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Guard Jason Edwards, the Commodores’ leading scorer last season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal, per On3. The On3 report said Edwards, who just finished his junior season, will test the NBA Draft process as well. Edwards averaged 17.0 points per game during the 2024-25 season, adding 2.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.9 steals. He was the only member of the Commodores to average more than 11 points per contest. The Parkview, Ga., native shot 43.5 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from three-point range, finishing second on the team behind Tyler Nickel in three-point attempts (184) and three-point shots made (65). Edwards scored at least 20 points in 10 of his 33 games, including a season-best 30 in the Commodores’ win over TCU. Assuming Edwards does not return, he will make another stop on a journey that’s already featured many. The 6-1, 175-pound Edwards redshirted during his first season at Miles College in Alabama in 2021-22, spent 2022-23 at Dodge City Community College in Kansas, and played one season for North Texas of the American Athletic Conference before transferring to Vanderbilt. Edwards is actually the fifth Vanderbilt player to reportedly enter the portal, but only the second who had a significant impact for the Commodores last season. read more: https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/basketball/vanderbilts-jason-edwards-entering-ncaa-transfer-portal-per-report/article_e34c95ff-f0a6-4f46-8283-68a909dc0200.html

Yaxel turned down millions out of loyalty. It would be sad if his coach left for the money. Especially with the ties he has there. And his contract is $1.3M with a $100k increase every year and Pitino's was $1.2M.

It can be about the money or playing time as long as the money is not too far off. We aren't that close, though. And playing time correlates with $$$ and teams will pay players this coming season. I think players should be able to make money, but am not at all happy with where the sport is headed. I had been wondering what donors would do if a coach benched a player they had spent millions of dollars on?

Exactly.