Texas Tech basketball transfer portal tracker: Who's in, who's out for Red Raiders in 2025?

The Texas Tech basketball team has officially entered the offseason and will now start assembling the 2025-26 Red Raiders mostly through the transfer portal, which opened March 24.

The Red Raiders wrapped up the second season under head coach Grant McCasland with a 28-9 overall record, going 15-5 in Big 12 Conference play to finish second in the league standings and advanced to the Elite Eight for just the third time in program history.

Texas Tech could bring back some of the best players from the 2024-25 season but several key figures like Chance McMillian and Elijah Hawkins have exhausted their eligibility. Others like Big 12 player of the year JT Toppin and March Madness hero Darrion Williams have to consider their professional options, such as declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft and seeing what happens.

Here’s what to know about the 2025 transfer portal cycle for the Texas Tech basketball team.

This page will be continuously updated as new information becomes available, so keep it bookmarked throughout the offseason.

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TEXAS TECH BASKETBALL ADDITIONS FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL

This section will be updated when players commit/are announced by Texas Tech as signings.

TEXAS TECH BASKETBALL DEPATURES VIA TRANSFER PORTAL

Darrion Williams, senior, forward, 6-foot-6, 225 pounds

2024-25 stats: 34 games, 34 starts, 29.9 minutes, 15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 123 assists, 43.9% FG, 34.0% 3FG, 83.6% FT, 43 steals

Notable: Achieved first team all-Big 12 this season showing off his full arsenal as a scorer and playmaker. ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported on April 6 that Williams will declare for the 2025 NBA Draft and also enter the transfer portal. This leaves every option, including a return to Texas Tech, on the table for Williams.

COULD RETURN TO TEXAS TECH BASKETBALL IN 2025-26

The following players have eligibility remaining and could return to the Texas Tech basketball team for the 2025-26 season. Players are listed with their 2025-26 academic years.

Kevin Overton, junior, guard, 6-foot-5, 200 pounds

2024-25 stats: 36 games, 1 start, 22.3 minutes, 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 42.2% FG, 33.1% 3FG, 77.9% FT

Notable: Overton’s roll was a bit sporadic throughout the season but had good flashes of what he’s capable of in postseason games against Baylor and Arkansas. Said this has been a “mental year” for him after transferring from Drake.

Jazz Henderson, redshirt freshman, guard, 5-foot-11, 175 pounds

Notable: Henderson missed the entire 2024-25 year after sustaining a lower-body injury in the preseason. This suggests he takes the redshirt year, though that has not been specified yet.

Christian Anderson, sophomore, guard, 6-foot-2, 165 pounds

2024-25 stats: 35 games, 7 starts, 30.5 minutes, 10.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 77 assists, 42.9% FG, 38.0% 3FG, 80.2% FT, 41 steals

Notable: Anderson would be Tech’s unquestioned starter next season, either at point or the off-guard position. Could be in line for a number of poachers looking to get him away from Lubbock, but should be among Tech’s top priorities this spring.

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Leon Horner, sophomore, guard, 6-foot-4, 215 pounds

2024-25 stats: 9 games, 0 starts, 2.4 minutes, 0.2 points, 0.6 rebounds

Notable: A spring signee last year, Horner wasn’t able to crack the rotation and got only mop-up duty in blowouts. Did have a nice showing in the Big 12 semifinals against Arizona displaying off his athleticism and motor.

Jack Francis, senior, guard, 6-foot-3, 185 pounds

2024-25 stats: 11 games, 0 starts, 1.9 minutes, 0.2 points

Notable: Walk-on would is beloved by teammates and coaches alike.

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JT Toppin, junior, forward, 6-foot-9, 225 pounds

2024-25 stats: 33 games, 33 starts, 27.3 minutes, 18.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 55.4% FG, 32.7% 3FG, 67.6% FT, 48 blocks, 27 steals

Notable: Toppin’s arrival in Lubbock was beneficial to all parties. He earned consensus all-American status (second team) and is the first player to win Big 12 player and newcomer of the year in the same season. Will most likely test out the NBA Draft waters again and see where things go from there.

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Corbin Green, senior, forward, 6-foot-5, 230 pounds

2024-25 stats: 9 games, 0 starts, 1.4 minutes, 0.1 points

Notable: After previously playing at Air Force, Corbin joined the team as a walk-on during the first week of practice. Played sparingly, mostly at the end of blowout wins.

