Gophers Men’s Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker: Who’s Out, Who’s Next

It's officially transfer portal season.

Dec 10, 2025; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach Niko Medved looks up at the video board during the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images | Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images

The transfer portal officially opened on Tuesday, April 7, and it will remain open until Tuesday, April 21. The Gophers are expected to be busy once again, so here's all the information you need to know.

Departures

Player	2025-26 stats	New school
Nehemiah Turner	0.7 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.3 APG	Jacksonville
B.J. Omot	DNP (injury)	Cal State Northridge
Robert Vaihola	5.0 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.4 APG	TBD
Chance Stephens	DNP (injury)	TBD
Chansey Willis Jr.	6.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.3 APG	Kent State

The Gophers revealed that Turner was no longer with the team in the first week of March, and it has been confirmed that he intends to enter the transfer portal. Omot has since joined him, and former Maryland transfer Chance Stephens was left off their College Basketball Crown roster, so he likely won't be on the team next season.

Gophers Additions

Player	2025-26 stats	Old team (years of eligibility remaining)
Nolan Groves	0.2 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 0.2 APG	Texas Tech (3)
Winters Grady	2.9 PPG, 1.1 RPG, 0.2 APG	Michigan (3)
Malick Kordel	1.2 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 0.1 APG	Michigan (3)
Kyan Evans	4.0 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 2.5 APG	North Carolina (1)
Malachi Palmer	4.6 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 0.6 APG	Villanova (2)

Gophers targets

Player	Previous college	2025-26 stats	Portal satus
Tahlan Pettway	Western Carolina	8.5 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.3 APG	Gophers list
Isaac Bruns	South Dakota	20.8 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.3 APG	Gophers list

Notable Minnesota natives

These are not players that the Gophers have contacted, nor players they should contact. These are simply players from Minnesota who are currently in the transfer portal.

Player	Previous college (high school)	2025-26 stats	Portal status
Nolan Groves	Texas Tech (Orono)	0.9 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 0.2 APG	Committed to Minnesota
Nasir Whitlock	Lehigh (DeLaSalle)	20.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.3 APG	Committed to Georgia Tech
Terrence Brown	Utah (Columbia Heights)	19.9 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 3.8 APG	Committed to North Carolina
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu	St. Thomas (Totino-Grace/Osseo)	10.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.1 APG
Daniel Freitag	Buffalo (Breck/Bloomington Jefferson)	19.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.8 APG	Committed to Oregon State
Taison Chatman	Ohio State (Totino-Grace)	4.3 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 0.8 APG	Committed to Utah
Greyson Uelman	North Dakota (Minnetonka)	16.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 2.4 APG	Committed to Northern Iowa
Camden Heide	Texas (Wayzata)	5.9 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 0.7 APG	Committed to South Carolina
Boden Kapke	Boston College (Holy Family)	10.6 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 0.7 APG	Committed to Nebraska
Jon Mekonnen	Colorado State (Eastview)	2.1 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 0.4 APG	Committed to South Dakota State
Rolyns Aligbe	Southern Illinois (Minnehaha Academy)	9.5 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 0.7 APG	Committed to Xavier
C.J. O'Hara	Green Bay (Park Center	14.1 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 1.2 APG
Casmir Chavis	UT Arlington (Park Center)	10.5 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 3.5 APG	Committed to North Texas
Anthony Smith III	North Dakota (Hopkins)	7.8 PPG, 2.1 APG, 2.3 APG	Comitted to Winthrop
Jack Robison	Wisconsin (Lakeville North)	1.0 PPG, 0.5 RPG, 0.1 APG	Committed to North Dakota State
Tameron Ferguson	Augustana (St. Cloud Tech)	20.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 6.5 APG	Committed to Arkansas State
Marley Curtis	North Dakota (St. Louis Park)	6.0 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 0.2 APG
Brogan Madson	Sioux Falls (Mankato East)	19.1 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 3 APG	Committed to St. Thomas