10 Women's College Basketball Transfers That Actually Make Sense and Will Matter Next Season

The women's college basketball transfer portal just slammed shut and the dust is finally settling. April was absolute chaos. We're talking Oklahoma State landing two absolute studs in Iowa State's Audi Crooks and Florida's Liv McGill. Virginia keeping Kymora Johnson after she visited South Carolina. Tennessee completely gutting and rebuilding after a rough finish. UCLA sending six national champs to the WNBA and starting from scratch. It was wild.

Now that rosters are taking shape, let's look at the 10 transfers that actually fit their new homes like they were built for each other.

The Point Guards Filling Major Holes

Kim Mulkey needed a backcourt overhaul at LSU after losing Flau'Jae Johnson to the WNBA and Jada Richard to Ole Miss. Enter Jada Williams from Iowa State. The 5-foot-6 Kansas City native just posted career-best numbers: 7.7 assists per game (third nationally), 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 41% from the floor, and 80% from the free throw line. She'll run the show alongside MiLaysia Fulwiley and Mikaylah Williams.

South Carolina's Dawn Staley had the same problem after losing Raven Johnson and Ta'Niya Latson to graduation. Jordan Lee from Texas was the answer. Lee's a glue player who took two straight Final Four runs with the Longhorns and earned All-Region honors in the NCAA Tournament this year, putting up 22 points, six assists, three rebounds and four steals in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight combined.

Building Backcourt Chemistry and Scoring Depth

Iowa's Jan Jensen got weird with it by landing Dani Carnegie, who actually played with current Hawkeye Chit-Chat Wright two years ago at Georgia Tech. Carnegie was an SEC monster this past season at Georgia, averaging 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists. That trio of Carnegie, Wright, and Ava Heiden is going to be one of the country's best offensive attacks.

Oklahoma State's rebuild got a shooter in Ellie Brueggemann from Lindenwood. She's a career 44% three-point shooter who ranked 11th nationally in made threes per game with 2.9. With Crooks and McGill pulling defenders, Brueggemann's going to get open looks. The Cowboys already ranked 11th nationally in total threes made last season.

Veteran Fits for Rebuilds and Contenders

UCF's new head coach Gabe Lazo is starting fresh and grabbed Vittoria Blasigh from Miami. The 5-foot-9 Italian guard played for one of Lazo's mentors at USF and career averages 10.2 points while shooting 40% from the floor, 36% from three, and 81% from the line. That's experience UCF needs.

Notre Dame landed Madison St. Rose from Princeton, a 5-foot-10 New Jersey guard who's arguably better than any teammate Hannah Hidalgo had last season. St. Rose averaged 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in the Ivy League.

Pitt's Taryn Barbot is a two-time CAA Player of the Year coming off 20.1 points per game and she's staying with the coaching staff that got the best out of her. She already proved she belongs in the ACC, beating Florida State and scoring 36 against Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the NCAA Tournament last March. Her sister Taylor is joining her too.

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