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Xavier Musketeers forward Kachi Nzeh enters transfer portal, per report

Xavier Musketeers center Kachi Nzeh (15) dunks during warm ups before the first half of the NCAA basketball game between the Winthrop Eagles and Xavier Musketeers on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati.
Xavier Musketeers center Kachi Nzeh (15) dunks during warm ups before the first half of the NCAA basketball game between the Winthrop Eagles and Xavier Musketeers on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati.

For the second time as many days, a Xavier Musketeer has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Freshman Kachi Nzeh is searching for a new opportunity and entered the portal, according to a report from On3Sports. In 19 appearances this season, Nzeh averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds over 9.8 minutes per game.

Nzeh was considered a toss-up when projecting Xavier's roster for next season following a first-round NIT loss to Georgia on Tuesday.

After playing minimal minutes for the majority of the season, Nzeh garnered more playing time starting with Xavier's road loss to Seton Hall on Valentine's Day. Over the last month of the season, Nzeh played 14.4 minutes and made four starts down low for a Musketeers' frontcourt that struggled all year.

"One of the things tonight really revealed is just Kachi's ready for an opportunity," Xavier head coach Sean Miller said of Nzeh after the Seton Hall loss. "Obviously, in hindsight, maybe we wished we would've given it to him a little bit earlier. To his credit, as a young player, he's continued to work, have a great attitude and progress. He's probably more ready for that opportunity now than he was two months ago. It was great to see him do what he did tonight.

Kachi Nzeh, here blocking the shot of Marquette's Tre Norman,  averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds over 9.8 minutes per game this season.
Kachi Nzeh, here blocking the shot of Marquette's Tre Norman, averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds over 9.8 minutes per game this season.

He had a season-high 13 points (5-of-5 shooting) in Xavier's road win over Georgetown March 2 and notched a season-high six rebounds twice (at Marquette and at Georgetown).

Nzeh is the second player to jump to the transfer portal after guard Kam Craft entered the portal on Wednesday.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Xavier Musketeers basketball: Kachi Nzeh enters transfer portal