Five Players Left Standing in the Portal and the Draft Decisions About to Shake Everything Up

The college basketball transfer portal is getting picked clean. In the last few weeks alone, Moustapha Thiam headed to Michigan, Chol Machot landed at Georgetown, Massamba Diop committed to Gonzaga, Julius Halaifonua chose Oklahoma State, and Josiah Parker signed with Georgetown. That's a lot of big names off the board, and it means the pickings are getting real slim for teams still hunting.

Out of USA TODAY Sports' Top 50 portal prospects, only five remain uncommitted. And here's the kicker: most of them are running the NBA Draft gauntlet right now, which means any college move is still up in the air.

The Guard Battle is Wild

Let's start with the guards still available. Juke Harris from Wake Forest is getting serious looks from Michigan, Tennessee, and North Carolina, with Tennessee getting a prediction from On3. Then there's Tounde Yessoufou out of Baylor, who's in the draft process but drawing heavy Kentucky interest. Paul McNeil from NC State is another one getting the Kentucky treatment, but Michigan and North Carolina are involved too, and here's the wrinkle: his old coach Will Wade is now at LSU, which could swing things.

Hamad Mousa, a 6-8 Qatari guard, averaged 20.4 points per game and shot 37.2% from three at Cal Poly after starting his career at Dayton. That's the kind of floor spacing you can't ignore.

The Forwards Worth Watching

On the forward side, Milan Momcilovic from Iowa State has Duke, Kentucky, Florida, and Kansas sniffing around. He declared for the draft but could still go the college route. Allen Graves from Santa Clara is in the same boat: declared for the NBA Draft, got an invite to the Scouting Combine, but Duke and LSU are still in the mix.

Jordan Burks is a late entry from UCF who's a 6-9 threat and a 37% three-point shooter. He averaged 13.3 points and 4.8 rebounds for the Knights this year, which should make him a hot commodity. He's got history too, with previous stops at Kentucky and Georgetown.

More Names to Track

Tijan Saine Jr. from Weber State is hearing from Washington, Missouri, NC State, Mississippi State, LSU, and Texas State, per ESPN. Vyctorius Miller from Oklahoma State recently wrapped up a Kansas visit. Abdi Bashir Jr. out of Kansas State has Zoom calls lined up with Kansas and NC State and already visited St. John's.

Keep your eyes on Christian Harmon, Akai Fleming, Cayden Charles, Mihailo Petrovic, and Dennis Parker too. The portal's moving fast, and decisions are coming.

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