Auburn basketball fans were surprised to learn that prized 2022 signees, [autotag]Yohan Traore[/autotag] and [autotag]Chance Westry[/autotag], announced their decision to enter the transfer portal after just one season on the Plains.
Not long after entering the portal, it was reported that the former five-star center Traore had heard from 11 programs, which included Auburn’s biggest rival, Alabama. It is now being reported that Traore’s recruiting classmate is receiving the same treatment.
Dushawn London of 247Sports says that Westry has also heard from 11 programs regarding the potential to join the roster. Among those programs are Final Four participant Miami, as well as three SEC programs in Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi State.
Westry was expected to be a key contributor for Auburn this season after an impressive summer tour in Israel, where he averaged 10.3 points per game. However, he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery prior to the start of the 2022-23 season, and never truly got back to where he was in Israel.
He appeared in 11 games this season but was shut down following Auburn’s game at Georgia in early January. Prior to Auburn’s stay in the NCAA Tournament last month, Westry said that he was working hard to become better so that he can perform up to his level of expectation next season.
“It’s been pretty hard, you know because I’m not out there playing,” Westry said. “Seeing everything and also being the player that I am, I want to go out there and try to fix some things, but it’s been hard. I’ve been getting stronger every day… and getting ready for next year so I can be out there myself.”
Out of high school, Westry was a four-star combo guard out of Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona. He was Arizona’s No. 3 ranked player according to 247Sports, and the No. 12 ranked player at his position nationally.
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