SMU F Yohan Traore enters NCAA Transfer Portal
SMU forward Yohan Traore is entering the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3’s Pete Nakos reported on Monday. Traore spent just one season with Andy Enfield’s program.
In the 32 games that Traore played this season, including 16 games that he started, he averaged 15.6 minutes per game. He averaged 6.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game. From the field, he shot 50.4 percent and 32.4 percent from three-point range. On the defensive end, he averaged 0.2 blocks and 0.2 steals per game.
SMU now loses Traore, Jerrell Colbert (transfer) and Keon Ambrose-Hylton out of the front court while adding Brown transfer Nana Owusu-Anane as well as freshmen Nigel Walls and Jaden Toombs.
Last offseason when he transferred from UC Santa Barbara to SMU, UCF, Arizona State, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, TCU and others showed him serious interest. The native of France now has one year of eligibility remaining.
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Coming out of Dream City Christian in Arizona, Traore was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2022, according to the On3 Industry Ranking. He was the fourth-ranked power forward and the 22nd-ranked player nationally in that recruiting cycle, originally attending Auburn before transferring to UC Santa Barbara and then SMU.
Traore began his career at Auburn as a highly-touted prospect, but left after playing in 25 games. Traore averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game per game while shooting 58.3 percent from the field for UCSB. He started all 30 games he played and averaged nearly 29 minutes a night.
He averaged 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds in the 2022-23 season for the Tigers.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.
