Auburn basketball loses one member as Devan Cambridge enter the transfer portal

Devan Cambridge joins his brother in the transfer portal.

On Thursday, Auburn wing Devan Cambridge announced that he was entering the transfer portal. Interestingly enough, Devan’s brother, Desmond Cambridge also entered the portal on Wednesday. Desmond spent two seasons at Brown and two seasons at Nevada. It is likely that the two will eye playing together one last season.

On the other hand, Devan spent three seasons with the Tigers. His role for Auburn predominantly resulted in him coming off the bench. However, he does have some starting experience. In 2020, Cambridge was a starter on the Plains. He averaged 8.9 points per game while shooting 37.6% from the floor. This past season head coach Bruce Pearl brought the Nashville native off the bench. He would average 4.2 points per game and shot 42.6% from the floor. Although he only averaged a total of 6.0 points per game over his three seasons, he should be a hot commodity in the portal.

His athleticism and ability to make some miraculous dunks should give him the opportunity to earn a starting role elsewhere. The presence that Cambridge brought off the bench was more important than some Tigers fans would think. Standing at 6’5, his length and versatility will be missed. It is also worth noting that Allen Flanigan, Jabari Smith, and Walker Kessler will all likely at least enter their name into the NBA Draft. Considering the possibility that all four will be leaving, the Tigers would be left with 9 scholarship players. The threshold is 13 for Division 1 college basketball programs.

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The two brothers will likely pair up elsewhere. Per 247Sports reporter Travis Branham, Cambridge plans on teaming up with his brother at a new school. At this time, there has been no speculation as to where the two may land. However, I would be surprised if the two aren’t playing in the same jersey by the start of the ’22-’23 season. Auburn will likely look to replace Cambridge through the portal. If not, they may look for Flanigan to return. We will have to wait and see.