Virginia Tech Portal Target Jacari White Makes Transfer Decision

White was one of the best guards in the portal, but is choosing to go to Virginia over Virginia Tech

South Dakota State s Matt Mims dribbles past North Dakota State s Jacari White in the Summit League men s semifinals on Monday, March 6, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Summit Men Semis 006 | Erin Woodiel / Argus Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK

Virginia Tech was among the final five schools for prized North Dakota State transfer Jacari White, but he did not choose the Hokies today. Instead, White is headed to Charlottesville to play for Virginia. White averaged over 17 PPG and would have brought a big time scoring punch to the Hokies backcourt, but this was a miss for Mike Young and his staff.

NEWS: North Dakota State transfer Jacari White has committed to Virginia @247SportsPortal is told.

White averaged 17.1 points and 4.3 rebounds this season.

White chose Virginia over Houston, Virginia Tech, Texas, Ole Miss, and West Virginia https://t.co/ACZTJ08F9m pic.twitter.com/9ZeBffZgY9

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Houston, Texas, Ole Miss, and West Virginia were the other finalists.

While Young and his staff could not land White, they did score a big time transfer pickup yesterday.

West Virginia transfer forward Amani Hansberry is going from the Big 12 to the ACC and will play for Virginia Tech this season. Earlier this week, Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young announced the hiring of West Virginia assistant coach Chester Frazier and one of Frazier's former players is also coming to Blacksburg.

This is going to be the third school for Hansberry, as he started his career at Illinois before going to Morgantown this past season. This year for the Mountaineers, Hansberry averaged 9.8 ppg and 6.5 RPG in 24 minutes per game. He played in 31 games this season for West Virginia and started 23 of them. He shot 43% from the field and 29% from three. The 6'8, 240 LBS forward should be able to bring an instant impact to Virginia Tech, and there should be plenty of minutes available. Hansberry is going to form one of the best frontcourts in the ACC with Tobi Lawal.

According to 247Sports, Hansberry is the No. 72 overall player in the transfer portal and is rated as a four-star transfer prospect. He was a highly-rated recruit coming out of high school as well, ranking as the No. 61 overall prospect in the country, the No. 14 power forward in the country, and the No. 1 player in the state of Maryland.

This is a big-time commitment for Mike Young and the Hokies, but there is still plenty of work left to be done. Young and his program are going through a change on the roster after a down season and they are off to a good start with the commitment of one of the best forwards in the portal.

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