TCU Men's Basketball Transfer Portal Update

Here's what TCU's roster looks like following CJ Walker and Essam Mostafa's depatures.

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TCU men's basketball has seen a roster overhaul this offseason.

The Frogs will lose 11 of their 17-player roster. They bring in four freshmen but will continue to do lots of work in the transfer portal.

TCU has been active with transfers in past years and has already engaged with players this year. However, UCF transfer CJ Walker recently re-opened his recruitment after verbally committing to TCU, leaving the Frogs with an even more open roster.

To aid the confusion with the roster, here is the complete transfer portal guide for Frog fans to know:

Seniors Out of Eligibility

1. Emanuel Miller

Emanuel Miller / Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports

2. Jameer Nelson Jr.

Jameer Nelson Jr. / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

3. Chuck O'Bannon Jr.

Chuck O'Bannon Jr. / Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports

4. Avery Anderson III

Avery Anderson III / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

5. Trevian Tennyson

Trevian Tennyson / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

6. Xavier Cork

Xavier Cork / Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

The Frogs will be losing six seniors who played heavy minutes in the rotation, leaving them with a much younger squad.

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Outgoing Transfers

1. Micah Peavy

Micah Peavy / Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports

Micah Peavy committed to Georgetown.

2. JaKobe Coles

JaKobe Coles / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

JaKobe Coles committed to Grand Canyon.

3. Essam Mostafa

Essam Mostafa / John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

Essam Mostafa remains undecided.

4. Darius Ford (Non-Scholarship)

Darius Ford / Fort Worth Report, Michael Clements

Darius Ford remains undecided.

5. Zach Gonsoulin (Non-Scholarship)

Zach Gonsoulin / Opendorse

Zach Gonsoulin remains undecided.

The outgoing transfers hit TCU harder than recent years. Specifically, Micah Peavy and JaKobe Coles were some of the best Frog players the past three seasons.

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Incoming Freshman

1. Micah Robinson

Micah Robinson / SI.com

Robinson is an extremely athletic wing and the third highest recruit in TCU history.

2. David Punch

David Punch / On3

Punch is a ESPN100 recruit and gives the Frogs much needed size at the power forward position.

3. Malick Diallo

Malick Diallo / Si.com

Diallo is a highly recruited center from Mali who adds more depth at big man.

4. Ashton Simmons

Ashton Simmons / IG: @ashton2._

Simmons is a three-star combo guard from Beaumont, TX.

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Incoming Transfer

1. Frankie Collins

Frankie Collins / gofrogs.com

Collins was one of the top guards in the transfer portal. He gives the Frogs both an elite defender and offensive weapon, who will quarterback TCU.

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With all this movement, Jace Posey, Isaiah Manning, Ernest Udeh Jr., and Tyler Lundblade will be the only players on scholarship returning next season.

Here is where the projected depth chart stands as of April 19, 2024:

Projected TCU Basketball Lineup:

Starters:

PG Frankie Collins

SG Jace Posey

SF Micah Robinson

PF Isaiah Manning

C Ernest Udeh Jr.

Bench:

F David Punch

G Tyler Lundblade

F/C Malick Diallo

G Ashton Simmons

G Cole Despie (Non-Scholarship)

G Trey Stuart (Non-Scholarship)

As the roster currently stands, there are four open scholarship positions, so the Frogs could add as many as four transfers coming up.

They recently visited with Green Bay guard Noah Reynolds and Saint Mary's forward Joshua Jefferson. TCU also has a visit scheduled with Wyoming guard Brendan Wenzel April 20-21.

Additionally, the Frogs have been in contact with lots of other names in the portal, so it could be another active week in Fort Worth soon.

Transfers to watch for TCU:

- Noah Reynolds
- Joshua Jefferson
- Brendan Wenzel
- Khalif Battle
- Andrej Stojakovic
- Bostyn Holt
- Finley Bizjack
- Yohan Traore
- CJ Noland
- Primo Spears
- Mark Freeman
- Jeremiah Hernandez
- John Tonje

— Nick Girimonte (@GirimonteNicky) April 17, 2024

With how open the roster is, the next transfers TCU lands will impact the expectations of the 2024-25 season greatly.

Buckle up because it is about to get exciting.

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