The transfer portal in college basketball is officially open, as of March 13, and Big 4 men's and women's players from the University at Buffalo, Canisius, Niagara and St. Bonaventure are declaring their intentions to explore opportunities at other programs. The Buffalo News will keep track of the Big 4’s men’s and women’s basketball players who enter the transfer portal during the course of the entry window, which closes May 11.
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
Men
In transfer portal
March 13: Zid Powell, junior guard: 13 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists in 28 games. To UTEP.
March 13: Kuluel Mading, sophomore forward: 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds in eight games. To Norfolk State.
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March 13: Kidtrell Blocker, sophomore guard: 4.1 points, 2.2 rebounds in 32 games. To IUPUI.
March 13: Devin Ceaser, freshman guard: 5.0 points, one rebound in 29 games. To Old Dominion.
March 21: Curtis Jones, sophomore guard: 15.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists in 31 games. To Iowa State.
March 24: LaQuill Hardnett, senior forward: 11 points and 7.3 rebounds in 31 games. To Arkansas State.
April 6: Isaac Jack, freshman center: 5.6 points, 4.2 rebounds in 31 games. To Dayton.
April 11: Jaden Slaughter, freshman forward: Did not play this season.
April 13: Zaakir Williamson, redshirt freshman forward: 1.1 points, 1.1 rebounds in 18 games. Returning to UB.
Women
Transferring into program
April 5: Rana Elhusseini, junior guard, Edinboro:19 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists in 29 games.
April 6: Katie Burton, sophomore guard, St. John's: 0.1 points, 0.3 rebounds in seven games.
April 7: Ida Jonsson Ojala, junior forward, Capilano: 12.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists in 16 games.
April 18: Sitota Gines, junior guard, St. John's: 0.7 points, 0.8 assists in 21 games.
May 18: Tehya Lyons, graduate transfer guard, Georgia State: 5.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists in 24 games.
CANISIUS
Men
In transfer portal
March 24: Jacco Fritz, senior forward: 8.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists in 30 games. To Hofstra.
Transferring into program
April 28: Cam Palesse, redshirt sophomore guard, Valparaiso: 0.5 points, 0.5 rebounds in four games.
May 15: Joe Jones III, redshirt junior forward, Georgia State: 3.1 points, 3.0 rebounds in 13 games.
Women
In transfer portal
March 14: Dani Haskell, junior guard: 10.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 60 assists, 46 steals in 28 games. To St. Bonaventure.
March 14: Cheyenne Stubbs, sophomore guard: 8.7 points, 2.9 rebounds in 23 games.
March 21: Rhay Porter, sophomore forward: 1.2 points, 2.7 rebounds in 16 games.
March 21: Lydia Gattozzi, sophomore guard: 3.8 points, 2.2 rebounds in 25 games.
March 21: Hannah Dolan, sophomore guard: did not play due to injury.
Transferring into program
March 30: Mackenzie Amalia, senior guard, Robert Morris (Pa.): 6.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals in 30 games.
April 26: Bri Rozzi, senior guard, Loyola (Md,): 7.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists in 29 games.
April 28: Grace Heeps, senior guard, Albany: 4.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists in 34 games.
May 10: Tihanna Fulton, graduate transfer forward, Miami (Ohio). Did not play in 2022-23.
NIAGARA
Men
In transfer portal
March 13: Keith Kiner III, junior forward: 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in eight games.
March 13: Bryce Moore, freshman guard: 4.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 23 games. To Triton College.
March 23: Touba Traore, junior forward: 1.3 points in seven games.
March 24: Shane Lancaster, freshman guard: 1.8 points in four games.
April 4: Noah Thomasson, senior guard: 19.5 points, 3.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds. To Georgia.
April 5: Aaron Gray, sophomore forward: 12.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in 31 games. To Indiana State.
Transferring into program
March 26: Luke Bumbalough, graduate transfer guard, Ball State: 2.8 points, 1.4 assists, 1.2 rebounds in 32 games.
March 28: Randy Tucker, redshirt junior guard, Green Bay: 8.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists in 32 games.
April 4: Kwane Marble, graduate transfer guard, Loyola Marymount: 2.8 points, 2.1 rebounds in 24 games.
April 7: Yaw Obeng-Mensah, graduate transfer center/forward, UMBC: 8.4 points, 6.5 rebounds in 32 games.
April 13: Aime Rutayisire, sophomore guard, Barton (Kan.) Community College: 7.2 points, 3.7 rebounds in 29 games.
April 14: Quandre Bullock,senior guard, Louisiana Tech: 5.1 points, 3.3 rebounds in 29 games.
April 23: Malik Edwards, junior guard, William Penn University (NAIA): 16.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists in 34 games.
Women
In transfer portal
March 18: Mariana Freeman, sophomore guard: 1.2 points, 0.2 assists in 14 games.
April 4: Angel Parker, senior guard: 15.7 points, four rebounds, 91 assists in 28 games. Returning to Niagara.
April 4: Aaliyah Parker, sophomore guard: 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds in 29 games. Returning to Niagara.
Transferring into program
May 3: Destiny Strother, senior guard, Pittsburgh: 1.3 points, 0.6 rebounds, in 16 games.
ST. BONAVENTURE
Men
In transfer portal
March 17: Anouar Mellouk, redshirt freshman forward: 2.5 points, 1.3 rebounds in 31 games.
March 17: Max Amadasun, redshirt sophomore forward: 1.7 points, 1.1 rebounds in 15 games.
April 5: Brett Rumpel, redshirt freshman guard: 1.9 points and 1.1 assists in 24 games. To Manhattan.
April 17: Anquan Hill, sophomore forward: 1.9 points, 2.3 rebounds in 31 games. To Sacred Heart.
April 19: Tyler Curran, freshman guard: Did not play in 2022-23.
Transferring into program
April 20: Noel Brown, senior center, George Washington: 3.2 points, 2.2 rebounds in 32 games.
April 29: Charles Pride, graduate transfer guard, Bryant: 14.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 29 games.
May 14: Mika Adams-Woods, graduate transfer guard, Cincinnati: 9.1 points, 3.2 assists in 36 games.
Women
In transfer portal
April 21: Iyanna Lops, senior forward: 11.2 points, 5.8 rebounds in 31 games. To Seton Hall.
Transferring into program
March 14: Dani Haskell, junior guard Canisius: 10.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 60 assists, 46 steals in 28 games.
May 16: Isabellah Middleton, redshirt junior guard, Slippery Rock (Division II): 17.4 points, 8.3 rebounds in 28 games.
Rachel Lenzi
College/high school sports enterprise reporter
I'm a college/high school sports enterprise reporter at The Buffalo News. I've worked in sports journalism since 1997 and I have covered everything from college football to the Stanley Cup playoffs, high school sports and the NCAA Tournament.
