The best players in the women’s college basketball transfer portal, ranked and updated

Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Wisconsin’s Serah Williams, Auburn’s Taliah Scott and Wofford’s Rachael Rose are among the best players in the 2025 transfer portal. The transfer portal for women’s college basketball officially opened on March 25, essentially starting the sport’s free agency season. Last offseason, several teams picked up key players in the portal that helped their teams advance to the Sweet 16 of this year’s NCAA Tournament. Notable moves included Hailey Van Lith going from LSU to TCU, Kiki Iriafen joining USC from Stanford, Oklahoma picking up Raegan Beers from Oregon State, Liatu King leaving Pitt for Notre Dame, and UConn landing Kaitlyn Chen from Princeton. The moves made during this offseason could impact the teams we see make deep runs in next year’s March Madness tournament. Three of the last five Most Outstanding Players at the Final Four transferred at least once in their careers. As players enter the portal, we’ll update this list where we rank the best ones looking for a change of scenery. 1. Serah Williams, Wisconsin The 6-foot-4 junior forward was a First Team All-Big Ten selection at Wisconsin this past season and was one of just four players nationally to average at least 19 points, nine rebounds and two blocks per game. 2. Taliah Scott, Auburn An injury kept Scott sidelined for most of the season, but as a freshman at Arkansas she lit up the SEC, scoring 22.1 points per game, which was 12th best in the nation. 3. Rachael Rose, Wofford An injury kept Rose sidelined for most of the past season, but in the 2023-24 campaign she was third in the nation in scoring at 23.8 points per game while also averaging 8.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists. She shot 49 percent from the floor, 41 percent from 3-point land and 85 percent from the charity stripe. 4. Katie Davidson, IU Indy She averaged 19.4 points per game this season in 18 games while shooting 46.9 percent from 3-point land, which was 10th best nationally. 5. Gracie Merkle, Penn State A 6-foot-6 redshirt sophomore, Merkle was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection after averaging 15.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in her lone season with the Nittany Lions. She shot 67 percent from the floor, which was fourth-best in the country. 6. Tyi Skinner, Arizona State A guard with one year of eligibility remaining, Skinner averaged 16.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists this season while shooting 38.1 percent from the floor and 85.1 percent from the free throw line. 7. Caitlin Weimar, N.C. State The 6-foot-4 forward was a two-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year at Boston University and aimed to spend her fifth and final season of eligibility at N.C. State, but a hip injury and surgery kept her sidelined for the year and she left the Wolfpack midseason. In her final season at BU, she averaged 18.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. 8. Kierra Wheeler, Norfolk State The 6-foot-1 forward averaged 15.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game while helping the Spartans make their third straight NCAA Tournament. 9. Edyn Battle, Jacksonville After averaging 20.8 points per game – which was 15th best in the nation this season – Battle is looking for a new home to spend her fifth season of eligibility at. She was also ninth in the nation in free throws made per game with six, making 82 percent of her charity stripe attempts. 10. Naya Ojukwu, Morgan State The 6-foot-1 forward will play for her fourth school in four years after averaging 17.1 points and nine rebounds per game for the Bears in Baltimore. She was fourth nationally in offensive rebounds per game with 4.7. 11. Jordyn Weaver, Queens The undersized junior had a standout season in the ASUN this year, averaging 14.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. 12. Deja Jones, Indiana State She was one of 20 players nationally this season to average at least 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

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The best players in the women’s college basketball transfer portal, ranked and updated

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Wisconsin’s Serah Williams, Auburn’s Taliah Scott and Wofford’s Rachael Rose are among the best players in the 2025 transfer portal.

The transfer portal for women’s college basketball officially opened on March 25, essentially starting the sport’s free agency season.

Last offseason, several teams picked up key players in the portal that helped their teams advance to the Sweet 16 of this year’s NCAA Tournament. Notable moves included Hailey Van Lith going from LSU to TCU, Kiki Iriafen joining USC from Stanford, Oklahoma picking up Raegan Beers from Oregon State, Liatu King leaving Pitt for Notre Dame, and UConn landing Kaitlyn Chen from Princeton.

The moves made during this offseason could impact the teams we see make deep runs in next year’s March Madness tournament. Three of the last five Most Outstanding Players at the Final Four transferred at least once in their careers.

As players enter the portal, we’ll update this list where we rank the best ones looking for a change of scenery.

1. Serah Williams, Wisconsin

The 6-foot-4 junior forward was a First Team All-Big Ten selection at Wisconsin this past season and was one of just four players nationally to average at least 19 points, nine rebounds and two blocks per game.

2. Taliah Scott, Auburn

An injury kept Scott sidelined for most of the season, but as a freshman at Arkansas she lit up the SEC, scoring 22.1 points per game, which was 12th best in the nation.

3. Rachael Rose, Wofford

An injury kept Rose sidelined for most of the past season, but in the 2023-24 campaign she was third in the nation in scoring at 23.8 points per game while also averaging 8.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists. She shot 49 percent from the floor, 41 percent from 3-point land and 85 percent from the charity stripe.

4. Katie Davidson, IU Indy

She averaged 19.4 points per game this season in 18 games while shooting 46.9 percent from 3-point land, which was 10th best nationally.

5. Gracie Merkle, Penn State

A 6-foot-6 redshirt sophomore, Merkle was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection after averaging 15.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in her lone season with the Nittany Lions. She shot 67 percent from the floor, which was fourth-best in the country.

6. Tyi Skinner, Arizona State

A guard with one year of eligibility remaining, Skinner averaged 16.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists this season while shooting 38.1 percent from the floor and 85.1 percent from the free throw line.

7. Caitlin Weimar, N.C. State

The 6-foot-4 forward was a two-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year at Boston University and aimed to spend her fifth and final season of eligibility at N.C. State, but a hip injury and surgery kept her sidelined for the year and she left the Wolfpack midseason. In her final season at BU, she averaged 18.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.

8. Kierra Wheeler, Norfolk State

The 6-foot-1 forward averaged 15.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game while helping the Spartans make their third straight NCAA Tournament.

9. Edyn Battle, Jacksonville

After averaging 20.8 points per game – which was 15th best in the nation this season – Battle is looking for a new home to spend her fifth season of eligibility at. She was also ninth in the nation in free throws made per game with six, making 82 percent of her charity stripe attempts.

10. Naya Ojukwu, Morgan State

The 6-foot-1 forward will play for her fourth school in four years after averaging 17.1 points and nine rebounds per game for the Bears in Baltimore. She was fourth nationally in offensive rebounds per game with 4.7.