1. Justin Vander Baan
Justin Vander Baan is a 4-star transfer coming off a spectacular season with the Lafayette Leopards. Vander Baan is ranked as the 11th-best center to enter the transfer portal and a top 100 player in the transfer portal.
He is set to play his sixth season in college basketball, having spent his first two seasons with Boston College and his last three with Lafayette. He is coming off his best collegiate season, during which he averaged 12.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 50.5 percent from the field.
The 7-foot center secured six double-doubles last year, including his best game of his career when he scored 25 points and secured 11 rebounds, five assists, and one block.
The Cardinals could use a 7-footer with elite paint presence, and Vander Baan would bring that. He earned the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and All-Patriot Third Team honors.
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