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Sedona Prince is officially out of the portal, picks new school

Which school did former Oregon player Sedona Prince choose for her last two years of NCAA basketball?

Following the career of former Oregon player Sedona Prince has been a rollercoaster the past few months.

Her season was cut short at Oregon when she suffered an elbow injury and then declared for the draft after that injury. However, she recently renounced her eligibility and entered the transfer portal. A few short days later she announced she will be playing for TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, where they recently hired former Oregon assistant Mark Campbell as the head coach.

Prince was raised in Liberty Hill, Texas, and played her first NCAA season at the University of Texas before transferring to Oregon. With her former coach at the helm of TCU’s program and the DFW market providing a huge potential NIL platform for Prince, the move makes sense.

In an interview with Boardroom, Prince shared her philosophy on what NIL did for her, “I guess I just became empowered. Like I have a voice to make a change. I can partner with companies that I love. I’m making this money, to support my family, that I can have for the rest of my life to invest or to save.”

Prince has two years of eligibility remaining and then will make the decision whether to enter the WNBA draft or to go down a different path. With all her business ventures and NIL deals, Prince has the ability to chart her own path. Athletes would be wise to begin curating their next steps during their basketball career, that way they aren’t forced to choose a less desirable path because they have no other options. Preparing for a future without sport while you are still in sport gives you a big opportunity to be more than an athlete.

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Oregon Ducks basketball 2023 transfer portal tracker

The transfer portal has been a busy place for the Ducks as of late, with players going and coming. Here’s an updated tracker of the movement.

We are at the point of the college basketball season where everything seems to be in flux. Players are moving in and out of the transfer portal daily, while some others are making decisions about their professional careers as well.

For the Oregon Ducks, both in the men’s and women’s basketball worlds, it has been a busy time. Since the season ended for both Dana Altman and Kelly Graves a few weeks ago, a number of players have announced that they would be leaving the school in search of a new team to play for, and in the case of the men’s team, at least one player has announced that they will be joining the Ducks going forward as well.

In order to keep everything straight, we wanted to throw together a transfer portal tracker for both Altman and Graves’ squads, keeping tabs on who is coming, who is going, and some potential additions via the portal as well.

Key Pac-12 women’s hoops transfer leaves the conference in portal reshuffle

Oregon’s Sedona Prince left the #Pac12, so USC won’t have to worry about her next season. @Ducks_Wire has more.

As the transfer portal continues to move at warp speed in college basketball — both for the women and the men — it is an obvious and central concern for various teams that transfers don’t stay within their respective conferences.

Phrased differently, it doesn’t become a true benefit for a given player to leave a specific team unless or until that player leaves for a different conference.

It doesn’t mean a whole lot for USC if an Oregon player transfers until that former Duck exits the Pac-12 (and doesn’t land at a Big Ten school, since the Trojans will soon play in that conference). If an Oregon transfer lands at UCLA, Stanford, Utah, or Colorado, that’s not a positive development for USC.

Over the weekend, the Trojans did receive good news: Oregon transfer Sedona Prince chose TCU as her landing spot.

Ducks Wire has more on the story:

“It makes sense for the 6-foot-7 center to go back to Texas since she started her college career as a Texas Longhorn before coming to Eugene,” Don Smalley wrote.

“The Horned Frogs will be in the midst of rebuilding as they finished just 8-23 last season, hence the new coaching hire. Prince could be a focal point of that offense with her unique skills inside as well as playing out on the perimeter.

“TCU also had one of the smaller teams in the Big XII Conference as their tallest player last season was DaiJa Turner at 6-3.”

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Sedona Prince announces she will be transferring to TCU

Former Oregon Duck center Sedona Prince announces she will be transferring to TCU.

Sedona Prince has found a new home.

Prince has posted photos with TCU’s new head coach and former Oregon assistant coach Mark Campbell with the caption, “Coming home.”

It makes sense for the 6-foot-7 center to go back to Texas since she started her college career as a Texas Longhorn before coming to Eugene.

The Horned Frogs will be in the midst of rebuilding as they finished just 8-23 last season, hence the new coaching hire. Prince could be a focal point of that offense with her unique skills inside as well as playing out on the perimeter.

