SMU guard Ricardo Wright enters NCAA Transfer Portal
SMU guard Ricardo Wright entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, sources told On3 on Thursday. Wright entered the portal as a graduate transfer.
Wright joined guard Zhuric Phelps as transfer portal entrants on Thursday. SMU already lost forwards Xavier Foster and Mo Njie to the Transfer Portal earlier this month.
Wright, who joined SMU’s program in 2022-23 under former head coach Rob Lanier, has one year of eligibility remaining. The former Marist starter transferred in the summer of 2022.
This season, Wright was a nice surprise for the Mustangs. In 31 games, he averaged 6.7 points per game and shot 37 percent from three-point range.
With the four players departing, Sam Williamson graduating and Tyreek Smith’s future with the program in doubt, it’ll be a big rebuild for new head coach Andy Enfield.
SMU ushering in Andy Enfield era
SMU hired Enfield to take over the program and lead it into the ACC. After leading USC for 11 seasons, Enfield is ready to lead the Mustangs and is excited about what he’s bringing to the program.
“This is a premier institution, university in the country academically, athletically,” Enfield said at his introductory press conference. “We have to get to that point in the men’s basketball program. So it’s a challenge to the coaching staff, a challenge to the players and everybody within our program. We all have to do this together. I don’t do anything by myself.
“I have great support staff as a head coach, I try to hire the best people possible to do that. Recruit players that want to be here, that want to work and want to elevate this program to the national level. And so, what that looks like is to be determined, but we’re excited to get started immediately.”
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
