Clemson basketball loses another player to the transfer portal

Clemson forward Myles Foster (6) in the game with Charleston Southern University during the first half at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C Monday, November 4, 2024.
Clemson forward Myles Foster (6) in the game with Charleston Southern University during the first half at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C Monday, November 4, 2024. | Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

If you put on a Clemson basketball jersey this past season, chances are you have entered your name into the transfer portal.

OK, that sounds more extreme than it truly is, but the Tigers lost five guys to the transfer portal heading into Monday and then three more who seemingly exhausted their eligibility entered in hopes of getting another year from the NCAA.

Outside of the well-known transfers like Del Jones and Chauncey Wiggins, Ian Schieffelin and Jaeden Zackery hit the portal on Monday with hopes of finding an extra year. On top of those guys, Clemson has lost guys like Jake Heidbreder, Asa Thomas, Christian Reeves, and now Myles Foster.

According to Sam Kayser, the fifth-year senior has entered his name into the portal.

Before committing to Clemson last offseason, Foster played four years of college ball already -- three at Monmouth and one at Illinois State. He averaged 12.4 points and 8.1 rebounds in his one season with Illinois State and Clemson felt like he'd be a good depth piece at forward. He committed to the Tigers hoping for an expanded role on a tournament team and he didn't quite get that.

In fact, Foster played just 5.9 minutes per game in 28 appearances, averaging 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game while shooting 56 percent from the floor. He didn't quite have the year he was hoping for and everyone just assumed his eligibility had been exhausted.

That was until he entered his name into the portal on Monday.

Foster is looking to get another year of eligibility like Schieffelin and Zackery but that's easier said than done. We'll see if he's granted another year by the NCAA to attend his fourth school in four years.