TCU center Ernest Udeh Jr. plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

TCU junior forward Ernest Udeh Jr. plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after two seasons with the Horned Frogs.

The 6-foot-11, 250-pounder is coming off his best year at the college level, averaging 6.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists while playing just under 27 minutes per game. He notched six double-doubles in the 30 games he appeared in and 10 games with 10-plus rebounds, and ranked No. 7 in the Big 12 in defensive rebound percentage.

A native of Orlando (Fla.), Udeh signed with Kansas out of high school and played one season with the Jayhawks before transferring to play for Jamie Dixon and Co. He ranked No. 32 nationally and was tabbed as the country’s No. 6 center in the Class of 2022, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

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The 2024-2025 campaign was Udeh’s second at TCU after transferring in ahead of the 2023-2024 season. In his first year, he averaged 4.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.8 blocks and 1.0 steals in 29 games (all starts), playing 17.3 minutes per game.

In 30 games, all off the bench, at Kansas as a freshman in 2022-2023, Udeh played 8.3 minutes per game and averaged 2.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists. He also added 0.6 blocks and 0.7 steals per game.

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