Cornell guard Jake Fiegen is drawing significant interest despite the NCAA transfer portal not opening until April 7. Fiegen is one of the top players to enter the transfer portal thus far.
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Fiegen entered the NCAA transfer portal on March 16, right after Cornell’s season, when the Big Red fell to Yale in the first round of the Ivy League Tournament in Ithaca (NY). The 6-4 guard was absolutely fabulous on both ends of the floor in the 88-76 setback to the Bulldogs, tallying 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting from the field, including 4 of 8 from deep. He added four rebounds (two offensive), one assist, one steal, and a block in 34 minutes.
Fiegen, who will have one season of eligibility left, turned in the best season of his career in 2025-26. More importantly, Fiegen showed tremendous growth — only as a shooter — but as a playmaker and rebounder.
Fiegen averaged 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 26 minutes this past season. He knocked down 2.3 threes, on 5.5 attempts, while compiling shooting splits of 54.6/41.4/77.2. He scored in double figures 22 times of his 24 appearances, with six contests of at least 20 points and two 30-point efforts. Additionally, an All-Ivy League first team selection pulled down double-digit rebounds once.
According to Joe Tipton of On3, Fiegen has been in contact with a handful of programs. However, given it’s early in the process, he could draw more interest.
“A handful of programs are already in pursuit and gaining traction, including Northwestern, DePaul, Ohio State, Indiana, Villanova, Wake Forest, and Vanderbilt, according to his agents German Srulovich and Daniel Poneman of WEAVE,” Tipton said. “Fiegen plans to take two to three visits following the National Championship game, with a decision coming soon after.”
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