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2024 Mountain West Basketball Transfer Tracker
Who is in & out of the Mountain West this off-season.
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Portal Season is here, we’ll try to keep track for you.
Updated as of 04/23/2024
Heading straight into the second week of the NCAA tournament, with all but maybe thirty teams still active in postseason play around the country. The offseason & “Portal Season” has officially arrived for around three hundred programs nationally. The Transfer Portal officially opened on March 18th and the Mountain West has managed to stay out of the spotlight with several teams still playing in postseason tournaments well into this past weekend.
But San Diego State is the only team to make the Sweet 16 & UNLV is still playing in the NIT, so player movement is picking up in the conference. With several big names already in the portal as of this week.
Air Force
In: N/A
Out: 2
Kellan Boylan, So. G/F-Overland Park, KS
2023-2024 Stats: 7.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.1 APG & 1.3 SPG in 31.9 MPG (30 GMS/ 28 Starts)
Best Performance: 27 points, 3 assists & 2 rebounds on 11-16 (70.5%) shooting from the floor & 9-14 (77.7%) from deep against Wyoming on January 30th, 2024
One Sentence Breakdown: Another big Air Force guard who can rebounds & knocked down 26 three pointers at 41.9%.
Rytis Petraitis, So. F-Arlington, TX
2023-2024 Stats: 15.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 3.7 APG & 1.6 SPG in 32.9 MPG (24 GMS/20 Starts)
Best Performance: 18 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks & 2 steals against UNLV on January 23rd, 2024
One Sentence Breakdown: Petraitis is a big guard who can play the 1-4 positions on the floor while also being only the second Falcon in program history to record a triple-double.
Boise State
In: 1
Alvaro Cardenas, Jr. G-Granada, Spain
2023-2024 Stats: 13.2 PPG, 5.5 APG, 3.3 RPG in 35.5 MPG (31 GMS/31 Starts)
Best Performance: 23 points, 4 rebounds & 2 steals on 9-16 (56.2%) shooting from the floor & 4-8 (50%) from deep against Hampton on November 20th, 2023
One Sentence Breakdown: Cardenas is an underrated floor general who is a three-level scorer who had four double-doubles this season (3 with points & assists).
Out: 5
Jace Whiting, So. G-Burley, ID
2023-2024 Stats: 3.3 PPG, 1.7 RPG & 1.1 APG in 14.3 MPG (33 GMS/6 Starts)
Best Performance: 10 points, 2 rebounds & 1 assist against Wyoming on February 24th, 2024
One Sentence Breakdown: Whiting proved to be a reliable option off of the bench when Roddie Anderson III struggled in his first season in Boise.
Status: Committed to UNLV (MWC)
Eligibility Left: 2 years
Kobe Young, R-So. G-Pasco, WA
2023-2024 Stats: 1.1 PPG, & 1.1 RPG in 4.1 MPG 25 GMs/0 Starts
Best Performance: 6 points, 2 assists & 2 rebounds against Air Force on February 3rd, 2024
One Sentence Breakdown: A wing with plenty of size & athleticism who received little opportunity off of the bench.
Kade Rice, R-Fr. G-Boise, ID
2023-2024 Stats: 0.1 PPG & 0.9 RPG in 3.1 MPG 8 GMs/0 Starts
Best Performance: 1 point & 6 rebounds against Vanguard on November 7th, 2023
One Sentence Breakdown: A walk-on two guard who happens to be related to the head coach.
Chibuzo Agbo, Senior Guard-San Diego, CA
2023-2024 Stats: 13.7 PPG & 5.1 RPG, shooting 40.9% from deep in 31.2 MPG in 33 GMs/33 Starts
Best Performance: 27 points, 4 rebounds & 2 steals with 6-9 from deep against North Texas on December 5th, 2023
One Sentence Breakdown: Agbo is an absolute sniper in a post player’s body.
Status: Committed to USC (Pac-12)
Roddie Anderson III, Sophomore Guard-Huntington Beach, CA
2023-2024 Stats: 6.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.4 APG & 1.2 SPG in 26.4 MPG, 33 GMs, 27 Starts
Best Performance: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists & 2 steals against San Diego State on March 8th, 2024
One Sentence Breakdown: Anderson III came to Boise with a lot of potential but never really made his offensive impact, despite his starting minutes.
Colorado State
In: N/A
Out: 5
Cam Lowe, Fr. G-Monument, CO
2023-2024 Stats: N/A
Best Performance: N/A
One Sentence Breakdown: Redshirt freshman walk-on guard
Javonte Johnson, Sr. G-Colorado Springs, CO
2023-2024 Stats: 1.9 PPG & 0.7 RPG in 6.2 MPG (19 GMS/0 Starts)
Best Performance: 10 points, 2 rebounds & 2 steals against Adams State on December 29th, 2023
One Sentence Breakdown: Redshirt freshman walk-on guard
Eligibility Left: 1 year
Taviontae Jackson, So. G-Las Vegas, NV
2023-2024 Stats: 2.0 PPG, 1.5 RPG & 0.7 APG in 8.0 MPG (22 GMS/2 Starts)
Best Performance: 13 points, 5 steals & 4 rebounds against Colorado State-Pueblo on December 17th, 2023
One Sentence Breakdown: A two guard with potential but never really found minutes in two years in Fort Collins.
Eligibility Left: 2 years
Jack Payne, R-Fr.-Boise, ID
2023-2024 Stats: 0.6 PPG & 0.9 RPG in 2.1 MPG (8 GMS/0 Starts)
Best Performance: 2 points & 1 rebounds against Kansas City on November 17th, 2023
One Sentence Breakdown: Large but seldom used two guard.
Status: Committed to Idaho (Big Sky)
Eligibility Left: 3 years
Kyle Evans, Sophomore Forward-Aliso Viejo, CA
2023-2024 Stats: 2.0 PPG & 1.3 RPG in 5.8 MPG (9 GMS/0 Starts)
Best Performance: 9 points, 5 rebounds & 2 blocks against Colorado State-Pueblo on December 17th, 2023
One Sentence Breakdown: A raw lengthy big man with bounce but never really carved out a space for himself in Fort Collins due to injury plagued seasons.
Eligibility Left: 2 years
Next: Fresno State, Nevada & New Mexico
Larry Muniz covers college basketball as a writer for Mountain West Wire and WAC Hoops Digest. Also as a co-host of the college basketball podcast “Hoops Talk W/Jay & Larry”. He is also a USWBA Member.