BREAKING; South Carolina basketball: Major transfer portal targets declare commitments.
Lamont Paris, South Carolina‘s basketball coach, has been working the transfer portal. After receiving a commitment from Palmetto State native Jordan Butler (a long 7-footer with shooting ability who played his freshman season with the Missouri Tigers) last weekend, Paris had several more prospects make visits and/or choices this weekend.
Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers combo guard Dakota Leffew did not choose the Gamecocks when he announced his college decision (he chose to commit to his home state Georgia Bulldogs instead), but Alabama Crimson Tide transfer center Nick Pringle did, and his commitment to Paris and the Gamecocks left the South Carolina basketball program with one remaining scholarship.
With Pringle and Butler on board to shore up the center position and Cam Scott, a recent class of 2024 recruit, in place to assist out at shooting guard, the final spot on the roster appears to be reserved for a transfer portal point guard. The biggest target appeared to be La Salle transfer Jhamir Brickus, whom the Gamecocks had on campus this weekend.
Another guard possibility in the portal was Tulane transfer Kolby King, who recently selected the Gamecocks as a finalist alongside the Butler Bulldogs, Utah Utes, Dayton Flyers, and Michigan Wolverines. On Saturday, King confirmed his commitment to Butler.
South Carolina basketball fans had another disappointment Sunday night when Brickus announced his commitment to the Villanova Wildcats.
Bringing Brickus into the fold effectively would have sealed in place the 2024-2025 South Carolina basketball roster. However, missing on the talented point guard means that Coach Paris will go back to the portal to try to find another guard.
The transfer portal will be open for just a few more days, so any players who desire a change of scenery (even graduate transfers) will have to enter the portal soon. There is no “deadline” for players to commit after entering the portal other than academic deadlines for players’ new schools.
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