College Corner: Vanderbilt & Belmont Basketball Stars Enter Transfer Portal

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Belmont Superstars Destinee Wells & Madison Bartley Have Entered Transfer Portal

2022 OVC Tournament MVP Destinee Wells. Photo: Courtesy of Belmont Athletics.

After three amazing seasons with the Belmont women’s basketball team, Destinee Wells has announced she is leaving the Bruins and entering the transfer portal. This comes just days after her teammate Madison Bartley announced she was also entering the transfer portal.

Both Bartley and Wells were key players for Belmont’s success over theses past few years, leading the Bruins to their first NCAA Tournament win in 2021 and another March Madness upset in 2022. Their scoring abilities helped Belmont win the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular season title this season, their first in the MVC.

“I would like to thank Belmont and the Belmont family for all the love and support they’ve shown me over the years,” said Wells in an Instagram post. “It was a hard decision, but my time at Belmont has come to an end, as I have decided to take another past and another journey in order to reach my goals.”

Wells career averages at Belmont were 18.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.7 apg and she shot 47 percent from the field and 83 percent from free throw. She was named the 2021 OVC Tournament MVP and the 2020-21 OVC Freshman of the Year, the 2022 OVC Tournament MVP and the 2022-23 MVC Preseason Player of the Year.

Bartley finishes her Belmont career with 11.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 103 blocks and a 52 percent field goal percentage. She was named to the 2021-22 All-OVC First Team and 2022-23 All-MVC First Team.

Vanderbilt Leader Jordan Wright Entering Transfer Portal After Exciting 2022-2023 Season

Jordan Wright. Photo: Courtesy of Vanderbilt Athletics

Though Vanderbilt had an awesome season, they’re not immune from the transfer portal woes as rising star and team leader Jordan Wright is transferring for his final year of eligibility, according to 247Sports.

Wright, one of Head Coach Jerry Stackhouse‘s first recruits, has established himself as one of the Commodores go-to guys over these past two seasons. This season, he averaged 10.5 ppg, 5 rpg, and shot 40 percent from the field. Wright hit a game winner against Kentucky in Lexington with 2.6 seconds to give Vanderbilt a win over the ranked team.

Throughout his four years at Vanderbilt, Wright has been one of the best students on the team, being named the 2022 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District and 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Wright finishes his Commodore career with 1167 points scored, 584 rebounds and two trips to the NIT with wins against Belmont, Dayton, Yale and Michigan.

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