Miami freshman forward Isaiah Johnson-Arigu to enter transfer portal

Miami small forward Isaiah Johnson-Arigu is entering the transfer portal, he told On3.

The 6-foot-7 freshman originally from Minneapolis appeared in seven games for the Hurricanes this season. He is averaging just 4.9 minutes per game, scoring just 0.9 points per outing.

Arigu chose Miami out of high school over offers from Iowa, Northwestern, Texas Tech, and Virginia Tech. According to the On3 Industry Rankings, he was ranked as the No. 125 overall prospect in the 2024 cycle. He’s also the No. 38 small forward and the No. 2 player in Minnesota. The On3 Industry Ranking is a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

On3’s Jamie Shaw ranked him as four-star prospect in high school. He attended Totino-Grace High in Minnesota.

When former Miami head coach Jim Larranaga suddenly retired the day after Christmas, it triggered a 30-day transfer portal window for all ‘Canes players.

On3’s Pete Nakos has more on the portal opening:

NCAA rules allow athletes on a team with a coaching change to enter the portal the day after the (coaching) change.

According to the NCAA, an athlete who transfers after enrolling at a school cannot transfer during that same year and compete for a new school. Grad students could transfer if they don’t play in any games this fall and be eligible in the spring.

Arigu Scouting Report

“It’s the know-how with Isaiah Johnson-Arigu that you immediately notice. He seems to always been in the right place and poised to make a positive play. Standing in the 6-6 range, he uses his near 7-0 wing span to play up a lineup. Offensively, he has good touch which he uses to finish around the basket and in the mid range. He also has good court vision and processing ability. Able to line up from multiple levels, run some offense through and make reads to get players opportunities. The athleticism is a question, is a tweener forward type, will have to answer where does he guard. You like the versatility and the production.” – On3’s Jamie Shaw

More on the basketball transfer portal

On3’s Pete Nakos has more on the basketball transfer window:

The college basketball transfer portal is scheduled for 30 days during the spring of the 2024-25 academic year. According to the NCAA, the portal opens for business on Monday, March 24, and closes on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The national championship game will be played on April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Athletes would still be given a 30-day window to transfer after a head coach’s departure.

The college basketball transfer portal is starting to mirror the NBA’s free agency. Last spring alone, 1,962 Division I players tested the portal waters. According to college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa, for the first time in history, more than half of the points scored in Division I men’s college basketball will be scored by players recruited through the transfer portal, not from high school in 2024-25.