Players will have two weeks to formally declare their intent to enter the portal \u2014 half as much time as players did in past seasons.<\/p>\n
Players on Ole Miss\u2019 Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Basketball teams have already entered the portal. Lady Rebel sophomore guard Tianna Thompson announced on April 3 via her Instagram<\/a> that she intended to enter the portal after just one season with Ole Miss. Thompson, who transferred from Georgia Tech after her freshman season, averaged six points, 1.3 rebounds and 14.8 minutes per game across a total of 34 games with Ole Miss.\u00a0<\/p>\n On the men\u2019s side, guards Hobert Grayson IV and Eduardo Klafke also announced that they plan to enter the portal.\u00a0<\/p>\n Grayson\u2019s departure<\/a> should not impact the Rebels, since he only saw 5.6 minutes of playing time this year in his one season as a Rebel. Klafke\u2019s exit<\/a> from Oxford, on the other hand, will have a larger impact. Over his two seasons with the Rebels, he appeared in 70 games and gradually took on a larger role. This past season, Klafke averaged 15 minutes per game and appeared in all but one matchup for the Rebels.<\/p>\n Guard Ilias Kamardine announced<\/a> that he will return to Oxford for his last season of eligibility, On3\u2019s Joe Tipton reported on March 31. The former French professional, who was recently granted another season of eligibility<\/a> by the NCAA, averaged 11.3 points, 3.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game in his first season of college basketball. He hit numerous clutch shots during the Rebels\u2019 SEC Tournament run and has the potential to facilitate the offense.<\/p>\n As of now, neither team has landed any commitments, but recruits could continue to trickle in long after the portal window closes as they did last season. For example, men\u2019s guard Kezza Giffa signed<\/a> with Ole Miss on June 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n Last season, women\u2019s head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin scored a commitment from forward Cotie McMahon, one of the top transfers in the country, along with a slew of other contributors.\u00a0<\/p>\n Men\u2019s head coach Chris Beard brought in his own fair share of transfers, but considering the team\u2019s lackluster performance this past season, he will hope to bring in higher-caliber players this upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n With the departures of key players on both teams \u2014 including McMahon and forward Christeen Iwuala on the women\u2019s side and forward Malik Dia and guard AJ Storr on the men\u2019s side \u2014 both programs will hope to supplement their rosters with transfers in the coming months.<\/p>\n Republish This Story\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC3045-scaled.jpg\")
Eduardo Klafke holds the ball during the game against Alabama on Feb. 11 in The Sandy and John Black Pavilion. Photo by Jack Kirkland<\/p>\n