A-10 transfer tracker: Loyola, Davidson, GW hit hardest by portal departures
Apr. 12—Saint Louis men's basketball social media accounts shared a video Thursday, April 9, that started with nine players in uniform standing under the Gateway Arch. "We're back," the caption read.
Five of the nine players had significant roles for a team that set a school record with 29 victories. Three of them started and earned Atlantic 10 Conference third-team honors: junior guard Trey Green (10. 7 points per game); sophomore guard Amari McCottry (10.
5); and junior guard Kellen Thames (9. 7). The Billikens lost only one player who averaged double-digit minutes to the transfer portal.
Meanwhile, across the rest of the A-10, most programs would tell a different story. Transfer departures have hit many teams hard since the portal opened Tuesday, April 7. Seven of the 18 players who made the A-10 first, second or third teams entered the portal, including Dayton Flyers guard De'Shayne Montgomery, a third-team selection who entered the portal on Thursday, April 9.
Here's a look at the A-10 players in the portal, which will remain open until April 21: Davidson (9 players): The Wildcats lost their top two scorers, sophomore guard Robert Blums (12. 4) and junior guard Parker Friedrichsen (10. 8), plus their top two freshmen guards, Devin Brown (6.