Transfer/NIL Portal Thread:

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UCLA's entire freshman class has entered the portal:

In a stunning development for UCLA women’s basketball, the entire 2024 recruiting class has entered the transfer portal. The final player, Zania Socka-Nguemen, a five-star recruit from Sidwell Friends School who was invited to the 2024 Women’s Basketball U.S. team trials, announced her departure from the program on Wednesday, April 9.

This mass exodus comes at a perplexing time for the Bruins. Head coach Cori Close was recently named the 2025 USBWA Coach of the Year and the 2025 Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year. UCLA’s program also reached historic heights, advancing to its first Final Four in the NCAA era during the 2024-25 season.

The departing 2024 class includes not only Socka-Nguemen but also Elina Aarnisalo, Avary Cain, and Kendall Dudley. All four freshmen have now chosen to seek opportunities elsewhere after just one season with the Bruins. None of these players were starters during their time at UCLA, which likely contributed to their decision to transfer.

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Perhaps this thread can be where comings and goings of transfers can be posted and discussed.

 

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Ta'Niya Latson has been a force since arriving in Tallahassee in 2022. She averaged 25.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in 2024-25, making her the nation's leading scorer. She's as good of a prospect statically as Aneesah Morrow was during the 2023 offseason. This earns Latson the honor of being the No. 1 prospect in the transfer portal and one of the best players to ever hit the women's portal. She committed to South Carolina on Tuesday, giving the Gamecocks a much-needed scoring boost.

 

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Olivia Miles has been consistent throughout her career for one of the nation's top programs in Notre Dame. During the 2024-25 season, Miles averaged 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. Coming off a knee injury suffered the prior year, Miles didn't get the same amount of touches at the point position as she did previously.

Miles has committed to play for TCU coach Mark Campbell on Monday. The former McDonald's and Naismith All-American will have a single season of eligibility remaining. Can she have a resurgence with the Horned Frogs like Hailey Van Lith did this season?

 

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There are two threads for this on the general board (one for leaving, one for committing).

 

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Sorry. Didn't see that as I only frequent this board