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The flood of players entering the transfer portal has slowed to a trickle as the two-week window approaches its close Monday. The stream of players leaving the portal with their next destinations in place has accelerated with the biggest name making her choice late Sunday, and another top player recently electing to stay put.
Former Iowa State center Audi Crooks revealed her long-awaited decision on social media: She will finish her career at Oklahoma State. Crooks joins another top transfer, former Florida star Liv McGill, on the remade Cowgirls, who had nine players enter the transfer portal soon after it opened two weeks ago.
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Earlier in the weekend, Virginia’s Kymora Johnson has removed her name from the portal and returned to the Cavaliers, who recently hired former Richmond coach Aaron Roussell to take over the program. Johnson, a Charlottesville native, gives Roussell a player around whom to build after the Cavaliers lost six other players to the transfer portal.
Other rosters around the country are beginning to take shape with more clarity by the day.
Ole Miss has been the most active, adding eight players from the portal. TCU has brought in five transfers as both programs restock teams that had been depleted. Duke, Louisville and North Carolina have each made major additions that add significant intrigue to the 2027 ACC race.
Tennessee, which was left without any players on its roster within days of the portal opening, has added five incoming transfers as coach Kim Caldwell’s retooling of the Lady Vols takes shape.
UCLA, which had its top six players all selected in the WNBA draft, has added Donovyn Hunter (TCU), Bonnie Deas (Arkansas) and Elina Aarnisalo, who returns to Westwood where she began her career before playing at North Carolina this past season. That gives coach Cori Close an experienced backcourt to pair with Sienna Betts for the Bruins’ defense of their national championship.
Even with the transfer portal closing Monday, players who have entered still have as much time as they need to choose their next destination. Many on ESPN’s top-20 transfer list have yet to decide, but Johnson’s removal and some other decisions shook up our rankings.
Last updated April 19
1. Audi Crooks, 6-3, C, Jr.
Transferring to Oklahoma State (from Iowa State)
It took Crooks awhile to find the right fit, but she revealed on social media Sunday night that she is landing in Stillwater. Kacie Hoyt has completely remade her program after losing nearly 65 points per game lost to the portal and players with no more eligibility. Acquiring Crooks gives Hoyt a centerpiece. Pairing Crooks with Florida transfer Liv McGill instantly makes Oklahoma State one of the most intriguing storylines heading into next season. Crooks’ 25.8 points per game ranked second in the country. McGill was 11th at 22.5. Hoyt also found the shooters that Crooks needs around her to avoid double teams. Ellie Brueggemann, who averaged 14.0 points per game and shot 44.0% from 3-point range at Lindenwood, and Rutgers’ Nene Ndiaye (14.8 PPG, 41.6% on 3-pointers) are two of the other four transfers heading to Oklahoma State.
2. Jordan Lee, 6-0, G, So.
Transferring to South Carolina (from Texas)
Lee surprised many with her decision to leave the Longhorns. The move is even more intriguing now that she has decided to join the Longhorns’ chief SEC rival in South Carolina. Lee was the best two-way player in the portal. She averaged 13.2 points, which included three double-figure scoring games against the Gamecocks. Her work as a perimeter defender and her basketball IQ could make her a vital component for coach Dawn Staley’s pursuit of a fourth national championship. Texas lost three potential starters to the portal.
Jordan Lee helped Texas reach the Final Four each of the past two seasons. Now she’s transferring to South Carolina. Stacy Revere/Getty Images3. Dani Carnegie, 5-9, G, So.
Transferring to Iowa (from Georgia)
This season Carnegie was one of the SEC’s most impactful transfers. In 2026-27, she’s likely to do the same in the Big Ten. Carnegie’s move to Iowa reunites her with former Georgia Tech teammate Chazadi Wright and will give the Hawkeyes one of the conference’s best backcourts. Carnegie’s ability to create shots for herself and teammates is something Iowa has lacked since the departure of Caitlin Clark. Her 18.4 points in SEC games was good for fourth in the league.
4. Addy Brown, 6-2, F, Jr.
Transferring from Iowa State
The 11 games Brown missed this season derailed the Cyclones’ season. Her versatility was the perfect complement to Crooks, but now they are both leaving Ames, Iowa. She was all-Big 12 honorable mention as a freshman and second-team all-conference last season, averaging 13.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists over her career. Brown has proved she can be impactful playing off the ball and should fit nearly any system.
