The transfer portal era in college athletics seems like it’s been with us forever. Likewise, most fans can recall less turbulent times when transfers happened, they simply didn’t look like a stampede to the 1849 California Gold Rush.We thought it was time to rank the best transfers Cal teams have attracted, most of them in recent seasons but also including a few OGs from yesteryear. We limited our ranking to transfers from four-year colleges.Here is the next athlete in our countdown: 30. Fardaws AimaqSport: BasketballArrival year at Cal: 2023-24Previous schools: Mercer (5.0 points, 5.3 rebounds in 2018-19), Utah Valley (16.9 points, 14.2 rebounds in 2020-21 & 2021-22, including NCAA-leading 15.0 rebounds in his first year), Texas Tech (11.1 points, 7.9 rebounds in 11 games in 2022-23).Contributions at Cal: — Mark Madsen, who coached Aimaq at Utah Valley, boasted that the big man could well be the best rebounder in the world. And while that certainly was a debatable claim, the 6-foot-11 senior center was adept at securing missed shots. In his two seasons at Utah Valley, Aimaq totaled 11 outings with at least 18 rebounds, including a high game of 25. — In his lone season with the Bears, Aimaq corralled 351 rebounds, third-most in program history and the most by a Cal player in 52 years, since Ansley Truitt set the Cal record with 382 in 1971-72. Aimaq’s per-game average of 11.0 rebounds led the Pac-12 and ranks No. 7 on the Bears’ all-time list. — He also posted 14.5 points per game and assembled 19 double-doubles, which puts him at No. 3 among Cal players all-time. — Born and raised in Canada and the son of Afghan refugees, Aimaq finished his college career with 1,641 points and 1,356 rebounds.Standout performance: On Feb. 7, 2024, Aimaq scored 15 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in an overtime victory vs. USC. Dating back to 1982, he became just the third Cal player to reach the 20-rebound plateau, joining Leon Powe and Ivan Rabb.Impact on his team: Teaming with Texas Tech transfer Jaylon Tyson, Aimaq helped Madsen’s inaugural Cal team generate a 10-win improvement over the previous season. The Bears posted a 13-19 overall record and jumped from 2-18 in the Pac-12 to 9-11.Previously on our list: No. 31: Chris RichardsNo. 32: Thomas KilgoreNo. 33: Liam BellFollow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter, Facebook and BlueskyAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow