BYU guard Jesse Wade entering transfer portal

Published: March 24, 2021, 5:17 p.m. MDT

BYU guard Jesse Wade shoots against UVU on November 28, 2020. Wade has entered the NCAA transfer portal. BYU Photo

Seldom-used BYU Cougars guard Jesse Wade is entering the transfer portal for the second time in his collegiate career.

On Wednesday evening, Verbal Commits reported the move, and a short time later, Wade wrote a message on Twitter indicating such.

I had a great talk with Coach Pope today and I will be entering the transfer portal to explore possible options. There are multiple ways this can go and no doors are closed anywhere, including BYU. I just simply want to explore options and see what is out there.
— Jesse Wade (@jessewade10) March 24, 2021

Life doesn’t always go the way that you plan, but that’s what makes it fun. Thank you to everyone for your support. It’s easier going through hard choices when you have great people around you...and I have been very blessed with amazing people around me!
— Jesse Wade (@jessewade10) March 24, 2021

A star out of Davis High — he won Deseret News’ Mr. Basketball award in 2015 — Wade began his collegiate career at Gonzaga, playing there one season before serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France. Upon his return in 2018, he transferred to BYU.

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The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Wade wound up appearing in just nine games for the Cougars — all this season — as he was plagued by injuries, and played a total of 42 minutes and scored nine points.

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