Salt Lake City — John Rothstein sleep in mayBut the NCAA transfer portal is just getting started.
The portal opened after the regular season, and more than 1,300 men's basketball players (including walk-ons) have already submitted their names to find an alternative destination.
That number is about the same for women's basketball players, with some even going back to former Miami guard Haley Cavinder, who committed to TCU during the season.
Players are not obligated to leave if they enter the transfer portal, but coaches are also not obligated to keep their scholarships upon admission.
There's also no shortage of college basketball talent in Utah. Here is a list of male and female basketball players from schools across the state who have declared #TransferSZN.
All listings are via verbal commit unless otherwise noted.
men's basketball
BYU
- Marcus Adams Jr.; 6'8″, F, Fr. (1 game played)
- Tanner Hayhurst. 6'6″, F, RS-Fr. (Walk-on)
southern utah
- Partha Farah; 6'9″, C, So.
- Prophet Johnson. 6'3″, G, So.
- Harrison Reed. 6'2″, G, Fr.
Utah
- Laurie Wurster. 6'4″, G, Sr. (9.9 points, 5.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds per game)
- Keanu Dawes. 6'9″, F, Fr. (6.6 points, 4.9 rebounds per game) ➡️From Rice
Utah
- Landon Brenchley; 6'4″, G, So. (0.7 points, 0.8 rebounds per game)
- Great osoball. 6'8″, F, Junior (17.7 points, 9.0 rebounds per game)
- Ian Martinez; 6'3″, G, Sr. (13.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists per game)
- Khalifa Sako. 6'11″, F, Junior (2.7 points, 1.7 rebounds per game)
- Javon Jackson. 6'3″, G, Junior (4.5 points, 1.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists per game)
- Darrin Grant. 6'8″, G, Fr. (did not play)
utah valley
- Drake Allen. 6'4″, G, Junior (11.9 points, 4.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds per game)
- Cumani Doughty. 6'5″, G, Junior (4.6 points, 1.3 rebounds per game)
- Simon Akena. 6'6″, G, Junior (did not play)
- Peter Amakasu. 6'4″, G, Fr. (keep walking)
Utah Tech University
- Aric Demings; 6'0″, G, Fr. (7.5 points, 2.1 rebounds per game)
- Angelo Cambara. 6'0″, G, Fr. (3.0 points, 0.7 rebounds per game)
- David Elliott IV; 6'3″, G, Jr. (9.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists per game)
- Larry Olinka. 6'10″, F, So. (5.3 points, 3.3 rebounds per game)
- Jalen Searles. 6'8″, F, Junior (10.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists per game)
- Trey Hall. 6'9″, F, So. (0.6 points, 0.7 rebounds per game)
- Tanner Christensen. 6'10″, F, Junior (11.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists per game)
weber state
- Hanje Tamba; 6'11″, C, So. (1.8 points, 1.5 rebounds per game)
- Chris Dockery. 6'6″, F, RS-Fr. (0.5 points, 0.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists per game)
- Louis Jordan. 6'9″, F, So. (2.1 points, 0.9 rebounds per game)
women's basketball
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BYU
- Nani Faratea. 5'9″, G, Junior (15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists per game)
- Rose Boubacar. 6'0″, F, Junior (3.2 points per game)
- Alia Matavao. 6'0″, F, Fr. (0.9 points per game)
southern utah
- Tomekia Whitman. 5'10″, G, Gr. (11.8 points, 4.8 rebounds per game)
- Shiho Ozono; 5'6″, G, Junior (4.8 points per game)
- Alexandra Eldridge. 5'10″, G, Fr. (1.9 points per game)
Utah
- Lani White; 5'11″, G, So. (2.5 points per game)
- Daniela Hernandez. 6'2″, F, Fr. (did not play)
Utah
- sky mirror. 5'11″, G, Junior (6.2 points per game)
- Macy Smith. 5'10″, G, Junior (5.3 points per game)
- Bridget Mullings. 6'3″, F, Junior (3.9 points per game)
- Tiara Hill-Brown. 6'1″, G, Fr. (3.1 points per game)
- Lauren Crocker; 6'4″, Ms., Fr. (1.6 points per game)
- Ali Wetta. 5'11″, G, Fr. (1.0 points per game)
Utah Tech University
- Amber Kerchner. 5'9″, G, So. (5.0 points per game)
- Allison Deaver. 6'0″, F, So. (4.8 points per game)
- Catelyn Deaver. 6'0″, F, So. (3.8 points, 3.8 rebounds per game)
- Caitlin Jordan. 6'2″, F, Fr. (2.1 points per game) ➡️ Oklahoma Christian (D-II)
- Aubrey Amedal; 5'6″, G, So. (0.6 points per game)
utah valley
- Eleyana Tafisi. 5'6″, G, Junior (6.7 points, 3.6 assists per game)
- Kaylee Byung. 5'7″, G, So. (4.9 points per game)
- Abby Conley; 6'0″, G, Junior (0.5 points per game)
weber state
- Amelia Lydabeta. 6'2″, F, So. (6.0 points, 4.2 rebounds per game)
- Aaliyah Ellis. 5'9″, G, Junior (3.2 points per game)
- Kaya Lesane. 5'4″, G, Junior (3.2 points per game)
- Vicky Parra. 6'2″, F, Senior (2.7 points per game)
- emri label. 5'4″, G, Junior (1.9 points per game)
- Ashton Adamson. 5'10″, F, Junior (1.2 points per game)