College basketball transfer portal: Winners and losers
By Brian Kinel
Loser: Utah
Utes coach Craig Smith had a rough first off-season, losing eight players while bringing in four.
Losses:
- Timmy Allen SF to Texas: 17.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists/game.
- Alfonso Plummer PG to Illinois: 13.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1 assist/game.
- Pelle Larsson PG to Arizona: 8.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists/game.
- Ian Martinez SG to Maryland: 5.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1 assist/game.
- Rylan Jones PG to Utah State: 4.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 4 assists/game.
- Jordan Kellier SG to Siena: 1.3 points and 1 rebound/game.
- Brendan Wenzel SG to Wyoming: 1.5 rebounds/game.
- Norbert Thelissen SF
Additions:
- David Jenkins Jr SG from UNLV: 14.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists/game.
- Marco Anthony SF from Utah State: 10 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists/game.
- Rollie Worster PG Utah State: 9.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists/game
- Gabe Madsen SG from Cincinnati: 1.5 points and 1 rebound/game.
Analysis:
Allen was first-team All Pac-12 and led the Utes in points, rebounds and assists.
Plummer hit 38 percent of his 3-point attempts.
Larsson was third in the Pac-12, hitting 50 percent of his 3-point attempts.
Martinez came in hyped as a four-star recruit.
Jones also came in with much hype as the high school player of the year in Utah.