Though there could still be some more names trickling in over the next 24 hours or so, the transfer portal officially closed at 12:00 AM Eastern today. Despite it only being officially open for about 15 days now, there’s been a ton of official movement across the college basketball landscape, with Villanova being no exception.

The Wildcats’ roster stands at nine currently, so there’s still work to do. But as we stand (or sit) here now, this is where things are at for both the current and former Villanova players:

Tafara Gapare – seeking redshirt for this past season

Chris Jeffrey – rumors are that Loyola-Chicago is a team to watch

Malachi Palmer – has been connected to West Virginia

At this stage, it seems likely that Villanova will lose most of its former players to mid or low majors, which is exactly what happened a year ago. As much as we would like to see more than just two rotation players back, the upgrade in overall talent is unquestionable. Most reputable sources have the Wildcats’ transfer haul in the top ten in the country, with a host of other Big East teams in the mix. There’s still work to do on the center front, but otherwise the roster has experience, versatility and depth that it didn’t have a year ago. It will be up to the players and coaches to come together during the summer. Kevin Willard did a great job last year of getting (almost) everyone to pull in the same direction, so there’s no reason to believe that won’t happen again this year.