TCU forward JaKobe Coles plans to enter the transfer portal
TCU forward JaKobe Coles intends to enter the transfer portal. Coles informed the Star-Telegram of his intentions to transfer on Wednesday morning.
The Denton native averaged a career-high 10.0 points and 3.8 rebounds for the Horned Frogs this season while shooting 49 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3.
Coles started 11 of 31 games and was one of TCU’s more reliable options in the half court. Originally a transfer from Butler, Coles was the hero of last year’s NCAA Tournament when he lifted TCU to a first round victory over Arizona State with a buzzer beater.
Coles is the second Horned Frog to announce their intentions to enter the portal along with Micah Peavy. Coles has another year of eligibility remaining and there’s a possibility Coles could return to Fort Worth next season.
As it stands the only rotation players TCU has returning are Ernest Udeh and Essam Mostafa. Avery Anderson, Xavier Cork, Emanuel Miller, Chuck O’Bannon, Trevian Tennyson and Jameer Nelson Jr. all have exhausted their eligibility, but there’s a chance Nelson could return for one more season with a waiver. Sources around the program are optimistic about his chances.
Freshmen Jace Posey and Isaiah Manning are slated to return after redshirting this season and the Horned Frogs signed four prospects in the 2024 recruiting class led by Micah Robinson, Ashton Simmons, David Punch and Malick Diallo.
This story was originally published March 27, 2024 at 1:06 PM.
