Winners, losers of women’s college basketball transfer portal so far

The transfer portal for women’s college basketball closed on April 20. While players remaining in the portal can still commit to new schools, most of the top prospects have already found homes for next season. Some schools saw many players leave, while others were able to bolster their rosters with new talent, that at least on paper, should fit right in .

With the bulk of the portal traffic done, some teams became contenders while others were left with rebuilding projects. With rosters taking shape and many of the major decisions settled, it’s time to evaluate which teams won and lost the transfer portal. Winners Oklahoma State No team made a bigger splash in the transfer portal this offseason than Oklahoma State.

Jacie Hoyt has completely revamped her roster after a second-round exit in the NCAA Tournament. Nine former Cowgirls entered the transfer portal, but one could make the argument Hoyt and her staff have improved this roster and turned it into one of the best in the Big 12. Oklahoma State signed two of USA TODAY Sports’ top three players in the transfer portal, landing the nation’s leading scorer in Audi Crooks for Iowa State and dynamic SEC guard Liv McGill from Florida .

The Cowgirls also added Ellie Brueggemann, who was seventh nationally in 3-point shooting this past season, and versatile Rutgers forward Nènè Ndiaye. The Cowgirls are also a portal winner because, despite having nine players leave, they retained one of their best in Stailee Heard. A starting lineup of McGill, Brueggemann, Heard, Ndiaye and Crooks is going to be a matchup nightmare.