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Rutgers guard Jeremiah Williams enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Stephen Samraby:Steve Samra03/31/25

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Rutgers guard Jeremiah Williams has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 has leaned. He averaged 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Scarlet Knights throughout the 2024-25 season.

Williams played high school basketball at Simeon Vocational HS (Chicago, IL), where he was a three-star prospect in the 2020 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

He’s an experienced player, with four seasons of college basketball under his belt. Williams began his collegiate career with Temple, playing two seasons with the Owls before transferring to Rutgers, where he’s spent the last two seasons of his time in the sport.

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.

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In addition to Jeremiah Williams, Rutgers center Lathan Sommerville is also entering the NCAA Transfer Portal. He’s only spent one season with the Scarlet Knights.

Sommerville made 32 appearances and 15 starts this past season. He averaged 8.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.6% from the field. He only shot nine 3-pointers this season and made one.

Sommerville perhaps had his best game of the season in Rutgers’ season-ending loss to USC in the Big Ten Tournament. In the loss, Sommerville recorded 16 points and five rebounds on 6-11 shooting from the floor.

Sommerville only improved as the season went on. He lost 50 pounds since arriving at Rutgers in June and was in excellent shape by the end of the year.

Lathan Sommerville played high school basketball at Richwoods (IL), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 117 overall player and No. 23 power forward in the 2024 recruiting cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Coming out of high school, Sommerville chose Rutgers over BradleyMissouriSeton HallVillanovaVirginia Tech and Xavier. He was part of a historic freshman class at Rutgers, which included five-star prospects Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey.

— On3’s Grant Grubbs contributed to this article.