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 determined by measuring a player’s ability in seven fundamental areas: impact, scoring, distribution, shooting, finishing, rebounding and defending.
Those ratings allow TPR to rank a player based on its average rating in any of those seven areas. Today, thanks to Hoops HQ’s partnership with TPR, we’re looking at the 10 Division II transfers with the highest overall rating heading into the 2025-26 season.
1. Kendall Taylor, 6-foot-5 graduate senior guard, College of Charleston (Wingate)
A third-team All-American in 2024-25, Taylor scored in double figures in all 27 games last season on his way to 24.4 points per contest, which finished sixth nationally. Despite falling in overtime at UVA Wise on Feb. 22, Taylor’s 44 points set a Wingate program record. Taylor splashed an incredible 20-of-20 free-throw attempts in the effort. In addition to efficient scoring production (54 percent from the field, 87 percent at the stripe), the Sacramento native added 8.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per contest. With a heartbreaking semifinal loss in the conference tournament holding the Cougars out of the Big Dance for the first time since 2021-22 and top performer Ante Brzovic out of eligibility, second-year head man Chris Mack attacked the portal with intent. Expect Taylor to play a key role in replacing the Brzovic’s production.
2. Keith Palek III, 6-foot-9 senior forward, Missouri State (California University, Pa.)
Hoping to start strong in their first season as members of Conference USA, the Bears entered the offseason looking to fill the collective hole left by 11 portal departures. In Palek, a four-year player at Cal (Pa.), Missouri State acquired a steady contributor in the frontcourt. Over 88 games as a Vulcan, Palek averaged 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. The New Jersey native’s best season came as a sophomore, when he uncorked for 18.2 points per contest, which finished third in the conference and first on the team. Palek fielded interest from UNC Asheville, Montana State and Valparaiso among others before committing to Missouri State.
3. Jadin Booth, 6-foot-2 graduate senior guard, Samford (Florida Southern)
One of the all-time greats to suit up for Florida Southern, Booth committed to Samford after an outstanding 2024-25 season. His 736 total points (21 per game) finished third all-time in program history for single-season scoring. Over a prolific four-season span with the Mocs, Booth’s 1,594 career points and 41.3-percent mark from beyond the arc finished 10th in the team’s record book. With the departure of last year’s leading bucket-getter, 6-foot-4 senior guard Trey Fort (transferred to Michigan State), Booth’s scoring ability will be critical to a team that finished third in conference last season.
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4. Adrian McIntyre, 6-foot-3 graduate senior guard, San Diego (Westmont College)
It was a historical 2024-25 season for McIntyre. Not only did his 27.9 points per game set a program record, but it led the entire nation, Division I through Division III. Now, after earning PacWest Conference Male Athlete of the Year and PacWest Men’s Basketball Player of the Year honors, McIntyre will make the jump to the Division I level. For a Toreros squad that finished dead last in the WCC in their third season under Steve Lavin, look for McIntyre to have an immediate impact.
5. Elyjah Freeman, 6-foot-8 sophomore guard/forward, Auburn (Lincoln Memorial)
Under Bruce Pearl, the Tigers have had a knack for landing high-impact transfer recruits from below the Division I level. Headed into the 2023-24 season, Pearl snagged Chad Baker-Mazara, a lengthy wing out of Northwest Florida State Junior College who had just led his squad to the championship game, and Chaney Johnson, a conference player of the year at Division-II Alabama Huntsville. Two seasons later, each of them played key roles on a team that reached the Final Four. With the addition of Freeman, Pearl landed a wing with eerily similar traits to Baker-Mazara, who left for USC this offseason. Freeman averaged 18.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest as an ultra-athletic wing in 2024-25, along with a 58.7-percent mark from the field and 45.6 percent from deep.
6. Kollin Tolbert, 6-foot-2 junior guard, East Texas A&M (Concord)
Tolbert led the Mountain East Conference in scoring at 21.3 points per game, which led to a first team all-conference selection. A sharpshooter from the stripe, Tolbert finished his Concord career second in program history at 86.1 percent from the free-throw line. It remains to be seen if the addition of Tolbert (amongst a handful of incoming portal recruits) will be enough to turn around a Lions squad that finished 5-26 a season ago.
7. Leo Beath, 6-foot-8 redshirt junior forward, UC San Diego (Lynn University)
Another first team all-conference performer from 2024-25, Beath started 29 of 30 appearances for Lynn, averaging 17.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per contest. Beath joins a Tritons squad fresh off a spectacular season, one in which they finished 30-5 en route to the NCAA Tournament. A California native, Beath began his career with two seasons at FAU before unleashing his potential at Lynn. Following the departure of head coach Eric Olen for the same position at New Mexico, the majority of production from that first-place squad went their separate ways. Beath’s transition back to the Division I level will be a key piece of the puzzle to first-year success for new head man Clint Allard.
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8. Chris Terrell, 6-foot senior guard, New Mexico State (Delta State)
One of the premier defenders making the transition to the Division I level, Terrell led Division II with 3.5 steals per contest. After three years at Meridian Community College, near his hometown of Horn Lake, Miss., Terrell transferred to Delta State. He shined in 58 starts over two seasons and averaged a career-high 21.2 points per game last season. He’ll join an Aggies squad looking to get over the Big Dance hump under third-year coach Jason Hooten.
9. Rashad Bolden, 6-foot senior guard, Central Arkansas (Mississippi College)
A 10th-place finish in the A-Sun opened the floodgates to mass portal departures from the 2024-25 Bears roster. Tasked with a rebuilding season, John Shulman and his staff acquired Bolden, a top-10 scorer at the Division II level. A two-year player at Mississippi College, Bolden finished eighth in the country with 24.3 points per contest a season ago. A gritty scorer with Division I experience (one season apiece at McNeese State and Southern Miss), Bolden will likely compete for a starting role for UCA.
10. Tavarus “Spudd” Webb, 6-foot-4 graduate senior guard, Georgia Southern (Emmanuel)
The first signing of the offseason for Georgia Southern, Webb committed to the Eagles following a career-best season at Emmanuel where he averaged 20.6 points per game. A Georgia native, Webb finished with 20 or more points 17 times last season, which included a 44-point explosion against UNC Pembroke. He joins a Georgia Southern squad hoping to break an extensive NCAA Tournament drought; the Eagles have missed the Big Dance each year since the 1991-92 season.
