Texas F Cam Heide to enter the NCAA transfer portal
The Purdue transfer was an elite shooter on the Forty Acres, but didn’t provide much else.
Mar 26, 2026; San Jose, CA, USA; Purdue Boilermakers center Oscar Cluff (45) goes to the basket against Texas Longhorns forward Camden Heide (5) in the second half during a Sweet Sixteen game of the West Regional of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at SAP Center. Mandatory Credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images | Eakin Howard-Imagn Images For the second straight year, sharpshooting forward Cam Heide will enter the NCAA transfer portal after one season with the Texas Longhorns, according to a Thursday report from Draft Express, in the biggest portal departure so far for head coach Sean Miller. NEWS: Texas' Camden Heide will enter the transfer portal, Paolo Zamorano of Gersh Sports tells DraftExpress.
The 6-7 wing played 23 minutes per game for the Longhorns, shooting 45% from three, including a game-sealing corner three vs. Gonzaga to send Texas to the Sweet 16. pic.
twitter. com/GDPueoXnv6 — Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) April 9, 2026 The 6’7, 215-pounder has one season of eligibility remaining. A Minneapolis product who spent his senior season at Wasatch Academy in Utah, Heide was a consensus four-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class ranked as the No.
135 player nationally and the No. 32 small forward, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Heide signed with Purdue over offers from Creighton, Iowa, Marquette, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State , Texas, Wisconsin, and Virginia Tech .