South Carolina basketball guard to enter transfer portal
On Thursday, On3’s Joe Tipton reported that South Carolina basketball guard Austin Herro plans to enter the transfer portal. Herro, a former walk-on for the Gamecocks and younger brother of NBA star Tyler Herro, was put on scholarship ahead of the 2024-2025 season. He played in 10 total games at USC and scored two points.
Despite the Gamecocks’ struggles on the court this season, Herro did not have a clear path to minutes. He will enter the portal with three years of eligibility remaining.
Herro’s decision likely won’t be the final bit of transfer portal news South Carolina makes this offseason. Lamont Paris and company will be active buyers in the portal.
South Carolina Basketball Bio from GamecocksOnline
AWARDS/HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
2024-25 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
- Put on scholarship prior to the start of summer workouts
2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
- Redshirted initial collegiate season
PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA
- Led his high school team, Whitnall, to 25-4 record and state championship game as a senior after averaging 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game
- Shot 45 percent from the field and 36 percent from behind the arc
- Three-star recruit and the third ranked player in the state of Wisconsin in the class of 2023 via ESPN.com
- Played AAU for Team Herro and was coached by his dad ; teammates with Milan Momcilovic (Iowa State) and Jeremy Lorenz (Wofford)
- Helped Team Herro to a 6-1 record at EYBL Peach Jam in Augusta in summer of 2022
PERSONAL
- Son of Chris and Jen Herro – has an older brother Tyler and a younger brother Myles, who he was high school teammates with
- Brother Tyler starred at Kentucky (2018-19) and currently plays for the Miami Heat, where he was the 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year
- List his dad as his biggest motivator to always keep his head up and keep working
- Choose South Carolina because of the environment and the people – it felt like home
- Go-to food order is a pepperoni pizza from Old Chicago
- Retailing major
