Transfer portal roundup: Xavier, Seton Hall lose scorers
The portal opened for men's college basketball players the same day that coach Sean Miller left Xavier for the job at Texas. Teammates Trey Green and Cam'Ron Fletcher reportedly joined Swain in the portal.
Swain, a guard, was the Musketeers' third-leading scorer as a sophomore at 11.0 points per game, a sharp uptick from his 4.6 average the year before. Swain started 33 of the 34 games he played in 2024-25 and also added 5.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and a team-leading 1.6 steals per contest.
Green was limited to nine games before stepping away due to a health issue. He scored 5.0 ppg, while Fletcher averaged 1.3 in 11 appearances.
--Seton Hall is losing leading scorer Isaiah Coleman to the portal.
Coleman became the No. 1 option for the Pirates in 2024-25 and averaged 15.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game. The Pirates went a dismal 7-25 (2-18 Big East).
A former four-star recruit, Coleman has career averages of 10.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 63 games (32 starts).
--Baylor guard Langston Love entered the portal, not long after the Bears lost to Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Love played three seasons at Baylor and averaged 8.5 points and 2.6 rebounds in 74 games (14 starts). He had a career-best 11.0 points per game off the bench in 2023-24, and he started 12 of his 20 games as a junior in 2024-25, averaging 8.9 ppg.
--Quinnipiac forward Amarri Monroe, the MAAC Player of the Year, is in the portal.
Monroe put up 18.1 points, a conference-high 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game for the Bobcats this season in 32 games (31 starts). Those were all career highs, along with his 82.6 percent shooting at the foul line and 1.6 assists per game.
--Blake Harper, who won MEAC Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors, will transfer from Howard.
The guard averaged a whopping 19.5 points per game as a freshman to go with 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 32 games, all starts.
--South Dakota State forward Oscar Cluff is in the portal after winning Summit League Newcomer of the Year and being named first-team all-conference.
Cluff transferred to South Dakota State after one season at Washington State. With the Jackrabbits, the Australian put up 17.6 points and a league-leading 12.3 rebounds per game, shooting 63.4 percent from the field.
--CAA Rookie of the Year Izaiah Pasha will look to transfer out of Delaware.
Pasha tallied 11.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game for the Blue Hens this season in 34 games (33 starts).
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