40. Nijel Pack, Oklahoma
After being granted a medical waiver in July, Miami (FL) transfer Nijel Pack joins the Oklahoma Sooners for his sixth and final year of collegiate eligibility. Last season at Miami, Pack played in just nine games, averaging 14.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG and 4.3 APG for the Hurricanes.
What Pack brings to the table is simple: he’s a three-point sharpshooter, shooting a career 40.3% from behind the arc. He brings veteran stability and quickness to Oklahoma’s backcourt and can slot in an off-ball or on-ball role.
In spite of last season’s injury, Pack likely won’t need tons of time to ramp up to speed. He’s been there and done that, even appearing in the 2023 Final Four. This is an excellent addition for Porter Moser & Co.
39. Jason Edwards Jr., Providence
Jason Edwards delivered all the goods at Vanderbilt, averaging 17.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG and 1.3 APG on a squad that reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 19.1 PPG in North Texas a year prior.
What Edwards does is exactly what Providence was searching for this offseason: To score and take care of the basketball.
Last season, Edwards committed fewer than two turnovers per game and put up 20 points or more 10 times throughout the 2024-25 campaign, boasting the highest usage rate on his team. Pair Edwards alongside UCF transfer Jaylin Sellers, and suddenly, the backcourt has some tantalizing scoring pop that just may turn some heads come November.
38. Owen Freeman, Creighton
Owen Freeman arrives in Omaha after taking a monster sophomore year jump at Iowa last season, averaging 16.7 PPG and 6.7 RPG, shooting 63.8% from the field.
While his sophomore season was cut short due to a season-ending injury, only playing in 19 games, Freeman has the makings to continue to soar in an offense that has averaged a KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency rating of 21.6 over the past three seasons.
Freeman has begun to expand his game toward behind the three-point line, but he does most of his damage in the low post. He’s mobile and has enough lateral quickness to both a.) guard pick-and-rolls and b.) play off pick-and-rolls, continuing to raise his stock. Watch out, Big East. This is an excellent transfer portal addition for the BlueJays.
37. Michael Rataj, Baylor
Among the (many) transfer portal additions en route to Waco, it’s Oregon State transfer Michael Rataj who was arguably the biggest splash this offseason for Scott Drew & Co.
With the Beavers last season, the 6-foot-9 forward averaged 17.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG and 2.0 APG, including a 29-point game in Oregon State’s OT upset over Gonzaga.
It wouldn’t come as a surprise if Rataj, likely the Norchad Omier replacement in the frontcourt, becomes Baylor’s leading scorer this season. While he isn’t the day-in, day-out double-double threat like Omier was, he’s a well-rounded scorer, a tough finisher, and, at times, an unstoppable force that can glide through defenders in transition.