Freshman becomes third Gamecock in transfer portal since basketball coaching change
Another South Carolina basketball player is in the NCAA transfer portal, according to the VerbalCommits Twitter page.
Freshman forward Ta’Quan Woodley is the third Gamecock to announce plans to leave the program since coach Frank Martin was dismissed. All three announcements have come since the school officially announced Lamont Paris as the new head coach.
Woodley joins Jermaine Cousinard and Erik Stevenson as Gamecocks who are the portal. Woodley, a freshman from New Jersey, averaged two points and three rebounds this season.
Being in the portal doesn’t guarantee a player will leave the program, the Couisnard indicated that he will not return to South Carolina.
In his introductory press conference Thursday, Paris said that one-on-one meetings with current players would start soon but he also said he wouldn’t “strong-arm” any Gamecocks into staying on the roster. Paris is already on the recruiting trail and has experience using the transfer portal with eight transfers on this year’s NCAA tournament Mocs team.
No current Gamecocks were seen in attendance Thursday at Paris’ first press conference. The new coach met with the team for the first time earlier Thursday.
Gamecocks in the transfer portal
Ta’Quan Woodley (March 26)
Jermaine Couisnard (March 25)
Erik Stevenson (March 24)
