{"id":44793,"date":"2026-03-30T19:21:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/top-college-basketball-scorers-announce-transfer-portal-plans\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:21:46","slug":"top-college-basketball-scorers-announce-transfer-portal-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/top-college-basketball-scorers-announce-transfer-portal-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Top College Basketball Scorers Announce Transfer Portal Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774912906396.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774912906396.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774912906396.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Several high-scoring college basketball players have announced their intentions to enter the transfer portal when it opens on April 7, according to multiple reports.<\/p><p>Georgia&#8217;s leading scorer Jeremiah Wilkinson, who averaged 17.4 points per game this season, will enter the portal according to his representatives who spoke with On3 on Monday.<\/p><p>The 6-foot-1 guard completed his sophomore year at Georgia after transferring from Cal, where he earned ACC Sixth Man of the Year honors for 2024-25 during his freshman campaign. Across 63 career games, Wilkinson has averaged 16.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.<\/p><p>During his time with the Bulldogs, Wilkinson converted 35.7% of his three-point attempts while contributing 2.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists across 31 games with 21 starts. He made 79 three-pointers and recorded 49 steals this season, concluding with a 30-point performance in Georgia&#8217;s first-round NCAA Tournament defeat to Saint Louis, where he went 7-for-15 from beyond the arc.<\/p><p>The transfer portal window runs from April 7-21, though many players are announcing their decisions early.<\/p><p>Butler guard Finley Bizjack, who ranked third in Big East scoring with 17.1 points per game, will also enter the portal while exploring NBA draft possibilities, according to On3.<\/p><p>Bizjack earned All-Big East third-team recognition after shooting 42.6% from the field and 34.9% from three-point range while adding 2.5 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game. Over three seasons with Butler, he compiled averages of 10.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 98 games with 61 starts, shooting 36.1% from three-point territory.<\/p><p>Butler recently underwent a coaching transition, with former Butler standout Ronald Nored taking over for retiring coach Thad Matta.<\/p><p>Louisville freshman Sananda Fru, a German big man, plans to enter the portal following his first collegiate season, multiple outlets reported.<\/p><p>The 6-11 forward shot an exceptional 75.3% from the field, including 76.5% on two-point attempts, for the Cardinals. Fru contributed 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game across 35 appearances with 29 starts, playing 22 minutes per contest.<\/p><p>Colorado forwards Sebastian Rancik and Bangot Dak, the team&#8217;s third and fourth-leading scorers respectively, have also decided to transfer, according to reports.<\/p><p>Rancik produced 12.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in 29 games with 26 starts, while the 7-foot Dak averaged 11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks across 32 games with 30 starts.<\/p><p>Their departures follow Colorado&#8217;s top scorer, freshman guard Isaiah Johnson who averaged 16.9 points per game and was reported Friday to be portal-bound. The exodus leaves Colorado potentially short-handed for this week&#8217;s College Basketball Crown.<\/p><p>Ohio State forward Devin Royal announced Sunday he will explore the transfer portal after three years with the program.<\/p><p>Royal started for the Buckeyes for the second consecutive season, averaging 13.7 points per game, matching his previous season&#8217;s output. Through 96 career games with 59 starts, he has averaged 10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. This past season, Royal expanded his range, making 31 of 98 three-point attempts across 32 games.<\/p><p>Jackson State guard Daeshun Ruffin, Division I&#8217;s fifth-leading scorer and SWAC Player of the Year, confirmed to The Field of 68 his portal intentions.<\/p><p>Ruffin averaged 23.3 points, 5.3 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game across 28 starts in his second season with the Tigers. He previously appeared in 25 games over two seasons at Ole Miss from 2021-23. Throughout his career, the scoring guard has averaged 17.0 points, 4.3 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals, though he requires an NCAA waiver for next season&#8217;s eligibility.<\/p><p>Montana&#8217;s Money Williams, a two-time All-Big Sky selection, has decided to transfer from the program.<\/p><p>Williams led the Big Sky and ranked 22nd nationally with 20.6 points per game this season, also contributing 4.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds per contest. Over 81 games with 60 starts for the Grizzlies, he averaged 16.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.<\/p><p>Saint Mary&#8217;s center Andrew McKeever, who topped the West Coast Conference in rebounding, will enter the portal with two years of eligibility remaining.<\/p><p>The 7-3, 285-pound McKeever averaged 8.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in 33 games with 10 starts for the Gaels. KenPom.com ranked him second nationally in offensive rebounding rate. His decision follows longtime Saint Mary&#8217;s coach Randy Bennett&#8217;s departure to Arizona State.<\/p><p>Missouri&#8217;s Anthony Robinson II will enter the portal after spending three years with the program.<\/p><p>Robinson started 31 games in 2024-25 before losing his starting position midway through this season, finishing with 33 games and 19 starts. He averaged 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals this year, bringing his career averages to 7.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals through 96 games with 50 starts for the Tigers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several leading college basketball scorers, including Georgia&#8217;s top performer Jeremiah Wilkinson and Butler&#8217;s third-leading Big East scorer Finley Bizjack, have announced plans to enter the transfer portal. The transfer window opens April 7-21, with players already declaring their intentions to seek new programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":44792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774912906396.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-bEt","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53385,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/georgia-basketball-lands-penn-states-top-scorer-through-transfer-portal\/","url_meta":{"origin":44793,"position":0},"title":"Georgia Basketball Lands Penn State&#8217;s Top Scorer Through Transfer Portal","author":"Admin","date":"April 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Georgia basketball team has secured its first transfer portal addition this recruiting cycle by signing Penn State's leading scorer Freddie Dilione V. 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