The transfer portal closed April 22, but college basketball programs continue to add to their rosters this spring.
Most Big Ten programs have 10 or more players, but several programs still have significant holes to fill.
Here are some of the key numbers to know about the transfer portal’s impact on the Big Ten this spring:
Transfer portal departures by school
Every Big Ten program had transfer portal attrition this spring, but some were hit harder than others.
According to our record keeping on our Big Ten rosters page, 87 scholarship players from 2024-25 rosters entered the transfer portal during the window from March 24- April 22. Last year, the number was 79. This does not include players who entered the portal without eligibility remaining.
Three schools stood out in terms of portal attrition and each program had a coaching change this spring. Iowa had 10 portal departures, Maryland had nine and Indiana had eight.
The Hawkeyes replaced Fran McCaffery with Ben McCollum, Maryland replaced Buzz Williams with Kevin Willard, who left for Villanova and the Hoosiers hired Darian DeVries to take over for Mike Woodson.
Here’s the number of transfer portal departures (scholarship players only) by Big Ten school:
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 8
Iowa: 10
Maryland: 9
Michigan: 3
Michigan State: 3
Minnesota: 4
Nebraska: 2
Northwestern: 2
Ohio State: 5
Oregon: 3
Penn State: 4
Purdue: 4
Rutgers: 3
UCLA: 6
USC: 6
Washington: 7
Wisconsin: 4
Transfer portal additions by school
Given the number of departures via the portal for Indiana, Iowa and Maryland, each of those schools is near the top of the list in terms of portal additions.
Here are the number of transfer portal additions for each Big Ten school so far:
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 10
Iowa: 7
Maryland: 8
Michigan: 4
Michigan State: 2
Minnesota: 7
Nebraska: 6
Northwestern: 3
Ohio State: 4
Oregon: 4
Penn State: 1
Purdue: 2
Rutgers: 3
UCLA: 4
USC: 8
Washington: 5
Wisconsin: 4
Big Ten players still in the transfer portal
The number of Big Ten players remaining in the portal is dwindling.
The highest profile Big Ten player still in the portal is USC guard Desmond Claude, a late entry to the portal.
According to our rosters we’re tracking this spring, here are the Big Ten players still in the portal:
(This list only includes players with eligibility remaining or a clear path to receiving a waiver.)
Kanaan Carlyle (Indiana), Dallas James (Indiana), Carter Kingsbury (Iowa), Jayhlon Young (Maryland), Tafara Gapare (Maryland), Chance Stephens (Maryland), Phat Phat Brooks (Michigan), Jesse Zarzuela (Oregon, entered last December), Kachi Nzeh (Penn State), Jeremiah Williams (Rutgers), Claude (USC), Rashaun Agee (USC).
Number of scholarship players by Big Ten school
With the uncertainty of the house settlement, roster limits for next season are in flux. The expectation, however, is that most college basketball programs nationally will have no more than 13 scholarship players next season.
Here are current number of scholarship players on roster for each Big Ten school as of Thursday morning based on our roster tracking:
Illinois: 12
Indiana: 11
Iowa: 10
Maryland: 10
Michigan: 11 (if Yaxel Lendeberg returns)
Michigan State: 10
Minnesota: 10
Nebraska: 13
Northwestern: 13
Ohio State: 13
Oregon: 10 (if Nate Bittle returns)
Penn State: 8
Purdue: 12
Rutgers: 12
UCLA: 10
USC: 11
Washington: 12
Wisconsin: 13
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