Who’s entered the Nevada college basketball portal?

It’s been a whirlwind of change this offseason for the Nevada males’s basketball group.

Lower than two months since its loss within the quarterfinals of the Mountain West event to cap a disappointing 13-18 season, the Wolf Pack has had six gamers enter the switch portal, considered one of whom may additionally flip skilled.

Within the different course, Nevada has two official signees able to debut within the 2022-23 season, together with its lone redshirt becoming a member of the energetic roster.

Right here’s a have a look at the place the Pack’s roster stands by means of April 28. Gamers are listed with their most related statistics from final season.

Grant Sherfield enters switch portal week after declaring for draft

Returning

Seniors

Kenan Blackshear (8.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg): He developed right into a strong wing possibility for the Pack, and is a sure starter at one of many ahead spots. Of gamers averaging 28 or extra minutes final season, solely Blackshear and Tre Coleman are attributable to return.

Okay.J. Hymes (2.3 rpg): As laborious because it is perhaps to imagine, Hymes is definitely this system’s most veteran participant, having joined in 2018. He’s performed in 79 profession video games, however with solely six begins.

Juniors

Will Baker (11.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg): With Warren Washington leaving (see under), Baker would appear to have the within position locked up. If that’s the case, his minutes (21.7 final season) will go manner up, so stamina and staying out of foul hassle can be massive.

Tre Coleman (4.8 ppg): He’s been an essential piece of the puzzle for 2 seasons with the Pack, together with getting 22 begins final season. Improved taking pictures is a logical aim — Coleman shot 33.6 p.c general in 2021-22, together with making solely one-quarter of his 3-pointers.

Daniel Foster (2.5 ppg): Like Coleman, Foster’s shot appeared to vanish at instances final season. After hitting at a 48.6 p.c clip as a freshman, he practically fell under 30 p.c in the course of the 2021-22 season.

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Sophomore

Jalen Weaver: Of the 12 Wolf Pack gamers to get onto the ground final season, none performed lower than Weaver, who acquired 56 minutes throughout 11 video games. With Nevada’s beginning backcourt seemingly gone for 2022-23, although, the door seems to be open for Weaver to ascertain himself subsequent season.

Freshman

Nick Davidson: Attributable to obtain his first style of Division I basketball after taking a redshirt final season.

Signees

Darrion Williams (Las Vegas): The group’s most up-to-date addition formally signed on Monday. He completed his prep profession with a single season at Bishop Gorman after spending two years at Capital Christian (Sacramento). He led the Gaels to the state 5A title in February whereas averaging 15.2 factors and 10.1 rebounds per recreation.

Trey Pettigrew (Chicago): Pettigrew signed within the early interval in November. He performed at three excessive colleges, ending up at Kenwood Academy, the place he averaged 20.5 ppg. He rated at three stars for each 247sports and Rivals.

Transferred

Desmond Cambridge Jr. (16.2 ppg, .370 3-point %): Cambridge’s departure wasn’t precisely a stunner, as strolling although Nevada’s Senior Day ceremonies was a reasonably strong clue of his intentions. He landed at Arizona State, the place he’ll group together with his brother Devan, an Auburn switch.

Within the switch portal

DeAndre Henry (1.4 rpg): He may by no means crack the rotation in two seasons at Nevada, showing in 33 video games whole (no begins).

Alem Huseinovic (1.3 ppg): An identical story to Henry’s — two seasons, not a whole lot of floor-time, and a second season that was worse than the primary.

Caleb Oden: Didn’t seem in any video games for the Pack.

Sherfield’s NBA determination, switch portal a part of new actuality for Nevada basketball

Grant Sherfield (19.1 ppg, 6.4 apg): Ought to Sherfield not return to the Pack roster — and it appears seemingly he gained’t — it could mainly sign Nevada going into whole rebuilding mode.

Sherfield led the group in scoring and assists, together with getting essentially the most enjoying time (35.7 mpg) and operating the offense on each possession. He additionally put his title for contemplating into the NBA draft. He has till June 1 to decide out, which might protect his two remaining years of school eligibility.

Warren Washington (10.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg): He was the group’s main rebounder final season, together with being its greatest shooter (60.8 p.c); he additionally had a gradual presence that can be missed. Washington appears more likely to return to the Energy 6 degree (he started his profession at Oregon State).

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