College basketball transfer portal five-for-five tracker: Grading each move in unparalleled free agency window
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- Jaxon Kohler committed to BYU from Michigan State after winning a temporary restraining order against the NCAA, bringing 12.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 39% three-point shooting to Kevin Young's frontcourt.
- Mark Mitchell transferred to Kentucky from Missouri, vaulting Mark Pope's Wildcats to the top of 247Sports' transfer class rankings and raising the stakes after last season's second-round NCAA Tournament exit.
- LSU under first-year coach Will Wade added UCLA guard Donovan Dent to join fellow UCLA transfer Skyy Clark, though the Tigers have only four eligible players on the roster with the 2026-27 season approaching.
- The Big 12 has emerged as the biggest winner in fifth-year senior recruitment with 12 commits in the last month across Texas Tech, Cincinnati, BYU, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Arizona, and Houston; the SEC trails with six.
- Oklahoma added BJ Edwards (SMU) and Duke Brennan (Villanova, 12.4 PPG and 10.3 RPG) as projected Day One starters under Porter Moser, joining star guard Xzayvier Brown and forward Derrion Reid.
- The NCAA adopted age-based "five-in-five" eligibility guidelines in June but declined to grandfather in the Class of 2022, prompting hundreds of lawsuits; the association has lost most cases in Colorado, California, Tennessee, Georgia, and Ohio but is holding firm.
- AJ Storr committed to UNLV from Ole Miss, putting him on track to play for his fifth school in five seasons after prior stops at St. John's, Wisconsin, and Kansas.
Why it matters: The eligibility lawsuits have handed the Big 12 a structural edge, with 12 fifth-year seniors already on rosters thanks to favorable court rulings, while LSU's all-in gamble on contested transfers leaves it with just four eligible players until judges rule.
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