Eemeli Yalaho, junior, forward, 6-foot-8, 240 pounds

2024-25 stats: 8 games, 1 start, 11.4 minutes, 3.3 points, 2.4 rebounds

Notable: Up and down year for the Finnish big, who was inactive for the majority of the season, got a couple big-minute games, was crucial in the road win over Houston, but was essentially out of the rotation during conference play when he was available.

Federiko Federiko, super-senior, forward, 6-foot-11, 215 pounds

2024-25 stats: 35 games, 6 starts, 18.8 minutes, 5.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 74.3% FG, 27 blocks

Notable: The big man in the middle has another year of eligibility to use thanks to the NCAA’s blanket waiver allowing players another season if they previously had a year at the JUCO level count against them. Told the Avalanche-Journal earlier this month he hadn’t decided on what he was going to do with that year.

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Marial Akuentok, redshirt-freshman, forward, 6-foot-10, 230 pounds

Notable: Akuntok is the Canadian big man who committed to Texas Tech in January and enrolled with the university this semester. He’s been rehabbing an injury suffered in high school and working out and traveling with the team. He’ll be considered a redshirt freshman next season.

GUARATEENED DEPARTURES

These players have exhausted their eligibility and/or are guaranteed not to be back with the Texas Tech basketball team for the 2025-26 season.

Chance McMillian, guard, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds

2024-25 stats: 31 games, 30 starts, 32.8 minutes, 14.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 52.3% FG, 43.3% 3FG, 88.5% FT, 57 assists

Notable: Had a career season that saw him earn second-team all-Big 12 before a litany of injuries hampered the final month of his final season.

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Elijah Hawkins, guard, 5-foot-11, 160 pounds

2024-25 stats: 35 games, 34 starts, 32.0 minutes, 9.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 225 assists, 32.3% FG, 31.6% 3FG, 84.2% FT, 54 steals

Notable: Will have his name throughout the Texas Tech record books after his lone season in Lubbock, setting new single-season marks for total assists (225) and assists per game (6.42).

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Kerwin Walton, 6-foot-5, 210 pounds

2024-25 stats: 37 games, 37 starts, 18.6 minutes, 6.0 points, 1.3 rebounds, 38.7% FG, 39.6% 3FG, 76.2% FT

Notable: The longest-tenured Red Raider stuck with Tech for three years as a lethal 3-point shooter, setting team records for 3s made (8) and attempted (17) in program history for an NCAA Tournament game.

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Devan Cambridge, forward, 6-foot-6, 210 pounds

2024-25 stats: 2 starts, 6 games, 17.3 minutes, 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 59.1% FG, 57.1% 3FG

Notable: Cambridge officially left the team in early December and is seeking a medical hardship waiver another year of eligibility, which would be his seventh year of college overall (three at Auburn, one at Arizona State, two at Texas Tech).

MORE ON CAMBRIDGE: Grant McCasland announces Devan Cambridge is no longer with Texas Tech basketball team

Key transfer portal, NBA Draft dates to know

Here’s a look at some of the key dates involved:

Transfer portal opened: March 24
Transfer portal closes: April 22 (midnight of April 21 going into April 22)
Deadline to declare for 2025 NBA Draft: April 26 (11:59 p.m. ET)
NBA Draft Combine: May 11-18
NBA Draft Lottery: May 12
Deadline to withdraw from 2025 NBA Draft and maintain college eligibility: June 15 (5 p.m. ET)

Something to keep in mind is that any player who isn’t sure about their chances to be taken in the 2025 NBA Draft will likely put their name into the transfer portal at the same time they declare for the draft. This allows for every possibility to remain on the table.

After putting their name into the portal, players can take as long as they want to decide if they want to return to their previous school or find a new school, so long as they withdraw from the draft by 5 p.m. ET on June 15.

Another thing to note is that it sometimes takes a couple days for players to have their name appear in the portal after they or another media outlet announces they’ll be in the portal. So while midnight on April 22 is the date the portal closes, players just have to submit their names to be put into the portal by 11:59 a.m. ET to still qualify for entry.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: 2025 Texas Tech basketball transfer portal tracker

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Texas Tech basketball transfer portal tracker: Who’s in, who’s out for Red Raiders in 2025?