Milicic adds his name to basketball transfer portal

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Virginia freshman forward Igor Milicic Jr. has entered the transfer portal according to VerbalCommits.com, which tracks the comings and goings of college athletes.

Milicic, a 6-10 player from Croatia, appeared in 16 games and averaged 2.1 points per game for the Cavaliers this past season. He averaged but six minutes per game, but didn’t appear in any games after December.

His career-high 11 points came early in the season vs. Coppin State. Brought in as a shooter, Milicic made 36.4 percent of his shots (8-22) from behind the arc.

He is the second scholarship player to leave the UVA program in postseason, along with Carson McCorkle. Also, Malachi Poindexter, a former walk-on who earned a scholarship for his play last season, entered the portal last week.