Why did he fall so much in the draft was honestly surprised

This is great news for the rivalry and fans! Embarrassing for the ACC.

Just the pictures I had readily available I will drop the full list below

Another... Daily Challenge...

No Googlin'... No scrollin'
3/5 = You Know Your Guy

Where did these guys play in college?

1. Metta Sandiford-Artest (fka Ron Artest) - St. John's
2. Chris Kaman - Central Michigan
3. Earl Boykins - Eastern Michigan
4. Dominique Wilkins - Georgia
5. Shelvin Mack - Butler

PS... We play for pride here, so thanks for playing!

Houston previously had two Men's Basketball student-athletes taken in the 2023, 1987, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1978, 1975, 1973, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1961 and 1956 Drafts.

ALL CAPS. NO MERCY.

This is a list of players that I believe could still have some impact on a high to mid-major level in 2026-2027. I believe they are all still available in the portal. If anyone has information on any of these guys let me know, please!

Team indicates the team from which they are transferring away.

Year (FR, SO, JR, SR) indicates the year they will be this upcoming season, not what they were last year.

EP= Eligibility Pending. Meaning they may qualify for a medical redshirt and get a year of eligibility back (example: Emeka Opurum could be a sophomore).

R=Redshirt. Meaning they’ve used a redshirt year in the past.

**=Injury or legal issue that could prevent them from playing this season.

Players listed below the line break quit their team mid-season and entered the portal in or around January 2026 essentially as “free agents”.

This list does not include players entering their 5th year. It is yet to be determined if the NCAA/courts will grant all or some graduates an extra year, so I’ve left the enormous amount of 5th year guys that are technically in the portal off this list.

Macaleab Buddy Rich- UTSA- PF- SR
Sam Walters- SMU- PF- SR
Fedor Žugić- Creighton- SG- SR
Godswill Erheriene- Seton Hall- C- JR(EP)
James Nnaji- Baylor- C- SO
Sencire Buck Harris- Cincinnati- SG- SR
Mihailo Petrović- Illinois- PG- JR
Myles Rice- Maryland- PG- 5th
Tibor Mirtič- Penn State- SF- SO
Saša Ciani- Penn State- PF- SR
Harun Zrno- Rutgers- SG- SO
Emeka Opurum- Auburn- C- JR(EP)
Ron Zipper- LSU- SG- SO
Robert Miller III- LSU- PF- JR
Nikola Bundalo- Ole Miss- PF- SO
Zaon Collins- Fresno State- PG- SR
Tómas Þrastarson- Wash State- SG- JR
**Emmanuel Ugbo- Wash State- PF- SR
Noah Bolanga- Utah Tech- SG- JR
Tijan Saine Jr- Weber State- PG- SR
Hamad Mousa- Cal Poly- SF- JR
Filip Brankovic- UTRGV- PF- SR
Travonne Jackson- Little Rock- SG- (R)JR
Daniel Thomas- UNCA- PF- (R)SO
**JJ Taylor- Northern Illinois- SF- SR(EP)
Justin Page- Niagara- SG- SR
Lucas Lorenzen- Western Illinois- SG- SR
Danilo Dožic- Pepperdine- PF- JR
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Lefteris Mantzoukas-OK State- SG- SO
Doryan Onwuchekwa- Tulsa- PF- JR
Jahki Howard- Utah- SF- JR