On Saturday afternoon, Wes Miller and the Cincinnati Bearcats added a new name in the transfer portal with the commitment of George Mason guard Jalen Hayes.
Hayes, a 6-foot-8 senior from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, was named a First-Team All-A10 selection in 2024-25.
Last season at George Mason, the Florida native posted 14.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game on 55.4% shooting from the field. He saw action as a starter in all 36 games in his senior season.
While Haynes is currently an unranked prospect in the portal, the add is a big one for Wes Miller’s squad as the group has been heavily depleted this offseason through the portal. The group has seen a total of eight different players hit the portal, while three have committed to the group for 2025-26.
The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, March 24, 2025. According to NCAA data, 1,296 FBS basketball players entered the transfer portal in the 2023-24 school year, with 864 (66.7%) undergraduates and 432 (33.3%) graduate transfers. Of the entrants, 70% reported that they enrolled in another school, 6% withdrew their names from the portal, and 23% are still active, transferred to a non-NCAA school, or left their sport.
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