Texas guard Arterio Morris plans to enter the transfer portal

Texas guard Arterio Morris, a former five-star recruit and McDonald’s All-American, plans to enter the transfer portal, he told On3.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound freshman averaged 4.6 points and 1.4 rebounds this season in 11.8 minutes per game.

Morris submitted the following statement to On3.

“I want to thank everyone who has supported me along the way, particularly my family, coaches, teammates and fans. Without all of you, I would not be were I am today.

“I have discussed my future with my family and I’ve decided to enter my name in the transfer portal to find a new home that will allow me to grow as a basketball player, maximize my ability to support my teammates and help my team win games. I am excited for the next steps of my journey. I will continue to work to be the best person I can, both on and off the floor.”

The Longhorns won the Big-12 conference this season, ending the year with overall record of 29-9. Texas also made a run in the NCAA tournament, before falling to Miami in the Elight Eight.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

Arterio Morris leaving Texas, 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.