USC forward Kijani Wright enters NCAA transfer portal

USC forward Kijani Wright has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned.

Wright averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game for the Trojans this season. A sophomore, Wright has appeared in 57 games for USC over the last two seasons but never cracked the starting rotation.

During his sophomore season, Wright tallied two games scoring in double figures off the bench. Once against Eastern Washington on Nov. 29 and again on Feb. 3 against Oregon State, scoring 12 points in both outings. The Trojans were 2-0 when Wright scored 10 or more points.

As a freshman, more than half of his 53 rebounds (27) were offensive rebounds — which is a statistic that could make him attractive to other power conference suitors. Although, taking a mid-major route and potentially dominating at that level right away in 2024. He has several options to choose from at this point in his collegiate career.

Before USC, Wright was a 2022 McDonald’s All-American, while also winning a gold medal while starting all six games for Team USA at the 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championships.

His success gained him a former four-star rating out of high school, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. Playing at Windward School in Los Angeles, he transferred to west-coast powerhouse Sierra Canyon for his senior season where he finished the 2022 recruiting cycle as the No. 8 power forward and No. 53 player overall.

Stanford freshman Andrej Stojakovic plans to enter transfer portal

More news out of the Pac-12, according to On3’s Joe Tipton, Stanford freshman and former blue-chip recruit Andrej Stojakovic plans to enter the transfer portal. 

Here was Tipton’s tweet announcing that news: 

“NEWS: Stanford guard Andrej Stojaković, the son of former NBA Champion and 3x All-Star Peja Stojaković, plans to enter the transfer portal, he tells @On3sports. The former McDonald’s All-American and top-25 recruit averaged 7.8 PPG as a freshman with the Cardinal this season.”

Stojakovic’s decision comes after Stanford decided to part ways with longtime head coach Jerod Haase. In one season at Stanford under Haase, Stojakovic mostly came off the bench but did start 10 games. Despite modest scoring numbers, a former recruit of his pedigree (No. 24 in the On3 rankings) will be very in-demand this offseason with three years still to play.

Read more from On3’s Alex Weber here.