On Sunday, Jamie Dixon and the TCU Horned Frogs made a splash addition in the transfer portal with the commitment of Providence transfer Jayden Pierre.
Pierre, a 6-foot-2 guard from Elizabeth, New Jersey, spent the past three seasons with the Friars, where he developed into a star in Kim English’s backcourt.
Last season with the Friars, Pierre posted 12.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game while connecting on 39.8% of shots from the field. He also shot 34.2% from three-point land and 79.4% from the charity stripe.
Coming out of Long Island Lutheran in the Class of 2022, Pierre was listed as a three-star prospect by the 247Sports index and the nation’s 139th-ranked prospect. He also checked in as the 22nd-ranked player at his position and the top-ranked player in the state of New Jersey.
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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