South Carolina transfer Arden Conyers not going far for new college home
Arden Conyers is staying in the Carolinas to continue his college basketball career.
The former South Carolina Gamecock announced Wednesday on his Instagram page that he is transferring to the Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball roster.
Conyers announced March 24 he was entering the transfer portal.
“I picked Charlotte because I trust the coach and believe he will help me grow as a player,” Conyers told The State.
According to Conyers, other schools he considered were Xavier, UAB, Indiana State, UNC Wilmington, UT San Antonio and Tulsa.
Conyers was a three-star prospect coming out of Westwood High School, where he averaged 21.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a senior. Conyers redshirted his first season at South Carolina but saw an increased role this year and appeared in 23 games, averaging 4.3 points. He scored 10 or more points four times this year including 13 against Auburn.
Conyers is one of six Gamecocks who have announced they are transferring from this year’s team but the first to land at a new school. Others who are leaving the program are G Austin Herro, G Zach Davis, G Jamarii Thomas, F Nick Pringle and G Cam Scott. Pringle also announced he planned to enter his name into the 2025 NBA Draft pool to get feedback from scouts.
Charlotte is coming of an 11-22 season. The 49ers lost leading scorer Nik Graves to the transfer portal. Graves announced Wednesday he has transferred to Creighton.
South Carolina basketball 2025-26 roster outlook
Among scholarship players
- Out of eligibility (3): G Jacobi Wright, F Myles Stute (pursuing a waiver to be eligible for next year), F Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
- Transferring away (6): G Austin Herro, G Zach Davis, G Arden Conyers (Charlotte), G Jamarii Thomas, G Cam Scott, F Nick Pringle
- NBA Draft decision (1): F Collin Murray-Boyles
- Incoming transfers (3): C Christ Essandoko (Providence), G Treysen Eaglestaff (North Dakota), Meechie Johnson (Ohio State)
- Returning (3): G Morris Ugusuk, C Jordan Butler, F Okku Federiko
- Incoming freshmen (4): G Eli Ellis, G Grant Polk, F EJ Walker, F Hayden Assemian
This story was originally published April 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM.
