BYU forward Kanon Catchings enters NCAA transfer portal

BYU forward Kanon Catchings has entered the NCAA transfer portal. He spent just one season with the Cougars and will have three years of eligbility remaining at his next stop.

Catchings started the first 15 of 31 games as a true freshman this past season at BYU before moving to a bench role over the second half of the year. He averaged 7.2 points and 2.2 rebounds across 17.4 minutes per game.

As a recruit, Catchings was a four-star prospect out of Brownsburg (IN) High School. He ranked as the No. 39 overall player and No. 13 small forward in the 2024 cycle according to the On3 Industry Rankings, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Catchings is the son of former Illinois women’s basketball star Tauja Catchings. His aunt, Tamika Catchings, played at Tennessee under coach Pat Summitt and then later in the WNBA for 14 seasons and is a Pro Basketball Hall of Famer.

BYU is coming off of a run to the Sweet Sixteen but Kanon Catchings saw the floor for a total of only nine minutes for the entire NCAA Tournament. He flashed his potential at points during the regular season though, including scoring 23 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting on Jan. 28 against Baylor.

The college basketball transfer portal officially opened for business on Monday, March 24, and will close 30 days later on Tuesday, April 22. As of March 26, more than 1,000 players had already entered their names.

Last spring alone, 1,962 Division I players tested the portal waters. Based on the early numbers from this year, even more could follow. For the first time in history, more than half of the points scored in college basketball were scored by players from the transfer portal, not high school, in the 2024-25 season.

In data gathered over the first two years with transfer windows, the NCAA found most athletes enter the portal within the first four weeks of the portal opening. The study showed that 73% of men’s and women’s basketball undergraduate athletes entered during the first four weeks. That increased to 82% for men and 86% for women in 2024.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.