Memphis's Tyreek Smith Hits Portal Hours Before Opener

[Mean Green 93-98]

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Tyreek Smith is no longer with the Memphis basketball program and will enter the transfer portal less than seven months after transferring in this offseason from SMU, the university said in a statement on Monday. Smith will look to join his fifth different team in the last five seasons after stops at Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, SMU and Memphis.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/memphis-pf-tyreek-smith-heads-back-to-transfer-portal-just-before-tigers-season-opener-vs-missouri/

[UNTLifer]

He'll end up at a lower level school.

[wardly]

44 minutes ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/memphis-pf-tyreek-smith-heads-back-to-transfer-portal-just-before-tigers-season-opener-vs-missouri/

Sounds like a player that you could build your program around.

[Mean Green 93-98]

The article mentions that the reason he is leaving is because he's not receiving the NIL dollars he thought he was promised.

Not the first time that's happened.

[Big Z]

1 hour ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

The article mentions that the reason he is leaving is because he's not receiving the NIL dollars he thought he was promised.

Not the first time that's happened.

 

[NT80]

2 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

The article mentions that the reason he is leaving is because he's not receiving the NIL dollars he thought he was promised.

Not the first time that's happened.

[greenminer]

I guess I don't understand timelines anymore.  Sure he can hit the portal whenever, but aren't there registration deadlines for classes, that would require him to be committed to a school until the next semester registration/timeline?

[MrAlien]

Do the players not sign a formal contract for their NIL deal?  You would think that a program would want to lock down a player with a contract to prevent him from leaving for another program mid season.       

[untbowler]

how in the world do these players remain eligible? No way credits are transferring easily from public to private to instate to out of state. 

[Cooley]

I'd take him from a talent standpoint in a heart beat. He's from Baton Rouge but attended Trinity Christian Academy (Cedar Hill) where he lead them to their private school's state championship. I really wanted him at UNT but he signed with Texas A&M. 

We are starting to bring in a number of 1 year players as well, so why not. Great rebounder and shot blocker at 6-9. Don't really think there would be mutual interest though. 

[El Paso Eagle]

20 hours ago, greenminer said:

I guess I don't understand timelines anymore.  Sure he can hit the portal whenever, but aren't there registration deadlines for classes, that would require him to be committed to a school until the next semester registration/timeline?

Have almost given up trying to figure out time lines with college athletes. Tell me how in the world athletes can transfer three or four times and still be on any path to have the proper amount of hours at a school to graduate. It has become a total joke.

[Mean Green 93-98]

18 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Have almost given up trying to figure out time lines with college athletes. Tell me how in the world athletes can transfer three or four times and still be on any path to have the proper amount of hours at a school to graduate. It has become a total joke.

What's happened to APR?  Is that still a thing?  It used to be that if more than a few players left a football program (much more so a basketball program) without graduating in the same year, it would kill a team's APR.