Pitt BB Recruiting
How Many ACC Players Entered the Transfer Portal?
The transfer portal officially closed on Tuesday, April 22.
Now that the dust has settled and the final entries have trickled in, let’s take a look at the ACC players that entered the men’s basketball portal this spring.
According to The Portal Report’s men’s basketball transfer database, 115 ACC players entered the portal.
That list includes Pitt’s Ishmael Leggett — who actually ranks No. 1 overall in the TPR rankings out of all ACC transfers. Leggett does not have any eligibility left. See more on that situation here.
Here are the top ten transfers out of the ACC, according to TPR’s rankings.
- Ishmael Leggett, Pitt
- Nijel Pack, Miami
- Jaland Lowe, Pitt
- Jamir Watkins, Florida State
- Ian Schieffelin, Clemson
- Eddie Lampkin, Syracuse
- Isaac McKneely, Virginia
- Naithan George, Georgia Tech
- Andrej Stojakovic, Cal
- Tae Davis, Notre Dame
In addition, talented players such as Ian Jackson, Elliot Cadeau, Duncan Powell, Efton Reid, Ven-Allen Lubin, James Scott, Marcus Hill, and many others hit the portal from the ACC.
According to the TPR fan platform, Louisville has the No. 1 ranked transfer class in the ACC. See the full team rankings here.
Pitt lost seven players to the portal: Leggett, Lowe, Guillermo Diaz Graham, Jorge Diaz Graham, Amsal Delalic, Papa Amadou Kante, and Marlon Barnes. Jr. Because of the amount of production lost vs. the amount of production gained, the Panthers do not have a strong class ranking at this point.
Pitt has already landed four transfer commitments already this spring, earning commitments from two former Iowa State players. Dishon Jackson, a center, committed first. Then, Nojus Indrusaitis committed to the Panthers. Before Minor, Barry Dunning Jr. committed to Pitt. Now, Minor joins the squad. Stay tuned for more on PSN.
Jackson is a 6-11, 275-pound senior center, who this past season averaged 8.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 18.7 minutes of action. The year prior, he averaged 11.4 points and 6.1 rebounds. His best two performances last year were a 17-point, 4 rebound game against Kansas and a 14-point, 5-rebound effort against TCU.
Indrusaitis, who spent his high-school years in the Chicago area, was ranked as the No. 96 player and a four-star prospect in the class of 2024 before going to Iowa State. He played for Meanstreets EYBL and also competed for Saint Rita High School in Chicago before going to Brewster Academy.
Dunning is a 6-foot-6 wing who has played for Arkansas, UAB, and South Alabama. This past season for South Alabama, he averaged 15.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Dunning shot 46% from the field and 31% from three-point range this past season.
Minor, a 6-foot senior guard out of Chicago, averaged 9.8 points and 5.1 assists per game for the Beavers this past season. Prior to his time at Oregon State, he spent two seasons at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