TCU also had one of the smaller teams in the Big XII Conference as their tallest player last season was DaiJa Turner at 6-3.

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Report: Oregon guard Endyia Rogers officially enters the transfer portal

Report: Oregon guard Endyia Rogers officially enters the transfer portal

It’s now official, reportedly.

Oregon guard Endyia Rogers will indeed end her time at Oregon and finish out her eligibility somewhere else as she has entered the transfer portal, according to The Oregonian’s James Crepea. 

The transfer from USC played for the Ducks for two seasons averaging nearly 15 points per game. She had declared for the WNBA draft, but a week later announced she had withdrawn her name from consideration.

Although she had changed her mind about the professional league, she didn’t say she was returning to Oregon.

Now we know.

Rogers becomes the third Oregon Ducks women’s basketball player to announce they are leaving Eugene in the past week as Te-Hina Paopao and Sedona Prince also said they are entering the portal.

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Four players rescind declaration for the 2023 WNBA draft

Many WNBA players urged college players with remaining eligibility to stay in school, reminding them that there are only 144 roster spots in the WNBA.

The 2023 WNBA draft will be held on Monday, Apr. 10. It will be televised on ESPN from 7 to 9 p.m. EDT and be available on the ESPN app.

While notable players like South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston and Stanford’s Haley Jones have opted-in to the draft, other well-known players have withdrawn their declaration.

If a player has remaining NCAA eligibility then they must opt-in to the WNBA draft. Players who have exhausted their eligibility are not required, but are encouraged, to “notify the WNBA of their intent to be eligible for the Draft and may therefore be included in this list.” Eligible international players (as that term is defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement) are not required to opt-in order to be selected.

The NCAA issued a memo on Mar. 7, 2023, to senior compliance administrators and women’s basketball head coaches related to information regarding agents, tryouts, and the 2023 Women’s National Basketball Association draft. It laid out the key points to remember about renouncing NCAA eligibility and opting into the draft along with rescinding prior opt-ins.

Many WNBA players urged college players with remaining eligibility to stay in school, reminding them that there are only 144 roster spots in the WNBA. It seems like some players recognized this and coupled with their ability to monetize in college, decided to use their remaining eligibility and COVID years. Many thought NIL would ruin college athletics, but it turns out athletes are opting to stay in school longer to monetize their NIL in school.

Here are the latest round of players to rescind their declarations and use their remaining collegiate eligibility.

Report: Sedona Prince enters transfer portal and withdraws from WNBA draft

Former Oregon center Sedona Prince has withdrawn from WNBA draft consideration and will enter the transfer portal instead.

The shocking news coming out of the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball program doesn’t stop.

Sedona Prince, who missed the entire 2022-23 season to an elbow injury, has withdrawn her name from the WNBA draft and will enter the transfer portal instead, per a report from The Athletic.

When Prince suffered her injury in the off-season, she said her college career was over and she would rehab in order to get ready for the professional circuit.

Those plans have obviously changed.

At 6-foot-7, Prince is a rare female athlete that can play from the outside as well as she can post up. She’ll be a hot commodity in the portal as many, many schools will be vying for her services. Prince also has quite the following on social media as well which will give her new school even more attention.

On the floor for the Ducks, Prince played two seasons where she averaged 9.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. She also gained valuable experience playing for Team USA at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship where she won a gold medal.

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Women’s History Month Spotlight: basketball star, entrepreneur, and activist Sedona Prince

Alex Sinatra next highlights Oregon Ducks star Sedona Prince for Women’s History Month.

This Women’s History Month, I will be spotlighting women athletes and their achievements in college, after college, and beyond. Athletes are Humans First and while I want to highlight their athletic ability and achievements, I also want to point a spotlight on what they are doing off their field of play.

Sedona Prince made headlines when she shared a TikTok video of the NCAA’s inequitable treatment of the women’s and men’s basketball tournaments. She helped usher in change and when rules allowed college athletes to monetize their NIL, Prince was well-poised to excel in the space. Since then she has inked deals with Crocs, Uninterrupted, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Champs to name a few. She is set to enter the 2023 WNBA draft which airs on ESPN on April 10.

