The Gophers men’s and women’s basketball teams retained core pieces of their 2025-26 basketball rosters, then turned their attention to the transfer portal to flesh out next season’s teams. The women’s portal opened April 6 and extends through April 20,

Minnesota made its most significant pickup of the offseason on Monday.

The Gophers had a busy week with four transfer portal additions, which means their 2026-27 roster outlook has become clearer. Early signs point towards shooting being a massive strength next season, and here's why.

The Gophers return three starters, all guards, from a team that finished last season 24-9 overall after beating Green Bay and Mississippi in the NCAA tournament, and losing to eventual champion UCLA in the regional semifinals. They finished fourth in the Big Ten with a 13-5 conference mark.

Dawn Plitzuweit and the Gophers landed their second transfer portal addition on Thursday when Northwestern forward Tayla Thomas announced her commitment late in the evening. Thomas reunites with her former high school teammate,

The Gophers finally landed a transfer portal commitment from North Carolina guard Kyan Evans on Saturday afternoon. He has a chance to completely transform the program's outlook heading into 2026-27,

The Gophers men’s basketball program did not make a huge splash with new additions during the first week of the transfer portal, nor did they even produce a ripple. Minnesota has yet to add a single new player since the portal opened April 7,