Virginia transfer Kadin Shedrick's updated visit schedule announced

Former Virginia center Kadin Shedrick is one of the more coveted players in the NCAA Transfer Portal, and we’re getting closer to finding out where he’ll play next season.

According to Joe Tipton of On3, Shedrick has updated his visit schedule following a personal matter. He’ll be meeting with four schools, the Texas Longhorns, Missouri Tigers, Xavier Musketeers and Duke Blue Devils.

Virginia transfer Kadin Shedrick’s updated visit schedule:

Texas 4/17-19
Missouri 4/19-20
Xavier 4/23-24
Duke 4/29-30 https://t.co/H6svraCFHw

— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 16, 2023

Now, whether Shedrick makes it through all four visits remains to be seen, as he may fall in love with one of his earlier potential suitors. Nevertheless, it’s evident there’s a lot of buzz around him, and whichever team lands him will be elated.

Moreover, Shedrick has spent the last four years with the Cavaliers, redshirting his freshman year before appearing in 76 games in the last three seasons. He’s started in 34 games in his career, 15 last season and 19 the season prior, and has averaged 6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game for Virginia. 

He’s led the team in blocks per game in the last two seasons, ranking in the top five of the ACC in blocks per game in back-to-back seasons as well. 

Shedrick played high school basketball at Holly Springs (North Carolina) High School, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 65 overall recruit in the 2019 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.

Transfer portal background information

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.

The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.