Pinging The Portal: Cincinnati Reportedly Bringing in Bradley Guard For Visit

CINCINNATI — The basketball transfer portal is in full swing as Cincinnati sets up a visit with an NIT foe this past season. Bearcat Journal's Chad Brendel reports that Bradley guard Connor Hickman is visiting UC on Monday.

The shifty 6-3, 200-pound guard posted 14.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game this season on 46.7% shooting (40.2% from deep). Hickman is coming off a visit to Indiana, as the two schools are in hot pursuit.

He would be a pretty solid option to complete a Bearcats guard rotation featuring Day Day Thomas, Jizzle James, Simas Lukošius, and CJ Fredrick. Hickman is an efficient scorer who focuses on rim attacks and high-volume deep shooting (5.9 attempts per game). He has one year of eligibility remaining.

Check out his highlights here.

Cincinnati also reached out to TCU transfer forward JaKobe Coles in recent days.

The 6-8, 215-pound bruiser posted 10 points and 3.8 rebounds per game this past season on 49% shooting (42.2% outside). Coles has the profile to fit well in multiple lineups, including next to Aziz Bandaogo as a stretch four. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

Check out his highlights here.

Since entering the transfer portal, JaKobe Coles has heard from

Auburn
Ohio State
San Diego State
Wake Forest
SMU
Florida State
Cincinnati
Washington
USC
Mississippi State
Colorado State
Utah State
Grand Canyon
Loyola-Chicago
California
Oklahoma
Virginia Tech
DePaul
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— Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) April 11, 2024

We close the roundup with UC contacting La Salle junior guard Khalil Brantley.

The 6-1 guard posted 15.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game last season on 38.7% shooting (32.2% from deep). He has one year of eligibility remaining.

Check out his highlights here.

La Salle transfer Khalil Brantley tells me that he's receiving interest from the following programs:

Providence
Georgia Tech
San Diego State
Tulsa
Cincinnati
Cal
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 11, 2024