Three men’s basketball players announced they are entering the transfer portal this week.
The transfer portal for men’s and women’s basketball officially opened Monday and more than 1,000 players nationwide joined in the first two days. Head Coach Chris Caputo said in an interview last week that he has “a number of guys working” on the portal and also he is confident in retaining members of this year’s 21-12 team.
“I feel confident that we have a number of players that are going to want to return,” Caputo said.
Sophomore guard Jacoi Hutchinson, who averaged 6.7 points per game this past season, announced he is entering the transfer portal in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday. In the post, he highlighted GW’s positive impact in his life on and off the court.
“The George Washington University has been a significant place for my development as a player, offering invaluable life lessons that I will carry with me always,” he wrote in the post.
Hutchinson, a native of Laurel, Maryland, was the highest-ranked recruit to ever join the program when he announced his original commitment to GW in 2022. During his two years in Foggy Bottom, he started 23 games and averaged 7.0 points, 2.3 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.
He wrote in his post that he will be playing with the Revs in the College Basketball Crown tournament in Las Vegas on March 31.
Hutchinson joined redshirt sophomore Darren Buchanan Jr. in the portal, who announced his entrance on X on Tuesday, as well as redshirt senior forward Keegan Harvey. Hailing from Australia, the civil engineering student played sparingly during his tenure at GW and said in his announcement that he has two years of eligibility remaining.
Harvey joined the Revs before the 2022-23 season after transferring from the College of Charleston. Throughout his time at GW, he played in 22 games, scoring 28 total points.
Freshman forward Dayan Nessah also shared he will enter the transfer portal on Wednesday via Instagram. The Swiss-born Nessah played in 20 games this season, averaging just over six minutes per game. He scored a career high of 19 in a December game against University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
“While this is a tough decision, I’m excited for what’s ahead and look forward to continuing my growth both on and off the court,” Nessah said in his post. “Thank you to everyone who was a part of this journey.”
