Transfer portal winners, losers: Louisville adds, Kansas struggling

Just over a week after the NCAA transfer portal opened, college basketball fans have a glimpse of what rosters will look like next season.

Another week remains for players to enter the portal until Tuesday, April 21. Even when the portal closes, teams will be able to make additions to the roster ahead of next season.

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As the 2025-26 season taught us with Michigan winning the national title, building through the transfer portal is as important as ever in college basketball.

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With the NCAA approving a shortened transfer portal window for the 2026 season, the window for teams to add talent becomes even more crucial.

Here’s a look at the list of winners and losers through the early portion of the transfer portal movement for the 2025-26 season:

Transfers by conferences: ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | SEC | Big East

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Winners

Lousiville

Transfers added: PG Jackson Shelstad (15.6 points per game, 4.9 assists per game, 2.9 rebounds per game at Oregon); C Flory Bidunga (13.3 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.5 asp at Kansas); G Karter Knox (8.1 ppg, 4.5 aps at Arkansas)

Key transfers lost: PF Khani Rooths (5.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg); C Sananda Fru (9.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.4 bpg);C Vangelis Zougris (2.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg)

There has been no bigger winner in the transfer portal early on than Louisville. The Cardinals have the No. 1 transfer portal recruiting class so far with the addition of Bidunga, who had a case as the best player to enter the portal this cycle.

Adding Helstad and Knox to the mix helps round out a roster in a big make-or-break season for head coach Pat Kelsey.

Indiana

Transfers added: PG Markus Burton (18.5 points per game, 3.7 assists per game, 2.8 rebounds per game at Notre Dame), SG Jaeden Mustaf (10.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.4 apg at Georgia Tech); SF Darren Harris (3.3 ppg at Duke)

Key transfers lost: G Nick Dorn (8.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg); G Jason Drake; SG Jasai Miles; G Aleksa Ristic; PF Josh Harris

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Publish date : 2026-04-15 16:58:00

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