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SALT LAKE CITY — Jon Rothstein sleeps in May, but the NCAA transfer portal is just getting started.
The portal opened following the regular season, and more than 1,300 men's basketball players (including walk-ons) have already submitted their names to find another destination.
The number is almost as large for women's basketball players — and then some, dating back to former Miami guard Haley Cavinder, who committed to TCU during the season.
Players are not bound to leave upon entering the transfer portal, but coaches are neither bound to retain their scholarship upon entry.
There's no shortage of Utah college basketball talent to be had, either. Here's a list of men's and women's basketball players from in-state schools who have declared for #TransferSZN.
All listings are via Verbal Commits unless otherwise noted.
Men's basketball
BYU
- Marcus Adams Jr.: 6'8", F, Fr. (Played in one game)
- Tanner Hayhurst: 6'6", F, RS-Fr. (Walk-on)
- Aly Khalifa: 6'11", C, Jr. (5.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists per game) ➡️ Transferring to Louisville
- Atiki Ally Atiki: 6'10", C, Sr. (4.0 points, 2.9 rebounds per game)
Southern Utah
- Parsa Fallah: 6'9", C, So. ➡️ Transferring to Oregon State
- Prophet Johnson: 6'3", G, So.
- Harrison Reede: 6'2", G, Fr.
- Xavier Sykes: 4'9", G, So. ➡️ Incoming via Pittsburg State
Utah
- Rollie Worster: 6'4", G, Sr. (9.9 points, 5.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds per game) ➡️ Committed to Nebraska
- Keanu Dawes: 6'9", F, Fr. (6.6 points, 4.9 rebounds per game) ➡️ Incoming from Rice
- Wilguens Exacte, Jr.: 6'6", G, So. (3.6 points, 1.3 rebounds per game)
- Luka Tarlac: 6'7", G, So. (0.7 points, 0.8 rebounds per game)
- Mason Madsen: 6'4", F, Jr. (8.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists per game) ➡️ Incoming from Boston College
- Deivon Smith: 6'0", G, Gr. (13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 7.1 assists per game)
- Zach Keller: 6'10", F, Jr. (1.7 points, 1.8 rebounds per game in two seasons) ➡️ Incoming via Wake Forest
Utah State
- Landon Brenchley: 6'4", G, So. (0.7 points, 0.8 rebounds per game)
- Great Osobor: 6'8", F, Jr. (17.7 points, 9.0 rebounds per game)
- Max Agbonkpolo: 6'9", F, Sr. (5.4 points, 3.9 rebounds per game)
- Kalifa Sakho: 6'11", F, Jr. (2.7 points, 1.7 rebounds per game)
- Javon Jackson: 6'3", G, Jr. (4.5 points, 1.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists per game) ➡️ Transferring to UIC
- Dallin Grant: 6'8", G, Fr. (Did not play) ➡️ Transferring to Utah Tech
- Deyton Albury: 6'2", G, Jr. ➡️ Incoming via Queens (N.C.)
- Aubin Gateretse, C ➡️ Incoming via Stetson
- Drake Allen, G ➡️ Incoming via Utah Valley
- Nigel Burris, F, So. (8.8 points, 5.0 rebounds per game)
- Tucker Anderson, SF, Fr. ➡️ Incoming via Central Arkansas
Utah Valley
- Drake Allen: 6'4", G, Jr. (11.9 points, 4.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds per game) ➡️ Transferring to Utah State
- K'mani Doughty: 6'5", G, Jr. (4.6 points, 1.3 rebounds per game)
- Simon Akena: 6'6", G, Jr. (Did not play)
- Peter Amakasu: 6'4", G, Fr. (Walk on)
- Nate Tshimanga: 6'10", F, Jr. (2.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists per game)
- Caleb Stone-Carrawell: 6'7", F, Gr. (11.7 points, 3.4 rebounds per game) ➡️ Transferring to Loyola Marymount, per Jon Rothstein
- McCaden Adams: 6'3", G, RS-Fr. (Did not play in 2023-24) ➡️ Transferred to Snow College
Utah Tech
- Aric Demings: 6'0", G, Fr. (7.5 points, 2.1 rebounds per game)
