The transfer portal has become a hot topic across the realm of college basketball and that has been no different at West Virginia.
The transfer portal is essentially a database that allows other schools to contact them regarding a transfer, and WVSports.com will track it. It’s important to note that because a player is listed in the portal does not mean that they have to transfer out of the program, just that schools can contact them.
Here is a list of the Mountaineers that are currently in the portal exploring the possibility to transfer as well as who has transferred into the program and what it could mean to the current West Virginia basketball team.
For the purpose of this we will focus mainly on scholarship basketball players.
TRANSFERRED TO WEST VIRGINIA:
DeVries was one of the best players available in the transfer portal this cycle and West Virginia had the obvious bonus of having his father as the head coach. DeVries was named the Missouri Valley Player of the Year this past season averaging 21.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Bulldogs this past season. He also was named the MVC Player of the Year the previous season where he averaged 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. As a true freshman, DeVries was named the MVC Freshman of the Year after he led the Bulldogs at 13.9 points per game and scored in double figures in 30 games that season. He has one season left and will finish that out in Morgantown as the centerpiece to the 2024-25 roster.
Small spent two years at East Carolina where he showed significant improvement as a sophomore averaging 15.8 points and 5.6 assists in 34.7 minutes up from 2.0 points and 1.1 assists in 9.1 minutes as a true freshman. The Indiana native then transferred to Oklahoma State where he averaged 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists while shooting 44-percent from the field and 37-percent from three. That earned him honorable mention all-Big 12 honors. Small entered the transfer portal in March and…
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Author : WV Sports
Publish date : 2024-06-06 15:48:21
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