Iowa center announces he's entering the NCAA Transfer Portal

Iowa center Joshua Ogundele announced on Wednesday he’s officially entering the transfer portal, per a post on his Twitter page. Last season, he had his best game against the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers, filling in for Keegan Murray. Against Purdue, he stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, five rebounds, and three blocks. Below is the announcement he posted to his Twitter page on Wednesday.

Thank you Iowa, for everything 🖤🤞🏾 pic.twitter.com/fbpxPhmCGT

— Josh Ogundele (@damijosh2047) March 30, 2022

The statement reads: “Dear Hawkeye Nation, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of two incredible teams at the University of Iowa. I want to thank my teammates and coaches for the special bonds and memories, which I will take with me forever. However, I believe it is in my best interest to enter the transfer portal and continue to chase my dreams.”

The 6-foot-10, 240-pound center was a three-star prospect in the 2020 recruiting class, according to the On3 Consensus Rankings.

For all the latest information and updates on where college basketball prospects are headed this offseason, keep it locked to the 2022 On3 Transfer Portal Wire.

More on the NCAA Transfer Portal

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be  contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.

The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.