- Angelo Kambala: 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 Olayinka: 6'10", F, So. (5.3 points, 3.3 rebounds per game)
- Jaylen Searles: 6'8", F, Jr. (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, Jr. (11.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists per game) ➡️ Hawaii
- Dallin Grant; 6'8", G, Fr. (Did not play) ➡️ Incoming via Utah State
Weber State
- Handje 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)
- Louie Jordan: 6'9", F, So. (2.1 points, 0.9 rebounds per game)
- Arnaud Revaz: 6'10", F, Jr. (1.3 points, 1.3 rebounds per game)
- Cole Lake, G
- Vasilije Vucinic, C ➡️ Incoming via Portland
- Miguel Tomley, G ➡️ Incoming via Idaho State
Women's basketball
via The Next Hoops and social media
BYU
- Nani Falatea: 5'9", G, Jr. (15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists per game) ➡️ Committed to Oregon
- Rose Bubakar: 6'0", F, Jr. (3.2 points per game)
- Ali'a Matavao: 6'0", F, Fr. (0.9 points per game)
- Hattie Ogden: 6'2", G/F, So. (7.5 points, 4.5 rebounds per game) ➡️ Incoming via Buffalo
- Marya Hudgins: 6'0", G, So. (7.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists per game) ➡️ Incoming via Santa Clara
Southern Utah
- Tomekia Whitman: 5'10", G, Gr. (11.8 points, 4.8 rebounds per game)
- Shiho Osono: 5'6", G, Jr. (4.8 points per game)
- Alexandra Eldredge: 5'10", G, Fr. (1.9 points per game)
- Sydney Gandy: 5'5", G, Sr. (4.4 points per game, 4.0 assists per game) ➡️ Incoming via Loyola Marymount
Utah
- Lani White: 5'11", G, So. (2.5 points per game)
- Daniela Hernandez: 6'2", F, Fr. (Did not play)
Utah State
- Skye Miller: 5'11", G, Jr. (6.2 points per game) ➡️ Transferred to Northwestern State
- Macy Smith: 5'10", G, Jr. (5.3 points per game)
- Bridget Mullings: 6'3", F, Jr. (3.9 points per game)
- Tiairra Hill-Brown: 6'1", G, Fr. (3.1 points per game)
- Lauren Crocker: 6'4", F, Fr. (1.6 points per game)
- Alli Wetta: 5'11", G, Fr. (1.0 points per game)
- Lillian Harris: 6'0", G, Jr. (0.7 points per game)
- Livia Knapp: 5'7", G, Jr. (2.7 points per game)
Utah Tech
- Amber Kartchner: 5'9", G, So. (5.0 points per game)
- Alyson Deaver: 6'0", F, So. (4.8 points per game)
- Catelyn Deaver: 6'0", F, So. (3.8 points, 3.8 rebounds per game)
- Caitlynn Jordan: 6'2", F, Fr. (2.1 points per game) ➡️ Oklahoma Christian (D-II)
- Aubrey Amendal: 5'6", G, So. (0.6 points per game)
- Aaliyah Ibarra: 5'8", G,, Jr. (16.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists per game) ➡️ Incoming via College of Southern Nevada
- Mattie Olson: 5'8", G, RS-So. (1.4 points, 0.5 rebounds per game in 2022-23) ➡️ Incoming via Montana State
Utah Valley
- Eleyana Tafisi: 5'6", G, Jr. (6.7 points, 3.6 assists per game)
- Kaylee Byon: 5'7", G, So. (4.9 points per game) ➡️ Transferred to Division II Point Loma Nazarene
- Abby Conlee: 6'0", G, Jr. (0.5 points per game)
- Noga Haran: 5'9", G, Fr. (Did not play as freshman)
- Danja Stafford Collins: 6'1", G, Gr. (6.0 points, 5.6 rebounds per game) ➡️ Incoming via Santa Clara
- Aspen Caldwell: 5'7", G, So. (2.6 points, 1.7 rebounds per game) ➡️ Incoming via Idaho
Weber State
- Amelia Raidaveta: 6'2", F, So. (6.0 points, 4.2 rebounds per game)
- Aaliyah Ellis: 5'9", G, Jr. (3.2 points per game)
- Kaija Lesane: 5'4", G, Jr. (3.2 points per game)
- Vicky Parra: 6'2", F, Sr. (2.7 points per game)
- Emri Lovell: 5'4", G, Jr. (1.9 points per game)
- Ashton Adamson: 5'10", F, Jr. (1.2 points per game)
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