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loaded with three incoming transfers locked in, including former Wisconsin standout AJ Storr, who ranks as the No. 4 overall transfer prospect of the cycle. A two-time transfer, Storr led the Badgers with 16.8 points per game this past season. Former Alabama sophomore Rylan Griffen (rated as No. 40 overall transfer by 247Sports.com; Mayo is No. 26) played a key role in the run to the Final
Four with 11.2 points per game while shooting 45.4% from the field and 39.2% from 3-point range.”
In ESPN.com’s player rankings, Storr is the No. 4 prospect nationally, Griffen No. 22 and Mayo No. 25. And in Rivals.com’s transfer player rankings Mayo is No. 4 overall, Storr No. 11 and Griffen No. 55.
Two portal players who have KU on their list of prospective schools are BYU’s Jaxson Robinson (No. 17 by ESPN; No. 36 by 247Sports.com) and Miami’s Wooga Poplar (No. 18 by ESPN, No. 19 by 247Sports.com).
Nagel also commented on Missouri’s class of transfers: “After matching its lowest single-season win total (eight) in almost 60 years and going winless against SEC opponents, Missouri is in desperate need of upgrades to its roster ahead of the 2024-25 campaign,” he wrote. “The Tigers already have a quartet of four-star transfers committed, including former Duke power forward Mark
Mitchell and Iowa veteran point guard Tony Perkins. Third-year head coach Dennis Gates also secured a top-15 high school recruiting class that could help Missouri get things turned around after a dismal season.”
Mitchell is ranked No. 17 on 247Sports.com’s top transfer list and No. 40 by ESPN. Perkins is No 56 by 247Sports and No. 36 by ESPN. Future Tiger Marques Warrick is No. 130 and Jacob Crews No. 149 by 247Sports.
Kansas State’s individual rankings in its transfer class of 2024: Dug McDaniel (No. 57 nationally by 247; No. 43 by ESPN), Brendan Hausen (No. 155 by 247), Baye Fall (No. 171 by 247), Max Jones (No. 366 by 247) and CJ Jones (No. 431 by 247).
KU currently has 12 scholarship players on the 2024-25 roster. Teams are allowed 13 scholarship players in accordance with NCAA rules.