According to numerous rumours on Thursday, Wooga Poplar and Norchad Omier are both departing Miami and logging onto the transfer portal. Both Omier and Poplar, who started multiple seasons for Miami, contributed to the Hurricanes’ 2023 run to the Final Four. Omier, a 6-foot-7 forward, was selected to the second team of the ACC after averaging 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds during 31 starts in the previous campaign. In 120 career games (117 starts), spanning two seasons at Arkansas State and two at Miami, he had career averages of 15.2 points and 11.0 rebounds.
In his third season at Miami (2023–24), 6-foot-5 guard Poplar recorded career highs of 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists. His 3-point percentage was 38.5 percent. Throughout the course of 100 games (65 starts), Poplar has averaged 7.7 points and 3.1 boards. The seventh and eighth Miami athletes to access the gateway this cycle are Omier and Poplar. –Chucky Hepburn, a guard from Wisconsin, has committed to transfer to Louisville, according to multiple publications.
Hepburn averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game this past season, earning him a spot on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team and a 2022 Big Ten All-Freshman selection. In 2022–2023 Hepburn had his greatest scoring season, averaging 12.2 points per game and shooting 40.5 percent from three-point range. Hepburn’s career stats for the Badgers are 9.8 points, 3.0 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game in 103 games (all starts). –Kadary Richmond, a guard for Seton Hall, is reportedly hitting the portal.
In 116 career games (109 starts) in his four seasons, Alexander has averaged 11.6 points, 4.7 assists, 4.1 boards and 2.3 steals. –Trazarien White, a high-scoring forward from UNC Wilmington, is reportedly testing the portal. On his way to first-team All-CAA honors, White set career highs with 19.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in 2023-24, his third season at Wilmington. His 3-point shooting rose from 28.2 percent the year before to 39 percent. He has averaged 13.5 points and 5.8 rebounds over 96 career games (77 starts) in college. –Ohio State center Felix Okpara is transferring to Tennessee, the university announced.
The Nigerian native just finished his second season in Columbus, where he recorded career highs of 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 points, and 2.4 blocked shots per contest. For the Buckeyes, Okpara has averaged 5.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks in 70 games (45 starts) during his career. –Chicago, Illinois wing According to what his agency posted on social media, Toby Okani is on his way to West Virginia. After spending two years at Duquesne, Okani posted a career-high 11.1 points per game in the previous season, his second with the Flames. In addition, he set personal records in defence, averaging 6.8 rebounds, 2.0 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game.
Between Duquesne and UIC, Okani has played in 113 games (87 starts) and averaged 8.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, and 1.0 steals per game.
