NCAA women s basketball transfer rankings for the 2024-25 season

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With the 2023-24 season over for all but four teams, and coaching changes coming at a more rapid rate, the transfer portal continues to grow in size, with nearly 900 players now in it.

It also grew in stature Monday when Georgia Amoore announced she is leaving Virginia Tech. Speculation in the women's basketball world that Amoore might follow former Hokies coach Kenny Brooks to Kentucky, where he was named head coach late last month, is rampant. The Kentucky roster is experiencing an overhaul, as three Wildcats starters entered the portal soon after it opened on March 18.

Amoore, coming off career highs in points and assists per game (18.6 PPG, 6.8 APG), will likely be the biggest name in the portal this offseason.

The Australian native shoots right to the top of our updated rankings, which is certain to require more shuffling before the portal closes on May 1.

Last updated: April 2

1. Georgia Amoore, 5-6, G, Sr., Virginia Tech Hokies

After the departures of her best friend -- Elizabeth Kitley exhausted her eligibility -- and her coach, Amoore has also decided to move on from Blacksburg. She is now unquestionably the best player changing schools -- and that won't change unless someone else sends a transfer shockwave in the next few weeks. Amoore, along with Kitley and Brooks, changed Virginia Tech basketball and was a likely first-round WNBA draft pick had she elected to go that route this month. A two-time All-American (third team this year, honorable mention last), Amoore will be a game-changer. If she lands with Brooks in Kentucky, she will help him recharge the Wildcats, who are coming off consecutive losing seasons. If she elects to go elsewhere, her leadership, charisma, playmaking and 3-point shooting will transform any good team into a Final Four contender.

2. Kaitlyn Chen, 5-9, G, Sr., Princeton Tigers

The precedent has been set. Abby Meyers at Maryland and McKenzie Forbes (Harvard), Kayla Padilla (Penn) and Kaitlyn Davis (Columbia) at USC are all Ivy League grad transfers who have made an impact in a major conference. With the Ivy not allowing players who have graduated to continue playing, Chen made it clear she plans to play after Princeton, and she has been in the portal since the fall. The 2023 Ivy League Player of the Year and assist leader this season, Chen could step into any contender's backcourt and upgrade its playmaking.

3. Liatu King, 6-0, F, Sr., Pittsburgh Panthers

One of the most improved players in the country, King is leaving the Panthers after four years and will use her extra year of eligibility. After averaging 9.4 points per game as a junior, King exploded to 18.7 PPG this season, good for sixth in the ACC. Her 10.3 rebounds per game was second only to Kitley in the conference. Perhaps most impressive, King made 52.3% of her field goal attempts, all 2-pointers, on a Pitt team that finished 8-24 overall and tied for last in the ACC.

4. Ajae Petty, 6-3, F, Sr., Kentucky Wildcats

Veteran departures from the Wildcats' roster came quickly after coach Kyra Elzy was fired. Petty, who made significant improvement from last year (5.7 PPG to 14.7 PPG) and was playing her best basketball at the end of the season, ranked third in the SEC in rebounding (10.6 RPG) and fourth in field goal percentage (50.7%). With more talent around her, Petty, who began her career at LSU, could be even better.

5. Taliah Scott, 5-9, G, Fr., Arkansas Razorbacks

With 29 and 25 points in her first two college games, Scott was in the same conversation as JuJu Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo, MiLaysia Fulwiley and Madison Booker. The scoring remained (22.1 PPG), but the efficiency dipped and the turnovers rose. Injuries cost Scott some games in January, and then she ended her season in mid-February, citing family reasons before leaving the program altogether.

6. Saylor Poffenbarger, 6-2, G, Soph., Arkansas Razorbacks

Like Scott, Poffenbarger entered the portal last Monday, the day it opened. The SEC's second-leading rebounder (behind Angel Reese) at 11.2 RPG and the nation's second-leading defensive rebounder (9.4), she will be moving to her third school (she played 12 games at UConn in 2021). Her offensive production faded at the end of the season (7.0 PPG in the last eight games), but Poffenbarger is also a solid defender who has two more years of eligibility.

7. Maddie Scherr, 5-10, G, Sr., Kentucky Wildcats

An injury cost Scherr the SEC tournament, and the coaching move prompted her to move on from Lexington. Her 12.5 points per game were a career high, but turnovers were on the rise as Scherr's shooting percentage dropped. Her versatility could make her a high-end third or fourth guard for a top-25 team. The Kentucky native began her career with two years at Oregon before her two with the Wildcats.

8. Eniya Russell, 6-0, G, Sr., Kentucky Wildcats

Russell's departure completes the massive turnover at Kentucky. Her career never got off the ground at South Carolina, but she broke out in her second year with Kentucky, averaging 10.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

9. Mama Dembele, 5-6, G, Sr., Missouri Tigers

Committed to South Florida

One of the first major commitments out of the portal, Dembele will play at South Florida next season. Dembele's first three years at Missouri produced little, but scoring (10.2 PPG) and assists (6.5 APG) more than doubled this season. Her assists and steals (3.3 SPG) were each good for sixth in the country, and Dembele made the SEC all-defensive team. Her outside shooting has improved but is still a hole in Dembele's game. She will need to take better care of the ball at her next stop (3.4 turnovers per game).

10. Kailyn Gilbert, 5-8, G, Soph., Arizona Wildcats

Where Gilbert ends up will be one of the interesting stories of the transfer season. As she was leading the Wildcats in scoring (15.1 PPG), Gilbert was also openly expressing her disdain for defense. Eventually, that and her ball dominance became too much, and Gilbert and Arizona parted ways in February. It might not help Gilbert's marketability that the Wildcats got better after she left. If her approach changes, the talent is there to make a big impact for the next two years.