Former Moeller star Jeremiah Davenport leaving UC Bearcats for transfer portal

After becoming the 56th member of the University of Cincinnati men's basketball 1,000-point club, Jeremiah Davenport will be moving on having entered the transfer portal Thursday.

The 6-foot-7, 215-pound swingman spent four years with the Bearcats, the first two with John Brannen, the past two with Wes Miller. He finishes with 1,060 career points and a 9.7 points per game average. As UC's sixth man this season he averaged 9.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. His season-high of 22 came in his first game off the bench in January at Wichita State where he finished with 22 points.

Davenport was second on the team in scoring as a junior at 13.4 points and led the team in rebounding with 5.5 per game and three-point percentage at 35.9. He averaged 11.7 points and five rebounds as a sophomore and was a role player as a freshman at 1.9 and one rebound per game.

On his Instagram account Thursday, Davenport wrote:

"It is with a mix of emotions that I write this post to announce I will be leaving the University of Cincinnati and entering the transfer portal. Since a little kid, I always wanted to play for the University of Cincinnati and I thank God for the opportunity to play here. These past four years have been some of the most incredible years of my life and it has been an honor to play for my hometown team. Cincinnati has been my home for my entire life and I'm grateful for the opportunity to represent this great city on the court."

Via Twitter, UC coach Wes Miller said:

"For the last four years, Jeremiah has worn the Bearcat uniform with passion and pride. Although we'll miss him, we wish him well as he pursues his last year of eligibility elsewhere. A Cincinnati native that cares deeply about this community and this program, JD will always be a Bearcat."

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Playing for Moeller coach Carl Kremer, Davenport originally committed to Wright State out of high school but spent a year at Hargrave Military Academy where he averaged 16.5 points and 7.4 rebounds. In his senior year with the Moeller Crusaders, they won a state title with Davenport averaging 15.7 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting over 59% from the field. He was the Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year, the Greater Catholic League-South Co-Player of the Year and was Ohio Division I Third Team.

"Jeremiah and I talked this morning," Kremer said. "He's waiting to see what schools reach out to him."

The Davenport family has been full of basketball players with his mother playing at Morehead State and late father at Alcorn State. His brother Michael played at St. Bonaventure, Josh at Winthrop and sister Naomi at West Virginia.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: UC's first transfer portal entry for 2023 is Jeremiah Davenport