One of the top players in the college basketball transfer portal came off the board Thursday evening when Baylor point guard Rob Wright, who ranks No. 8 in the 247Sports/CBS Sports Transfer Rankings,

Stirtz played one season at Drake and led the Bulldogs to the second round of the NCAA tournament, winning Missouri Valley Player of the Year honors along the way. He averaged 19.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists and was terrific in the postseason. Now, he is following Ben McCollum to Iowa.

All-American guard Braden Smith and forward Trey Kaufman-Renn—fellow first-team All-Big Ten selection—are back. So is sharpshooter Fletcher Loyer. As is starting guard C.J. Cox. Purdue also reeled in Oscar Cluff, a first-team All-Summit League transfer from South Dakota State.