Big 5 Transfer Pickup Tracker: Finkley Flips to La Salle

The 2026-27 basketball transfer portal season is in full swing, with teams in the Philadelphia Big 5 working to augment their rosters with players who already have college experience. The first Big 5 poaching took place on Tuesday, April 15 when Philadelphia native and Saint Joseph’s Prep alumnus Anthony Finkley transferred from Saint Joseph’s to La Salle.

Saint Joseph’s still doesn’t have an athletic director, which could put them at a severe disadvantage in terms of funding while the best mid-major options remain on the table. The University of Pennsylvania has a five player freshman class, limiting the Quakers’ need to attack the portal, while Drexel, La Salle and Temple are all dealing with the roster shakeup that smaller programs fall victim to in this era of college basketball.

Villanova has to replace all but three players from last season’s roster but already secured a pair of highly-touted transfers.

Here’s a comprehensive list of incoming transfers for each Big 5 men’s program sorted alphabetically; click here for the corresponding tracker for players hitting the road.

2026-27 Big 5 Transfer Additions

Drexel (five roster spots open):

• No commitments as of 4/26/26

La Salle (no roster spots open)

• Sophomore guard Devin Booker (George Mason): 8.3 MPG, 25 games played
• Senior guard Kam Burton (Stephen F. Austin): 7.9 PPG
• Senior forward Anthony Finkley (Saint Joseph’s): 5.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 19.0 MPG
• Junior guard Jamison Lynam (D-III Arcadia): 17.7 PPG, 3.0 APG
• Graduate guard Trey Moss (George Washington): 4.7 PPG in 2024-25, missed 2025-26 with an ankle injury
• Junior forward Eunique Rink (Hampton): 1.9 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 11.8 MPG
• Junior forward Vice Zanki (Niagara): 8.1 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 21.1 MPG

Penn (no roster spots open)

• No commitments as of 4/26/26

Saint Joseph’s (two roster spots open)

• Senior guard Logan Carey (Maine): 9.7 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 2.4 APG
• Sophomore forward Donovan Flamer (D-II ECSU): 8.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG in two games against D-I competition
• Graduate forward Sean Logan (Davidson): 3.7 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.4 BPG in 15.7 MPG.
• Redshirt junior Gavin Marrs (Oregon State): 2.3 MPG in 2024-25, missed 2025-26 with a shoulder injury

Temple (four roster spots open)

• Graduate guard Dallis Dillard (D-II IUP): 20.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 4.7 APG
• Senior guard Jason Drake (Indiana): 11.1 PPG, 3.1 APG
• Senior guard Jordan Marsh (USC): 7.3 PPG, 2.3 APG
• Junior forward Baboucarr Njie (UTSA): 9.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG
• Junior guard Cam Scott (South Carolina): 2.5 PPG, 10.1 MPG
• Senior guard Dez White (Oregon State): 9.7 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.1 APG

Villanova (six roster spots open)

• Junior guard Elijah Crawford (UIC): 14.1 PPG, 4.9 APG
• Senior forward Kwame Evans Jr. (Oregon): 13.3 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 1.3 BPG
• Senior guard Jake Fiegen (Cornell): 17.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.1 APG
• Senior forward Devin Royal (Ohio State): 13.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG
• Senior guard Darryl “Buddy” Simmons (St. Bonaventure): 16.4 PPG, 2.8 APG

Check back for updates as the offseason continues.