The transfer portal has closed for women’s college basketball. While there’s still a handful of impactful players in it — like USC’s Kayleigh Heckel — who have yet to find a new home, the dust has mostly settled on the sport’s substitute for free agency.
Losses for some teams were gains for others. Some squads completely revamped their rosters while others just added a few key pieces. Some teams have to nearly start from scratch because of defections.
Gaining players through the transfer portal doesn’t always equal success, and losing them doesn’t always bring doom. But consider that every team that made the Final Four this past season started
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