In January of this year, the NCAA modified the timing windows for basketball transfers:

Basketball transfer portal rules:

• A 15-day transfer window opens the day after the NCAA national championship game.
• The window applies to men's and women's basketball.
• The rule is effective immediately.

WBB Dates: April 6 - April 20

In the meantime, the player agents are in full swing, trying to get to the money before somebody else does.

annarborbear said:

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In the meantime, the player agents are in full swing, trying to get to the money before somebody else does.

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Over 2,000 ladies have hit the portal already. I just glanced at the the possibilities since many on the board say we need two big bodies and just looking at a few pages I saw about eight possibilities so we have no excuse if we can't get at least two big bodies on the roster.

Any chance for Audie Crooks?

I count 34 ACC players already in the Portal, along with two coaching changes. Both Pitt and BC have replaced their coaches. Pitt chose Robin Harmony from the College of Charleston, and BC hired Kate Popovec-Goss from Bradley University. Pitt has 8 players so far in the portal and BC has 3.

Ccajon2-where can I access the 2026 transfer portal list?

Here's what I am using (someone posted on another thread):
https://www.on3.com/her/news/on3-2025-26-womens-basketball-transfer-portal-tracker/

It says 524 at the moment, not 2000. But 524 is more than last year, I believe. And the portal doesn't open until Monday, officially. There were 1534 Division 1 transfers, according to Raoul: https://wbbblog.com/womens-basketball-transfers-d-i-2024-25/
And the Final Four teams haven't had anyone announce yet if they are leaving.

Schroeder71 said:

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Ccajon2-where can I access the 2026 transfer portal list?

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On-3's Talia Goodman is the guru of that...follow her on X, or whatever I guess, but you do need a subscription to see the whole list.

In reviewing the portal list it's apparent that there are more scoring guards available in the portal than there are proven forwards or centers. I would assume that any of the "proven" front court players are going to be expensive and the competition for them is going to be as tough as ever. Finding a center who can score from inside and rebound is as important as ever considering we lose Walker & we need a compliment to our outside shooters. Really hoping that Charmin has scouts & contacts who know players who have high ceilings but perhaps didn't play much last season. It will be an interesting process to watch & really hope we can find a plug and play center who can be a difference maker.

From what I can see from reviewing this year's roster, Cal loses two seniors plus Puff Morris who is entering the portal. Smith has recruited three international players, Anna Lagonikaki 6"3" F from Greece and two Australians, Zara Russell 6'1" F & 5'8" G, Ruby Perkins. These new freshman all come with some international experience, but none seem to be immediate difference makers, but I don't know that for sure. Nor do I know if the two bigs can play center or not, but it does seem we are going to be in need of an impactful post player.

This leads me to a question regarding roster size. I believe it was reported on BI that the Women's program can have up to 16 players on scholarships, but Cal only has 13 players listed on the roster. Is this a strategy used by Coach Smith to save NIL dollars or is it because she couldn't find enough worthy players? I ask the question because I would like to know how many players will she be looking to land through the portal? The three freshman are effectively replacing Puff & the two seniors. How many players will she be looking to bring in through the portal? Will she be looking to increase roster size or will she focus NIL dollars on landing a Center?

GO BEARS!

Calbear73 said:

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In reviewing the portal list it's apparent that there are more scoring guards available in the portal than there are proven forwards or centers. I would assume that any of the "proven" front court players are going to be expensive and the competition for them is going to be as tough as ever. Finding a center who can score from inside and rebound is as important as ever considering we lose Walker & we need a compliment to our outside shooters. Really hoping that Charmin has scouts & contacts who know players who have high ceilings but perhaps didn't play much last season. It will be an interesting process to watch & really hope we can find a plug and play center who can be a difference maker.

From what I can see from reviewing the roster, Cal loses two seniors plus Puff Morris who is entering the portal. Smith has recruited three international players, Anna Lagonikaki 6"3" F from Greece and two Australians, Zara Russell 6'1" F & 5'8" G, Ruby Perkins. These new freshman all come with some international experience, but none seem to be immediate difference makers, but I don't know that for sure. Nor do I know if the two bigs can play center or not, but does seem we are going to be in need of an impactful post player.

this leads me to a question regarding roster size. I believe it was reported on BI that the Women's program can have up to 16 players on scholarships, but Cal only has 13 players listed on the roster. Is this a strategy used by Coach Smith to save money or is it because she couldn't find enough worthy players? I ask the question because I would like to know how many players will she be looking to land through the portal? The three freshman are effectively replacing Puff & the two seniors. How many players will she be looking to bring in through the portal? Will she be looking to increase roster size or will she focus NIL dollars on landing a Center?

