The season may be over, but the next part of the year starts for the Falcons as they seek additions in the transfer portal.

Head coach Todd Simon has utilized the portal to the highest degree to add players who can make an instant impact on the team during his time at Bowling Green.  

Sophomore guard Josiah Shackelford found his way to the Falcons through the transfer portal and became an integral plug-and-play piece on the roster.  

The Orange and Brown will be active, already adding guard Trey Simmons from Frostburg and guard Zach Howell from Drury to the rostr. 

Here are 10 players who have put their name into the portal and could be potential targets for Simon and his staff.  

Armani Henderson (Trinity Valley sophomore guard) 

The leader for Trinity Valley in points (13.8), assists (4.5) and steals (3.1) per game. He is a player who can contribute to every part of the game, and is ranked 76th on the JUCO top 100 players and the MVP of Region 14.  

The 3.1 steals per game led to 110 total steals on the season, which was second in all of JUCO, helping him to turn defense to offense.   

Henderson has an offensive game that is continuing to evolve especially from behind the arc. After the first 16 games of the season, he was only shooting 20% (9-for-45) from 3-point range, but across 19 games in the second half of the season, he shot 42.9%, making 27 of 63 attempts.  

Cameron Brown (Ranger freshman guard) 

The 6-foot-6 freshman guard led the team in scoring with 19.4 points per game on 45.3% shooting from the field, 34.1% from 3-point range and 70.7% from the free-throw line.  

Brown can run an offensive smoothly with 12 games of at least five assists last season, and at his height, that can make him an interesting matchup. He is able to take the smaller guards down into the paint while also being able to beat forwards off the dribble.  

Brown was named the North Texas JUCO College Freshman of the Year and a JUCO Fab 50 freshman.

Brock McClure (Snow College sophomore guard) 

McClure has already taken a visit to Bowling Green, as announced on his X/Twitter account. The 6-foot-6 guard is ranked 36th on the JUCO top 100 players, after a year averaging 15.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.

McClure is a strong shooter, shooting 49.3% from the field and 40.3% from behind the arc, including 11 games of shooting 50% or better from 3-point range.  

With 290 rebounds on the season, and 100 of those rebounds being offensive, McClure is a willing rebounder that can change the game for any Division I team.  

Vilijami Vartiainen (Weber State sophomore guard/forward) 

At Weber State, Vartiainen has been a consistent piece for the Wildcats over the last three seasons and increased his scoring by about four points per game.

Consistent from behind the arc, Vartiainen has never shot below 35% on 3-pointers. During the 2025-26 season, he shot 42.2% from deep.  

At 12.8 points per game with 9.5 shots per contest, including 6.9 of those shot attempts from beyond the arc, Vartiainen has been a low usage player for the Wildcats with high upside.  

Zion Sensley (UC Santa Barbara sophomore guard/forward) 

Sensley saw minutes as a starter and a reserve for the Gauchos, and standing at 6-foot-8, he can fit any role on a roster.  

The leading rebounder for UCSB with 7.6 per game, Sensley’s height and athleticism helped him to fight for the loose boards. Racking up 52 offensive boards last season, Sensley can get a team vital second chance opportunities.  

Although he only averaged 10.9 points per game, fifth on the team, he has a low usage rate with the Gauchos, getting an average of 8.9 shots per game. He has a chance to flourish if he can find a place that can get him a place where he can have an increase in offensive production.

With shooting splits of 43.5% from the field, 36% from 3-point range and 82.4% from the free-throw line, he is solid at every point offensively on the court.   

Scotty Middleton (Tulane junior forward) 

Middleton will be looking for his fourth team in four years after announcing he will be leaving Tulane.  

Starting 19 games with the Green Wave, Middleton was a key contributor with 6.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assist per game. Utilized as an off-ball shooter, he thrived as a player with guards getting into the paint and finding him in an open spot to shoot.  

With that spot up shooting comes an innate ability to know when to cut to get an easy bucket in the paint.  

Standing at 6-foot-6, the former four-star recruit could be a great addition to the Falcons roster.  

Chinedum Okpukpara “Chin Hanson” (Highland Community College redshirt sophomore center) 

Ranked 39th in the JUCO top 100, Hanson is 6-foot-10 and averaged 14.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game.

With a good touch at the rim leading to a 46.9% shooting from the field, Hanson is a solid offensive threat. He also has a consistent mid-range jumper that can open the paint, and with a quick first step, he can burn defenders off the dribble.

Hanson controls the paint at the highest level as he was one of the top players in JUCO, ranking sixth with 86 blocks on the season. He also grabbed 4.7 offensive rebounds per game, which ranked third in all of JUCO, to go along with his sixth place for rebounds per game and eighth place for total rebounds.

Hanson’s defensive prowess can translate right away, and with his evolving offensive game, he can become a game defining center.

Ladji Coulibaly (New Mexico Junior College freshman center) 

A freshman with plenty of upside and international experience, Coulibaly is high-energy 6-foot-10 center.  

Placing fifth in his conference in rebounds per game with 7.9 and second in blocks per game with 1.3 per game, Coulibaly makes his presence felt in the paint. He can also hold his own on the perimeter with 37 steals on the season.  

Offensively, his skill set is very versatile, as he is a lob threat who is looking to dunk the ball whenever possible but can also take players off the dribble to get into the paint.  

Although he may be a freshman, he has plenty of experience, participating in the NBA Academy Winter Showcase and the FIBA U19 for Mali in 2025. One of his biggest outings was against Serbia, where he put up six points, seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals.  

Shon Tupuola (Valparaiso junior center) 

The only player at Valparaiso who started all 33 games, Tupuola has anchored the defense over the past year.

With 42 blocks on the season, Tupuola was fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference in blocked shots, and with 14 steals, the big man can affect the defensive end of the floor at a high level.  

He is also one of the top rebounders coming out of the MVC, with 5.8 per game, which ranked seventh in the conference.  

Offensively he is a true paint player big, and his 6-foot-10 frame helps him to have a 58% field goal percentage. He is also a solid free throw shooter, going 65.5% from the line.