The transfer portal treated the UCF Knights pretty well during the 2025-26 men’s basketball season.
Yes, they lost 100% of their scoring from the previous year. But the brand-new roster head coach Johnny Dawkins recruited produced a 21-12 record and the program’s first March Madness trip in seven years.
Now, Dawkins and Co. will look to do it again.
The portal opened April 7, the day after Michigan beat UConn for the national championship, and closes two weeks later on April 21.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal is tracking the latest additions and departures below. They are listed chronologically, with the newest players at the top.
UCF returning basketball players
John Bol
Elijah Hulsewe
Arturo Dean
Carmelo Pacheco
UCF transfer portal additions
Mister Dean
Lewis Walker
Cayden Vasko
Isaiah Malone
UCF transfer portal losses
Jeremy Foumena
Jamichael Stillwell
Poohpha Warakulnukroh
Chris Johnson
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: UCF basketball transfer portal live updates: Tracking who’s in, out
Reporting by Chris Boyle and Chris Vinel, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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