Lamont Paris losing two more Gamecocks to transfer portal
South Carolina men’s basketball is losing two more players to the transfer portal.
Morris Ugusuk and Okku Federiko are entering the portal, The State confirmed Friday through a team source. On3 Sports’ Joe Tipton was the first to report the news.
Morris Ugusuk and Okku Federiko are both from Finland. Ugusuk will have two more years of eligibility left. Federiko didn’t enroll at USC until January and he didn’t appear in any games.
Ugusuk appeared in 62 games over two seasons for the Gamecocks, making six starts this season. He averaged 5.9 points and 1.4 rebounds this year.
The Gamecocks’ roster is undergoing a big makeover this offseason. With the latest transfers, this means only one player (Jordan Butler) is on the roster returnee list, with the expectation that Myles Stute has a strong chance to return.
South Carolina lost two players to graduation — Jacobi Wright and Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk. Rising junior forward and All-SEC honoree Collin Murray-Boyles also might leave early for the NBA Draft.
The Gamecocks have added four players from the transfer portal — Christ Essandoko (Providence), Treysen Eaglestaff (North Dakota), Meechie Johnson (Ohio State) and Kobe Knox (South Florida).
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 (8): G Austin Herro, G Zach Davis, G Arden Conyers, G Jamarii Thomas, G Cam Scott, F Nick Pringle; G Morris Ugusuk, F Okku Federiko
- NBA Draft decision (1): F Collin Murray-Boyles
- Incoming transfers (4): C Christ Essandoko (Providence), G Treysen Eaglestaff (North Dakota), Meechie Johnson (Ohio State)
- Returning (1): C Jordan Butler
- Incoming freshmen (4): G Eli Ellis, G Grant Polk, F EJ Walker, F Hayden Assemian
This story was originally published April 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM.
