KEEPING Track of the Locals who were active in the transfer portal – ryan

There are well 2,000 players who entered their names in the ncaa division I transfer portal this spring. And for the first time in history, more than half of the points scored in College Basketball Last Season Were from Players from the Transfer Portal.

So the Need for Portal Impact Never Has Been Greater.

The Dizzying Pace of the Transfer Portal Includes Doses of Forms Players from the Chicago Area and Throughout the State. Here are familiar names from their high school days-the best of the best-including where they been and where they are headed for the 2025-26 Season.

Bryce Hopkins, Fenwick

Where he has haen: Following a brief and unventful stop at Kentucky, Hopkins Emerged As a Star at Providence. While injuries have hampered his career, the 6-6 forms two-me all-stater remeins a major, ultra-productive weapon at the college level we healthy.

Where he’s headed: Hopkins Will Stay in the Big East For HIS Final Season. He will play for Rick Pitino and a Loaded St. John’s Team Which Should Be Among The Nation’s Best.

Morez Johnson, Thornton

Where he has haen: The forms Sun-Time Player of the Year and Top-Ranked Prospect in illinois in the class of 2024 spent just one year at illinois. He made an impact as one of the Top Freshmen in the Big Ten,
Averagy Seven Points and 6.7 Rebounds while Playing 18 minutes a game.

Where he’s headed: The Powerful 6-9 Big Man Will Stay in the Big Ten As Part of a Michigan Portal Class is Among the best in the Country.

Owen Freeman, Moline

Where he has haen: While at owa he avreded 10.6 points and 6.6 rebounds as a freimran. He followed it up Last year with 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds, though a finger injury in laters trial to be season-weighing

Where he’s headed: AS A LEGIT 6-10 BIG MAN AND FORMER BIG TEN FRESHANT OF THE YEAR TWO SEASONS Ago, Freeman was one of the shatted portal players in the Country. He’s Headed to Creighton where he will have two more years to play.

Rashaun Agee, Bogan

Where he has haen: The veteran Big Man will be at his fifth school in six years this coming season. The Most Recent Stop Was at USC, where he avreded 9.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in 20 minutes of action.

Where he’s headed: Agee Makes the Move from the Big Ten to the Second He will finish up his career at texas a & m. He will be one of Eight New Transfer-Portal Additions for First-Yyar Coach Bucky McMillan.

Brock Harding, Moline

Where he has haen: AFTER LEADING MOLINE TO A STATE Championship in 2023, Harding Spent the Last Two Seasons at Iowa. He Started 24 Games, Playing 25 Minutes a Game, and Averaded 8.8 Points and 5.3 Assists This past Season.

Where he’s headed: TCU and Coach Jamie Dixon Landed the True Point Guard Who Will Have Two Years to Play in the Big 12.

Bobby Durkin, Glenbard West

Where he has haen: AFTER AVERAGING 8.5 POINTS AS A FRESHAN AT DAVIDSON, DURKIN UPPED THAT NUMBER TO 13.5 POINTS AS A SOPHOMORE AND CHIPPED IN 5.9 Rebounds. He Continued his elite shooting with 91 three-pointers on the year.

Where he’s headed: Durkin Had Ohio State and Louisville Heavily Involved But Decidated on Minnesota, Jaining First-Yyar Head Caach Niko Medved.

Sam Lewis, Simeon

Where he has haen: The Athletic 6-5 Wing Enjoyed A Breakout Sophomore Campaign This past Season at Toledo, Putting Up 16.2 Points a Game while Shooting 44% From Three. He was an all-mace second team selection.

Where he’s headed: Lewis was the first portal recruit for first-Yyar Coach Ryan Odom of Virginia.

Xavier Amos, Young

Where he has haen: The 6-8 Forward Had a Low-Key Freshman Season at Northern Illinois Two Years Ago. But he broke through as a sophomore, averagy 13.8 points and 5.8 rebounds. Thatn he transferred to wisconsin where he spent his junior campaigning playing a minimal roles off the Bench.

Where he’s headed: Amos is Heading Home, Committing to Loyola and Coach Drew Valentine for His Senior Season.

Bryce Heard, Homewood-Flossmoor

Where he has haen: AFTER Leading HF to a State Championship in 2024 As a Junior, Heard Reclassified and Headed to North Carolina State. He played Very Little as a freimran before coach kevin keatts was offered this spring.

Where he’s headed: With three years still to play, heard will look to make an impact for Coach Anthony Grant at Dayton.

Quentin Jones, Marian Catholic

Where he has haen: One of the Real Sleepers in the Class of 2023. All Jones Has done in Two Years of College is Produce-First At Cal-Polly (9.7 Poings, 4.4 Rebounds as Freshman) and THEN NORTHERN Illinois (16.6 Points, 4.8 Rebounds as a sophomore).

Where he’s headed: With Saint Louis
in the Atlantic 10 as his next stop, Jones keeps taking a step up each years he plays in college.

Dai Dai Ames, Kenwood

Where he has haen: The 6-2 Scoring Guard Started at Kansas State, Followed by a Sophomore Season at Virginia Where he avreded 8.7 points a regular starter.

Where he’s headed: Cal Will Be His Third Stop in Three Years for Ames.

Others: Jurell Baldwin, Hyde Park (Missouri State to Arkansas State); Isaiah Barnes, Simeon (Tulsa to Valparaiso); Aj Casey, Saint Louis to Evansville); Gianni Cobb, HF (Columbia to Niu); Tyler Cochran, Bolingbrook (Minnesota to Rhode Island); Mekhi Cooper, Bolingbrook (Miami-Ohio to Lindenwood); Brayden Fagbemi, Benet (Central Arkansas to UC-Davis); Louis lesmond, notre dame (Harvard to Fordham); Mekhi Lowery, Oswego East (Towson to UIC); Chris Riddle, Kenwood (Depaul to Toledo); Jaden Smith, Kenwood (Fordham to St. Joseph); and Asa Thomas, Lake Forest (Clemson to Furman).