Marcus Millender commits to transfer to Georgia

Marcus ‘Smurf’ Millender has committed to Georgia from the NCAA Transfer Portal. That comes per On3’s Joe Tipton.

Millender has spent two collegiate at two different programs with South Alabama as a freshman and then this past year as a sophomore with UTSA. He has made 63 appearances, 43 being starts, in that time in averaging 12.2 points (43.4% FG, 43.8% 3PT on 1.6 makes), 3.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game for the Jaguars and Roadrunners. He improved those stats to 14.9 points (44.1% FG, 43.8% 3PT on 2.3 makes), 3.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game this season for Texas-San Antonio.

Millender, a Houston native, transferred from USA to UTSA in a return to his home state. That’s after coming out of Clear Brook High School as part of the 2023 recruiting cycle.

Now, per the latest update to On3’s Industry Ranking of 2025’s Top Transfer Portal Players, Millender was one of the top point guards still on the board. He rated at No. 511 overall and as the No. 92 PG, which made a Top-35 PG still available in the portal at the time of this commitment.

Miller is now the latest addition in the portal over this offseason so far for the Bulldogs. He is their fourth commitment of the cycle, and their first in about two weeks, alongside Jeremiah Wilkinson (California), Kanon Catchings (BYU), Justin Bailey (Wofford), and Jordan Ross (Saint Mary’s).

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.

More on Georgia’s addition of Smurf Millender from UTSA

The transfer portal took four guards away from Georgia at the end of this season. It has now given the Bulldogs four guards in return with a second addition on Monday as UTSA’s Smurf Millender announced that he will be continuing basketball career at UGA.

Millender was a bright spot for the Roadrunners in his sophomore season. He averaged 34.5 minutes per game where he hit an impressive 43.8 percent of his three-point tries. He also shot over 87 percent from the free-throw line. Millender averaged 14.9 points, three rebounds, and 3.3 assists per contest while committing less than two turnovers per game.

Millender scored 20 points or more in four of the Roadrunners final five games of the season including a 24-point outburst against East Carolina in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. He also had seven rebounds in that game. Despite his small stature, Millender was a consistent force for UTSA. He scored double digits in 17 straight games to end his sophomore year.

Georgia has been hit hard in the back court since the season ended, losing Silas Demary, DeShayne Montgomery, Savo Drezgic, and Jordyn Kee to the transfer portal. The Dawgs also lost Dakota Leffew and Tyrin Lawrence to exhausted eligibility. Millender now joins Jeremiah Wilkinson, Justin Bailey, and Jordan Ross as backcourt additions via the portal. The Bulldogs have also landed a wing in Kanon Catchings.