Former WVU F Josiah Harris became the third ex-Mountaineer to commit to Akron in the last few days, according to multiple reports. Harris joins Seth Wilson and James Okonkwo for the Zips next season with this WVU-Akron pipeline.
Akron, one of the top programs in the Mid-American Conference over the last 20 years, has a lot of re-tooling after losing its top four players to graduation from their 2024 MAC tournament-winning squad.
A pair of former WVU basketball teammates will be reuniting on the Akron Zips. Seth Wilson and James Okonkwo are transferring to Akron, per a report by Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.
UNC loses its first player to the portal. North Carolina forward James Okonkwo has entered the transfer portal. He spent just one season in Chapel Hill, as a reserve, after transferring last offseason from West Virginia.
The transfer portal is a big part of college athletics nowadays but it WVU saw arguably the most action with it this offseason due to the late coaching change.
WVU transfer forward James Okonkwo has committed to North Carolina on Thursday night, per his social media accounts. Okonkwo entered the transfer portal on June 26.
James Okonkwo is one of two West Virginia big men currently in the transfer portal who is still considering a return to the program. The 6'8", 240-pound
Over the past few days, the recruitments of James Okonkwo, Joe Toussaint and Mohamed Wague have sped up. All three Mountaineers in the portal have shown interest in returning to West Virginia.
WVU transfer James Okonkwo tells WV Sports Now that he has been contacted by over 10 schools since entering the transfer portal. Okonkwo is one-of-three Mountaineers available in the portal.
Since the transfer portal re-opened and West Virginia named Josh Eilert the interim head coach, the Mountaineers have lost two bigs to the transfer portal, Mohamed Wague and James Okonkwo.
West Virginia forward James Okonkwo announced on Monday night that he is entering his name into the transfer portal. Okonkwo spent two seasons at WVU. “I would like to thank the players, staff and fanbase that have supported me for the last two years at WVU for molding me into the player I am today.
Despite Jimmy Bell Jr., James Okonkwo, and Mohamed Wague all eligible to return next season, the West Virginia Mountaineers are searching hard for another
Take a moment to reminisce on the most notable, former WVU Men's Basketball players. Almost guaranteed, none of them are bigs. Instead, they've been small, crafty, United States-born, basketball-centric guards adept at dribbling since age four.
Bob Huggins has long told the media the potential of James Okonkwo. He has said time and time again that at some point, he's going to surprise some people.
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At the beginning of the season, WVU head coach Bob Huggins felt pretty good about the depth in the frontcourt with Jimmy Bell Jr. leading the way and Mohamed Wague and James Okonkwo as options off the bench.
According to Jeff Goodman of the Stadium, West Virginia University Mountaineer freshman James Okonkwo will be sidelined for a month after breaking a bone is his foot during practice.
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