SMU center Jerrell Colbert enters NCAA Transfer Portal
SMU center Jerrell Colbert is entering the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 has learned. He averaged 2.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists for the Mustangs during the 2024-25 season.
The ACC program was the third team in as many years for Colbert. He spent 2021-22 with the LSU Tigers, where he saw action in four games. He made a name for himself with Kansas State during the 2023-24 campaign, averaging 2.6 points in 31 appearances for the Wildcats during his lone season in Manhattan.
Moreover, Colbert played high school basketball at Houston (Houston, TX), where he was a four-star prospect. This is according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Moving forward, it’ll be interesting to see who the fourth team Jerrell Colbert suits-up for is. He’s still trying to find his footing in college basketball, and it’s evident he believes he’s better served entering the portal once again than sticking with SMU for the 2025-26 season.
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.
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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.