Throughout the offseason, The Portal Report ranks every transfer who enters the portal and grades each move with an overall rating out of 99. That overall rating is based entirely on production from the previous season and is ultimately determined by measuring a player’s ability in seven fundamental areas: impact, scoring, distribution, shooting, finishing, rebounding and defending.
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As commitments start to roll in, those ratings then allow TPR to rank a program’s individual transfer class based on their average rating in any of those seven areas. Today, thanks to Hoops HQ’s partnership with TPR, we’re looking at the top-10 transfer classes with the highest average scoring rating heading into the 2025-26 season.
1. Louisville (Scoring Rating: 93)
Incoming Transfers: Ryan Conwell, 6-foot-4 senior guard (Xavier); Isaac McKneely, 6-foot-4 senior guard (Virginia); Adrian Wooley, 6-foot-4 sophomore guard (Kennesaw State).
The Skinny: With three incoming transfers for an average scoring rating of 93, head coach Pat Kelsey has the country’s best incoming offensive class according to The Portal Report. Following stints at USF and Indiana State, Conwell proved a lethal offensive weapon for Xavier, averaging 16.5 points per game while shooting 45 percent from the floor and 41 percent from three. McKneely finished as the leading scorer at Virginia last season with a career-high 14.4 points per game on 44 percent from the field and 42 percent behind the arc. Meanwhile, Wooley, the 2024-25 CUSA Rookie of the Year, is coming off an incredible freshman season on the offensive end and was ranked as the portal’s second best scorer by TPR.
2. Purdue (Scoring Rating: 89)
Incoming Transfers: Oscar Cluff, 6-foot-11 senior center (South Dakota State); Liam Murphy, 6-foot-7 senior forward (North Florida).
The Skinny: Despite adding just a two-man transfer class, head coach Matt Painter was methodical in the portal and brought in a pair that will fit Purdue’s gameplan to perfection. Cluff was an emergent offensive star with South Dakota State this past season as he averaged a double-double of 17.6 points and 12.3 rebounds per game. He’ll dominate on the interior in the Big Ten with a style eerily similar to the commanding big men we’ve seen throughout Painter’s tenure with the program. Additionally, Murphy will bring size and versatility but more importantly he’s a capable shooter and finished 17th nationally in three-point percentage last season. Pairing this transfer duo with the returning trio of Trey Kaufman-Renn, Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer gives Painter plenty of offensive weapons to work with.
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3. Kansas State (Scoring Rating: 87)
Incoming Transfers: Abdi Bashir Jr., 6-foot-7 sophomore wing (Monmouth); PJ Haggerty, 6-foot-3 Redshirt Junior guard (Memphis); Marcus Johnson, 6-foot-7 graduate senior forward (Bowling Green State); Nate Johnson, 6-foot-3 graduate senior guard (Akron); Khamari McGriff, 6-foot-8 graduate senior forward (UNC Wilmington).
The Skinny: In addition to signing Bashir who tested the NBA Draft process, Haggerty committed to join Kansas State late into the offseason after withdrawing his own name from the Draft. In the pair, not only does Kansas State have two transfers who received potential pro-rated interest but players who are known for their offensive talent. Haggerty was the third leading scorer in the nation this past season at 21.7 points per game while Bashir finished not far behind him at 16th with 20.1 points per contest. Marcus Johnson has proven a valuable offensive piece at every level including JUCO, Division II and now Division I, averaging 16.2 points per game in his lone season at Bowling Green. The 2024-25 MAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, Nate Johnson is a capable two-way star and a vastly improved scorer during this past campaign. McGriff similarly improved with more consistent minutes this past season at UNC Wilmington and now gives head coach Jerome Tang a total of five double-digit scorers who all arrived via the transfer portal.
T-4. Kansas (Scoring Rating: 84)
Incoming Transfers: Melvin Council Jr., 6-foot-4 senior guard (St. Bonaventure); Jayden Dawson, 6-foot-4 senior guard (Loyola Chicago); Tre White, 6-foot-7 senior wing (Illinois).
The Skinny: Council and Dawson were both stars in the Atlantic 10 this past season and will be heavily relied upon in Kansas’ rotation in 2025-26. Not to worry, as both bring diverse offensive skillsets that’ll help to recoup some of the production head coach Bill Self lost in his departing veterans. Council carried St. Bonaventure’s offense through an up-and-down campaign as he averaged 14.6 points per game with a tough downhill physicality. Dawson will provide more shooting touch, coming off a season in which he managed 13.9 points per game while shooting 36 percent from three on 237 attempts behind the arc. Though the two mid-major stars will be asked to lead the way, White has developed into a formidable high-major contributor over the past two seasons. He most recently averaged 10.5 points per game with a 51/33/82 shooting split as a junior with the Fighting Illini.
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T-4. Creighton (Scoring Rating: 84)
Incoming transfers: Josh Dix, 6-foot-6 senior guard (Iowa); Owen Freeman, 6-foot-10 junior forward (Iowa); Nik Graves, 6-foot-3 senior guard (Charlotte); Blake Harper, 6-foot-8 sophomore wing (Howard); Liam McChesney, 6-foot-10 graduate senior forward (High Point); Austin Swartz, 6-foot-4 sophomore guard (Miami).
The Skinny: Not only did Creighton secure two of the portal’s most coveted high-major products in Dix and Freeman, but there’s a mix of talented scorers in this class. Harper was one of the nation’s top freshmen in 2024-25, winning out as MEAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year with 19.5 points per game. Graves led the scoring for Charlotte last season with 17.5 points per game which was top-5 in the American. And of course, both Dix and Freeman were double-digit scorers in the Big 12 with each expected to slot into the Bluejays starting five. If head coach Greg McDermott can get some development from former top-100 prospect Swartz, this group will be part of a top offense in the Big East yet again.
