La Salle adds transfer guard Marcus Randolph to its roster
La Salle has now recruited 10 players from the portal. Randolph is the third South Jersey native in the class that should see consistent playing time.
The La Salle men’s basketball team added to its lengthy transfer portal haul with another local player who should see plenty of minutes with the Explorers next season.
Marcus Randolph, a St. Peter’s transfer who started his college career at Richmond, is transferring to La Salle for his final season of eligibility, he announced Friday on social media.
Randolph, a Willingboro native who played at Willingboro High then Archbishop Wood, averaged 14.4 points at St. Peter’s last season. He was a two-time all-state and two-time all-Catholic League selection at Wood, with a scholarship offer from La Salle before committing to Richmond, where he had a limited role over two seasons.
The 6-foot-5 guard joins a transfer portal class under new coach Darris Nichols that has completely remade La Salle’s roster. Randolph is the third South Jersey native in the class, which is expected to see significant playing time. The Explorers also added McNeese State transfer Jerome Brewer Jr., a forward from Camden, and William & Mary forward Noah Collier from Mullica Hill.
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No Big 5 team lost more players to the portal than La Salle, and few teams nationally have undergone such a roster rebuild. Of La Salle’s 16 players from 2024-25, 15 entered the portal—only point guard Eric Acker remains. The list includes some walk-ons and players with expired eligibility, hoping NCAA rules change before next season.
Nichols and his staff moved quickly, recruiting 10 players from the portal. Additionally, high school commit Ashton Walker is following Nichols from Radford, joining transfers Josiah Harris and Truth Harris.
Drexel adds South Jersey’s Hipps
Moses Hipps, a 6-foot-4 guard from Voorhees, will transfer from Boise State to Drexel, he announced Saturday on social media.
Hipps redshirted at Boise State this past season. He attended Archbishop Carroll and was an all-Catholic League player as a sophomore before moving to Georgia and eventually finishing his high school career at Arizona Compass Prep.
Hipps was a three-star prospect out of high school and some of his early scholarship offers included La Salle and Temple.