GO BEARS!

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It's been discussed in countless other threads, but the Bears will also be adding a 6'4 Serbian post player to the 2026 class. She should be signing her letter of intent (LOI) in the next week or so. She has been scouted thoroughly, and GM Meghin Williams has been to Europe to meet with her and see her play.

As far as the portal goes (and before Puff's announcement), Charmin had indicated that she would like to sign another post player and a scoring guard from the portal. It's not clear as to who else she might sign now given Puff's departure. Although a proven point guard certainly comes to mind.

SFCALBear72 said:

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Calbear73 said:

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In reviewing the portal list it's apparent that there are more scoring guards available in the portal than there are proven forwards or centers. I would assume that any of the "proven" front court players are going to be expensive and the competition for them is going to be as tough as ever. Finding a center who can score from inside and rebound is as important as ever considering we lose Walker & we need a compliment to our outside shooters. Really hoping that Charmin has scouts & contacts who know players who have high ceilings but perhaps didn't play much last season. It will be an interesting process to watch & really hope we can find a plug and play center who can be a difference maker.

From what I can see from reviewing the roster, Cal loses two seniors plus Puff Morris who is entering the portal. Smith has recruited three international players, Anna Lagonikaki 6"3" F from Greece and two Australians, Zara Russell 6'1" F & 5'8" G, Ruby Perkins. These new freshman all come with some international experience, but none seem to be immediate difference makers, but I don't know that for sure. Nor do I know if the two bigs can play center or not, but does seem we are going to be in need of an impactful post player.

this leads me to a question regarding roster size. I believe it was reported on BI that the Women's program can have up to 16 players on scholarships, but Cal only has 13 players listed on the roster. Is this a strategy used by Coach Smith to save money or is it because she couldn't find enough worthy players? I ask the question because I would like to know how many players will she be looking to land through the portal? The three freshman are effectively replacing Puff & the two seniors. How many players will she be looking to bring in through the portal? Will she be looking to increase roster size or will she focus NIL dollars on landing a Center?

GO BEARS!

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It's been discussed in countless other threads, but the Bears will also be adding a 6'4 Serbian post player to the 2026 class. She should be signing her letter of intent (LOI) in the next week or so. She has been scouted thoroughly, and GM Meghin Williams has been to Europe to meet with her and see her play.

As far as the portal goes (and before Puff's announcement), Charmin had indicated that she would like to sign another post player and a scoring guard from the portal. It's not clear as to who else she might sign now given Puff's departure. Although a proven point guard certainly comes to mind.

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Don't undersell the Serbian! I believe MW said she was 6'5.

As we know with basketball rosters, that means she's actually 6'2

Not to be that guy, but I did an AI search and the two names that popped up:

Jovana Jevtovic
Born: September 4, 2005 | Height: 6'3"6'4" | Position: Center
According to Claude: "Jovana Jevtovic is a 6'3" Serbian center who most recently played at Sopron Basket in the Hungarian A Division. Through the 2024-25 season, she averaged 14.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game over 18 games."

Lana Brenjo
Born: July 16, 2007 | Height: 6'4" | Position: Center | Nationality: SRB/BIH
According to Claude: "Lana Brenjo is a 192cm (6'4") Serbian/Bosnian center born in 2007 who has played on Serbia's youth national teams from U16 through U18 EuroBasket. At the U16 level, she averaged 8.2 rebounds per game -- elite production at that level for a big."

ethan0l said:

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Not to be that guy, but I did an AI search and the two names that popped up:

Jovana Jevtovic
Born: September 4, 2005 | Height: 6'3"6'4" | Position: Center
According to Claude: "Jovana Jevtovic is a 6'3" Serbian center who most recently played at Sopron Basket in the Hungarian A Division. Through the 2024-25 season, she averaged 14.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game over 18 games."

Lana Brenjo
Born: July 16, 2007 | Height: 6'4" | Position: Center | Nationality: SRB/BIH
According to Claude: "Lana Brenjo is a 192cm (6'4") Serbian/Bosnian center born in 2007 who has played on Serbia's youth national teams from U16 through U18 EuroBasket. At the U16 level, she averaged 8.2 rebounds per game -- elite production at that level for a big."

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Funny-I ran a few claude searches through MW's and Charmin's followers and cross referenced FIBA…still couldn't come up with a match. I spent a solid 45 minutes trying to figure out who this post is. No luck. Your first suggestion came up as a possibility but…

If everyone else returns that would number 9 players: 7 guards/wings plus two frontcourt players that stand 6-1 & 6-0. If four freshmen are added, that would bring the roster count to 13. This potentially would permit Charmin Smith to bring 2 or 3 transfer players from the portal. the Bear's primary need would be a proven post that can score, rebound & block shots. The other player would be a scoring guard that can hit the three-point shot and hopefully a pull-up jump shot from mid-range.

