BYU Basketball Recruiting Notebook: Transfer Portal, Potential Targets, and More
PORTLAND, OREGON - MARCH 19: Head coach Kevin Young of the BYU Cougars calls out instructions against the Texas Longhorns during the first half in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 19, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images) | Getty Images BYU’s season ended over a week ago, but the building for next season’s roster is in full swing. BYU already has two key freshmen signed for next season’s roster in 5-star wing Bruce Branch and 4-star local wing Dean Rueckert.
Both give BYU much needed shooting, and Branch gives BYU a potential third straight lottery pick. The transfer portal officially opens Monday, April 7, but players around the country are already making their intentions known to enter the portal. This is the “pre-portal” period where agents and handlers are wheeling and dealing with program all across the country to line up deals for their clients.
BYU isn’t any different from any other program — they are partaking in the pre-portal process to see what potential players could fit into next season’s roster. One reminder before I give my thoughts that are either my opinions, sourced, or a mixture of both. I’ve accumulated several contacts that are agents, AAU coaches, handlers, family members, and other people in the industry over the years that know the landscape.
Who Leaves from BYU’s current roster? As of this publishing, zero BYU players have declared their intention to transfer. That will change.
Richie Saunders, Keba Keita, Mihailo Boskovic, and Jared McGregor are seniors are out of eligibility. One source told me that Boskovic has a case to petition the NCAA for another year of eligibility. If he got another year I suspect he’d be at a different school.
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