Alabama guard Davin Cosby posted on Instagram Friday evening that he had entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Cosby becomes the third Alabama player to enter the transfer portal after the team’s national semifinal loss to UConn on Saturday, joining guard Rylan Griffen and big Kris Parker.
Cosby was a four-star prospect in the 2023 high school class from North Carolina who was ranked No. 131 nationwide by 247 Sports. He enrolled early at Alabama in January 2023 and sat on the bench for the Tide’s Sweet 16 run last season.
Cosby made his debut this season, appearing in 22 games off the bench and averaging 7.8 minutes per contest. He shot 36.6% from the field and 34.4% on three-pointers, averaging 3.6 points per game. Much of his playing time came during non-conference games and late in the SEC regular season when Latrell Wrightsell Jr. was sidelined by a concussion. That included a February 28 win at Ole Miss when Cosby scored 15 points in 13 minutes, including 5-of-10 three-point shooting.
However, Cosby broke his foot before the NCAA tournament and was not available for Alabama’s Final Four run even as Wrightsell was again sidelined two-and-a-half games by a head injury.
Alabama’s backcourt might see Latrell Wrightsell return next season, while Mark Sears has a fifth year remaining if he does not turn professional. Alabama has already added one guard via the transfer portal: Pepperdine’s Houston Mallette. Incoming freshman Naas Cunninghan, who is 6-foot-7, has been labeled by coach Nate Oats as a “big guard” who might make Alabama’s backcourt rotation next season.
