Gophers men’s basketball transfer portal tracker: Who’s on the move for 2025-26?

New Gophers coach Niko Medved is rebuilding the roster, largely through the transfer portal, and other Minnesota natives are using the portal, too. Follow the action here.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
April 9, 2025 at 5:48PM
Braeden Carrington (4), who bounced from the Gophers to Tulsa, has landed at Wisconsin in the transfer portal. (Joseph C. Garza/The Associated Press)

The NCAA transfer portal has been filling up quickly with hundreds of names, especially in men’s college basketball. At one point, the portal featured an entire starting lineup of well-known Minnesota natives.

Point guard: Tre Holloman

Shooting guard: Terrence Brown

Small forward: Cam Heide

Power forward: Isaiah Johnson-Arigu

Center: Pharrel Payne

Medved needs to remake most of Minnesota’s roster from last season, so the news will continue to churn, especially after transfer portal closed recently.

Who’s coming to the Gophers and where are other Minnesota natives landing?

As far as former Gophers, Braeden Carrington and Joshua Ola-Joseph recently committed to Wisconsin and Loyola-Chicago. Pharrel Payne is playing for Maryland next season.

St. Thomas also picked up former local standouts through the portal with Totino-Grace products Isaiah Johnson-Arigu (Miami and Iowa) and Tommy Humphries (Furman).

With so much transfer portal news swirling, here is one place to keep up with the comings and goings. Minnesota Star Tribune staff writers will update the tracker below as the transfer portal turns.

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Marcus Fuller

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Marcus Fuller covers Gophers men's basketball, national college basketball, college sports and high school recruiting for the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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