MORGANTOWN, W Va. — West Virginia freshman guard Trey Doomes entered his name into the NCAA’s Transfer Portal on Monday and will transfer from the team.
Doomes, through his Twitter account, confirmed he was transferring and thanked the school’s fans.
“I want to thank the state of West Virginia [and the] fans and everyone who believed in me throughout the season,” he wrote. “I wish nothing but the best to the [M]ountaineers next season and I’m glad I was able to build strong relationships with teammates I now call my brothers.”
He becomes the third player to transfer from the team this season. That list also includes guard Beetle Bolden, whose high ankle sprain was expected to keep him out for the rest of the season, and Wes Harris, who was dismissed from the team on Feb. 11 for a violation of athletic department policy, but will graduate in May and will have a season of eligibility remaining.
Doomes, from Acworth, Ga., played in 12 games and averaged 2.2 points per game this season. West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had planned to redshirt Doomes and held him out of the first 15 games of the season, but announced Doomes would start playing after a Jan. 9 loss at Kansas State.
He did not see any action in the Mountaineers’ last five games, but did score seven points in games against TCU and Oklahoma during the regular season.
Having not redshirted this season will save Doomes a season of eligibility if he transfers to another Division I school. He could use the redshirt season during the year he has to sit out to meet NCAA transfer requirements and would be a redshirt sophomore with three years of eligibility remaining the following year.
Doomes’ transfer opens up a second scholarship for next season for a WVU recruiting class that could grow with one or two more names before signing day begins on April 17. The Mountaineers, with the return of forward Sagaba Konate and incoming recruits Miles McBride and Oscar Tshiebwe, were at 12 scholarships for next season. The NCAA’s limit is 13 for men’s basketball. WVU is now at 11 scholarships after Doomes’ announcement.
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