Creighton transfer guard Pop Isaacs commits to Houston

Former Creighton guard Pop Isaacs has committed to Houston via the NCAA Transfer Portal per Joe Tipton. He entered the transfer portal on March 26.

Isaacs transferred to Creighton last offseason after spending two years at Texas Tech. He only played eight games for the Bluejays before suffering a season-ending hip injury in December. However, Isaacs was spectacular in his short time on the court.

He averaged 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game while shooting 41.0% from the field and 38.3% from beyond the arc. Isaacs wasn’t simply padding his stats against subpar competition, either.

In Isaacs’ final game of the season, he tallied 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists on 6-9 shooting from downtown against Kansas. He also had 25-point outings earlier in the season against Texas A&M and Nebraska.

In his two years at Texas Tech, Isaacs made 59 appearances and 58 starts. He averaged 15.9 points per game during his sophomore season but wasn’t nearly as efficient from range, knocking down just 29.3% of his 3-point attempts.

Despite his success with the Red Raiders, Isaacs moved on from the program shortly before a civil complaint alleging he assaulted a minor was dismissed last April. According to the lawsuit — originally obtained by ESPN in January 2024 — the parents of a 17-year-old girl from The Bahamas alleged a booster from Texas Tech bought alcohol for Isaacs and a teammate.

Their daughter was in the room with another girl, and she couldn’t give consent because she was intoxicated. The age of consent in The Bahamas is 16 years old

The parents alleged Isaacs took the girl to another room, where she was assaulted after she “attempted to fight him off,” according to the lawsuit. They were seeking $1 million in damages.

According to ESPN, Red Raiders head coach Grant McCasland was made aware of the allegations against Isaacs on Dec. 14, 2023, and he took it to Texas Tech’s athletic director and other university officials upon learning about it. The case was ultimately dismissed.

Now, Issacs returns to the Big 12 to face his former team in one of the best conferences in the country and he does so with the national runner-up and loaded Cougars squad, which just added more scoring and versatility to their mix.

Isaacs played high school basketball at Coronado (Utah) High, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 91 overall recruit and No. 15 point guard in the 2022 recruiting cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.