Wake Forest has lost their two impressive freshmen guards, Milan Brown and Caitlin Jones, to the portal. Both are 5-8 but possess speed. Milan Brown averaged 9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. She is very physical and loves to drive to the basket. Caitlin Jones is a combo guard. She's an adept ball-handler and possesses a potent pull-up jumper. She averaged 8.3 ppg and was 3rd in assists. The Bear backcourt could not seem to stop them.

Here's the Wake Forest box score for their loss in Berkeley.
Women's Basketball vs Wake Forest on 1/11/2026 - Box Score - California Golden Bears Athletics

Btw, I'm assuming that the former walk-on returns to that status next season.

annarborbear said:

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Not sure if any players in the portal will be thinking about the new Executive Order - maximum five years of eligibility, only one transfer allowed without sitting out a year. Might mean that you will have to be a little more careful about where you will want to land long-term, and a little more likely that you will be choosing a school from which you will be getting a degree. Would be great if it does generate some further stability in this situation.

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clueless, googled it..

Quote:

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President Donald Trump has signed a second executive order aimed at fixing college sports, this time laying out specific transfer and eligibility rules, limiting how athletes can be compensated for their name, image and likeness and threatening schools that violate rules with financial penalties, the White House announced Friday.

The order was signed on Final Four weekend for the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments and less than a month after the president convened a roundtable of college sports and business leaders to discuss concerns, big-picture solutions and potential federal legislation.

Whether many aspects of the order could stand up to legal challenges is uncertain, but multiple sources who have contributed to the document told The Athletic before the order was released that its goal was to spur legislative action. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the executive order before its release.

The order's mandates such as limiting athletes to one unrestricted transfer as undergraduates and placing a five-year cap on college eligibility would not take effect until August 1.

Most notably, the order poses the possibility of federal funding being withheld from schools that do not comply with the rules, a hammer the Trump administration has held over institutions of higher education throughout the first 18 months of his second term.

An executive order cannot establish new laws or override existing state laws, some of which are contradicted by the directives of this order. The order also conflicts with previous court rulings and NCAA decisions, such as the ones allowing multiple immediate transfers. A number of Trump's executive orders have been struck down in court, including one that would have barred federal funding for NPR and PBS; a federal judge recently blocked that order, ruling it in violation of the First Amendment.

For several years, college sports leaders have been lobbying lawmakers in Washington for a federal law to help regulate compensation, eligibility and other parts of college sports that have been thrown into upheaval by antitrust lawsuits and state laws.

The SCORE Act, a bill that would provide antitrust protections, preempt state laws that target rules set by the NCAA and conferences and prevent college athletes from being deemed employees, has been in limbo in the House of Representatives since last summer. The bill has some bipartisan backing in the House, but even with a Republican majority, it has not generated enough support to reach the floor for debate and a vote.

The SCORE Act also stands little chance of making it through the Senate, where it would need 60 votes and significant Democratic support. But many college sports leaders are still pushing for the passage of the SCORE Act to provide legislative momentum and attention on their issue.

"This Executive Order identifies some of the key issues facing college sports, including continued funding for women's and Olympic sports," said Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), an opponent of SCORE who has introduced two other college sports bills.

An executive order can't provide an antitrust exemption, and Trump's order didn't broach the subject of employment, instead offering more targeted solutions to particular problems.

The order would roll back transfer rules to the way they were before a federal judge shot down the NCAA's one-time exception policy and launched perpetual free agency for college athletes. The order calls for athletes to be permitted to transfer just once as undergraduates and be immediately eligible to play for the new school. A second transfer would require the athlete to give up a year of eligibility without competing. Graduate students would get one additional free transfer once they have obtained a four-year degree.

With the NCAA facing a wave of lawsuits challenging eligibility rules, the order would install a new rule giving athletes five years to compete in college, with no exceptions. Currently, most athletes have five years to complete four full seasons of competition. The NCAA also has a waiver process that allows schools to request additional years of eligibility for athletes whose college careers are interrupted by circumstances beyond their control, usually due to injuries.

The NCAA has had more success in court defending its eligibility rules than defending its compensation rules, but all the legal challenges have created uncertainty and encouraged athletes to take their shots with judges if their waiver requests are denied by the NCAA.

The order states, "professional athletes cannot return to college athletics."

