Texas forward Dillon Mitchell to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal
Texas forward Dillon Mitchell will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3’s Joe Tipton reports. Mitchell, a 6-foot-8 sophomore from Montverde Academy in Florida, played in 72 games in his Texas career.
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He will also submit the necessary paperwork to enter the NBA draft, per reports.
Mitchell started all 38 games in 2022-23, averaging 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 17.5 minutes. He upped his production in 2023-24, starting 33 games and appearing in all 34. He averaged 9.6 points and 7.5 rebound per contest, posting eight double-doubles.
Mitchell was ranked as the No. 4 overall prospect, the No. 2 small forward, and the No. 2 player in Florida in the 2022 On3 Industry Ranking.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.
The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.
Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.
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The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.
