The University of North Florida men’s basketball team has lost its leading scorer and third starter from the 2024-25 season, all to larger schools with deeper NIL pockets.
Jasai Miles, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, has signed to play with Indiana, the second time in two years that the Ospreys’ leading scorer has entered the transfer portal and moved on to a Power Four conference. The news was first reported by on3.com.
Chaz Lanier left last year for Tennessee. He led the Volunteers in scoring with 18.0 points per game as they went 30-8 and reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.
UNF had already lost two other starters, sophomore point guard Jaylen Smith (11.4 points, 5.6 assists per game) to East Tennessee and graduate forward Liam Murphy (13.0 points per game) to Purdue, where he will have one year of eligibility.
BREAKING: North Florida transfer guard Jasai Miles has committed to Indiana, his agency @VictorySportsM tells @On3sports.
The 6-6 sophomore from Miami averaged 15.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game on the year.https://t.co/682web2q1Upic.twitter.com/oEl43u6eXX
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 17, 2025
Freshman forward Josh Harris (13.4 points per game, 7.1 rebounds per game) and senior guard Ametri Moss (5.3 points per game) also are in the portal and expected to move on.
Jacksonville University lost its leading scorer, junior guard Robert McCray V, who transferred to Florida State on April 4. McCray was first-team All-ASUN and averaged 16.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Dolphins.
The moves mean UNF coach Matthew Driscoll and JU coach Jordan Mincy will have wholesale rebuild jobs for the coming season.
Counting graduation losses, the Ospreys will return four players from their 15-17 team, with junior guard Kamrin Oriol (7.3 points per game) the most experienced. The Dolphins could have as many as six players back from their 19-14 season, led by forward Stephon Payne III of Jacksonville (8.4 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game).
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: North Florida Ospreys’ leading scorer Jasai Miles transferring to Indiana
The University of North Florida men’s basketball team has lost its leading scorer and third starter from the 2024-25 season, all to larger schools with deeper NIL pockets.
Jasai Miles, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, has signed to play with Indiana, the second time in two years that the Ospreys’ leading scorer has entered the transfer portal and moved on to a Power Four conference. The news was first reported by on3.com.
Chaz Lanier left last year for Tennessee. He led the Volunteers in scoring with 18.0 points per game as they went 30-8 and reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.
UNF had already lost two other starters, sophomore point guard Jaylen Smith (11.4 points, 5.6 assists per game) to East Tennessee and graduate forward Liam Murphy (13.0 points per game) to Purdue, where he will have one year of eligibility.
BREAKING: North Florida transfer guard Jasai Miles has committed to Indiana, his agency @VictorySportsM tells @On3sports.
The 6-6 sophomore from Miami averaged 15.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game on the year.https://t.co/682web2q1Upic.twitter.com/oEl43u6eXX
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 17, 2025
Freshman forward Josh Harris (13.4 points per game, 7.1 rebounds per game) and senior guard Ametri Moss (5.3 points per game) also are in the portal and expected to move on.
Jacksonville University lost its leading scorer, junior guard Robert McCray V, who transferred to Florida State on April 4. McCray was first-team All-ASUN and averaged 16.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Dolphins.
The moves mean UNF coach Matthew Driscoll and JU coach Jordan Mincy will have wholesale rebuild jobs for the coming season.
Counting graduation losses, the Ospreys will return four players from their 15-17 team, with junior guard Kamrin Oriol (7.3 points per game) the most experienced. The Dolphins could have as many as six players back from their 19-14 season, led by forward Stephon Payne III of Jacksonville (8.4 points per game, 6.3 rebounds per game).
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: North Florida Ospreys’ leading scorer Jasai Miles transferring to Indiana
