How former UMass players have fared after entering the portal

[devildawg3010]

I was thinking about UMass players who have entered the portal since it's inception in Oct 2018 and how they fared since leaving UMass. Including grad transfers.

2022-23

TJ Weeks
Noah Fernandes
Tafara Gapare
RJ Ruiz
Dyondre Dominguez


2021-22

Javohn Garcia - Co MVP Central Valley Conference Juco, College of the Sequoias.

CJ Kelly - UCF started 26 of 34 avg 13.3 pts, lost to #1 Oregon NIT

Preston Santos - SNHU played 12 games 5.4 min 1.3 pts

Dibaji Walker - App State 29 gm 1 start, avg 6.2 pts

Kolton Mitchell - Unknown


2020-21 (April 2021 one time transfer w/o sitting adopted)

Ronnie Degray - Mizz 50 games 12starts, 6.2pts. Playing time dropped this yr, made tourney lost to Princeton in field of 32.

Tre Mitchell - Tx, WVU, at WVU started 32 of 34 avg 11.7 pts. Lost first game in tourney to Maryland.

Carl Pierre - 2021-22 (Gr.) Third Team All-Conference USA … NABC Second Team All-District … C-USA Player of the Week (Jan. 10) … participated in the TexAct Men’s College 3-Point Championship … one of two Owls to start all 33 games … led the team and was seventh in the league in scoring with 15.4 points per game … led Conference USA in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 40.4% from three.


2019-2020

John Buggs - success at juco, now UTSA avg 10.9 ppg

Keon Clergeot - SLU (South East La. University) All Southland 2nd team. 2020-21: Played in 24 games with 23 starts ... Led the Lions in scoring averaging 15.9 points per game ... Led the Southland in free throws made (154), fourth in the nation ... 154 FTs Made is the fifth highest single season total in SLU history ... Scored in double figures 18 straight games and 20 of 24 games for the season ... Led the Lions in assists for the season (52) ... Named Southland Player of the Week Dec. 28 after scoring 25 points on 6-11 shooting, 8-12 FT in a win over Grambling.

Samba Diallo - Manhattan College 2021-22 Senior Year
Appeared in all 30 games and made 10 starts … Averaged 6.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game.

Sean East - 2022 NJCAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year at Logan and 2021 MVC Honor Roll at Bradley. Now at Mizz 35 games, 1 start. 7.3 ppg. Lost to Princeton rd 32

CJ Jackson - Texas Rio Grande 22-23' 29 games 5 ppg.

2018-2019(Transfer Portal Database adopted Oct 2018)

Sy Chatman - 2021-22 (Junior - Illinois State): Chatman played in 20 games last season, starting 18, before suffering a season-ending injury...He averaged 13.5 points per game, second on the team, while leading the Cardinals at 6.1 rebounds. No stats for last yr at Buffalo

Curtis Cobb- Grad transfer Wagner avg 16.2 ppg

Kieran Hayward - University of Antelope Valley

Jon Laurent - Grad transfer, Oklahoma State (2019-20)
• Started the last 12 games in OSU's effort to get the ball into the paint, and the Cowboys went 8-4 in that stretch.
• Shot 58.0 percent on 2-point shots, which led the OSU roster.
• Saw action in 30 games and posted five double-digit scoring performances.
• In the final 12 games of the year, Laurent averaged 6.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and shot 49.2 percent from the floor.
• Third on the team in charges taken

Unique McClean - 2019-20 Saint Francis Brooklyn Appeared in 31 games (all starts)…Averaged 11.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.0 steals per game…Ranked 20th in the NEC in scoring, sixth in rebounding, tied for 13th in blocks per game (0.8), tied for third in offensive rebounds per game (2.7), and ninth in defensive rebounds per game (5.3)…Ranked third on the team in scoring and led the team in rebounding…Totaled a team-best six double-doubles, which were tied for the sixth-most in the NEC…His six double-doubles were the most by a Terrier since Antonio Jenifer also tallied six double-doubles in 2015-16…The six double-doubles were tied for the 25th-most by a guard throughout the nation…

Luwane Pipkins- grad transfer Providence started 25 of 31, 10.8 ppg.

