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02-05-2025
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Tyler Betsey's next home after Cincinnati Bearcats basketball will be at Syracuse
Another of the nine Cincinnati Bearcats who entered the college basketball transfer portal has found a home. On Friday May 2, 6-foot-8 forward Tyler Betsey committed to Syracuse, posting his plans on Instagram. Betsey played in 34 of UC's 35 games and averaged 3.3 points, shooting 35.7% from the field and 32.1% from three-point range, where 81 of his 112 shots were hoisted. Tyler Betsey, a 6-foot-8 forward, has departed Cincinnati Bearcats basketball for the Syracuse Orange of the ACC. Betsey's season-high was nine points against Grambling last Dec. 22. He made two treys in a game eight times, the last being in a home win vs. Utah Feb. 11. He played in every game but the loss to Kansas Jan. 11 Advertisement The two-time Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year played at St. Thomas More where former Bearcat Cane Broome was one of the coaches. He averaged 23 points and six rebounds and was a four-star recruit, eventually choosing UC over Alabama and the Connecticut Huskies. Tyler Betsey had a season-high nine points for UC against Grambling Dec. 23 at Fifth Third Arena. Betsey, who played just five minutes in the two games at the College Basketball Crown went into the portal April 8. Like some others, he said he would still consider UC, but in the end, none of the departing Bearcats returned. Only Betsey's friend, walk-on J.J. Rembert, is uncommitted out of the nine departures. Dan Skillings Jr. is at Baylor, Josh Reed at Penn State, Dillon Mitchell at St. John's, Arrinten Page chose Northwestern, Rayvon Griffith signed with Kent State, Connor Hickman will play at Charleston if he gets a medical waiver and walk-on C.J. Anthony is with Iona. Cincinnati Bearcats forward Tyler Betsey (14) smiles as he runs out the clock in UC's opening game of his freshman season. Betsey leaves Wes Miller and the Bearcats after one season to go to Syracuse. UC was 19-16 last season. Syracuse, out of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was 14-19. In his one game against an ACC opponent, Betsey had six points on a pair of treys at Georgia Tech last Nov. 23. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Bearcats forward Tyler Betsey to transfer to Syracuse
Yahoo
08-04-2025
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Tyler Betsey is 4th Cincinnati Bearcats basketball player in transfer portal
After beating out Alabama and Connecticut for his services, Cincinnati Bearcats basketball will lose 6-foot-8 forward Tyler Betsey to the transfer portal after just one season. Betsey averaged 3.3 points per game and 1.5 rebounds shooting 36% from the field. He largely was depended on for shooting and was 26-for-81 from the arc, a 32% rate. Advertisement Betsey played just five minutes combined in the two College Basketball Crown games in Las Vegas vs. DePaul and UCF. Cincinnati Bearcats forward Tyler Betsey (14) hits a 3-point basket over Grambling State Tigers guard Chilaydrien Newton (5) in the first half of the NCAA basketball game at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. From Connecticut, Betsey came to UC with the endorsement of one of his high school coaches at St. Thomas More High School, former Bearcat Cane Broome. Betsey was the 2023 Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year and a four-star recruit. He joined four-star Tyler McKinley, of Walnut Hills and Winton Woods, as a true freshman this season. McKinley missed the season after a knee injury. Betsey's high game of the season came in the non-conference slate when he had nine points against Grambling State. Twice he made a couple of treys in a game, the last being in the home win over Utah Feb. 11. Advertisement Betsey added another Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year in 2024. He committed to the Bearcats in Oct. 2023 and signed a month later. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Bearcats basketball loses Tyler Betsey in transfer portal
