Alabama Basketball loses Davin Cosby Jr. to the transfer portal

The Alabama Basketball team has lost another player to the transfer portal this time losing freshman guard Davin Cosby Jr. The freshman joins Rylan Griffen, Kris Parker, and Max Scharnowski, who have entered the transfer portal. Cosby was a four-star recruit in the 2022 recruiting class.

Cosby Jr played in 22 games in 2023-24, playing 7.8 minutes per game while scoring 3.6 points per game, on 34% three-point shooting. Down the stretch, Cosby started to see increased playing time scoring a career-high 15 points in 13 minutes. He would've seen an increased role in the NCAA tournament with the injury to Latrell Wrightsell but, he broke his foot in practice leading up to the tournament.

The Tide now have some holes to fill losing Aaron Estrada to graduation and Rylan Griffen, Davin Cosby, and Kris Parker to the transfer portal. The team also awaits NBA Draft decisions from Mark Sears, Grant Nelson, and Latrell Wrightsell.

All signs point towards the Alabama Basketball team loading up in the transfer portal as they host USF guard Chris Youngblood on a visit this weekend. So far, the team has reached out to several guards and big men as they look for veteran replacements in the front and backcourt. The Tide already have four players on the way in recruits Derrion Reid, Aiden Sherrell, Naas Cunningham, and transfer Houston Mallette.

Major re-tool coming?

After keeping Nate Oats in Tuscaloosa there will be no rebuilding seasons as the Tide will be big players in the transfer portal every year. After a final four run, the roster may be in for a massive reshaping as the Tide can target some of the top transfers in the nation. We saw Nate Oats do the same thing this season after losing three assistants and four of his five leading scorers. From now on in Tuscaloosa, there will be no rebuilding just re-tooling.