The ACC ranked fifth in NCAA Tournament bids this postseason but led all conferences with four teams in the Sweet 16, the fifth straight Tournament the league led or shared the lead in regional semifinal berths. The ACC is poised for another impressive postseason in 2024-25 after adding some of the nation’s top transfer portal talent this offseason, helping the league land multiple teams in the preseason top 25.
Ten of the transfer portal’s top 100 prospects found a home in the ACC this offseason, and we’re highlighting all 10 in this article. Duke was the only major college basketball team not to take a transfer last offseason, but it leads all ACC teams in the top 100 transfers with three.
NC State and Louisville join the Blue Devils with top 25 portal classes, while Syracuse, SMU and Miami put together strong classes with a trio of four-star prospects apiece. North Carolina has landed just one prospect thus far, but he’s among the highest-rated commits in the conference.
10. MASON GILLIS, SF, DUKE
Previous School: Virginia Tech
Transfer Portal Rank: No. 85 OVR | No. 16 C
This is the second intra-conference transfer for Kidd, who started his career at Clemson and spent the last three seasons at Virginia Tech. He had a breakout season in Blacksburg last year, averaging 13.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He shot 66.8% from the field, which led the ACC and ranked No. 4 nationally. Kidd, who measures in at 6-foot-10, 235 pounds, brings much-needed size to a Miami frontcourt that lost three big men, including star power forward Norchad Omier, to the transfer portal.