5. Jada Williams, 5-8, PG, Jr.
Transferring to LSU (from Iowa State)
The Tigers lost point guard Jada Richard to the transfer portal but might have upgraded with Williams. She will be entering her fourth year of college and brings more experience and was the bigger scorer this season (15.3 PPG). Williams’ quickness and court vision should be a good fit next to Mikaylah Williams and MiLaysia Fulwiley. Jada Williams’ 7.7 assists per game with the Cyclones ranked third in the country.
6. Liv McGill, 5-9, G, So.
Transferring to Oklahoma State (from Florida)
That 65 points per game that Hoyt needs to replace? She got more than 48 of it back just by bringing in McGill and Crooks. The only player in the country to average at least 20 points, six rebounds and six assists this past season, McGill was asked to do a lot at Florida. With Crooks in the post, some of that pressure will come off McGill. Improving her 26.4% shooting from 3-point range is an area that might now get more attention.
7. Talaysia Cooper, 6-0, G, Jr.
Transferring to Ole Miss (from Tennessee)
Cooper fits the Ole Miss profile well. She’s long, athletic, can defend all over the floor and has significant SEC experience with both South Carolina and Tennessee. One of the few Lady Vols who consistently produced in Kim Caldwell’s unorthodox system in Knoxville, Cooper might still benefit from more consistent minutes. She averaged 16.0 points per game and shot an improved 34.3% from 3-point range. Cooper will likely be a foundational piece of coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin’s rebuild of the Rebels’ roster.
8. Zamareya Jones, 5-7, G, So.
Transferring to Louisville (from NC State)
Jones’ decision to leave the Wolfpack for Louisville further shifts the power balance in the ACC. Doubling her minutes, point production and assists, in her second season at NC State, Jones appears on the verge of becoming one of the conference’s top guards. She joins Imari Berry and Taj Roberts to form a dynamic backcourt that will have the firepower to score in a hurry. Jones ranked second at NC State with 14.8 points and 3.8 assists, and was sixth in the ACC in 3-pointers made per game (2.2).
9. Aaliyah Crump, 6-1, F, Fr.
Transferring to Duke (from Texas)
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Health was an issue for Crump in her lone season with the Longhorns, but the talent was clearly there. Now she takes that talent to Durham, where Crump can fill the void as a 3-point shooter and a perimeter defender left by the graduation of Ashlon Jackson. But with her size and pedigree as the No. 5 overall recruit in 2025, Crump has the potential to do even more. She averaged 7.9 points and 3.2 assists this past season.
10. Nunu Agara, 6-2, F, Jr.
Transferring to Maryland (from Stanford)
A young Terrapins’ team adds a leader and interior scorer in Agara. She will team with Oluchi Okananwa to give coach Brenda Frese a pair of veteran leaders. Limited as a 3-point shooter but outstanding in the lane, Agara shot 51.3% on 2-point field goal attempts, while scoring 15.3 points per game. Her 8.7 rebounds might be even more important. No returning Terrapin other than Okananwa averaged more than 2.9 rebounds this past season.
11. Tilda Trygger, 6-6, F, So.
Transferring to Washington (from NC State)
A native of Sweden, Trygger spent the first two years in the United States in Raleigh and will now head west. After making significant improvement from her freshman to sophomore seasons, Trygger should blend in well to a Huskies system that should take advantage of her ability to shoot from the perimeter (33.9% on 3-pointers). She should be able to build on the 10.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game she put up this season with the Wolfpack.
12. Jada Richard, 5-7, G, So.
Transferring to Ole Miss (from LSU)
The Rebels have added eight players in the portal, four of whom come from other SEC schools. Richard is the recent and will solidify Ole Miss at point guard. Richard had become one of LSU’s steadiest players by season’s end and started 34 games. She averaged 9.5 points and 3.2 assists and was a 40.8% 3-point shooter. She will now team up with former Tennessee players Cooper and Jaida Civil, along with KN’isha Godfrey of Florida to form the Rebels’ new core.
