The transfer portal will open on April 7th after the 2025-26 college basketball season comes to an official end, and Mark Pope will be looking to add some talent to next year’s roster. Players are not officially in the portal yet, but with the season over for a lot of teams, some players are announcing they will hit the portal when it officially opens on the 7th.
One player who has done this is Providence freshman guard Stefan Vaaks. This season, the Estonian guard averaged 15.8 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.5 rebounds. On the season, Vaaks shot 40.4% from the field and 35% from three. This 35% from Vaaks was on 8.4 attempts per game as he went 91-260 from deep.
The elite freshman season, Vaaks had earned him Big East All-Freshman Team honors. He stands 6’7 and weighs 206 pounds, so he is a bigger guard, which Coach Pope will love to see. Vaaks will definitely be one of the top players in the portal when it opens here in a few weeks, as he is a star in the making.
When looking at the stats on Vaaks, most would assume that he is just an elite shooter, but that is not the case, as the film tells a different story. Vaaks can dribble the ball to create open shots, he can make the midrange jumper, but most impressively, his passing will surprise folks. Obviously, his passing won’t be the first thing many see when looking at Vaaks as a player, but he is an underrated passer…