The first Miami player to access the transfer portal since the season concluded last week was rookie guard Austin Swartz.
Joe Tipton of On3 reported that Austin Swartz, a freshman guard, would be entering the transfer portal on Saturday, marking the start of the Miami roster rebuild. Since the season concluded on March 8, Swartz is the first Miami player to access the transfer portal. On March 24, the transfer portal formally opens.
Following the retirement of head coach Jim Larranaga in January, Isaiah Johnson-Arigu, a freshman forward, went through the transfer portal and was lost by Miami. In the end, he moved to Iowa. After Iowa’s defeat in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, head coach Fran McCaffrey was fired on Friday.
Swartz averaged 5.9 points per game, 0.9 assists and 1.0 rebound while shooting 37.7 percent from the field 30.4 on three-point attempts and 87.5 percent from the free throw line. Jalil Bethea, Paul Djobet, A.J. Staton-McCray, and Divine Ugochukwu have eligibility remaining beyond the 2024-25 season and are still on the Miami roster.
Staton-McCray participated in Miami Senior Day but has one season of eligibility remaining. Bethea, Djobet, Staton-McCray, and Ugochukwu could provide new Miami head coach Jai Lucas with a foundation to build the 2025-26 Miami roster. Lucas has stated he expects Miami could need to add 13 new players.
