Last offseason, Brad Underwood used the transfer portal to fill both important starting positions and depth with the additions of Alfonso Plummer and Omar Payne. This year, according to 247 Sports, Illinois has the second-best transfer in the class in the country with the additions of Matthew Mayer, Terrence Shannon and Dain Dainja (and Brad may not be done).

This incoming transfer class has the possibility of adding a top scorer and multiple starters, so let’s preview this loaded transfer class.

Matthew Mayer

When Matthew Mayer transferred from Baylor and committed to Illinois over North Carolina, Texas Tech and Memphis, it surprised many in the college basketball world.