Men's college basketball transfer scorecard: Best all-time transfers in and out of every Big East...

Now that the transfer portal is an annual offseason obsession for all of us, it might be useful to reflect on a larger question: Just how important have transfers been -- whether due to addition or subtraction -- to each men's basketball program in Division I's top seven conferences?

Today we begin answering that question by taking a look at the Big East.

Note that we define a "transfer in" as someone who actually played minutes previously at a different four-year program. Conversely, a "transfer out" is simply a player who saw time at the Big East program in question.

Understood? Here are the most significant Big East transfers of the modern era.

Butler Bulldogs

UConn Huskies

Creighton Bluejays

DePaul Blue Demons