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WVU Basketball Adds Eight Transfers, Caps Roster at 15

4/28/2026

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West Virginia University basketball added eight transfers, including guards Kennedy Harris and Nylah Wilson and forward Skylar Forbes.
The team lost four players—Carter McCray, Riley Makalusky, Jordan Thomas and Loghan Johnson—and saw five seniors—Sydney Woodley, Sydney Shaw, Jordan Harrison, Kierra Wheeler and Celia Riviere—exhaust eligibility 2025-26, leaving 11 of 15 spots filled.
After the transfer portal opened April 7 and closed April 21, scholarship limits were removed, creating a straight 15-player cap.

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Story summary

West Virginia University basketball added eight transfers, including guards Kennedy Harris and Nylah Wilson and forward Skylar Forbes.
The team lost four players—Carter McCray, Riley Makalusky, Jordan Thomas and Loghan Johnson—and saw five seniors—Sydney Woodley, Sydney Shaw, Jordan Harrison, Kierra Wheeler and Celia Riviere—exhaust eligibility 2025-26, leaving 11 of 15 spots filled.
After the transfer portal opened April 7 and closed April 21, scholarship limits were removed, creating a straight 15-player cap.