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is set to play this season for the Rebels after a Mississippi judge granted his request for a preliminary injunction, essentially overruling the NCAA's decision to deny him a sixth year of eligibility. Meanwhile, judges in Tennessee and Virginia denied similar requests from quarterbacks Joey Aguilar and Chandler Morris.

Trump's order would also end NIL collectives, the donor-fueled organizations that rose to prominence after the NCAA lifted its ban on college athletes cashing in on sponsorship and endorsement deals.

Collectives have already been marginalized and wound down in many places once schools were permitted to pay athletes up to $20.5 million directly in 2025-26 via a new revenue-sharing system, but schools are finding new ways to attempt to circumvent that cap through multimedia rights agreements and deals with apparel companies. The order steers clear of mandates related to how much schools can pay athletes.

This order is intended to be more comprehensive and instructive than the prior executive order on college sports that Trump signed last summer, which was titled "Saving College Sports" and touched on some of the same topics. That initial order made recommendations on how athletic departments should operate and directed government agencies to weigh in on things such as the employment status of college athletes and how to give more governance and enforcement power back to the NCAA. The order attempted to establish scholarship benchmarks for women's and Olympic sports and ban "pay for play" compensation.

There have been no substantive changes in college sports as a direct result of that order, which was signed in July 2025.

At a White House roundtable on March 6, Trump promised to produce a new order within a week "because that's the only way this is going to be solved." Nearly a month later, this order is more comprehensive in scope. It was largely a result of the president's frustration with the challenges of passing legislation through Congress and the way past court decisions have reshaped college sports, but he also acknowledged that the order was likely to be challenged in court.

"Let's see if we can get it through the court system, which we might not be able to do," Trump said at the roundtable.

The roundtable also led to the formation of presidential committees that began meeting this week to focus on and inform potential legislation. The committee's focus on five areas antitrust legislation, rules, NCAA reform, media rights and player representation with an oversight group that includes university presidents, as well as New York Yankees president Randy Levine, Texas Tech board chair and Trump advisor Cody Campbell and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Many of the committee members also attended the roundtable, including conference commissioners, athletic directors and business executives, as well as NCAA president Charlie Baker, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

"This action is a significant step forward, and we appreciate the Administration's interest and attention to these issues," NCAA president Charlie Baker said in a statement. "Stabilizing college athletics for student-athletes still requires a permanent, bipartisan federal legislative solution, so we look forward to continuing to work alongside the Administration and Congress to enact targeted legislation with the support of student-athlete leaders from all three divisions."

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stuck at home bear

Four stops in five years, with two degrees, is doable for real student athletes.

Stanford is losing several, including Lara Somfai:

wbbblog.com/lara-somfai/

BearBint said:

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Stanford is losing several, including Lara Somfai:

wbbblog.com/lara-somfai/

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i don't see that in that link.

Wow. 5 from Stanford so far:
https://wbbblog.com/womens-basketball-transfers-d-i-2025-26/10/

annarborbear said:

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A new coach is in Stanford's future. They are not going to let their program deteriorate like this.

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Did Tara sense something and retire just in time or did she really think Paye was up to the task?

3Cats4CAL said:

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annarborbear said:

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A new coach is in Stanford's future. They are not going to let their program deteriorate like this.

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Did Tara sense something and retire just in time or did she really think Paye was up to the task?

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She is 72, and probably didn't want to go through this new era of the game. She likely also thought that her long-time Associate Paye could handle it. But even Tara would now have to admit that this isn't working. And Stanford has a number of large donors to the women's team. Both the head coach and associate head coach positions have named endowed titles funded by donations. So money will also now talk.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/women-s-college-basketball-transfer-portal-rankings-the-10-best-players-set-to-change-teams/ar-AA20hRnh?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=69d409615c174d01a6d1196cd4fc6ac3&ei=11

Freshman center Tilda Trygger to Cal? Such a great name as well, and this is a better climate for Scandis.

(Yes, joking.)

Madison St. Rose of Princeton would be a nice complement to Lulu at the guard spot.

SFCALBear72 said:

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Madison St. Rose of Princeton would be a nice complement to Lulu at the guard spot.

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She does sound promising: https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/madison-st-rose/24736

Texas sophomore guard, Jordan Lee, who is from Stockton and graduated from St. Mary's HS is now in the transfer portal.

Should we reach out to her?

Jordan Lee - Women's Basketball - University of Texas Athletics

Courtney Ogden is sixth Stanford player in the portal and Somfei signs with TCU,

We probably can't afford these top 20 or 40 players

This article has a list of top portal players and potential fits (its the usual suspects...)

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7179737/2026/04/08/womens-college-basketball-players-transfer-portal/