Former Auburn, Arizona State, and Texas Tech forward Devan Cambridge received an additional year of eligibility via waiver from the NCAA, immediately making him among the more sought after players in the transfer portal.
Cambridge has received interest from a handful of high profile programs since the news was reported by Joe Tipton of On3 on Thursday. North Carolina, Ohio State, Arizona, Pitt, Seton Hall, Pepperdine, and even a former flame in Arizona State are all on the list – with Tipton also reporting Cambridge is set to visit Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
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The 6’6 wing dealt with injuries which limited him to just 14 games the past two seasons at Texas Tech, leading to him getting the waiver for an additional year by the NCAA.
Even with 31 games played in 2019-20, 27 in 2020-21, 33 in 2021-22, and 36 in 2022-23, Cambridge gets that extra year because the 2020-21 season does not count against players due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cambridge had without a doubt the best full season of his career playing for Bobby Hurley and the Sun Devils in 2022-23, starting 35 out of 36 games and averaging 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds while posting an effective field goal percentage of 55.8% and shooting 33.3% from three.
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The Nashville native played high school ball at Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, and a move back to Arizona State – who is now in the Big 12 alongside Texas Tech – makes sense for Cambridge and the Sun Devils.
Arizona State lost star big man Jayden Quaintance to Kentucky in the transfer portal, not to mention guards Joson Sanon to St. John’s, Amier Ali to Mississippi State, and Adam Miller to Gonzaga, and center Shawn Phillips to Missouri.
While coach Hurley did add some reinforcements on the wing, like Oakland transfer Allen David Mukeba (14.6 PPG) and CSUN’s Marcus Adams Jr (16.1 PPG), a veteran like Cambridge who not only knows the system, but has already played well in it before, would really round out the position group nicely.
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