NCAA Basketball: Current ranking of top 100 transfers in 2022 offseason

90. Ben Carlson – Freshman

The Wisconsin big man played in most every game this season, but he never could crack more than 10 minutes per game. He does have good rebounding numbers for the minutes he played. This year was a strange season for Carlson as he had a big regression from his impressive freshman season. The big man is a talented kid and will catch on somewhere.

The change of scenery will do him good. He showed a little ability to shoot the ball from outside and should have solid shooting percentages across the board with some confidence.

89. D’Moi Hodge – Senior

If a player wanted to play for Dennis Gates at Cleveland State, they had to play defense. Hodge played good defense and while he isn’t the best individual defender in the portal he is good enough and will buy into whatever defensive scheme you run. Hodge came to Cleveland State as a highly touted scorer and shooter.

After coming from the JUCO ranks it took him a year to adapt, but this season he came into his own and was one of the best scorers in the Horizon League. The senior guard had an okay year shooting the ball at 34% and took most of his shots from deep. Hodge should be a good bench option for a power five or if in the right situation he could go power five.

88. Hunter Woods – Junior

I am higher on Woods than most are and that is because I understand his potential. Woods could be the best rebounding guard in the country, and he can all do it while shooting a high percentage from the floor. Take his numbers this season with a grain of salt, Elon was not good this year and they drastically fell short of their expectations.

Despite all that Woods still put up 6 points and 5 rebounds per game. All of this was done while seeing his usage rating cut in half. His minutes started to falter, and he fell out of the starting lineup. In the right situation with the right coach Woods can thrive. I love his talent and his ability, but he also won’t be on many top transfer list.

87. Brian Trimble Jr. – Junior

The former Akron Zip will now be heading to his third school as he started his career at Saint John’s before moving on. Trimble doesn’t do anything great, but he is good at a lot of things. The guard provides positional flexibility and can shoot it well enough from deep that he can take a roster spot.

The guard isn’t tremendously efficient overall, but like anyone else who has played for Akron, he is a good and willing defender who will carve out a role on that side of the ball. Trimble Jr was a highly ranked recruit coming into Saint John’s as has potential and may get a few high major looks.

86. Michael Jones – Junior

Jones saw a huge uptick in minutes this year and that meant he was going to have more opportunities to show what he could do. As we all know if you want to play for Bob McKillop you have to be able to shoot the basketball and Jones was a great shooter as he shot over 40% from deep 2 out of the 3 years he was at Davidson.

Half of his shots came from deep and this year he put a new wrinkle in his game when he showed he could put the ball on the floor and get to the rim. He was able to get fouled a little bit where he was one of the best free throw shooters in the country. Jones can be instant offense for the team he chooses.

85. Matthew Lee – Junior

Another Saint Peter’s Peacock in the portal. This time it is their point guard and leader of the defense out on the perimeter. Lee doesn’t do much on the offensive end of the floor, but he is a great defender with good feet who rarely fouls. He is also a good enough passer that he isn’t going to lose teams’ games.

Lee is going to be an asset because he knows how to win, is a tough hardnosed player who plays lock-down defense. The Elite Eight run the Peacocks made didn’t hurt his stock either. Lee likely won’t be a starter wherever he goes, but he does have the leadership and experience to make a difference wherever he goes.

84. Carlos Marshall Jr. – Senior

Tennessee State did not have the season they were hoping for last year. The team was loaded with guards and shooters, but they didn’t play up to their potential. Marshall Jr was the best of the Tiger shooters as he shot 40% from deep and when he did put the ball on the floor and get fouled, he shot almost 90% from the free throw line.

Those two things alone are what is going to get Marshall some looks. He can play power 5 but likely will transfer up to the mid-major level and provide starters minutes right away. He is an off-guard who can do a lot of scoring.

83. Omar Payne – Junior

Payne has gone the Power 5 route with his last two schools, and he has not been able to carve out a huge role on either of them. I still believe in the big man as it is hard not to with his ability packed into a 6’10” 240-pound frame.

He can dominate the paint at times, especially against a bad defensive team and if he picks the right school, he can have a year where he averages close to a double-double. Payne is a guy who is likely going to transfer down to better utilize his abilities. There are just not enough minutes to go around at the power schools.

82. Samir Stewart – Senior

Stewart is a transfer from Manhattan in the MAAC and the Jaspers play slow and don’t get that many shots up. The Senior guard would be fantastic in an up-tempo offense because of his ability to shoot the ball and he can be deadly from deep as well as the outside.

Stewart isn’t going to do much else other than shoot the ball well both from deep and the free throw line. He will also play good defense where he won’t be a liability on the floor. He is going to find a team that is going to let him get out in transition and fire up threes. It likely will not be a power 5 school.

81. Tyler Thomas – Junior

Sacred Heart has been a huge factory of producing transfers for mid-majors or bench players for power fives. Thomas is next in the long line of former Pioneers to try their hand at the transfer portal. The junior guard is a great scorer, and he was the man on offense, so he took a lot of shots.

The guard averaged 12 shots per game in his three-year career as a Pioneer. He is a decent enough three-point shooter that teams need to be honest when they guard him, but he is best at putting the ball on the floor and getting to the rim. Thomas is likely a role player at his next spot but knowing that he has a knack for scoring will be very enticing for his next school.