Men’s Players From Illinois in the 2021 Transfer Portal

The 2021 transfer portal has been the most active to date, with more than 1,600 Division-I players looking for a new school, according to Verbal Commits.

Of those players, at least 61 played at an Illinois high school and they’re listed below. As of May 18, 34 of the players had committed to a new school.

2021 Transfer Portal Breakdown by High School Class

  • 2020: 13
  • 2019: 16
  • 2018: 11
  • 2017: 15
  • 2016: 6

Editor’s note: Last updated on May 18, 2021.

PlayerPositionHigh School (Graduated)HS Class2020-21 College2021-22 College
Donovan ClaySGAlton2019ValparaisoMissouri State
Daniel FilipponePGAntioch2019Northern IllinoisUndecided
Jake WolfeSGAurora Christian2018LipscombUndecided
Martice MitchellCBloom2020MinnesotaNorthern Illinois
Austin RichieSFBloom2018TulsaFlorida Gulf Coast
Christian ShumateSFBloom2020TulsaMcNeese State
Keshawn WilliamsPGBloom2020TulsaNorthern Illinois
Rashaun AgeePFBogan2019New Mexico StateCasper College
Joseph YesufuPGBolingbrook2019DrakeKansas
Tyler CochranPGBolingbrook2019Northern IllinoisBall State
Dwayne Rose Jr.SGCrete-Monee2017Detroit MercyUndecided
Devin GagePGCurie2016Fresno StateUndecided
Dajuan GordonSGCurie2019Kansas StateMissouri
Elijah JoinerPGCurie2017TulsaIona
Treavon MartinPFCurie2018UICUndecided
Joe ReecePFEast St. Louis2018Old DominionUndecided
Mark SmithPGEdwardsville2017MissouriKansas State
Elyjah WilliamsPFEvanston2017Farleigh DickinsonNorthwestern
Kawanise WilkinsSFFarragut2017Western MichiganUndecided
Nick EricksonSFHampshire2020JacksonvilleUndecided
Jack HoibergPGHinsdale Central2017Michigan StateUT Arlington
Cameron BowlesSFKenwood2017North Carolina CentralUndecided
Nick RobinsonSGKenwood2016ValparaisoWestern Carolina
Lorenzo EdwardsPFLake Forest2016College of CharlestonUndecided
Oliver-Maxence ProsperPFLake Forest Academy2020ClemsonMarquette
Jalen ShawCLarkin2018St. BonaventureUndecided
P.J. PipesPGLemont2017Green BaySanta Clara
Fred Cleveland Jr.PGLeo2019North Carolina A&TUndecided
Jermaine HamlinCLincoln2019IllinoisEastern Illinois
Bennett KwiecinskiPFLoyola Academy2020SienaSt. Thomas
Grant ColemanPFMahomet-Seymour 2020MilwaukeeBryant
A.J. Youngman SGManual2017IdahoUndecided
Jadon WallacePGMarshall2020Eastern IllinoisKaskaskia College
Ethan HelwigSGMetea Valley2019MerrimackUndecided
Jeffrey Pizano-McInnis SGMoline2019College of CharlestonUndecided
Charlie MooreGMorgan Park2016DePaulMiami
Adam MillerSGMorgan Park2020IllinoisLSU
Lenell HenryPFMorgan Park2017Prairie View A&MUndecided
Marcus Watson Jr.PGMorgan Park2020Western IllinoisUndecided
Nimari BurnettSGMorgan Park*2020Texas TechAlabama
Nathan ScottPFNeuqua Valley2017Northern IllinoisUndecided
Demarion Bariffe-SmithSFNiles North2018Jackson StateUndecided
Aquan SmartPGNiles North2020MarylandFlorida International
Damaria FranklinSGNiles North2018Tennessee TechUIC
C.J. WilbournPFNormal2019MilwaukeeUndecided
Chase AdamsPGOrr2019PortlandUndecided
Tujautae WilliamsSGOrr2019Tennessee TechUndecided
RayJ DennisPGOswego East2019Boise StateToledo
Quinlan BennettSGProviso East2018LamarWestern Illinois
Ty ChisomSGProviso East2017South DakotaUndecided
Ben Coupet Jr.GSimeon2016Little RockSouthern Illinois
Keenon ColePFStreamwood2019Northern IllinoisUndecided
Brandon JohnsonPFThornton2016MinnesotaDePaul
Tray BuchananSGUnited2017South Dakota StateUndecided
Demarius JacobsSGUplift2018Saint LouisBall State
Rafael Cruz Jr.PGVon Steuben2017Western MichiganUndecided
Taj Bibbs PGWest Chicago2017ColumbiaHoward
Myles BakerSGWhitney Young2019Central Connecticut StateUndecided
Xavier PinsonPGWhitney Young2018MissouriLSU
Xavier CastanedaPGWhitney Young2018South FloridaAkron
Nate ShockeyPGYork2020North DakotaQuincy