Indiana State’s Robbie Avila enters NCAA switch portal

Indiana State star Robbie Avila, one of many breakout stars of the 2023-24 faculty basketball season, has entered the NCAA switch portal.

Avila, a 6-foot-10 sophomore middle, averaged 17.4 factors and 4.1 assists for Indiana State this season, incomes first-team All-Missouri Valley honors. Alongside the way in which, he grew to become one of many sport’s most adorable personalities, as the mixture of his trademark goggles and enjoying at Larry Chicken’s former faculty earned him nicknames like “Cream Abdul-Jabbar,” “Larry Nerd” and “Steph Blurry.”

Sources informed ESPN that Avila is a powerful favourite to comply with former ISU coach Josh Schertz to Saint Louis, the place Schertz was employed within the wake of ISU’s regular-season Missouri Valley title and a run to the NIT Finals.

Avila’s portal entry is marked by a pink exclamation level, which implies to not attain out to him, an indication that he is already made up his thoughts on his vacation spot.

Indiana State went 32-7 final season and was extensively thought-about one of many greatest snubs from the NCAA match. It earned a No. 1 seed within the NIT and beat SMU, Minnesota, Cincinnati and Utah within the NIT, earlier than falling to Seton Corridor within the ultimate.

Avila is certainly one of eight Indiana State basketball gamers to enter the portal up to now two days, which incorporates the workforce’s 5 main scorers. There’s an opportunity most of the 5 find yourself following Schertz to Saint Louis, though none have marked their portal entry with requests to not contact.

Avila is joined within the portal by guard Ryan Conwell (16.6 PPG), guard Isaiah Swope (15.9 PPG), guard Jayson Kent (13.5 PPG) and guard Julian Larry (11.0 PPG). There is a sturdy probability that Saint Louis’ lineup has the same really feel to ISU’s final season.

Avila is from Lake Forest, Illinois, and exhibits an uncanny really feel and contact for the sport. He is a deft passer and helps makes Schertz’s offense move as one of the crucial aesthetically pleasing and efficient within the nation. Indiana State completed No. 1 in faculty basketball in efficient subject purpose proportion (59.8%) and two-point proportion (62.4%).