
Tuesday marked the closing of the transfer portal in men’s college basketball, a period of time that produced a flurry of player movement and roster-building as teams jockeyed for offseason supremacy. There were splashes (Flory Bidunga and Jackson Shelstad to Louisville), dashes (Iowa State landed five commitments in one weekend), and crashes (Kentucky whiffed on multiple overtures before finally landing two capable players).
While there are still plenty of talented players available for the taking, the official closing of the portal window marks a good checkpoint for a litmus test of the best portal classes in the country.