South Florida wing Chris Youngblood enters NCAA transfer portal
South Florida wing Chris Youngblood has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Jamie Shaw has learned. It will be his second transfer in as many seasons after he spent the first three years of his career at Kennesaw State.
Youngblood led the Bulls this past season with 15.3 points per game while shooting 41.6% from 3-point range. He was named the AAC’s Co-Player of the Year while also chipping in 2.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds.
Prior to joining USF, Youngblood recorded more than 1,000 career points across his three years at Kennesaw State. He averaged 14.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in his final season with the Owls while being named first team all-conference.
Youngblood attended East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Georgia but was not ranked in the 2020 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking. His hometown is listed as Tuscaloosa per his profile on the South Florida website, so perhaps Alabama could be a team to look out for.
However, given the way that Youngblood has played over the past couple of seasons in particular, he’s sure to have plenty more teams interested in him. He’ll aim to make the most of it wherever he ends up as it will be his final season of eligibility.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
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South Florida is coming off of a 25-8 finish to its inaugural season under coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, who also coached Youngblood at Kennesaw State. The Bulls won the AAC regular season conference championship, but lost in the semifinals of the league tournament and did not get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Chris Youngblood is not the first player to enter the transfer portal for South Florida. The Bulls also lost their second leading scorer Selton Miguel, who put up 14.7 points per game, also entered while simultaneously declaring for the NBA Draft.
South Florida added Cincinnati transfer center Jamille Reynolds, who put up 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds this past season with the Bearcats. It is also set to bring back forward Kaesean Pryor, who averaged 13.0 points and 7.9 rebounds.