Miami guard Nigel Pack plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

Miami senior guard Nigel Pack plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after three seasons in Coral Gables.

Pack originally signed with Kansas State out of high school and played two years with the Wildcats before entering the portal in 2022. He signed with the Hurricanes as one of highest-paid players in college basketball at that time, inking a reported $800,000 dollars over two years.

He was the team’s fourth-leading scorer the next season as the Hurricanes made their first Final Four in program history, shooting better than 40% from behind the arc. Pack returned again in 2023-24, averaging 13.3 points and 3.6 assists per game while the ‘Canes struggled to a disappointing 15-17 campaign. Instead of leaving for the NBA, he used his one-time COVID eligibility waiver for 2024-25, but only played nine games due to injury.

At the time of his injury, he was leading the team in scoring at 13.9 points per game. However, not long after he went down, head coach Jim Larrañaga announced his sudden retirement on December 26. Pack did not play again after a December 10 loss to Tennessee, and will be seeking a medical hardship waiver for his sixth collegiate season.

The 6-foot guard will be a sought-after portal target as one of the country’s best 3-point shooters over his five-year career. In 122 games, he has knocked 313 3-pointers while shooting just above 40 percent.

As a high school prospect, Pack was a four-star recruit who ranked No. 124 nationally in the 2020 class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.