Long Beach State point guard Isa Silva enters NCAA Transfer Portal

A top 100 recruit from the 2021 recruiting cycle has entered the NCAA transfer portal for the second time in his collegiate career. On Wednesday, Long Beach State point guard Isa Silva opted to enter the transfer portal less than one year after committing to the 49ers.

Silva spent the first two years of his collegiate career in the Pac-12 at one of the premier college basketball institutes of the conference, Stanford. As a Cardinal, he would play in 64 total games, exclusively coming off the bench with six starts to his name. Silva didn’t earn much playing time, as he averaged just over 13 minutes per contest at Stanford. He would leave Stafford averaging just over three points and one assist a game.

At Long Beach State, things did not really change for the former four-star recruit. Silva played in 36 games, with fourteen starts, and averaged just over 12 minutes of action per contest. In his lone year with the 49ers, he shot just 34 percent from the field.

Silva played his high school basketball at Prolific Prep High School in Napa, CA, where he was a highly touted four-star recruit with a 94.3 rating. He was a top 100 recruit, ranking 69 nationally, twelve among point guards, and the 5th best player to come out of the state of California in the 2021 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

The top contenders for Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic

Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic has been busy since he announced his intention to enter the portal. ESPN college basketball insider Jeff Borzello has now revealed the latest.

“[He] took a visit to Cal last weekend and the Bears are very much in the mix,” Borzello reports. “North Carolina and Kentucky are also heavily involved, as is Michigan. Likely to take another visit this weekend, nothing finalized. Others in pursuit include Creighton, Washington, USC and Louisville.

With a long list of suitors shooting to land his services for the upcoming college basketball season, the son of former three-time NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic can take his time with this decision if he so chooses.

Stojakovic averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game during his lone season with the Cardinal. He appeared in all 32 games for Stanford, but only started in 10 of them. He shot 32.7 percent from beyond the arc as a freshman.