Best college basketball transfer portal fits: Louisville, Illinois among teams making top matches

The transfer portal is open until Tuesday — and if precedent is any indication, a handful of high-impact players will enter right at the proverbial buzzer.But there have already been more than enough commitments to identify some of this cycle’s most consequential moves.Behold, five of my favorite transfer portal fits. These are not necessarily the five most talented players. Rather, they’re five situations that should be especially favorable for the player and his new team. Only two of the five are top-10 portal talents, according to The Athletic’s rankings — but all of them should be key contributors.Advertisement