SMU guard Zhuric Phelps enters NCAA Transfer Portal
SMU guard Zhuric Phelps is entering the transfer portal, he told On3’s Joe Tipton on Thursday. The 6-5 junior averaged 14.8 points per game this season.
This season, he played in 33 games with 32 starts. He added 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals (5th AAC) per game with 15 blocks. Phelps tallied double-figures in 29 of SMU’s games.
In 2022-23, Phelps started all 30 games. He averaged 17.5 points (6th in the AAC), 3.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and led the AAC with 2.3 steals.
The loss of Phelps means the new SMU staff will need to bring in a top flight point guard for the upcoming season. The staff was set to host Morehead State transfer Drew Thelwell, but he committed to Iowa this week. The loss of Phelps makes a backcourt addition even more paramount.
SMU ushering in Andy Enfield era
SMU hired Andy 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.
