Paul Mills and the Wichita State basketball team have wasted little time in the transfer portal.

First reported by Hitmen Hoops Saturday morning, 6-foot guard Jordan Frison will sport the Black and Yellow in 2026. Frison took a visit Friday, according to The Wichita Eagle. 

He will have at least one year of eligibility remaining.

Frison, a Memphis native, most recently played for Chattanooga, where he averaged 16.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. He shot at a 55.8% rate from the floor and 45.1% from 3-point range.

Before making the jump to Division I, he spent two seasons at Division II Pittsburg State, averaging 14.9 points, 5.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds in two seasons for the Gorillas. Frison was a First Team All-MIAA selection and the MIAA Player of the Year last season.

Frison seems to fit what the Shockers need this transfer portal cycle. They lost a pivotal piece in guard Kenyon Giles, who exhausted his playing eligibility and was the team’s scoring leader at 19.1 points per game — the program’s highest average since Jason Perez scored 20.2 a game in 1999-2000.

But while Giles was used as a primary scoring threat, Frison can get others involved in the offense, as indicated by his assist numbers. 

This could greatly help, as senior Mike Gray Jr., who will return for another season at Koch Arena, shifted roles from an off-ball scorer to WSU’s primary ball-handler in the halfcourt offense last season. 

Gray saw his shooting numbers dip to 33.7% from the field and 31.1% from deep last season after shooting 41.1% overall and 36.7% beyond the arc in two seasons at Nicholls State before transferring to WSU.

With Frison potentially taking on a pure point guard role, this means Gray’s role could shift to more off-ball actions.

But who knows? The only thing for sure is that the Shockers will have four roster spots available after Frison’s commitment.

Emmanuel Okorafor is in the transfer portal: An update

On Tuesday, The Eagle reported that center Emmanuel Okorafor has entered the transfer portal, which Okorafor made public on Thursday.

But his case is tricky to diagnose, as he has yet to receive confirmation for a medical hardship waiver that would grant Okorafor another year of eligibility. 

The waiver was filed after Okorafor sustained a season-ending injury and played in just five games during his freshman year at Louisville. What makes it difficult is when the injury occurred.

Per the NCAA’s rules, Okorafor played in less than 30% of the Cardinals’ games that season. But he joined Louisville late in January, past the midseason cutoff. So now, it’s just a matter of what the NCAA says and when they say it.

It seems both sides decided it would be best for Okorafor to enter the portal out of precaution. WSU can’t afford to wait until later in the offseason to get an official word from the NCAA, and Okorafor can’t afford that either.

The transfer portal officially opened April 7 and the entry period closes April 21.