The Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team just lost another player to the transfer portal as guard Rivaldo Soares tweets out a goodbye to Oregon.
“Oregon will always be my home away from home,” Soares said in his tweet. “I can always say that I graduated from Oregon. With that being said, I will enter the transfer portal as a grad student to continue my journey.”
Soares came to the Ducks out of the junior college ranks where he was one the top scorers in the country. Although that quite didn’t translate to the Division I level, Soares was still able to play tough defense, which only got better in his two years in Eugene.
He’ll always be remembered for two late baskets, including a three-pointer in the corner to defeat the Beavers in Corvallis this past season.
In his two years as a Duck, Soares averaged six points a game and 3.1 rebounds. He also started 32 of the 35 games this season and played 23 minutes per outing.
With Soares departing, it opens up one more scholarship spot on the roster and Duck fans are hoping that spot could be for Bronny James, one of the top recruits in the Class of 2023 and the son of NBA great LeBron James.
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