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LSU forward Sa'Myah Smith enters NCAA Transfer Portal

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Sa'Myah Smith
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LSU forward Sa’Myah Smith has entered the transfer portal, On3’s Talia Goodman reported on Monday evening and a source close with the team confirmed.

Smith came to LSU with Flau’Jae Johnson to LSU three years ago, winning a national title as a contributor on the 2023 national title team as a freshman, then tore her ACL early in her sophomore season. She returned as a junior this past season and was once again a central piece in the Tigers’ deep postseason run, but now will look to continue her career elsewhere.

At 6-foot-2, Smith averaged 6.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game this year. The Texas native played 22.2 minutes per game and in games against Floirida State and NC State in the NCAA Tournament, she posted double doubles, playing 36 and 40 minutes.

LSU will now have to find a new center in the transfer portal as Kim Mulkey will look to add more size and depth entering the 2025-26 season.

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

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 asynchronous contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.scholarship anymore.

LSU fans: Track transfer portal activity

While the NCAA Transfer Portal database is private, the On3 Network has streamlined the reporting process tracking player movement. If you find yourself asking, ‘How can I track transfer portal activity?’ our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways, from articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, to our social media channels, to the On3 Transfer Portal.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

The On3 Transfer Portal Rankings allow for you to filter the On3 Industry Rankings to find the best of the best in the portal, starting with Overall Top Players. 

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