13. Madison St. Rose, 5-10, G, Sr.
Transferring to Notre Dame (from Princeton)
Hannah Hidalgo has a new running mate. St. Rose leaves Princeton, where she was no longer eligible (Ivy League rules prohibit redshirts to play), to join the Irish. St. Rose averaged 15.8 points on 47.9% shooting this season after sitting out most of 2024-25 because of a knee injury. She and Hidalgo consecutively won New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year during their prep days, with St. Rose winning in 2022 and Hidalgo in 2023.
14. Kaylene Smikle, 6-0, G, Sr.
Transferring from Maryland
If Smikle is fully recovered from last season’s knee injury, some program will be getting one of the portal’s best scorers. She was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2025 after averaging 17.9 points. Smikle also averaged 17.9 in 2022-23 as a freshman at Rutgers but then played only 15 games the following season. Health is the reason Smikle isn’t higher in these rankings.
15. Mia Woolfolk, 6-3, F, So.
Transferring to Vanderbilt (from Georgia)
Needing a low-post threat after the graduation of Sacha Washington, the Commodores got one of the best in the portal. Shea Ralph’s team had a first-hand look at what Woolfolk can do when she scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting in Georgia’s stunning upset of Vanderbilt in mid-February. Woolfolk also had 29 against Oklahoma going up against Raegan Beers and 27 in an NCAA tournament loss to Virginia. Her 13.9 points per game ranked second on the Lady Bulldogs to Carnegie.
16. Lara Somfai, 6-3, F, Fr.
Transferring to TCU (from Stanford)
Mark Campbell’s portal rebuild at TCU this year starts with Somfai. Though not a shooter the caliber of Marta Suarez, Somfai can fill some of that role. She attempted 124 3-pointers as a freshman at Stanford (29%). With three years of eligibility remaining, Somfai averaged 10.8 points and 9.1 rebounds and heads what might be the transfer portal’s best class so far. Campbell has restocked the backcourt with Lanie Grant (North Carolina), Jadyn Wooten (Oklahoma State) and Bella Hines (LSU).
17. Kiyomi McMiller, 5-8, G, So.
Transferring from Penn State
A volume shooter with electric offensive abilities, McMiller is looking for her third team in as many years. A clash with the coaching staff her freshman season at Rutgers pushed her to Penn State, where this season was calmer and more productive for McMiller (21.6 PPG). A coaching change for the Lady Lions opened the door for another transfer. McMiller’s raw talent should necessitate being higher on this list, but her two teams were a collective 14 games below .500, and where she might fit best is the biggest question mark.
18. Justice Carlton, 6-1, F, So.
Transferring from Texas
A 28-game starter for a Final Four team this season, Carlton appeared to gain more and more of Vic Schaefer’s trust as the season progressed. Her strength is elite and she uses it to score from close range against taller defenders. Carlton averaged 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds that included a 15-point effort in the SEC tournament championship game. Her physicality made her an ideal fit for Texas, and her loss is a big one for the Longhorns.
19. Taryn Barbot, 5-10, G, Jr.
Transferring to Pittsburgh (from Charleston)
Despite being the two-time CAA Player of the Year and the best mid-major player in the portal, Barbot drops in the rankings after her decision to join the Panthers, a program that is once again in full rebuild mode with a new coaching staff and hasn’t had a winning season since 2015. Barbot, who averaged 20.1 points, gives Pitt a go-to scorer who proved she can do it against ACC competition with 36 points against Duke in a first-round NCAA tournament game. Tayrn is joined by her sister, Taylor Barbot, who was 12th in the country at 6.0 assists per game.
20. Skylar Forbes, 6-3, G, Jr.
Transferring from Marquette
The Golden Eagles’ best player for consecutive seasons and a two-time All-Big East first-team selection, Forbes would be good addition to a title contender as a third or fourth option. The versatility she can provide after leading the Big East in blocks (1.8 BPG) and hitting 34.5% of her 3-pointers, makes Forbes a good fit nearly anywhere in the country. She averaged 15.5 points this past season.
Also considered:
Elina Aarnisalo, North Carolina to UCLA; Achol Akot, Oklahoma State to North Carolina; Carys Baker, Virginia Tech to Louisville; Jaida Civil, Tennessee; Essence Cody, Alabama; Skylar Forbes, Marquette; Lanie Grant, North Carolina to TCU; Gracie Merkle, Penn State; Mia Pauldo, Tennessee to Rutgers; Zahirah Walton, George Mason to West Virginia; Jadyn Wooten, Oklahoma State to TCU
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