Solomon Washington to transfer from Texas A&M, per reports

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Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr on Kentucky’s NCAA transfer portal hopes

Following a 78-65 loss to Tennessee in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball March Madness tournament, Kentucky players Lamont Butler and Andrew Carr made the case for other athletes to transfer to UK.

With the latest transfer, Texas A&M basketball is almost sure to lose every player who served a significant role for a squad that pulled an upset over a No. 1 team this season and won an NCAA Tournament game.

Junior forward Solomon Washington has reportedly entered the portal, On3 reports. Washington, a 6-foot-7, 220-pound Louisiana native, averaged 4.7 points and 5.1 rebounds over 22.2 minutes per game this season.

Texas A&M finished 23-11 and tied for fifth in a historically deep SEC. The Aggies beat Yale in a first-round game before falling to Michigan in the Round of 32. A little more than a week later, head coach Buzz Williams announced he was taking the same job with Maryland. The following day, Pharrel Payne — another forward — reportedly hit the transfer portal.

AGGIES BASEBALL: Midseason grades for Texas A&M

Even without the transfer news, A&M was expected to have big roles to fill. Eight seniors will soon lose eligibility, including all-time leading scorer Wade Taylor IV.

Along with Payne and Washington, some Aggies who played sparingly, including Andre Mills and Janusz Ratowski, opted for the transfer portal. It’s not an uncommon trend. Xavier will have to replace several players after nearly a half-dozen entered the transfer portal once head coach Sean Miller took the Texas job.

Maryland, Williams’ next home, lost two starters to the transfer portal after Kevin Willard moved on to Villanova. The Terps are also losing two starters to graduation and star freshman Derik Queen to the NBA draft, most likely.

As of Thursday afternoon, A&M has just two scholarship players — three-star freshman forwards Chris McDermott and George Turkson Jr. — and no head coach. A&M reportedly failed to lure Chris Beard from…

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Publish date : 2025-04-03 21:26:00

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