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it’s 2021 and we are still fighting for bits and pieces of equality. #ncaa #inequality #fightforchange

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Her athlete advocacy off the court is just as impressive as she continues to shed a spotlight on what it means to be More Than an Athlete. Prince enjoys merging her advocacy and entrepreneurship with brands that align with her core values.

“I’ve always been very passionate about activism and advocacy, so the fact that I’m able to do that now with such a large platform and actually make a difference is really, really cool,” Prince told Insider of her equity-driven partnership and role as Chief Community Officer for plat-powered energy drink company Riff . “It’s impactful. And, you know, I’m just happy that I have a space to do this and that people actually listen and respond to it because it’s how we’re making change.”

The way she navigates this NIL ecosystem shows that it is more than one-off deals. It is about building a future for yourself and your family.

In an interview with Boardroom, Prince shared her philosophy on what NIL did for her, “I guess I just became empowered. Like I have a voice to make change. I can partner with companies that I love. I’m making this money, to support my family, that I can have for the rest of my life to invest or to save.”

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Oregon’s Sedona Prince shared her plans for the future of her career

With the way the seasons are structured, there is no conflict for athletes to play in the WNBA and in Athletes Unlimited.

If you follow along with March Madness, you have heard the name Sedona Prince. She shined a spotlight on the NCAA’s inequitable treatment of the women’s and men’s basketball tournaments.

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it’s 2021 and we are still fighting for bits and pieces of equality. #ncaa #inequality #fightforchange

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This brought a national spotlight to not only the women’s March Madness, but to Prince herself. She made headlines again when the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against the NCAA in Alston v. NCAA, which ushered in the era of college athletes being able to monetize their own name, image and likeness.

Prince told Boardroom in 2022 that “with the help of her representation at Wasserman, she’s made north of $500,000 across 18 business and partnership deals, with no plans of slowing down” in one year after the Alston decision. She has deals with notable brands Crocs, Uninterrupted, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Champs to name a few.

With her ability to make money in college through her platform, she opted to stay at Oregon for the 2022-2023 season. However, a season-ending elbow injury cut the season short.

She graduated from the university in May 2022 and entered her name into the 2023 WNBA draft that takes place on April 10. It will be exclusively televised on ESPN from 7-9 p.m. EDT and available on the ESPN app.

However, in a short interview on March 11, Prince also revealed she wants to play in Athletes Unlimited basketball Season 3. With the way the seasons are structured, there is no conflict for athletes to play in the WNBA and in Athletes Unlimited.

While Prince’s college career was cut short, we could see her in the upcoming WNBA season and the upcoming Athletes Unlimited season. More Prince is good for all of us.

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Week 3 of Athletes Unlimited basketball ended with surprise guests in attendance

The Athletes Unlimited hoops season runs through March 25 in Dallas.

Athletes Unlimited basketball, a professional women’s basketball league, ended its third week of play on March 11. It had a few surprise guests in the building, including University of Oregon’s Sedona Prince and Los Angeles Sparks and WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike. Prince made headlines in 2021 when she highlighted the inequities between the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments.

Prince gave a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Athletes Unlimited hoops and ran down a bit of the scoring system and how captains are picked each week. While the rules for the game are the same as the WNBA, the individual points players can earn, the ranking system and the weekly drafts are different than other basketball leagues.

The night was dedicated to the Special Olympics. Debbie Antonelli, a women’s college basketball analyst and founder of 24 Hours of Nothing But Net, was in attendance to help with the 24-hour shoot-a-thon.

The shoot-a-thon was successful: 2,400 free throws were made in 24 hours. Las Vegas Aces’ Theresa Plaisance chose the Special Olympics as her Athlete Cause this season. This program, powered by Give Lively, provides players of Athletes Unlimited a fundraising platform that allows them “to donate funds equal to 100% of their season win bonus to support the causes they love.”

The halftime free-throw contest wasn’t as successful in terms of buckets made, but the participants and audience had fun, which was all that mattered.

The Athletes Unlimited hoops season runs through March 25. Dallas is the home for Season 2 of Athletes Unlimited Basketball and one ticket allows entry to two games.

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