Transfer Portal 2026

[Zippy87]

Nate commented "ZIP GO ZIPPERS" on his IG post committing to Akron. I imagine he put in a nice word on Akron and Ford. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

Nate probably put in a good word.

[tpsjugglerdude]

Basic info

Position: Guard (primarily point guard)

Height/Weight: ~6'1", 170 lbs

Hometown: Columbia, Missouri

College: Kansas State University (K-State Wildcats)

High school career

Played at Father Tolton Catholic High School (MO)

Highly productive scorer:

1,700+ career points

~20+ points per game as a senior

Honors:

3× All-State selection

Multiple district player of the year awards

Also contributed across the board (rebounds, assists, steals)

Recruiting profile

Rated a 3-star recruit

Ranked among the top players in Missouri (top 10)

Committed to Kansas State in 2025 over several offers

Playing style

Describes himself as:

A three-level scorer (inside, mid-range, and three-point)

Strong defender with energy and versatility

College career

Joined Kansas State as part of the 2025 recruiting class

Early role:

Played limited minutes off the bench

Averaged about 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game

2026 update: Entered the NCAA transfer portal after his freshman season

[zippy5]

3 star prospect that redshirted at KState last year

[LZIp]

Has to be one of the guys Ford was talking about having on campus/personally recruiting.

[blueandgold]

32 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

 

I wonder if Nate Johnson played any part in this? Nice pickup. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

10 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Has to be one of the guys Ford was talking about having on campus/personally recruiting.

 

No, at least not yesterday. 

[csims0917]

Does this count as X3.0?

[Zippy87]

9 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

No, at least not yesterday. 

 

👀

[Let'sGoZips94]

4 minutes ago, csims0917 said:

Does this count as X3.0?

 

EX2.5?

[AkronAlumnus]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

EX2.5?

On IG he goes by Zay but Ex works too!! Love this pick-up - favorite one so far, no time on task but was heavily recruited in HS makes me think he has intangibles like SY

[kreed5120]

Behind a paywall so can't read the full article, but thought I'd share.

 

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2026/04/16/exavier-wilson-akron-zips-mens-basketball-ncaa-transfer-portal/89647253007/

[zippy5]

Sharron to Western Kentucky 

 

Wtf

[Zippy87]

 

[ZipsFan31]

Hard to believe their offer was much larger than ours. He was going to be the starting PG here. Very sad outcome. Wish him the best I guess but this one hurts 

[Zippy87]

Just now, ZipsFan31 said:

Hard to believe their offer was much larger than ours. He was going to be the starting PG here. Very sad outcome. Wish him the best I guess but this one hurts 

 

Are we sure? 

[dirtyolcrowe]

1 minute ago, ZipsFan31 said:

Hard to believe their offer was much larger than ours. He was going to be the starting PG here. Very sad outcome. Wish him the best I guess but this one hurts 

Not with the 3 star kid coming in from K-State.  
Good trade off 

[kreed5120]

I said before Eric was always going to have a bigger demand than Sharron. There are tons of talented 6' tall guys in the portal. I assume we probably could have matched whatever WKU offered, but preferred spreading the money throughout the roster instead.

Edited 3 hours ago by kreed5120

[72 Roo]

2 minutes ago, ZipsFan31 said:

Hard to believe their offer was much larger than ours. He was going to be the starting PG here. Very sad outcome. Wish him the best I guess but this one hurts 

From folks inside the program I heard that they wanted Eric but feared they couldn't afford him, which was true. He ended up better on all counts. As regards Sharon they felt they had better talent coming in and coming up from redshirt. They wanted to keep him but were not going to pay much. Personally I hate losing him because I liked his grit. According to the people I talked with he was never assured he would start. 

[kreed5120]

20 minutes ago, 72 Roo said:

From folks inside the program I heard that they wanted Eric but feared they couldn't afford him, which was true. He ended up better on all counts. As regards Sharon they felt they had better talent coming in and coming up from redshirt. They wanted to keep him but were not going to pay much. Personally I hate losing him because I liked his grit. According to the people I talked with he was never assured he would start. 

 

I think it's a bit telling that Groce didn't make a strong play for him. After all if the rumors are true about CoC NIL they should be able to outbid WKU.

 

Edit: I think WKU followed him higher than Akron/CoC thought his market value was.

Edited 2 hours ago by kreed5120

[clarkwgriswold]

WKU must have some serious NIL money.

 

Tops?  LOL.

[LZIp]

Odd to me as well. I liked what Sharron did while he was here and liked his potential. Time will tell whether we got/kept the better guy or not.

[Zippy87]

Sharron was one of my favorite Zips, but an undersized guard like him has to be able to shoot at a better rate than 40/33 to earn a starting gig on a championship-caliber team. He did it as a freshman, so he can absolutely be that guy, but maybe his ask didn't match what he has proven to be to this point. I wish him the best - he seems like a good kid. 

[zippy5]

Hey maybe it came down to Sharron vs Tahj vs the same amount 

 

Loyalty goes both ways these days I suppose 

[kreed5120]

I peaked at the WKU message board and they were posting about a week ago about Young joining so it must have been a deal that was done for several days, but they were ironing out the details. The person who posted about it said CoC and Marshall were the other two serious bidders.

Edited 1 hour ago by kreed5120