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Former Waukesha West basketball star enters transfer portal

Former Waukesha West star enters transfer portal

The NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal is rather busy, and Davidson forward David Skogman announced his intention to transfer Tuesday.

Skogman is former standout at Waukesha West, and he has one more year of eligibility after spending two seasons with Buffalo and the last two years with the Wildcats.

In 2023-2024, the 6-foot-10 athlete averaged a career-high 13.3 points while grabbing 4.9 rebounds per contest while starting all 17 games that he appeared in.

Skogman had an unofficial visit with Wisconsin in 2019 and with Tyler Wahl graduating, Greg Gard will be looking to replace him in the starting lineup. An experienced option such as Skogman would certainly be worth exploring in the portal.

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5 potential Franck Kepnang replacements the Oregon Ducks should pursue via transfer portal

The Oregon Ducks could use a fourth big man to replace Franck Kepnang. Here are five names in the NCAA transfer portal who could be good fits.

The Oregon Ducks have seen more players depart via the transfer portal this offseason than they have brought in — a trend that Dana Altman is no doubt trying to rectify over the phone this month.

The latest loss, sophomore center Franck Kepnang, is a big one, not just in stature but in role. Kepnang may have only averaged 14.5 minutes per game last season, but he was a vital piece to the team on both offense and defense, and losing him leaves a big hole around the rim.

N’Faly Dante, Nate Bittle and five-star prospect Kel’el Ware is definitely an excellent trio of frontcourt stars, but this team is lacking a fourth big who can protect the rim, snare some rebounds and bring some energy and bravado to the second unit.

While no one can quite replace the unique personality Kepnang brings, there are more than a handful of standout big men in the transfer portal for Altman to reach out to.

Here are five who could fill a role similar to Kepnang’s — and a few would exceed it — should Altman find a way to work his magic and bring them to Eugene: