It’s the most exciting time of the season — the transfer portal has officially opened following the conclusion of the NCAA basketball tournaments. Commitments are being tested as rosters get shaken up by new talent.
2026 will be the first year the NCAA utilizes a 15-day transfer window following changes to the system ratified in January. This is the only time teams can offer prospective transfer players a position on their squad, but transfers can commit on their own timeline.
Let’s break down which of the Quakers decided to continue their collegiate careers elsewhere.
Ethan Roberts
Senior guard/forward Ethan Roberts is finally leaving the Palestra.
Roberts was the Quakers’ leading scorer this season, and he looks to take his talents elsewhere for his final year of eligibility. Although Roberts said he was “forever a Quaker” when The Daily Pennsylvanian broke the initial news of his transfer, he cannot play his final season at Penn due to the Ivy League’s 4-in-4 eligibility rules.
Roberts earned Second-team All-Ivy honors this past season for his efforts on the court. The 6-foot-5 guard out of Arlington Heights, Ill. declared for the portal last season but ultimately chose to stay with the Quakers when Fran McCaffery was hired.
He came to Penn as a junior after a redshirt year at Drake, which was preceded by a strong rookie season at Army. He’ll almost certainly be a key asset for high-major teams looking to pick up a consistent scorer with strong ball control.
Cam Thrower
Senior guard Cam Thrower was the sole Quaker to see action during both of the Quakers’ post-pandemic Ivy Madness campaigns. Now, he’s one of five men’s basketball players looking to transfer out of the program.
The 6-foot-3 guard out of Manhattan Beach, Calif. is an anomaly in modern college basketball, having not attempted to transfer at any point during his undergraduate career. He has one year of eligibility left as he sat out the 2024-25 season due to injury.
Thrower was a crucial contributor this past season. During Roberts’ absences due to injury, Thrower stepped into the starting lineup seamlessly, most notably in the title-winning run at the 2026 Ivy League tournament. Thrower made the all-tournament team after shooting four out of six attempts beyond the arc en route to a career-high 19 points in the championship final against Yale. At Penn’s subsequent March Madness first-round matchup against Illinois, Thrower notched 14 points and four rebounds. In other high-profile matchups between Villanova and Rutgers, Thrower tied for team-high scoring honors in both.
Dylan Williams
Senior guard Dylan Williams joined the Quakers in the 2024-25 season after stints at NJCAA powerhouses Mineral Area College and Triton College, where he saw action in the 2024 NJCAA National Championship game.
The 5-foot-11 guard out of Columbia, S.C. was a staple in the lineup during the Donahue era, playing in 25 games during the 2024-25 season. He never found a solid spot on McCaffery’s roster, only appearing in seven games this season, all of which were early-season non-conference matches.
Michelangelo Oberti
The Quakers’ resident ball artist looks to complete his collegiate career somewhere else.
Sophomore center Michelangelo Oberti declared his intent to transfer last week. This is Oberti’s second time entering the portal after deciding to stay with the program when McCaffery was hired last spring. Unfortunately, Oberti never saw significant playing time under either Donahue or McCaffery.
Last season, Oberti put up a season-high seven points in the season opener against Division III Rowan. Although he didn’t see much action during the early season, Oberti became a steady force in rotation after a strong performance against Columbia at the end of January.
Ruke Ogbevire
Freshman guard Ruke Ogbevire, one half of the Ogbevire sister duo, announced her decision to transfer on social media early last week.
Ogbevire saw action in eight games for the Quakers, all but one of which were during non-conference play in fall 2025. The 5-foot-7 Houston native averaged 3.5 points per game and 0.9 rebounds per contest while shooting 55% from the field.
She notably put up eleven points in the season opener against Division III King’s College while shooting 71% from the field and 50% from the deep. Ogbevire also displayed a strong non-conference effort against Hofstra, putting eight points on the board while shooting 75% from the field and 66% from the deep.
Sarah Miller
On April 4, sophomore guard Sarah Miller announced via her social media that she was entering the transfer portal. The Phoenix native saw limited action this past season, appearing in 15 matchups for an average of 3.2 minutes per game. This was a stark contrast to her rookie season.
Over the 2024-25 season, Miller played in all 28 games and started for 11. That season during nonconference play, Miller had her breakout game in the inaugural Big 5 Classic — hitting four three-points in a three-minute span en route to a game-high of 21 points in the Quakers’ victory over La Salle. For that performance, Miller added two weekly honors to her resume: Ivy League Rookie of the Week and USBWA National Freshman of the Week.
Miller had a quieter conference play by those standards, but at the end of the season, she was ranked second on the team for made threes and shot an average of 35.9% from beyond the arc. In the summer, Miller continued this strong momentum while representing the Japanese National basketball team. In June 2025, Miller previously told The Daily Pennsylvanian that a goal of hers was to play professionally.
Bradyn Foster
Sophomore forward Bradyn Foster is hoping to get minutes outside the Ivy League.
Foster never cemented his place on either Donahue’s or McCaffery’s lineup. The 6-foot-8 Pittsburgh-area native recorded a career-high eight points in a December 2024 contest against Penn State. Under McCaffery, Foster only saw action in the season opener against Rowan, and even against a Division III opponent, he only saw three minutes of play on the court.
Helena Lasić
Former Penn women’s basketball forward Helena Lasić decided to sit out her senior season with the Quakers in favor of finishing her Penn degree and finding greener pastures elsewhere. Or, in her case, basketball courts.
Lasić is the only transfer to announce their commitment to a program so far. As of April 3, the Canada native is officially returning home to finish out her collegiate eligibility at the University of Windsor. Windsor competes in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the U Sports governing body, which is the Canadian equivalent of the NCAA.