Tre Wood - LIU 2022-23 appeared in 20 games, averaged 7.6 ppg 2021-22: appeared and started in all 30 games
Averaged 6.5 points, 3.9 assists, 3.1 rebounds per game
Shot 38% from field, 21% 3-point, 63% free throw

Khalea Turner Morris - unknown

2017-2018 (pre portal)
Chris Baldwin
Malik Hines

Since the portal began UMass averages about 5 transfers per year including grads, Kolton and Khalea.

Pierre, Laurent, Pipkins, and Cobb all had a successful grad year.

[Old Cage]

Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria · 16h
Merrimack lands Manhattan transfer Samba Diallo.
https://zagsblog.com/2023/07/21/merrima ... ba-diallo/

[Upstate10]

I was shocked Preston was getting run in D2. He was really good here at times.

[capezona]

Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria · 16h
Merrimack lands Manhattan transfer Samba Diallo.
https://zagsblog.com/2023/07/21/merrima ... ba-diallo/

Samba is still playing? He was here in 2018-20. Next year will be year 6 (5 discounting COVID year).

EDIT: I see he didn't play last year so maybe it was a redshirt year.

[Floyd]

He's trying to catch IV for yrs in college

[DoctorJ]

Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria · 16h
Merrimack lands Manhattan transfer Samba Diallo.
https://zagsblog.com/2023/07/21/merrima ... ba-diallo/

Samba is still playing? He was here in 2018-20. Next year will be year 6 (5 discounting COVID year).

EDIT: I see he didn't play last year so maybe it was a redshirt year.

They should call it pink-shirting if a player uses the year and scholarship to jump to another team. Are you listening Gianni???

[69MG]

^

They should call it pink-shirting if a player uses the year and scholarship to jump to another team. Are you listening Gianni???

Good point. Have we heard anything definitive on this, or is it just speculation?

[DoctorJ]

I'd really like to know if he's a pink-shirt!!!

In my hs, that was our term for a preppie. Auto club was the moniker for greaser.

[inthescoop]

Straight from Michael Bergman..

Former UMass players last night:

TJ Weeks (Rider)
13 PTS (5/12 FG), 7 REB, 4 AST

Dyondre Dominguez (Arkansas St.)
14 PTS (4/9 FG), 8 REB

Noah Fernandes (Rutgers)
10 PTS (3/10 FG), 3 AST

Wildens Leveque (Texas A&M)
4 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK

Tafara Gapare (GT)
2 PTS (1/6 FG), 3 BLK

[MikeUMA]

^ He had more in that thread...

Tre Mitchell (Kentucky)
9 PTS (3/8 FG), 9 REB, 5 AST

Sean East (Missouri)
21 PTS (7/8 FG), 3 REB, 2 AST

CJ Jackson (UTRGV)
13 PTS (5/11 FG), 7 REB, 3 AST

Sy Chatman (Buffalo)
10 PTS (3/10 FG) 4 REB

Samba Diallo (Merrimack)
5 PTS (2/3 FG) 3 REB

Tre Wood (George Mason)
3 MIN, 1 REB

Ronnie DeGray (Wichita St)
**Awaiting Waiver Decision**
(So frustrating that the NCAA can't move faster on these, but they're souring on waivers for multi-transfers.)

RJ Luis (St. John's) and John Buggs III (North Texas) both play tonight.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Is RJ playing tonight? I thought he was injured. He's def one I'd like to follow and see how he does.

[bobolink]

the individual stats are interesting, but as Coach Martin says, it's about winning. Fernandes started, but didn't do that much as Rutgers was upset by Princeton. Gapare started, but didn't do much in an easy win for GA Tech. Dominguez had good numbers, but his team was blown out by Wisconsin. The Weeks brothers did well and Rider had an easy win against a non-D1 opponent.

[m626t]

This stood out for me-

Sean East (Missouri)
21 PTS (7/8 FG), 3 REB, 2 AST

[classof60]

Luis in NBAdraft.net mock draft...second round

[Floyd]

This stood out for me-

Sean East (Missouri)
21 PTS (7/8 FG), 3 REB, 2 AST

Loved Sean East at UMass. Good player