Utah Basketball Lost Another Player to Transfer Portal

0:00On April 22nd, Utah basketball just lost another piece in the transfer portal madness. Finnish freshman guard Obamate Abbey jumped in right before the midnight deadline on Tuesday, becoming the eleventh player from last season squad, too. Hit the market after a solid backup role. Abbey saw action in 31 of 32 games, putting up 2.5 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.6 rebounds in about. 15.3 minutes per game. He shone on defense, but struggled with shooting, hitting just 28.3 percent from the field, and 19.5 from 3. This move means the uts could lose their top 9 scores from that 10 win season, either to the portal or graduation. Only 6-foot-5 Spaniard Lucas Langerida returns as a guard, and he barely played 5 games due to injury, averaging 2.6 points off the bench. Coach Alex Jensen's already rebuilding the back core hard through the portal. Grabbing Jackson Holcomb from Utah Valley with 16.7.

1:02Boards and 3.6 assists, plus Tesson Chatman from Ohio State and Horizon League defensive star T.J. Birch from Wright State. They also snagged top Israeli prospect, Noam Jakoff, over big schools like Villanova. With the portal now shut at midnight Eastern, Utah's gearing up a fresh class, including four-star Stau's Clemens and local talents, Simeon Sugutoraga. And David Katoa, setting the stage for a total back court overhaul next season.