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One-fifth of all women’s college basketball players are now in the transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The transfer portal season has arrived in women’s college basketball. Just one day after UCLA took home their first National Championship, some of the best players in the sport are on the move.
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This will be the year of the greatest shift with 1,193 players currently in the portal as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday night. That represents over one-fifth or 23 percent of the total players on Division I rosters, which is 5,048, according to the NCAA.
Among the top names are Iowa State center Audi Crooks, Florida guard Liv McGill, Tennessee guard Talaysia Cooper and Virginia guard Kymora Johnson. Crooks is by far the biggest prize for any team around the country. The 6-foot-3 center was named an All-American after averaging 25.8 points per game and 7.7 rebounds this season.
One of the biggest storylines out of this cycle has been Tennessee being reduced to one player on the roster. After a terrible season in Knoxville, the Vols are left wondering what the future will look like under Kim Caldwell.
More: ESPN analyst slams Tennessee’s Kim Caldwell over abandoning her team
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Tennessee had two high school recruits who had signed with the program in the 2026 class. But five-star recruit Oliviyah Edwards was released from his letter of intent this week. On the other hand, Gabby Minus has yet to publicly say anything about her commitment. One of the most heartbreaking points for the program that the legendary Pat Summitt rebuilt nearly from scratch.
The transfer portal window will stay open for the next 15 days and close on April 20.
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