TCU men’s basketball has seen its entire 2018 class enter the NCAA transfer portal
The TCU men’s basketball team has lost its entire 2018 recruiting class to the NCAA transfer portal.
Backup sophomore center Russell Barlow became the last player from the class to enter the portal on Monday, according to sources.
Barlow joins former classmates Kendric Davis, Angus McWilliam and Kaden Archie as early enrollees who transferred from the program. Another member of the 2018 class, JUCO center Yuat Alok, departed last season.
Davis left the school last summer and headed to SMU. McWilliam and Archie sustained injuries and left in the middle of last season with McWilliam landing at UC Riverside and Archie at UTEP. Alok, who also battled injuries, went to Central Florida.
Barlow, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, has played sparingly this season, averaging 4.8 minutes in five games. He has yet to score and did not play in TCU’s last two games against Illinois State and USC.
Barlow provided depth off the bench, although his playing time had dwindled since Ohio State transfer Jaedon LeDee obtained an immediate eligibility waiver. LeDee has given the team another big body inside to pair with starting center Kevin Samuel.
Barlow had been a redshirt candidate last season, but the program lost that ability by playing him in Big 12 games. Barlow played in eight games, averaging 0.3 points in 6.5 minutes.
Barlow came to TCU as a four-star prospect out of Dallas Bishop Lynch High School.
TCU (6-2) returns to action against Winthrop on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Schollmaier Arena.
This story was originally published December 9, 2019 at 5:56 PM.
