North Texas guard Jason Edwards plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal
North Texas guard Jason Edwards plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. He was a first-team all-conference honoree this season.
Edwards has a prolific scoring knack, averaging 19.1 points per game and scoring north of 30 multiple times in his first season playing Division I basketball. He transferred to North Texas from junior college, and quickly moved into a starring role. He’s also an adept rebounder, pulling down more than two a game from the guard spot.
He played in 34 games, starting 22 for the Mean Green. And while Edwards is already and adept scorer, there are some needed refinements to his game. As a ball handler and creator, he can show more playmaking ability while cutting back and limiting turnovers. And while he shoots 49.2% from the field. his 35% from beyond the 3-point line is solid, but a bump up there could vault him into rarer air as a scorer.
Edwards will have multiple years of eligibility remaining.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
A look at the Top 10 players in the transfer portal as of Wednesday morning
1. C Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
The Buzz: Maxime Raynaud is a 7-foot-1, 235-pound center originally from Paris, France. He earned Most Improved Player honors in the Pac-12 this season after averaging 15.5 points and 9.6 rebounds while shooting 36.1 percent from three. Raynaud is a junior.
2. C Cliff Omoruyi, Rutgers
The Buzz: Cliff Omoruyi is listed as a 6-foot-11, 240-pound center originally from Nigeria. He earned first-team Big Ten All-Defense this season, for the second consecutive year. Omoruyi averaged 10.4 points. 8.3 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks this season. He is a graduate transfer.
3. G Kanaan Carlyle, Stanford
The Buzz: Kanaan Carlyle is listed as a 6-foot-3 guard originally from the Atlanta, Georgia area. He earned Honorable Mention Pac-12 All-Rookie honors this season after averaging 11.5 points and 2.7 assists. Carlyle is a freshman.
4. G Malik Mack, Harvard
The Buzz: Malik Mack earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors this season. The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 17.2 points, 4.8 assists, and 1.3 steals. Mack, a freshman, is originally from Maryland.
5. F Kobe Johnson, USC
The Buzz: Kobe Johnson is listed as a 6-foot-5, 175-pound forward originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He earned Pac-12 first-team All-Defense honors this season after averaging 10.9 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.2 steals. Johnson, who is a junior, is the younger brother of Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson.
6. C Brandon Garrison, Oklahoma State
The Buzz: Brandon Garrison is a 6-foot-11, 245-pound center originally from the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area. He averaged 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in 29 starts this season. Garrison is a freshman.
7. F Jevon Porter, Pepperdine
The Buzz: Jevon Porter is listed as a 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward originally from Columbia, Missouri. He averaged 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds this season. He is the younger brother of Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. and is a sophomore.
8. G Dug McDaniel, Michigan
The Buzz: Dug McDaniel is listed as a 5-11, 160-pound guard originally from the Washington, DC area. He averaged 16.3 points and 4.7 assists in 52 starts this season. McDaniel is a sophomore.
9. G Ja’Kobe Gillespie, Belmont
The Buzz: Ja’Kobe Gillespie earned MVC All-Defense and second-team All-MVC this season after averaging 17.2 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.2 steals this season. The 6-0, 175-pound sophomore is originally from Greenville, Tennessee.
10. G Andrej Stojakovic, Stanford
The Buzz: Andrej Stojakovic is a former four-star recruit and a McDonald’s All-American. The 6-foot-7 wing played in 32 games, starting ten and averaging 7.8 points. Stojakovic is the son of former NBA forward Peja Stojakovic. The freshman graduated from Carmichael (CA) Jesuit High School.