Washington Huskies Hosting Multiple Transfer Portal Targets
UW men's basketball has two transfer targets on campus Saturday, the first weekend recruits can make official visits after the portal opened April 7.
Former Texas Tech forward LeJuan Watts and ex-Gonzaga wing Steele Venters are on an official visit with the Washington Huskies on Saturday, the first two public transfer portal visitors for coach Danny Sprinkle since the window opened this week. Watts, a 6-foot-6 junior from Fresno, California, has one season of eligibility remaining after starting his career at Eastern Washington and Washington State prior to playing for the Red Raiders in 2025-26. He was spotted at the Huskies' sixth spring football practice on Saturday watching his brother, defensive lineman DeSean Watts, who transferred to UW from Sacramento State in January.
According to a report from Dawgman. com, Venters, a 6-foot-7 graduate transfer, is also on campus this weekend with one season of eligibility remaining. The former Bulldog and Watts both played together at Eastern Washington, but neither played together for the Eagles, with Venters taking the 2023-24 season off to redshirt before driving north to Spokane to play for Mark Few.
Sprinkle has to replenish his roster going into his third season on Montlake, with both the backcourt and frontcourt left bare with four public departures, plus the expected departure of freshman forward Hannes Steinbach, though he has yet to make any formal decision whether to return or declare for the 2026 NBA draft. Sources: Washington is currently hosting Texas Tech Forward LeJuan Watts and Gonzaga wing Steele Venters on visits. Two big targets for this staff at positions of need.
pic. twitter. com/9VLeXRVyBX ā Jack McCauley (@JackMcCauley_) April 11, 2026 Watts was the fourth-leading scorer for Texas Tech, averaging 11.