6. Florida (Scoring Rating: 83)
Incoming Transfers: AJ Brown, 6-foot-4 redshirt junior guard (Ohio); Boogie Fland, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard (Arkansas); Alex Kovatchev, 6-foot-5 redshirt sophomore guard (Sacramento State); Xaivian Lee, 6-foot-4 senior guard (Princeton).
The Skinny: With Florida’s national championship defense now on the line, head coach Todd Golden added three of the most exciting offensive talents available in the portal this offseason. Brown is a capable scorer from inside and out, having averaged 13.2 points per game in 2024-25 while connecting on 47 percent from the field, 39 percent from three and 82 percent at the line. Fland exited the NBA Draft pool at the last second to join the defending national champions and brings an impressive offensive pedigree as a former top-100 prospect. Lee similarly received NBA interest and impressed over his last two seasons in the Ivy League with an average of 17.0 points per game during that span. Even the Gators latest addition in Kovatchev was an unlikely offensive talent over four appearances last season with 8.5 points per contest. However, he’ll likely see limited action for Florida during the 2025-26 campaign.
T-7. St. John’s (Scoring Rating: 82)
Incoming Transfers: Dylan Darling, 6-foot-2 redshirt junior guard (Idaho State); Bryce Hopkins, 6-foot-6 graduate senior wing (Providence); Ian Jackson, 6-foot-4 sophomore guard (North Carolina); Dillon Mitchell, 6-foot-8 senior forward (Cincinnati); Joson Sanon, 6-foot-5 sophomore guard (Arizona State); Oziyah Sellers, 6-foot-5 senior guard (Stanford).
The Skinny: Hopkins is a former All-Big East First Team selection who is a proven scorer from anywhere on the floor. Similarly, Sellers was lethal this past season at Stanford where he put together a career-best campaign with 13.7 points per game on 45 percent shooting and 40 percent from three. Mitchell is a very efficient offensive piece on the interior and should work well alongside the returning Zuby Ejiofor. Sanon and Jackson are both coming off strong freshman seasons with double-digit averages and solid shooting percentages giving St. John’s a youthful look. Not to mention Darling, the 2024-25 Big Sky Player of the Year and the 24th leading scorer in the nation. With six additions from the portal, St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino made sure to build on his team’s deficiencies by adding a plethora of three-point shooters.
T-7. Illinois (Scoring Rating: 82)
Incoming Transfers: Andrej Stojakovic, 6-foot-7 junior wing (California); Zvonimir Ivisic, 7-foot-2 junior center.
The Skinny: Stojakovic exploded onto the scene with a move to join the Golden Bears this past season. In 29 appearances, the former top-100 prospect averaged 17.9 points per game and shot 43 percent from the field as Cal’s leading scorer. His athletic scoring ability and size should pair well with Illinois’ cast of returners in Kylan Boswell, Ben Humrichous, and Tomislav Ivisic. Following his twin brother to Champaign, Zvonimir Ivisic will add another massive body to the Illini frontcourt. More than that, he’s a capable contributor at the high major level and brings a unique offensive profile as a 7-foot-2 center who shoots 38 percent from three.
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T-7. Indiana (Scoring Rating: 82)
Incoming Transfers: Sam Alexis, 6-foot-9 senior forward (Florida); Reed Bailey, 6-foot-10 senior forward (Davidson); Tayton Conerway, 6-foot-3 redshirt senior guard (Troy); Tucker DeVries, 6-foot-7 redshirt senior forward (West Virginia); Nick Dorn, 6-foot-7 junior guard (Elon); Jason Drake, 6-foot junior guard (Drexel); Conor Enright, 6-foot-1 redshirt senior guard (DePaul); Josh Harris, 6-foot-8 sophomore forward (North Florida); Jasai Miles, 6-foot-6 junior wing (North Florida); Lamar Wilkerson, 6-foot-6 redshirt senior wing (Sam Houston State).
The Skinny: Bailey, Conerway, DeVries, Miles and Wilkerson have each previously led their team in scoring and could easily bring enough offensive firepower to blow away any opponent. However, this transfer class has depth to it with additions like Dorn, Drake and Harris, who each played respectable offensive roles in their most recent stops. Even Alexis, who struggled to find consistent minutes on a loaded Florida roster, was a highly touted scorer during his time at Chattanooga which caught the attention of the Gators staff. It’s a completely new roster under recently acquired head coach Darian DeVries but he’ll have plenty of talented offensive scorers to work with in year-one with the Hoosiers.
10. Oklahoma (Scoring Rating: 81)
Incoming Transfers: Xzayvier Brown, 6-foot-2 junior guard (Saint Joseph’s); Tae Davis, 6-foot-9 senior forward (Notre Dame); Nijel Pack, 6-foot graduate senior guard (Miami); Derrion Reid, 6-foot-8 sophomore forward (Alabama).
The Skinny: The Sooners’ transfer class certainly isn’t the largest coming in after Indiana, but it’s a group that can beat you offensively in a number of ways. Brown reeled in the accolades over his two seasons on Hawk Hill, most recently averaging 17.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Joining him in the backcourt will be Pack, a prolific scorer and capable playmaker who averaged double digits points all five years of his career. Davis arrives on the back of a career-best season at Notre Dame, starting 33 games and averaging 15.1 points. In Reid, head coach Porter Moser will try to unlock the talent of a once-highly rated recruit and a dominant high school scorer.
