishes with both hands, as a roller (67.4 FG%) and in transition (74.3 FG%)
💡➡️ An area of his game we may see more of this season is his range shooting, after converting 34.4% on less than 3PA/game in 2023-24
💡➡️ Defensively versatile; strong enough to play in the post, walling up and forcing opponents to finish over him but also keep guards in front, moves his feet well and uses his length to bother ball handlers
Leland Walker
6’1” Guard | FAU | Junior
💡➡️ High IQ, shifty guard with a quick first step who makes good reads
💡➡️ Impacts the game with his ability to breakdown defenses and set up teammates (4.1 APG)
💡➡️ Does most of his work inside the arc with mid-range pull-ups and step-backs, floaters, and crafty finishes
💡➡️ Decent three-point threat but especially strong from the corners (38.9%) and via C&S (37.5%)
💡➡️ Solid defender who can pick up full-court; applies ball pressure, turns ball handlers, plays in the gaps, etc.
💡➡️ Quick and active hands with good instincts generating strips and deflections, (1.1 SPG, last year)
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