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2026 women’s basketball transfer portal tracker: Big 5 moves, where Philly-area standouts are going

More than 1,300 Division I women’s basketball players were in the portal after it opened on Tuesday. We're tracking where the Big 5 and Philly-area players are going.

The Big 5 has several players entering the transfer portal, which opened on Tuesday.
The Big 5 has several players entering the transfer portal, which opened on Tuesday.Read moreJohn Mersits / AP

The women’s college basketball season ended with Philadelphia’s Dawn Staley coaching South Carolina to the championship game.

But as UCLA was cutting down the nets in Phoenix, the page was turning to next season. More than 1,300 Division I players were in the portal in the two days after it opened, and the annual free agency period is well underway.

Big 5 teams certainly won’t be immune to losing talent, and we’ll be tracking it all here, from the Philly-area schools losing players and signing others to local players at non-Big 5 schools entering the portal, too.

Big 5 portal entries
Local portal entries
Local recruits going to college

Big 5 portal entries

Villanova

  1. MD Ntambue (guard) played in 25 games and averaged 10.9 minutes.

Temple

  1. Jaleesa Molina (forward) was a starter who averaged 9.9 points this season and spent three years with the Owls.

  2. Savannah Curry (guard/Westtown School graduate) started 25 games and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

  3. Drew Alexander (guard), a sophomore, was a rotational player, averaging 15 minutes in 28 games.

  4. Kelian Cedano (guard) appeared in 31 games.

  5. Brianna Mead (guard), a sophomore, played 12.3 minutes per game in 31 matchups.

Jaleesa Molina averaged 9.9 points this season for Temple.
Jaleesa Molina averaged 9.9 points this season for Temple.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer

St. Joseph’s

  1. Meja Jägerskog (forward) appeared in 17 games as a sophomore.

Penn

  1. Ruke Ogbevire (guard), a freshman, played in eight games.

  2. Sarah Miller (guard) averaged 3.3 minutes in 15 games as a sophomore.

Drexel

  1. Iriona Gravley (forward/Williamstown High graduate) appeared in 25 games and spent two seasons with the Dragons.

La Salle

  1. Ashleigh Connor (guard), a redshirt junior, led the Explorers at 15.8 points per game.

  2. Aryss Macktoon (guard) was a junior starter, averaging 15 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.2 steals.

  3. Yar Manyiel (guard) appeared in 20 games, averaging 6.4 minutes.

Local portal entries

  1. Shayla Smith, Penn State (guard/Universal Audenried Charter)

Local recruits going to college

  1. Alexis Eberz, Villanova (guard/Archbishop Carroll)

  2. Atlee Vanesko, Ohio State (guard/Westtown School)

  3. Megan Rullo, Drexel (guard/Cardinal 0’Hara)